S THE LARGEST synagogue organ in the world, Temple Emanu-El’s organ features 10,000 pipes ranging in size from that of a pencil to nearly 35 feet tall. In the spring of 2000, Emanu-El began a 2½-year restoration of the organ that involved the dismantling of the entire instrument so that each component could be evaluated carefully, repaired or remade as needed. The organ also has a new console built of fine woods and onyx. The restoration was completed by Glück New York.The following program will be performed on our magnificent organ. Attendance is free and open to the public.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
4 PM • Main Sanctuary
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TEMPLE EMANU-EL ASSOCIATE ORGANIST Dr. Andrew Henderson will perform J.S. Bach’s Jig fugue, Felix Mendelssohn’s fifth organ sonata, and works by Edward Elgar, Herbert Howells and Percy Whitlock. He also will perform the colorful Scherzo-Pastorale by Gottfried Federlein, Temple Emanu-El’s organist from 1915 to 1945.
Because the organ console is hidden from view, an image of Dr. Henderson will be projected onto a large screen on the bimah. Following the recital, attendees are invited to join Dr. Henderson and Assistant Organist Daniel Beckwith in the choir loft for a brief demonstration of the instrument.
DR. ANDREW HENDERSON was appointed assistant organist at Emanu-El in June 2011 and promoted to associate organist in June 2012. Since 2005, he has been the director of music and the organist at New York’s Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. A native of Canada, he earned degrees in music from Cambridge University and Yale. He earned his doctorate of musical arts from the Juilliard School in 2007.
Because the organ console is hidden from view, an image of Dr. Henderson will be projected onto a large screen on the bimah. Following the recital, attendees are invited to join Dr. Henderson and Assistant Organist Daniel Beckwith in the choir loft for a brief demonstration of the instrument.
DR. ANDREW HENDERSON was appointed assistant organist at Emanu-El in June 2011 and promoted to associate organist in June 2012. Since 2005, he has been the director of music and the organist at New York’s Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. A native of Canada, he earned degrees in music from Cambridge University and Yale. He earned his doctorate of musical arts from the Juilliard School in 2007.
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