Music Director Mark Jones and the St. Aidan's Choir welcomed The Oregon Renaissance Band members which include Gayle Neuman, Sackbutt; Phil Neuman, Sackbutt; Kathryn Harris, Recorder: Lori Fitch, Recorder; Andy Harris, Sackbutt; Daphne Clifton, Recorder. Adam LaMotte, Violin and Leslie Hirsch, Violin also participated. The unique instruments add a special quality to our music worship.

Pipe Organ Music for You

Do you have a chapel or small sanctuary that needs a Pipe Organ?

We have two instruments, available to other non-profit organizations and/or musicians who have always dreamed of having their very own pipe organ:

Estey that consists of: One rank of each - Harmonic Flute, 4ft; Flute d'amour, 4 ft.; Dulciana, 8 ft.; Melodia, 8 ft.; Orchestral Oboe, 8 ft.; Open Diapason, 8 ft.; Stopped Diapason, 8 ft.; Salicional, 8 ft.; and Bourdon, 16 ft. It was first assembled circa 1910, so has an historical aspect. Includes wind chest adaptable to present-day technology. [Could probably be added to the Moeller, below.] This instrument is dismantled, boxed and ready to be moved! Console available for viewing at the Rose residence.

Moeller that consists of: (Both Manuals) Fifteenth, 2'; Flautino, 2'; Nazard, 2-2/3'; Twelfth, 2-2/3'; (2) Flute, 4'; Octave, 4'; (2) Viola, 4'; Diapason, 8'; (2) Gedeckt, 8'; (2) Viola, 8'; (Pedals) Flute, 4'; Octave, 4'; Quint., 5-1/3'; Gedeckt, 8'; (2) Viola, 8'; Bourdon, 16'. May be heard in sanctuary of St. Aidan's Church at 176th and Glisan Street by arrangement.

This is an unusual opportunity to build your own, or integrate the voices into your present organ.

For details contact: Mark Jones, Rob Stoltz, or Mary Rose through the church office at (503) 252-6128, or E-mail staidans@pacifier.com.

Music - About St. Aidan's Organ
by Rob Stoltz
St. Aidan's Organ Project Overview

St. Aidan's acquired (at bargain basement cost) a used Pipe Organ of 27 ranks. It is currently being stored, then installed here as time allows.

The Organ's "melodies inspired by the sense of things divine are blent with a grandeur unknown before, are decked with new glory and might." Honore´ de Balzac

St. Aidan's Worship in General

St. Aidan's is a moderately small congregation in an average suburban area, with a congregation typical of the American church. The congregation includes strong musicians in its

Father Scott Dolph and Music Director Mark Jones planned the moving of the new pipe organ

The Purpose of the Organ in Episcopal Worship and in St. Aidan's Parish

The new organ should be capable of responding to all the present and future demands of music at St.Aidan's. The purchase of the Balcom and Vaughan Organ presents us with the possibility of having an atypical instrument; a modest-sized eclectic instrument with enormous versatility. We believe it will suit our purpose generously.

The first and most basic need that a new organ must meet is to lead and support congregational singing in praise to God. This organ will provide worshippers with beauty of sound and a maximum amount of versatility in hymn accompaniments and the accompaniment of service music. This same versatility will provide the necessarily wide wide variety of accompanimental styles needed to support and enhance the wide assortment of choral music sung by the choir.

The organ must be such that the organist can provide suitable voluntaries in the wide variety of styles that comprise solo organ literature. Preludes, postludes and communion voluntaries form an important part of the choral service. Included in our liturgical worship is the use of the organ at weddings and funerals.

The Purpose of the Organ in Outreach from St. Aidan's Parish. The organ should be made available for teaching organ students and for practice by students and other organists in the community. The organ should contribute to the community so that musicians and concert artists

The Tonal Design of the Organ

The size of St. Aidan's Church is not sufficient to justify a large organ, and this will be a modest-sized instrument. We wish to strive for a beautiful sound as well as a variety of tonal resources. The size of the instrument, while of modest size, will be appropriate to the size of our church. The integrity of the organ sound will result in maximum flexibility. The cohesive blending of a full combination of stops will produce a very full and elegant sound that will be impressive without being unduly loud. The full organ will support but not overwhelm the congregation.

We believe that the balance of the divisions, the blend of the stops, the elegance of the full ensemble, and the color and clarity of the instrument will meet the worship and musical requirements of St. Aidans.

Tonally, the design and voicing should produce a rich full-bodied sound. The thin, somewhat more transparent aggressive sounds of the '50's and '60's are not appropriate for our Anglican style of worship. The music supportive of our Anglican musical heritage calls for richness of sound and color. We believe that the human voice should be the source and center of organ

The Mechanics of the Organ

Three manuals; Enclosed Swell and Choir; Exposed Great. The combination action should have multiple memories to accommodate use of the organ by a number of individuals.