The Magnum Opus for La Crosse

The La Crosse R. C. Cathedral is a beautiful neo-Gothic building, blessed with wonderful acoustics and an aging Moller organ. Plans for a new organ that would be consistent with the excellent music program led by Dr. Brian Luckner had been considered for a number of years. Our design had been accepted in 2003 and over three years later – at Christmas 2006 - Bishop Jerome Listecki was able to sign the contract with us for the 58 stop four manual Gallery Organ and a 14 stop, two manual Chancel Organ. The Gallery Organ will have mechanical key action and will be located in the enlarged musicians’ gallery. Two of the divisions (Swell and Solo) will be under expression, and there will be a (Rück-) Positive.  The Chancel organ will have electric action and a small movable keydesk; it will also be playable from the Gallery keydesk. This project is our firm’s largest to date. Needless to say: we are extremely excited about this incredible opportunity to create our “Magnum Opus” just a few miles from the 40-stop instrument we are presently building for the Guadalupe Shrine just a few miles from La Crosse.

Church of the Good Shepherd

The new two manual 29-stop organ for the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills CA was completed and blessed on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 1:30pm. Terry Hicks, the music director and organist of Church of the Good Shepherd, performed music by composers such as Robert Hutmacher, Hugo Distler, Jacques Boyvin, Dan Locklair, J.S. Bach, and Benjamin Britten.