INVER GROVE HEIGHTS (AP) -- For Vern Krech, it's like saying goodbye to an old friend. A lifelong member of Old Emanuel Lutheran Church in Inver Grove Heights, Krech, 67, is preparing to bid farewell ...

A number of Jasper County churches are blessed to have musical instruments that, in a few cases, date back more than a century. We’re talking pipe organs. Below are listed nearly a dozen organs that ...

For nearly five years Martin Pasi has been enveloped in the art and craft of creating his Opus XIX, the new organ at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. With a team of five metal and wood workers, ...

The pipe organ, with its strong timber base and towering metal pipes, stands as a bastion in concert halls and church sanctuaries. Even when not in use, the pipe organ affects the acoustical ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – It’s described as the largest musical instrument in the world, yet an audience can barely see it. The historic organ at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City boasts more than ...

Everything, from the keys, to the “wind box,” to the pipes, has to be in top-notch condition to create the music that floats through a church. Christian learned one morning that an unexpected ...

Mike Silverman wanted to be an original—just like most new musicians coming onto the already crowded indie music scene. But, he took it one step further than the rest: if he couldn’t manage to create ...

Majestic musical tones swelling from a pipe organ, especially during the holidays, can evoke reverence, memories of past celebrations or a sense of community and connection to time-honored traditions.

The “Lullaby Factory” is a fantastical adventure in design that uses a building’s existing quirks to entertain and delight sick kids. The view from a children’s hospital in London used to be pretty ...

SANTO ANDRE, Brazil, Sept 10 (Reuters) - An orchestra making music from pipes. This is the driving idea behind the Locomotiva Project which converts polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes into violins and ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – It’s described as the largest musical instrument in the world, yet an audience can barely see it. The historic organ at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City boasts more than ...