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| Jan. / Feb. 2016 | www.allenorgan.com |
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 Twentieth Year Holiday Show |
 2nd Allen Organ Folkston UMC |
 Thank You! |
 Video On The Web John Hong |
| MILESTONE - Allen Organ Holiday Show - Twenty Years! |
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For the past twenty years, the Allen Organ Sales Staff, along with some real close friends, have presented a
Holiday Show Concert to the local community early in December. This past year, Theatre Organist Jelani Eddington
(2001 Theatre Organist of The Year) joined the ensemble for three spectacular performances and even led the audience
during the sing-a-long portion of the program. The proceeds from these shows are donated to local music schools and foundations for the arts charities. This year's event included performances from the Quakertown High School Varsity Singers; Kutztown High School Show Choir; and the Allen High School Chorale. Each sold-out performance lasted well over 2 hours. We've condensed one of the performances to under six minutes. Enjoy! Click here to watch the highlight video |
 
Theatre Organist Jelani Eddington performing "Festival of Christmas" by Leroy Anderson during the 2015 Holiday Show. |
Quakertown High School, Varsity Singers |
Kutztown Area High School, Show Choir |
Allen High School Chorale |
| E-MAIL THANK YOU - Residence Installation - Dennis Carr, Evansville, IN |
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Dennis Carr heard his first organ at age 6. From that point on he was in love with the sounds an organ
could produce and dreamt of someday owning his own. Well, that dream came true a few months ago when
Dennis had his very own Allen Q316i Theatre Organ delivered and setup in his home! In a follow-up e-mail to Allen, Dennis writes: "It's gorgeous and sounds absolutely wonderful. Thanks to all the folks at Allen that have helped this dream come true." submitted by Dennis Carr View this organ as Organ of the Week |
The final installation on my life's dream in our living room (well actually music room). - Dennis Carr 
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| INSTALLATION: Folkston United Methodist Church, Folkston, GA |
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Allen Organ Company became the world's largest church organ manufacturer due to superior sound quality. It has
maintained this position over the decades by supplying instruments of the finest build quality and customer support
that is second to none. Allen's superiority is proven weekly with tens of thousands of installations, some nearly eight decades old, supporting church music ministries. No other producer of digital products can match this record. While Allen instruments are competitively priced, when longevity is entered into the equation, the value is amazing. Customer satisfaction is demonstrated through their loyalty to a supplier. While Allen's earliest digital organs continue to be serviceable today, a new Allen Organ with significant advances in sustainable technology and flexibility offers many benefits. |
photographs by Ted Klemm |
| An example of Allen's customer loyalty is Folkston United Methodist Church in Folkston, Georgia, who in 1974 purchased a first-generation Allen digital organ. That instrument has just been replaced with a new two-manual Allen Organ with full MIDI capabilities, pictured here, sold by Dunne Music. Allen Organ Company looks forward to serving Folkston UMC music ministry for generations to come! |
| INSTALLATION: Lamb of God Lutheran Church, Flower Mound, Texas |
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"Several years ago, Lamb of God Lutheran began talking about replacing our organ. The church had an Allen organ
that had served faithfully for many years, but we wanted a pipe organ. Additionally, we wanted to increase our tonal
palette, giving us the ability to use a wider variety of organ and choral literature for our music needs. After extensive research, it became obvious that a digital & pipe combination was the best way to go. It was not only cost effective, but offered us exactly what we were looking for in tonal range and scope of our liturgical needs. Once that decision was made, Allen was the only choice. |
Lamb of God's Allen digital & pipe combination organ along with pipes and stained glass make for a stunning photo taken by Dawn Wendorf. |
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Since the installation of our new organ, we have hosted concerts, choral festivals, performed works with orchestras,
and of course, celebrate every Sunday with vibrant congregational worship. The parishioners and music department
could not be happier with the church's decision, and our new Allen organ!" submitted by Chris Winston, Organist Lamb of God Lutheran Church Flower Mound, Texas Click to see this organ as Organ of the Week |
| DOWN UNDER - The Armidale School, New South Wales, Australia |
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The Armidale School, in New South Wales, Australia, is absolutely thrilled with the installation of the new Allen
organ in the gallery of their Memorial Hall! "This wonderful instrument is perfect for both solo recitals and accompanying the school's many choral programs and formal presentations. It is an instrument of great power but is also very expressive, and the fact that we were able to voice the stops individually has resulted in something beautiful and completely unique. The organ's seven different suites offer organists a huge tonal palette for a wide variety of performances, together with the fine custom built Allen French terrace style console and spectacular 16' polished zinc pipe facade cases make this an exceptional instrument and a most excellent addition to the school's busy musical schedules. It was a big thrill for me to work alongside Mark Fisher, the Sydney Opera House Curator and Tonal Designer, in voicing the Armidale School's new Allen organ!" submitted by, Warwick Dunham, Organist The Armidale School, NSW Australia. Click to see this organ as Organ of the Week The Armidale School (TAS) is an independent, Anglican day and boarding school for boys and girls located in Armidale on the New England tablelands of northern New South Wales, Australia. View this organ in action during TAS's 2015 Organ & Music Recital |
  
The Armidale School's Organist, Warwick Dunham (seated) voicing the new Allen organ with Sidney Opera House Organ Curator and Tonal Designer, Mark Fisher. |
| NEW INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO RELEASED - Navigating The NAVIGATOR |
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Many of you have asked for a "How-To" video series on the use of the Allen Vista Navigator™ MIDI controller.
The first of many to come, "Splitting Manuals" easily shows you how a Two-Manual organ equipped with Navigator can
provide the versatility of a Three or Four-manual organ! Enhance your music playability with this handy method as
demonstrated by Allen's VP of Sales, and organist, Barry Holben. Click here to watch the Splitting Manuals video |
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"Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken" arranged and performed by Organist John Hong on Allen Organs Quantum™/Custom Q350 Organ for the Dedication Concert at Bora-dong Catholic Church, South Korea on Jun, 20 2015. The Q350 is a Three-Manual, 50 Stop digital organ and features 7 distinctive stop lists. 
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Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken; arr. John HongClick here to go directly to the Video section of our website Click here for our Concert Listings |
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