Houston, Texas

[Peter Clark]

I have been invited to Houston to give a couple of papers at a conference oin October; the conference lasts 1 1/2 days, but I iintend to stay on about a week. Has anybody been there and can recommend any organs worth seeing/playing? I know that the membership of this forum is widely travelled and indeed is pleased to have contributers from all four corners so I suspect that there will have been a few who have been there.

 

Thanks.

 

Peter

[bazuin]

I've never been to Houston but if I were to go I would want to see:

 

The big Fisk in Cavaillé-Coll style at Rice University (Clyde Holloway's organ):

 

http://www.cbfisk.com/do/DisplayInstrument/instId/109

 

The Noack organ at Christ the King Church in the style of Hildebrandt and Silbermann:

 

http://www.noackorgan.com/instruments/opus/opus_128.html

 

and I'd pop to the brand new RC Cathedral of the Sacred Heart where the big Pasi will be installed. Paul Fritts is also building a 50-stop organ in a Presyterian church there but it won't be ready for your visit I don't think.

 

Good luck with your presentations and have fun.

 

Bazuin

[Pierre Lauwers]

There are three Schoenstein organs in Houston:

 

-St Martin's Episcopal Church

 

-Saint Thomas Episcopal Church

 

-St Thomas university

 

They deserve a visit too.

 

Pierre

[AJJ]

The folks at St Martin's are very obliging if you get in touch re the organ.

 

Best

A

 

PS There is also a nice new little book about Schoenstein - available from the OHS