The Organ at
First Baptist Church was originally designed by Stanley Saxton,
professor of Organ at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New
York, and built and installed in 1939 by the Hall Organ Company
of West Haven, Connecticut, as their Opus 682. From the late
1980's to the mid 1990's, James D. Flood, the Director of Music,
redesigned and rebuilt the instrument which had suffered from
age and water damage. With the help of generous support
from the congregation, funds were raised to update, enlarge and
improve the fine organ. A state-of-the-art multi-level
computerized combination action was installed, and various components
were completely rebuilt. Additional stops, originally intended
for the organ but omitted in the original installation, were
installed. Basically the instrument follows the precepts
of Ernest M. Skinner in scaling, while adding such ranks as necessary
for his later ideas, as well as those of Stanley Saxton and James
Flood. Restorative revoicing and tonal adjustments were carefully
carried out, paying special attention to the scaling of
the original overall concepts and carefully fitting in the additional
ranks.
James D. Flood
recording his compact disc The American Impressionist Organ
at First Baptist.
Contact the office at First Baptist if you would like to purchase
a copy of Mr. Flood's compact disk.
from
First Baptist Church
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Send in to the Church office, call 716-282-4666, or order by email
for your copy(ies). Also available from www.michaelsmusicservice.com
(If to be mailed)
____ CD's @ $12.00 (2 or more $10.00 each) TOTAL: __________
(add $2.00 if you want them mailed)
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