Solo Dei Gloria

OUR MUSIC MINISTY

Music is a very important and traditional part of our worship and praise at the church. From organs, piano, choirs, and handbells, we worship The Lord with music.

Our Organ Located in the balcony is our Allen 301-3C Digital Organ.  It is a 38 Stop - Two Manual Organ.  Our Allen Organ was installed in the late 1970s and has faithfully served our congregation for over three decades.

38 Stop Two-Manual Allen 301 Digital Computer Organ Stop List & Reference Specification (From the Organ Owners Manual)

Great 16 Quintaden 8 Prinzipal 8 Dulciana 8 Dulciana Celeste 8 Hohlflote 2-2/3 Quinte 2 Doublette 2 Waldflote Mixture IV 8 Schalmei 8 Krummerhorn Alterable Voice 1* Alterable Voice 2* Percussion Swell to Great Tremulant Swell 8 Salizional 8 Viox Celeste 8 Gemshorn 8 Gedackt 4 Spritzprinzipal 4 Koppelflote 2-2/3 Nasat 2 Blockflote 1-3/5 Terz 1 Sifflote Mixture III 16 Contra Fagotto 8 Hautbois 8 Trompette 4 Clairon Alterable Voice 1* Alterable Voice 2* Chiff Tremulant Pedal 32 Contra Bass 32 Contre Bourdon 16 Prinzipal 16 Bourdon 16 Lieblich Gedeckt 8 Octave 8 Gedacktflote 4 Choralbass 4 Flute Ouverte Mixture II 16 Posaune 8 Trompete Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal

General Chimes Sharp Attack Great Sharp Attack Swell Chorus Random Motion Gyro Off Random Motion Off Speech Articulation Off Alterable Voices* 8 Trumpet 8 Trompette 8 Spanish Trumpet 8 Harmonic Trumpet 8 Harmonic Trumpet - A 8 Reed (Harmonic) 8 Reed Harmonics (Bright High Harmonics) 8 Reed Harmonic (Full and Bright - Posthorn 8 English Horn - A 8 Clarinet - Wood 8 Clarinet - Metal - F 8 Clarinete - D (Ultra Bright Harmonic) 8 Rhorflote 8 Viole D'Orchestre 8 Blockflote  - A 2 Blockflote 8 Krummhorn - D (Harmonic) 4 Zink Mixture III - C Tubular Chimes Chrysloglott Carillon III Mixure Carillon III R 1-1/3 Larigot - A 2-2/3, 2, 1/1/3, 1, 2/3, ½ Cymbal VI - F F 2, 1-1/3, 1 Scharf III - A RF 4, 2 2/3, 1 3/5 Cornet III - B

* Alterable Voices is a feature of the organ where up to four more stops may be programed into the organ voicing, with two assigned each to the Swell and Great Organs. These stops are programmed into the organ with 1970's style computer data cards.  The stop list above details which additional stops are in our card library. Some features of our Allen Organ include:  Expression Pedal - One Master Expression Pedal, affects all divisions.  Cresendo Pedal - One Master Crescendo, for all divisions, gradually adds stops as Pedal is opened.  Alterable Voices - Allows loading of temporary stops into the organ voicing.  Transposer - Performs the sometimes difficult task of transposing automatically, up to a maxium of five half steps, in half step increments. Audio System A digita organ is only as good as the speakers in which it is played through.  Our organ is played through three sets of organ speakers.  The Main Organ sits high up in the balcony.  The Chancel Organ sits in the front of the church above the pulpit and lectern.  The Monitors are located in front of the organ, on the back walls of the church. Additional Instruments: Also contained in our balcony, and played from the organ console, is a rank of chimes located on the south wall of the choir loft.  Our organist can accompany his work with the chimes from the Swell Organ. Dedicated in 1990, and centered over the balcony, is a  Zimbelstern.  The organist simply turns these musical chimes off and on with a switch installed on the console.

The Carillon Located on top of the church roof (towards the southwest above the choir loft) rests 4 speakers to ring bells to the local neighborhood.  The carillon is located in the balcony located near the organ.   The carillon was purchased on 3/31/67 and dedicated to God's glory on ........ The carillon is a Schulmerich Bells TymeStryke Carillon model 110-TPCC - 30 with serial number 4781.

Handbells Located in the choir loft is pne octave of White Chapel handbells which is used by our choirs during worship services.

Piano's and Systhesiser.   More information to come.

Choirs

St. John's has two choirs; our Senior (adult) Choir, and our Junior (Sunday School) Choir. Our choirs sing at most services and practice on Wednesday evnings.

Recent Events Easter Organ Concert with Piano - Sunday April 14, 2002 As part of a mission outreach event, we celebrated the Easter season with an organ concert.  John Hyunil Hong, along with his father, Rev. Eunsung Hong (piano), filled our sanctuary with wonderful music.  Click on the link above to see details of the concert, organ, and program list.

Of Worthy Interest; the orginal organ for St. John's was dedicated on June 5, 1955.  There is no additional information available about this organ at this time.