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Goshen College inaugurated its new pipe organ, the Opus 41, with a series of concerts in the Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall between May 1 and 8, 2005.

The Opus 41 organ, made by Taylor & Boody Organbuilders of Staunton, Va., is based upon 18th century North German models. It features more than 1,600 pipes, and a case of carved solid white oak. The key and stop action are mechanical (tracker), with two manuals and a straight and flat pedalboard. The Goshen College pipe organ is also the first full-sized organ to be tuned the way Bach preferred since the 18th century, as recently discovered by 1986 Goshen College graduate Bradley Lehman, of Dayton, Va.

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Events during Organ Dedication Week included:
May 1
– Organ Dedication Service. 3 p.m., Rieth Recital Hall.
– Organ Dedication Concert, featuring University of Notre Dame Professor of Organ Craig Cramer. 7:30 p.m., Rieth Recital Hall.
May 3
– Duo-organ concert, featuring GC professor Christine Thögersen and Bethel College (North Newton, Kan.) instructor of organ Roseann Penner Kaufman. 7:30 p.m., Rieth Recital Hall.
May 5
– “This Organ’s Distinctive Tuning,” a lecture/demonstration by Bradley Lehman. 7:30 p.m., Rieth Recital Hall.
May 6
– Organ concert, featuring GC alumnus Mark Herris. 7:30 p.m., Rieth Recital Hall.
May 8
– The St. Joseph Valley Camerata, with Christine Thögersen, organ. Directed by David Seitz. 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Rieth Recital Hall.

Photos by Brian Wiebe

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Opus 41 - Organ Dedication Week