Memorial Pipe Organ 2004

The Instrument came from The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Sarasota, Florida and has a very illustrious bloodline. Originally, it started out in 1950 as a Moller opus #8089. In 1958, Aeolian-Skinner added eighteen ranks and designated it as their opus # 1385. In the 1980’s the organ was rebuilt and enlarged to three manuals by McManis. At this time, several original Moller and A-S Ranks were replaced with “Neo-Baroque” European Pipework, as was the trend of the day. Finally in the 1990’s Guzowski and Steppe added a new three manual console and Solid State Switching.

Check out the: Picture Story See pictures of the move, re-build and installation at Annunciation.      Organ Picture Gallery More pictures of the Organ. The Plan A large graphic depicting the layout of the organ at Annunciation. The Specifications A listing of the pipes by rank.
In 2002, Patrick Murphy and Associates, organ builder of Philadelphia, traveled to Sarasota to retrieve the instrument destined  for The Episcopal Church of The Annunciation, Lewisville, Texas. Dan Garland of Fort Worth, Texas completed a tonal transformation to a more “Classic American” scheme. The instrument, now installed as a two manual, was prepared for the addition of a choir and solo divisions to be added in the future. Patrick Murphy constructed new electro-pneumatic slider chests for the main Swell and Great divisions with new offsets and peripherals. A new oak case is housing a new Pedal Principal 16’ and bottom of the Great 8’ Diapason. The organ has retained its three manual console. The magnificent facade was designed by noted designer Frank Fremil. Already words like "Dazzling", "Marvelous","...in the top 5% of instruments and acoustic coupling to the space" are being said about this great work of art.  Annunciation is blessed by acoustics that are better than many dedicated concert halls, and the addition of this instrument makes our parish a center of sacred as well as secular music for all of North Texas.
For a list of musical events involving the organ as well as other great musical groups, go to the Concert Events page.