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Announcements

Covenant Presbyterian Organ Dedication and Inaugural Concert

Organ Dedication.  The Pipe Organ Foundation is pleased to announce that the dedication of the recently completed three manual, 20 rank organ at Covenant Presbyterian church will occur at the church a 7 PM on Saturday, October 8.  The organists at the church will play at that event and there will be other music as well.  Carl and Halie Dodrill will provide basic information about the instrument and will demonstrate the various groups of pipes in the organ.  They will also show with pictures what the volunteers of the Pipe Organ Foundation did to make this instrument a reality.  Those volunteers will be especially honored that evening by the church.  Everyone is welcome to attend this event.

Inaugural Concert.  At 7 PM on Saturday, November 5, 2011, Dr. J. Melvin Butler will play the first concert on the new organ at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Issaquah.  Dr. Butler will be playing music by Bach, Vierne, Rameau, Daquin, Saint-Saens, Greene, and J.F. Wagner.  A special feature of his program will be an Avian Suite which he has assembled himself and which consists of music from three composers which is about birds (including The Swan).  The program is designed to be enjoyable, on the lighter side, and truly uplifting.

Dr. ButlerDr. Butler is Cannon Musician at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle.  He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin and his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Eastman, studying with David Craighead.  A long term member of the Seattle chapter of the American Guild of Organists, he has played important roles in the Chapter's Pipe Organ Encounters and in chapter meetings where he has provided invaluable tips on hymn playing and on organ improvisation.

Detailed information about the Pipe Organ Foundation instrument that Dr. Butler will be playing can be found at this website under News and Projects.

There is no cost for this concert; a freewill offering will be taken.  Covenant Presbyterian Church is located on East Lake Sammamish Parkway at 22116 SE 51st Place, Issaquah (425 392-5532).  Questions about the event can also be directed to Carl Dodrill of the Pipe Organ Foundation (carl@dodrill.net; 206 788-7761).

 

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