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It’s hard to believe that we are beginning our eighth month of using our new Lincoln pipe organ in worship. Here are som...
06/07/2024

It’s hard to believe that we are beginning our eighth month of using our new Lincoln pipe organ in worship. Here are some “behind the scene” sights — mostly taken in the Swell organ chamber. Nearly all of these pipes are from the Æolian-Skinner organ used as the nucleus for our new instrument.

What an exciting day!!! The past few weeks have been busy with the installation of our new pipe organ, but only a few of...
10/24/2023

What an exciting day!!! The past few weeks have been busy with the installation of our new pipe organ, but only a few of the pipes were on site. Today, most of the 2,000+ organ pipes arrived from the shop of the Lincoln Pipe Organ, Inc. Some have been installed today, many more will be set on the toe boards tomorrow. Here’s a peek!

What a day this has been!Our organ console has been brought to the chancel!Our façade pipes are stretched out across pew...
09/26/2023

What a day this has been!
Our organ console has been brought to the chancel!
Our façade pipes are stretched out across pews in the choir area and the nave.
We are so much closer to hearing the tones of our new organ!
Soli Deo gloria!

I’m very happy to report that organ installation is in full swing at St. John’s! This is what our new organ cases look l...
09/19/2023

I’m very happy to report that organ installation is in full swing at St. John’s! This is what our new organ cases look like now. In a couple weeks we hope to see these filled with pipes!
Kudos to the staff of Lincoln Pipe Organs, Inc., of Lincolnton, NC, for their attentiveness to detail and for outstanding workmanship and service.
In October we will be hearing the wide range of sounds created by this instrument.

Photos of (mostly) Æolian-Skinner memorabilia that is all becoming part of our wonderful new organ, built by Lincoln Pip...
08/13/2023

Photos of (mostly) Æolian-Skinner memorabilia that is all becoming part of our wonderful new organ, built by Lincoln Pipe Organs.

Installation of our new pipe organ began today!! This is in the Swell chamber, where most of the ranks of pipes will be ...
08/09/2023

Installation of our new pipe organ began today!! This is in the Swell chamber, where most of the ranks of pipes will be from Æolian-Skinner Opus 1338, which we purchased in 2017 as the nucleus of our new instrument. Additional ranks from the Æolian-Skinner will be found in the Great organ, which will have exposed pipes in the Chancel.
Pictured are Josh and Stephen of Lincoln Pipe Organs.

08/04/2023

In 2017 we were privileged to be able to purchase an Æolian-Skinner organ, Opus 1338. The organ was built in 1957 for First Methodist, Starkville, MS. Æolian-Skinner was the preeminent organ builder in the United States from its inception as Skinner Organ Company in 1901 until it closed in 1972. Most notably Æolian-Skinner was credited with the development of the American Classic style of organ building, an internationally respected style of organ construction.
It was our desire to build an organ in the style of Æolian-Skinner, so the opportunity to begin with Opus 1338 as the nucleus of our new instrument was fortuitous.
Nationally renowned organs built by Æolian-Skinner include The Riverside Church in New York City, the Mormon Tabernacle organ, Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, and many other prized instruments.
We anxiously await installation of our new organ by Lincoln Pipe Organs, beginning next week.

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY … on Wednesday, August 9, installation of our NEW LINCOLN PIPE ORGAN begins. We will post pictorial ...
08/02/2023

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY … on Wednesday, August 9, installation of our NEW LINCOLN PIPE ORGAN begins.
We will post pictorial updates as they are available.
Each day, we will share an informative tidbit about our new organ.
If you haven’t already, follow this page for timely updates.

