Thursday, October 21, 2010

The Germans are here

The repair of Holy Trinity Cathedral's magnificent pipe organ is underway. The Cathedral's organ is one of the largest in the English speaking Caribbean, and according to master organist Dwight McBean, the best sounding.

A team of three experts from Orgelbau Klais organ company of Germany is here to undertake this daunting task.Pictured here is Martin Kauert and Frank Foster. They were recently joined by Thomas Heymann, who will recondition the facade of the pipes.

We are all excited about this latest step in the restoration process.
The team will be in Jamaica for 2.5 months. The first contingent arrived in mid-September and were joined by a third man in mid-October.

The goal is to have the organ ready for Christmas, and a magnificent Christmas carol concert is in the planning. Stay tuned!

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