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Schoenstein & Co. has built an Antiphonal organ for the 1928 Welte-Mignon organ at Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Colorado Springs

Schoenstein & Co., Benicia, California, is building a three-manual, 46-rank organ for Church of the Good Shepherd, Corpus Christi, Texas. Built in 1950, the Spanish-Mission-Revival building seats about 500 and offers a warm, balanced acoustic for voice and organ. The Episcopal parish and day school use the church every day for services, school events, and musical performances. Opus 185 will consist of a four-division chancel organ and an enclosed antiphonal organ in the rear gallery.

Schoenstein & Co., Benicia, California, has announced its new leadership plan as the firm celebrates its 146th anniversary. Jack Bethards assumes the role of chairman and tonal advisor. Vice president Louis Patterson becomes president, managing all aspects of the company. And Bryan Dunnewald becomes tonal director, working with Bethards to continue and execute the company’s musical vision.

Schoenstein & Co., Benicia, California, as built its Opus 178 for First United Methodist Church, Montgomery, Alabama

Schoenstein & Co., Benicia, California, has restored Estey Opus 2866 for Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, California

Schoenstein & Co. Pipe Organ Builders, Benicia, California, has built a new organ for Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Miami, Florida. Schoenstein Opus 182 comprises 30 voices, 33 ranks, 1,833 pipes over three manuals and pedal.

Building for an unfinished room: The value of experience and documentation

Schoenstein & Co. Pipe Organ Builders, Benicia, California, has installed its Opus 179 organ in the chapel at Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community, Charleston, South Carolina. The new organ comprises 14 voices, 16 ranks, and 995 pipes on three manuals and pedal. The expressive Great division on the left houses the expected principal chorus of 8′, 4′, and 2′ Mixture III in addition to a softer 8′/4′ Corno Dolce/8′ Flute Celeste pairing, 8′ Harmonic Flute (Corno Dolce ba...

Schoenstein & Co., Benicia, CA, has completed its Opus 179 for Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community, Charleston, SC.

Bryan Dunnewald is appointed assistant to tonal director Jack Bethards at Schoenstein & Co. Pipe Organ Builders, Benicia, California, where his work will focus on voicing, tonal design, and client relations.