St. Paul's Announces Organ Concert Series

Note: The following is an announcement from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Lynnfield:

To introduce and celebrate its new Rodgers organ, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 127 Summer St. in Lynnfield, has announced an organ concert series.

The three-concert series begins Sunday, May 15, 2011, at 4 p.m., featuring Brian Jones, emeritus director of music and organist at Trinity Church, Copley Square in Boston. The second concert on May 22, 2011, at 4 p.m. will feature Chandler Noyes, music director at St. Mary’s Church in Georgetown, Mass.  The final concert in this series will take place Sunday, June 12, with Mark Engelhardt, director of music at Grace Church in Salem, Mass. presenting a concert also beginning at 4 p.m.  A suggested $10 free-will offering will be collected and a reception will follow each of the concerts. 

The new organ features swell, great, and choir manuals and 184 stops.  Each stop, developed with digital technology to replicate the sound of organ pipes, has three alternative voices to provide American Classic, English, French and German specifications. In addition, the organ includes 50 high-quality Roland orchestral sounds.

“Music, as a part of worship, is an offering of thanksgiving and praise to God,” said Rev. Mike Dangelo. “Our new organ will empower us to share the gift of music and God’s love with the community of Lynnfield and beyond.”

More information about the concerts is available by calling the St. Paul’s Church Office at 781-334-4594 or on the Church website, www.stpaulslynnfield.org.