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Harpsichord
This instrument was a gift from the Beal, Graves, Hoeber
and Lohr families in honor of Anita Frances Beal and her eightieth
birthday. The harpsichord was built for Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church by Peter Tkach of Webster Groves (St. Louis), Missouri and delivered to us in
October, 2000.
The harpsichord is a one manual (keyboard) instrument
with two sets of strings (8’) and a lute stop. Painted "Prayer Book
Red", the instrument is trimmed in gold leaf and the sound-board was
hand painted by Andrea Tkach. The particular flowers, birds and
butterflies painted on the sound-board were selected by the donors as
particularly meaningful to them. The fret work on the sound-board
includes the crossed keys and cross, the symbol of St. Peter, for whom
the parish is named.
The motto, "Music is the gift of God," is painted on
the inside of the harpsichord lid.
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The Chamber Organ
The Chamber Organ was a gift to Saint Peter’s
Episcopal Church
from Gene Beare, in honor of his wife, Lee. Designed and built by
Mander Organs, of London, England, the instrument consists of four
ranks (sets) of pipes speaking at 8’, 4’, 2’, and 1 1/3’ pitches
respectively. The 1 1/3’ rank is split at middle C, with the notes there
and above speaking at 1 1/3’ pitch and those below at 1’. The organ is
housed in a handsome cherry case, matching the wood in Grace Chapel, with
pipe shades of hand carved flora on the front of the instrument. It was
delivered to Saint Peter’s in September, 2000.
This instrument was designed to accommodate the
musical needs of both the intimate space of Grace Chapel and the larger
space of the Church Sanctuary. It works beautifully as a solo instrument
and as an accompanying instrument for soloists, instrumentalists and
choir, as well as a large, singing congregation.
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The Chancel Organ
The organ in Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, St.
Louis, was built by Mander Organs,
of London, England, and was a gift to the parish. The organ was designed
by John Mander, Chair, and Geoff McMahon of Mander Organs, in
consultation with S. William Aitken, the Organist and Choirmaster of
Saint Peter's. The organ installation began on July 9, 2001 and was
completed on October 2, 2001. The work of installation was by John
Mander, Renato Lucatello, Matthew Fry, Nicholas von Bandemer, Stephen
Bayley and William Barrowcliffe, all of Mander Organs.
The instrument is a mechanical action (tracker) organ
of 44 stops, comprising four divisions -- Great, Swell, Choir and Pedal,
and contains 57 ranks of pipes, totaling 3,040 pipes. The instrument is
housed in chambers and cases on either side of the Choir. The manual
(keyboard) divisions are on the West side of the church building and the
Pedal division on the East side. The instrument is played and controlled
from a three-manual and pedal console.
For more detailed information, please refer to
The Specification of the
Organ.
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