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The pipe organ is to be given pride of place in the liturgy. It can uniquely lead us in song while uplifting hearts and minds through its vast range of dynamics, colors and presence.
The Schantz Pipe Organ at Saint Michael is approaching 75 years of service and is need of Rebuilding. Watch the video for a fascinating tour!
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Pipe ORgan PRoject
Take a "behind the scenes" look at St. Michael Schantz Pipe Organ!
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Donate to the Pipe Organ Project Fund
You can donate online through Parish Giving to help with the restoration and rebuilding of the Schantz Pipe Organ here at Saint Michael.
Click to the link below to donate - you can either login if you currently have a Parish Giving Account, or donate as a Guest.
Donate to the Pipe Organ ProjectFor more information on the Pipe Organ Project please contact
Mr. Louis Scarpa
Director of Sacred Music
[email protected]
908-276-0360
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“The organ has always been considered, and rightly so, the king of musical instruments, because it takes up all the sounds of creation – as was just said – and gives resonance to the fullness of human sentiments, from joy to sadness, from praise to lamentation.
By transcending the merely human sphere, as all music of quality does, it evokes the divine.
The organ’s great range of timbre, from piano through to a thundering fortissimo, makes it an instrument superior to all others. It is capable of echoing and expressing all the experiences of human life.
The manifold possibilities of the organ in some way remind us of the immensity and the magnificence of God.”
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI blessing the new Pipe Organ at the old Chapel in Regensburg, Germany 2006
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