Fredrick Bahr has been appointed tonal director for Patrick J. Murphy & Associates, Stowe, Pennsylvania, leaving a similar position with Kegg Pipe Organ Builders in Ohio.
In addition to his duties in helping to refine the tonal direction of Patrick J. Murphy & Associates, he will be doing associate engineering and CAD drawing, assisting in service and tuning work, and collaborating with Patrick Murphy in creative writing and artistic direction.
Bahr is an active member of the American Guild of Organists and is currently President of the American Institute of Organbuilders (AIO). He has been privileged to lecture and give organ demonstrations at several AIO conventions, and was the primary author of “Guidelines for Organ Demonstrations,” a document that continues in use today.
A number of his articles have been published in The Journal of American Organbuilding, THE DIAPASON, and The American Organist.
Celebrating 25 years in business, Patrick J. Murphy & Associates offers new organs, historical restorations, and sensitive rebuilding on a national level, as well as tuning and maintenance services throughout the mid-Atlantic region.
Visit www.pjmorgans.com for updates on current projects.
