I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. Psalm 104:33

Organ News: In October 2019, local master organ builder David Moore evaluated St. Andrew’s instrument, and concluded saying, “The present organ has been altered, almost beyond recognition, from what it was in 1874.” The many stop-gap alterations did not make for a more beautiful sound. Every organist to play at St. Andrew’s steeled themselves before taking their seat on the organ bench to navigate the narrow repertoire and other challenges of this instrument. As Fate would have it, by the day the nave ceiling dropped almost precisely onto our organ, the Organ Committee’s search for an affordable replacement organ had already led to Moore’s extraordinary workshop in North Pomfret, Vermont, and the timing could not have been better.

Flash forward to Spring 2022: Mr. Moore confirms he has kept the renovated instrument so admired by the St. Andrew’s task force, a wonderfully restored Hook and Hastings organ, confident that we will claim it when we can. And thus, “Organ Music Expansion” is a highlight of the exciting projects that make up St. Andrew’s 2022 Capital Campaign!

Lord, may the gift of our music move with the work of your Holy Spirit!