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Show Church nda Life B5 THURSDAY, CLIPPER TODAY November 11, 1999 t.j Conference Center organ quite a project: fii While the new organ planned for the LDS Conference Center will not be installed for several months, preparations are already underway The new organ is not as large as the Tabernacle organ, 130 ranks and 7,667 pipes compared to 206 ranks, totaling 11,623 pipes, but the new organ will e sounds such as have several chimes, bells, harp and celesta A job like this comes to an organ builder just once m a lifetime It's not only the size of the instrument, but the versatility required for the musical demands it will be expected to meet," said Jack M Bethards. president and tonal director of Schoenstem & Co , of San Francisco, who was awarded the contract to build the new organ While any large instrument presents challenges, Bethards said this organ presents unique problems due to the vastness of the room and its particular acoustical characteristics. Nothing quite like it has been attempted before. The new organ will be presented to the public in the October 2tXX), General Conference of the church. Some 100 artisans will work on the organ The full capacity of the Schoenstem plant is now dedicated to the job;' Bethards said, adding that the first portion of the instrument is being assembled Schoenstem has been m operation n German since Felix Schoenstem builder organ began the business m 1877 Their first work at Temple Square came m the 1940s when the company removed the existing Austin organ and helped install the Aeolian-Skmnorgan During the 1980s. Schoenstem & Co, undertook restorative work on the organ Other firms will also be mvolved Some components, such as the keyboards, blowers, and the electrical system will be manufactured by firms specializing m those facets of the trade. Some of the pipes and wind H Elder Mark 1 fill, son of Larry and Sharon Hill, has been called to sere in the Venezuela Maracibo Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- v Saints He will enter the MTC on Non ember 17, 1999 1 le will speak on November 14, 1999 at 11 DO am in the Forest Ridge Ward Chapel, 1954 Antelope Dr, Layton non-pip- wide-rangi- ircrcnnm Elder Tim London, has returned home after successfully sen mg in the Brazil Rio De Janeiro Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints He will speak on November 14, 1999 at am at the Oakndge 8th Ward Chapel, 1550 S 500 E , 10-3- Kas imm llle "i Sister Rebecca Nelson, daughter of Robert and Shaw me Nelson, has been called to sene in the Oklahoma Oklahoma City Mission for the Church Saints. She will enter of Jesus Chnst of Latter-da- y the MTC on November 17. 1999 She will speak on November 14, 1999 at 12 45 pm m the Layton Stake Center, 60 W Gordon Av e lav ton second-generatio- wmsm i er Elder Jason Darnel Schill, son of Verdi and Louise Schill has returned home after successfully senrng m the Texas San Antonio Spanish Speaking Mission for Saints. He the Church of Jesus Chnst of Latter-da- y am at the will speak on November 21, 1999 at Layton Valley View 3rd Vard Chapel, 1410 E Gentile. Lav ton 11-0- - 3f ARTISTS RENDERING shows LDS Conference Center organ as it will look when finished in time for October 2000 General Conference. and others who comprise the desig team" The new organ will have several unusual features, most of w hich add tv its expressive capability Organist Gay Oinstiansen is intrigued with such devices as the vanable tremulant w hich allow the play er to use his foot to increase or decrease the undulatiag speed of certain of the organ's mV? orchestral sounds" Oiristian notes the bass range of the organ will extuu) four notes lower than even tfic Tabernacle organ to a frequency ol about 13 cycles per second 'The organ will be able to digitalis encode a performance and replav it. allowing the organist to go out into the mom and1 evaluate his or her own plaving The organ cannot be installed unjil construction of the building is v irtual ly complete and the organ w ill not lx functional by the anticipated opening of the center in April 21 XX I chests will be built by A R Schopp's Sons in Ohio Fetzer's Inc . a long time Salt Lake Citv woodworking firm is in the visual design process, but credit for the organ's appearance must be constructing the cherry wood organ mmsm case That case will be 75 feet wide and 42 feet high Of the 143 pipes visible in the front displav, all but 20 will be functional speaking pipes In the Tabernacle only the 10 largest display pipes produce sound The design of the organ is the result of close collaboration between Schoenstem, Fetzers and Zimmer Gunsul Frasca, the Portland based principal architects for the conference center, as well as church engineers. Fetzers extended the sides of the organ case m the Tabernacle m the early 1900s to accommodate the enlargement of that instrument Then in the 1980s they applied decorative nnllwork and carving to the new organ for the Assembly 1 1 all The Tabernacle organists have been heavily involved in the project Organist John Longhurst said they were mvolved m the selection of the builder and tonal design of the instrument Ve were consulted at every state Missionary Headquarters!. 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