| A resource to assist organ students,organ teachers, organ enthusiasts, and professional organists to experience historical and historical-style instruments |
| © Historic Organ Resource Program 2011 |
Historic Organ Resource Program
Elizabeth Harrison, Executive Director
8111 NW 120th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73162
Tel.: 724-944-7219
E-mail: ElizabethAHarrison@horp.org
| Spring Break in Tennessee |
What can organists learn from mechanical-action instruments? How do these instruments relate to historical performance practice?
What styles of music work on these organs? How well do these instruments support congregational singing? What do these
What styles of music work on these organs? How well do these instruments support congregational singing? What do these
| A study tour of Brombaugh and Richards, Fowkes organs in Chattanooga and Knoxville March 9-13, 2002 |
instruments have in common with present-day churches? These and
other questions were addressed during our tour, Spring Break in
Chattanooga. Tour highlights included the large four-manual and the
thirteen-stop meantone organs built by John Brombaugh &
Associates at Southern Adventist University, Richards and Fowkes
organs, Op. 6 and 7, and the Richards, Fowkes, & Co. workshop.
other questions were addressed during our tour, Spring Break in
Chattanooga. Tour highlights included the large four-manual and the
thirteen-stop meantone organs built by John Brombaugh &
Associates at Southern Adventist University, Richards and Fowkes
organs, Op. 6 and 7, and the Richards, Fowkes, & Co. workshop.