(12/1/2006 - New Orleans, LA) The historic Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church in New Orleans has chosen Phoenix Organs as the builder for it's new organ. The origins of this Jesuit church go back to the original Jesuit missionaries, which came in 1682. The present church building was constructed in 1928, which replaced the previous building on the same site from 1857. The church was built in the Moorish-style reflecting the time which, Fr. John Cambiaso, the founding Priest, spent in Spain. Fr. Cambiaso, who was responsible for the plans and construction of the church, came to New Orleans as an official representative of the Superior for the Province of Lyons, France.
The new Phoenix Organ will be a custom stoplist with an English stoplist for the first organ, and also a French stoplist for the second organ. Both will sound magnificent with the 5-6 second natural reverb in this space. The organ will be 3-manuals in a dark oak console with 55 speaking stops, including a floating Bombarde Division with Tuba 8, French Horn 8, English Horn 8, and 16-8-4 Trompette en Chamade.
The organist, who has been an organ Scholar at Leeds Cathedral for two years, is excited about the decision of the church to purchase the Phoenix Custom Organ, "This is a great step forward for music not only in the Jesuit Church but also for the larger southern community! I am looking forward to the installation immensely."
D.L. Simmons & Company Church Organs, representatives for Phoenix Organs North America in the Southeastern States, will install the organ. Both Simmons and Phoenix Organs are honored to be chosen for such an important musical program in this historic and nationally recognized church.
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Following the trend of pipe organ aficionados and other discerning clients seeking the best-of-the-best, in Phoenix Organs, we offer the following.
Recently, Haig Mardirosian, Acting Dean of Academic Affairs at American University in Washington, DC, took some time to explore two of DL Simmons and Company's Phoenix Organ installations. Some may recognize his name as a regular columnist in The American Organist. The first organ he visited was the Phoenix PD367 Residence Organ of Mr. Darrell Ackmann. Mr. Madirosian spent more than three hours enjoying this fine instrument. Then a couple of weeks later Madirosian traveled to Knoxville, TN to view and play the large Phoenix PD364 that was just recently installed at the Fountain City Presbyterian Church. These experiences resulted Madirosian's decision to purchase a Phoenix PD343 for his own residence.
This winter Phoenix Organs has sampled the large III/55r Letourneau organ at Church of the Ascension/St. Agnes in Washington DC, which is where Mardirosian is Organist. These samples will be used in building his custom Phoenix PD345.
Madirosian's comments,
"....Without the time spent on yours [Ackmann's PD367] a coupe of weeks ago, I would not have taken the plunge."
and,
"I went to Knoxville last week and played the new one at the Presbyterian Church down there... It was really a fine instrument.... It really had an effective set of big reeds - a floating Bombarde division with both a tuba at 16, 8, and 4, and a Chamade at the three pitches. It really was gilding the lily, but they were good reeds. I really like the solidity of the consoles."
More and more we are finding that once our potential clients play a Phoenix for themselves, they are sold by the instrument and not by any high-powered sales pitch.
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