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Ride of the Valkyries at St. John the Divine

Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner Transcribed for organ by Edwin Lemare Performed by Anthony Newman Performed on the Æolian-Skinner organ at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine Æolian-Skinner Opus 150A IV-manuals 115 stops 141 ranks 7,938 pipes On the night of December 18, 2001 a fire swept through the unfinished north transept, destroying the gift shop and for a time threatening the sanctuary of the cathedral itself. It temporarily silenced the Aeolian-Skinner organ. Although the organ was not damaged, its pipe chambers had to be removed and laboriously cleaned, to prevent damage from the fire's accumulated soot. In April of 2006 massive $16.5 million cleaning and restoration project got underway. The cleaning and restoration of the organ, with the exception of the State Trumpet, is being performed by Quimby Pipe Organs. Restoration of the State Trumpet is being performed by Douglass Hunt, Curator of Organs for St. John. It's expected to take several months to reassemble the organ, which is slated to be finished just before November 30, 2008 on the 67th anniversary of the nave's first dedication. That's when the entire cathedral will be rededicated. All photos© by K. Tsui (used with permission)