EROI or the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative is a project run by the

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with the goal of creating a unique collection of organ instruments in

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The Italian Baroque organ

The first milestone of the project was the acquisition of an original Italian baroque organ. The instrument was restored by German organbuilder Gerhard Woehl and installed in the Fountain Court of the

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, a museum of

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. The instrument has one manual, pull down pedals and is tuned in

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The Casparini Organ

The second instrument is a replica of the 1776 organ built by German organ builder Adam Gottlob Casparini for the Church of the Holy Ghost in

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. The replica was built by the

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research center and is installed in Christ Church, Rochester, New York. The dedication took place in October 2008 during the yearly EROI festival. Munetaka Yokota was responsible for the voicing of the pipes and Monika May oversaw the painting and

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of the case. * Two tremulants * II/I shove coupler * 1/Pedall coupler (added) * Gwiazdy (Cymbelstern) * Vox Campanorum (Glockenspiel g⁰-d³) * Bebny (drum stop) * Calcant * Pitch: A4=465 Hz * Temperament: Modified Neidhart 1732, Dorf

Hook and Hastings opus 1573

In the fall of 2012 an 1893 organ by

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was installed in Christ Church and inaugurated on November 30 with a recital of music by

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano C ...

and

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among others.

The Ernest Skinner organ

The restoration of the 1921 Ernest Skinner organ in Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music is also part of the project.

References

External links

Official website
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