Walt Disney Concert Hall recital series

Three Decades of Building Organs in Lake City, Iowa

Thirty years ago this month, Lynn Dobson opened an organ building workshop in Lake City. Three decades later, clients from near and far have made the journey to this small western Iowa town.

New York City, September 28-October 1, 2004

Tuesday, September 28

Wall sconces taking the form of artillery shells line the
nave of the Protestant Cadet Chapel of the United States Military Academy at
West Point, home of what began as M.P. Möller’s Opus 1201 of 1911.
Now IV/380, it incorporates pipework provided by a list of builders from George
Edgar Gress to Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. The sheer size of this instrument
may very well be its most American characteristic. Since pipework and divisions
are added to this organ, not replaced, the organ is a growing compendium of
trends.

Pipedreams Organ Tour, April 21-May 3, 2002, Part 1

Mary Ann Dodd describes the extraordinary travel opportunity sponsored by Minnesota Public Radio and hosted by Pipedreams' own J. Michael Barone.