Over the past year, the Siedle Organ Company worked very hard to replace the console as well as the entire electrical relay system for the organ at St. Thomas Church. The old system was sixty years old and was beginning to fail, affecting the organ and producing increasing problems. With a very successful capital campaign, parishioners raised the required funds to pay for this restoration of the organ, which should preserve the organ for the next generation.
Mr. Brendan Lowery, adjunct professor at Franciscan University and music director of St. Paul of the Cross in the South Hills, will play a rededication recital to demonstrate and celebrate the organ’s restoration. The recital begins on Sunday afternoon, November 10, at 4pm. A special reception in honor of the donors will be offered in the Parish Hall directly after the recital. The Siedle Organ Company representatives will be on hand to open up the console and the door to the pipes (just for looking in) and to answer questions about their excellent work on the organ. The recital is free and open to the public.