The first stop is Northminster (Opus 51, 3 manuals, 46 ranks) where you will be greeted by John Brobeck, Director of Music and Organist. He’ll share a little bit about the instrument and open the chambers to allow members to examine the layout of the pipes. Members will have the opportunity to play the instrument before proceeding to Catalina.

Our second stop is Catalina United Methodist’s Opus70, 4/57 Quimby built oran. Dave Horr, SAAGO Secretary/Treasurer, will greet you and share a little bit about the instrument. (Dave is filling in for Mariana Mevans who has a Mother’s Day event with her son that
morning.) Once again, members will have opportunity to play the instrument. However, the chambers are inaccessible to all except organ technicians. There will be handouts with the specs and some organ builder history.

Established in 1970, QPO began as a tuning and maintenance firm and developed into one of the premier organ building firms in the country. Its first comprehensive new pipe organ was built in 1987 and consisted of three-manuals and 42 ranks. Since that installation, QPO has built pipe organs of all sizes, from small two-manuals up to its current magnum opus of five-manuals and 155 ranks. A sampling of QPO installations follows: Cathedral of St. John the Divine (NYC, 151 ranks), Fourth Presbyterian Church (Chicago, 143 ranks), First Baptist Church (Jackson, MS, 155 ranks), St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church (Palm Desert, CA, 71 ranks), Cathedral of St. Paul, MN (86 ranks), Jacoby Symphony Hall (Jacksonville, FL, 98 ranks), —and, of course, Tucson, AZ.

Please let Dee Schultz know that you plan to be there for lunch. This makes her planning much easier (adschul@yahoo.com or 520-343-5343).