Pipe Organ Removal--When churches no longer need the King of Instruments

Check out my most current blog post on the removal of a wonderful old pipe organ from an old church building.  In the coming weeks I'll be blogging both the removal process and the history of this church as the organ goes into a period of hibernation until it's next home can be found.

Excerpt:

The Last Songs of an Old Friend -- Pipe Organ Removal

By Brian Ebie

It's all too often the way of things these days.  Congregations age, worship styles change, members move away and churches find themselves struggling to adapt, retain membership, and attract new members.  Such is the case at a local church I service, a congregation who has served their community for nearly 190 years.  I was once part of their membership and served as music director and organist, and I have serviced their pipe organ for the past 26 years.  

Read the full post here on my website, http://brianebiepipeorganservice.com

http://brianebiepipeorganservice.com/blog/2016/7/19/the-last-songs-of-an-old-friend-pipe-organ-being-removed

Brian Ebie: Flute and Organ Concert Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. Historic St. Joseph Parish Randolph, Ohio

Flute and Organ Concert

Sunday, May 3, 2015 

at 3:00 p.m.

Historic St. Joseph Parish
2643 Waterloo Road, Mogadore, Ohio 44260

Organist BrianEbie along with Flutist Laura Ebie will present a concert for flute and organ at the beautiful St. Joseph Parish in Randolph, Ohio.

The historic sanctuary of St. Joseph houses a wonderful Henry Pilcher & Sons tracker-action pipe organ dating from 1904 and beautifully restored stained-glass windows.

Brian Ebie, a local pipe organ technician, has been restoring the pipe organ for the past year, bringing it back in to playable condition and tuning. The work is ongoing, however, we wanted to offer a springtime concert to allow everyone to hear the progress thus far. Church members have assisted Brian in various stages of the work, beginning with a work party to remove all of the pipes from the main chests of the organ for cleaning, dent removal, and minor voicing work for a handful of non-speaking pipes.
The program begins at 3:00 p.m. and will last just under an hour. Spend an afternoon with beautiful works for flute and organ and solo organ, in one of the most beautiful church buildings around, and enjoy the opportunity to hear the progress of the ongoing restoration on the 111 year old pipe organ.
The program will include works by Johann Sebastian Bach, John Stanley, Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade, Jacques Berthier, Gaston Belier, and others. Selections from across a broad spectrum of classical, sacred, hymn tunes, and folk/celtic music will be performed.

Laura Ebie is a graduate of the University of Arizona and studied flute at Brigham Young University and the University of Arizona. She has performed with orchestras and ensembles throughout the United States, and has played in Carnegie Hall.

Brian Ebie has performed in Europe and the United States and has played the famous 206-rank Aeolian Skinner pipe organ at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. He also is a skilled pipe organ technician and maintains many instruments in northern Ohio.  

The program is free and open to the public.

Brother James' Air played by Brian Ebie

Mogadore Christian Church John Cook Fanfare for Organ