New Pipe Organ

Music is baked into the very DNA of our Pilgrim family and mission. Pilgrim is dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel through music. In 2017, we installed and dedicated a new pipe organ, built by John Paul Buzard Pipe Organ Builders of Champaign Illinois, to better support our mission through music.

In subsequent months in 2017 and 2018, Pilgrim's Fine Arts Series featured Pilgrim's new pipe organ with guest performances by renowned organist Todd Wilson, composer David Cherwin and Pilgrim's own Sarah Williams.

MORE PHOTOS

Click the below links to see additional photos of the of the new pipe organ installation at Pilgrim.

• The truck arrives
• The team begins unloading
• The organ space is prepared
• Organ pieces arrive in the sanctuary, pt 1
• Organ pieces arrive in the sanctuary, pt 2
• Framing out the space
• A view from below
• The framing continues
• Scaffolding rises
• Hooking in the electrical components
• A view of the organ framing from below
• Close-up peek of the organ framing interior
• Swiss cheese or a part of the organ?
• A view of the organ from the front of the sanctuary
• A towering view from below
• Unpacking the organ console, part 1
• Unpacking the organ console, part 2
• Ready for the organist - not quite!
• What fits in a round hole?
• Unpacking of the pipes
• Ever seen a wooden pipe?
• The organ rises...
• Afraid of heights?
• Up-close with installation
• Everything but the pipes
• Ready for a closeup
• A real construction site
• The organ takes shape
• Up-close with the organ
• Have you ever seen a wood pipe?
• It takes a lot of support
• Unwrapping the pipes!
• Up-close with a pipe
• The pipe installation begins!
• Organ console, ready for closeup
• Pulling out all the stops
• Close-up with presets
• Now THAT'S a pipe!
• Adding the pipes, one at a time
• Ever seen a festival trumpet?
• Look! Curved pipes!
• Pipes in their packing cradles
• Layout out the pipes
• Look! Organ bells!
• Big, Bigger, Biggest!
• Inspecting the pipe before installation
• Up-close with a big pipe
• 1st two big pipes are installed!
• The trumpet section
• What's the best way to hoist a pipe?
• Get a good grip!
• On three, two, ONE!
• Raising the pipe
• Preparing to hoist over the rail
• Up, up, up it goes!
• Many hands make light work
• Have you got it?
• Walking the pipe into place
• Final touches
• The organ console fits right in
• A little perspective on size
• Get a broader view of the organ
• Most of the pipes are now in!
• Finally, the spot lights have something to shine on
• Getting close now!
• A little bit of green
• Ready to blast a joyful noise!
• The pipes you WON'T see
• From tiny to tremendous
• Look at those wee pipes!
• Closeups with pipes
• A little perspective
• Every pipe in place
• Gleaming in the spotlights
• Profile of Pilgrim's New Pipe Organ
• Festival trumpets, ready!
• Pilgrim's New Pipe Organ, complete
• Every pipe in place

PRESENTATIONS + VIDEO

• See new organ photos from the December 16th Field Trip
• VIDEO: Hear the first sound of Pilgrim's new pipe organ
• See photos of the progress from July29th Field Trip visit
• More photos of the organ construction
• Learn How Our New Organ Pipes are Made
• See Pilgrim's Actual New Organ Pipes
• Field Trip to Buzard Pipe Organ Builders in Champaign, IL 
• The Pipes Arrive from Germany
• Building the New Pipe Organ