3 Manuals, 29 ranks, 25 stops, 1,927 pipes
Choir: Dominique Duarte • Kayleigh Butcher† • Sofia Björkman • Domenic Guastaferro • Jialina Guastaferro • Janice Hall • Cailtin Jones • Kathleen Kilbane • Janet Natale† • Adam Menninga • Margo Reynolds • Jessica Schneiderman† • Jerrod Sanders† • Joseph Simmons • Constance Stellas • Emma Terese •
Stark Wilz • Lisa Workman • Kathryn Zimmer
† Soloists
Flutes & Clarinets: Amy Griffiths • Greg Thymius
French Horn: Audrey Flores
Trumpets: Jami Dauber • Rachel Therrien
Trombones: Noah Bless • Andrea Neumann
Violins: Philip Carter • JD Hunter
Viola: Jennifer Herman
Cello: Ward Williams
Timpani: Peter Saleh
Associate Director of Music: Normand Gouin
Director of Music & Liturgy: Thomas DeFrancesco
Opus 908 was built by the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company of Boston, MA, completed for Christmas of 1933. Remarkably crafted by Ernest M. Skinner and G. Donald Harrison, the two most important figures in American organ building of the 20th Century, Op. 908 marked one of the first installations of the newly merged Aeolian and Skinner organ companies.
Custom-made for the size and acoustics of our worship space, the nearly 2,000 pipes showcase the thrilling fiery reeds, and the rich principal choruses combined with mixtures that Skinner & Harrison were known for. Commanded by a drawknob console housing three sixty-one note manual keyboards and a thirty-two note pedal board, the twenty nine ranks of speaking pipes range in length from 16 feet to the size of a pencil.
By the turn of the 21 century, time, dirt, and water damage had contributed to the deterioration of Op. 908. In August of 2009 the instrument was removed from the church and placed in storage while the church underwent major cleaning and restoration. At the age of 85, every part of the organ is in need of reconditioning. From the blower to the console, each piece has been disassembled.
The instrument is exceptionally dirty, and many of the pipes have suffered from rust and mold. Regardless of these obsticles, Opus 908 remains a top-quality instrument and is being restored to it’s original operating condition by Foley-Baker Inc.