01/10/2021

Here is the specification of our new organ, for those interested in such things:

GREAT ORGAN
Quintatön 16
Principal 8’ (façade)
Holzgedackt 8 (Æ-S)
Flute Harmonique 8
Flauto Dolce 8 (Æ-S)
Octave 4 (Æ-S)
Open Flute 4
Quint 2 2/3 (Æ-S)
Super Octave 2 (Æ-S)
Terz 1 3/5
Mixture IV
Trumpet 8
Tuba Minor 8 (Ch.)
Chimes (Mayland, from our Möller)
Zimbelstern (from our Möller)
Swell to Great 16
Swell to Great 8
Swell to Great 4
Choir to Great 16
Choir to Great 8
Choir to Great 4
MIDI

SWELL ORGAN
Rohrbass 16 (Æ-S)
Geigen Diapason 8 (Æ-S and new)
Rohrflöte 8’ (Æ-S)
Viola Pomposa 8 (Æ-S)
Viola Celeste 8 (Æ-S)
Dolce Celeste II 8 (Möller)
Principal 4
Spitzflöte 4 (Æ-S)
Fifteenth 2
Plein Jeu III (Æ-S)
Bassoon 16
Hautbois 8 (Æ-S)
Trompette 8
Clairon 4
Tremulant
Swell to Swell 16
Swell Unison off
Swell to Swell 4
MIDI

CHOIR ORGAN
Violincello 16
Tenore 8
Cor de nuit 8
Erzähler 8
Erzähler Celeste 8
Gemshorn 4
Nachthorn 4
Nazard 2 2/3
Piccolo 2
Tierce 1 3/5
Sifflöte 1
C***o di Bassetto 16
Clarinette 8
Cor Anglais 8
Rohrschalmei 4
Tuba Minor 8
Chimes (Great)
Tremulant
Swell to Choir 16
Swell to Choir 8
Swell to Choir 4
Choir to Choir 16
Choir Unison off
Choir to Choir 4
MIDI

PEDAL ORGAN
Contra Violone 32
Contrebass 16 (Æ-S)
Flute Conique 16
Violoncello 16 (Choir)
Quintatön 16 (Great)
Principal 8
Bourdon 8
Tenore 8 (Choir)
Gedackt 8 (Swell)
Choral Bass 4
Flute Cantique 4 (Möller)
Rausch Quint II 2 2/3
Mixture II 1 3/5
Contra Basoon 32
Posuane 16
Bassoon 16 (Swell)
Trompette 8
Rohrschalmei 4 (Swell)
Tuba Minor (Choir)
Chimes (Great)
Great to Pedal 8
Swell to Pedal 8
Swell to Pedal 4
Choir to Pedal 8
Choir to Pedal 4
MIDI

Æ-S = Æolian-Skinner Opus 1338
Möller = Möller Opus 6803, built 1939 for St. John’s Church)

It’s been a long silence since we’ve posted on St. John’s Music Ministry page. The COVID-19 virus has severely restricte...
01/10/2021

It’s been a long silence since we’ve posted on St. John’s Music Ministry page. The COVID-19 virus has severely restricted our music ministry at St. John’s. But regardless of what the virus does, 2021 will be a significant year in our music ministry for one special reason: it is the YEAR OF THE ORGAN!!!

A new pipe organ is being built for St. John’s by LINCOLN PIPE ORGANS, Inc., of Lincolnton, NC. Beginning today, we are featuring a weekly post about the organ.

Share this! Our parish family is extraordinarily excited about this significant development in our worship life.

01/19/2019

Our 2019 Epiphany Concert Series begins January 20.

Concerts are:
January 20: Dr. Fran Coleman, soprano
January 27: Choral Evensong, led by St. John's Choir, Jim Hepler, Organist-Choirmaster
February 10: Dr. Mary-Elizabeth Thompson, flute
February 17: Palmetto Mastersingers, Dr. Lillian Quackenbush, director
February 24: Florence Area Big Band.

All are invited! Admission is free. A free-will offering may be made at the door. Donations of non-perishable food items are requested; they are given to the Manna House. ALL CONCERTS ARE IN THE OLD PARISH HALL except Choral Evensong (the church) and Florence Area Big Band (Fellowship Hall) and are at 6:00 p.m.

01/08/2018

Our 13th Annual Epiphany Concert Series had a great beginning with The Charlestones Sunday evening, January 7. NEXT: Join us on January 21 for Choral Evensong at 6 p.m. Evensong is a gem of the Anglican tradition.

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252 S Dargan Street
Florence, SC
29506

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(843)6625585

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