St. George’s, Hanover Square, London

Announcing Opus 18

We have just completed an agreement to build a new 3 manual and pedal organ for St. George’s, Hanover Square, London. The church, designed by John James, an assistant of Sir Christopher Wren, was built between 1721 and 1724. The carvings in the church are from Grinling Gibbons’ workshop, the 1724 painting at the front is by William Kent, and the spectacular windows at the front were made by Arnold of Nijmegen in 1525. The best-known parishioner of St. George’s was George Frederick Handel. In 1724 he moved to Brook Street and was a regular worshipper until his death 35 years later. The new organ will be placed inside the historic case originally built in 1725 and enlarged in the late 19th century. We are honored to build the first American organ for a London church. More information…

Current news

The installation of the organ for Transfiguration Episcopal in Dallas started July 13 and the voicing is underway. The case, patterned after the organs of Antonius Hinsz, is finished in bold red faux wood with trompe l'oeil garlands, and the front pipes are made of burnished 90% tin. There are 47 stops on 3 manuals and pedal of which 25% of the stops are reed pipes. Included are several unusual stops that are present in several of our recent projects: the Hohlflöte 8' in the Positive (open tapered wood pipes after similar stops of Arp Schnitger in Hamburg and Norden) and the Vox humana 8' also in the Positive based on similar stops by Muller and Hinsz. The dedication concert will be played on April 18, 2010 by James David Christie.

Our blog of the first two weeks of the installation is here.
The church has a daily blog here.
A high resolution picture is here.