July 11th - 17th,
2007 was
the OHS Convention in Central Indiana!
The Hilbus Chapter once
again had the most members attending the
OHS annual convention
and a great time was had by all!!
Our Hilbus Group Photo at the 2007 OHS
National Convention
More pictures from the
2007 convention can be viewed at:
http://gallery.pipechat.org/gallery/albums.php
courtesy of David Scribner and Tim Bovard. Thanks!!
Click
here to view the August newsletter of the 2007/2008 season
Information about our previous
2007/2008 Organ Crawls
Our first event of the
2007-2008 season was on Saturday, August 25, 2007
Click
here
to view the September Newsletter for the report of this event.
141ST Calvert County Jousting Tournament
and 18TH Annual Organ Recital Series
Christ Church (Episcopal)
Port Republic, MD
Our September event was on
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Three Churches in Catonsville, MD
[Thanks to WAYNE SELLECK
and DAVID DASCH for arranging this day!]
Click here
to view the October
Newsletter for the report of this event.
9:30 AM - St.
PaulLutheran Church
2001 Old Frederick Road
Catonsville, MD 21228
1961 Gebrueder Spaeth 2-manual tracker, 13 stops
11:00 AM - Charlestown
(former St. Charles Seminary and home to the Our Lady of the Angels
Chapel)
713 Maiden Choice Lane, Catonsville, MD 21228
1919 Casavant Frères, Opus 808 – 3 manual 45 stops
Lunch
1:30 PM - St.
Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
4711 Edmondson Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21229
1955 Casavant Frères – 39 stops, 3-manuals
Originally built for a Catholic parish in Québec, the organ
was rebuilt and expanded in 2007 by a unique
collaboration between Casavant Frères of St-Hyacinthe,
Québec and David M. Storey, Inc. of Baltimore.
Our October event for
2007-2008 was on Saturday, October 27,
2007
[THANKS TO PAUL ROEDER
FOR ARRANGING THIS DAY!]
Click here
to view the November
Newsletter for a report of this event.
9:45 AM - Meet at
the shop of organbuilder Mark Steiner
419 North Centre Street
Cumberland, Maryland
Contains a pipe organ he has built from other instruments.
10:45 AM - St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church
209 North Centre Street
Cumberland, Maryland
Contains a fairly large Möller organ (later model)
12:00 NOON - First
Christian Church (Clock Tower Church)
312 Bedford Street
Cumberland, Maryland
1:00 PM - Lunch—Downtown.
Choice of several restaurants
Restaurants are down Baltimore Street (which is turned into a
pedestrian mall)
2:30 PM - St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church
Mount Savage, Maryland
1856 Henry Erben
Our November event for
2007-2008 was on Saturday, November 17, 2007
A Day on Capitol Hill
[THANKS TO TOM PARKER FOR
ARRANGING THIS DAY!]
Click here
to view the January
Newsletter for a report of this event.
9:30 AM - St.
Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church
630 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
3-manual Roosevelt, 1887
11:00 AM - St. Aloysius
Roman Catholic Church
19 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
1950’s Kilgen – Case from Simmons and Wilcox,
1860’s
Lunch at Barracks Row
1:30 PM - Christ Church,
Washington Parish
620 G Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
Hook & Hastings, 1901
Our January chapter event was
Saturday, January 26, 2008
A Day in Georgetown & Bethesda
[THANKS TO JOHN BECKER AND
CARL SCHWARTZ FOR
ARRANGING THIS DAY!]
Click here
to view the February
Newsletter for a report of this event.
9:30 AM
- Georgetown Baptist Church
3101 N Street NW
Washington, DC
Roosevelt Organ, 1883, I Manual, 6 stops
On the occasion of this visit we
presented the 2005 OHS Historic Citation for the
Roosevelt organ
originally built for the
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Episcopal lately St. Thomas Parish, Dupont
Circle.
11:00 AM - Episcopal
Church of the Redeemer
6201 Dunrobbin Place
Bethesda, MD 20816
DiGennaro-Hart Organ 2007 - 2 Manuals 28 Ranks
This is a
fine new pipe organ built by Hilbus member Michael Hart’s
firm.
12:00 NOON - Lunch at the Irish Inn at Glen
Echo
6119 Tulane Avenue (at
MacArthur Blvd),
Glen Echo, Maryland 20812
1:30 PM - St.
Dunstan's Episcopal Church
5450 Massachusetts Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20816
Wicks Organ, 2 Manuals - about 15 ranks
This is an interesting and quite successful Wicks Organ from the early
1980's.
The organ is encased in the rear gallery.
Our February event was on
Saturday, February 23, 2008
An Organ Tour of Baltimore’s Highlandtown
[THANKS TO LARRY FORD AND KEVIN CLEMENS FOR ARRANGING THIS DAY!]
Click here
to view the March
Newsletter for a report of this event.
10:00 AM - Nazareth
Lutheran Church
3401 Bank Street,
Baltimore, MD 21224
1927 Hall Organ Company
(New Haven, Connecticut)
2 manual and 27 speaking stops
11:00 AM - Abbotts
Memorial Presbyterian Church
3426 Bank Street,
Baltimore, MD 21224
Moller Pipe Organ (Hagerstown, Maryland)
12:15 PM - Lunch at
Eichenkranz Restaurant
611 South Fagley Street,
Baltimore, MD 21224
Specializes in German cuisine and offers a continental menu.
1:30 PM - Luther Memorial
Lutheran Church
5401 Eastern Avenue,
Baltimore, MD 21224
2 manual early 20th century tracker transplanted to this church.
Our March event
was on Saturday, March 29, 2008
A Day in Old Town Alexandria
[THANKS TO TED GUSTIN FOR ARRANGING THIS DAY!]
Click
Here! for the April 2008 newletter with the review
for this crawl
This was a walking tour of four organs in three historic churches
and the weather was gorgeous!
10:00 AM - Old Presbyterian Meeting House
323 S. Fairfax Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314
1849 one-manual Henry Erben; 1997 two-manual Lively-Fulcher (mechanical
action)
Host: Sam Baker
11:15 AM- Christ Church (Episcopal)
118 N. Washington Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314
1975 three-manual Austin
Host: Jason Abel
12:30 – 1:30 PM - Lunch
There were lots of choices for lunch in Old Town
Alexandria. Quite a
few of us turned up in the Taverna Cretekou and had a great lunch!
1:45 PM - St. Paul's Episcopal Church
228 S. Pitt Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314
1968 two-manual Casavant
Host: Douglas Beck
Our April chapter event was
on
Saturday, April 26, 2008
- A Day in the District
[THANKS TO TOM COWAN OF
THE DC CHAPTER OF AGO FOR ARRANGING THIS DAY!]
Click
Here! for the May 2008 newletter with the review
for this crawl
For additional pictures of this crawl, courtesy of Suzanne Bechamps, click here!
For our April crawl, we joined the DC Chapter of the American
Guild of Organists for a joint crawl. Just as last month,
let’s hope for good weather; this will be a walking tour of
three organs near Dupont Circle in DC. It is suggested that we park
once at the first church and then walk. The crawl will end at 1:00 pm
with an optional lunch to be announced.
10:00 AM - First Baptist
Church
1328 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
2 manual Möller/Skinner; Lon Schreiber, host organist
11:00 AM - Grace Reformed
Church
1405 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
M.P. Möller Opus 6018, 1931
2 manuals, 16 ranks
12 NOON - Ascension
& St. Agnes (Episcopal)
1217 Massachusetts Avenue
Washington, DC 20005
Orgues Létourneau, Opus 68, 2000
3-manuals, 55 ranks; Haig Mardirosian, host organist
