Kegg Pipe Organ Builders has built a new organ for Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Houston, Texas. The organ comprises 32 ranks, 28 stops, 1,952 pipes across three manuals and pedal. The four manual divisions include Great, Swell, Choir, and Antiphonal.
This new organ musically encompasses all the essential components required for the American Episcopal choral tradition, appropriately scaled to the size of the building, while also delivering the necessary choruses and structure to render most organ literature in an engaging manner. Several aspects are particularly noteworthy. The 16′ Tuba draws inspiration from an Ernest M. Skinner model, characterized by its richness, power, and smoothness, serving as a mezzo-piano solo voice as it is placed behind the Choir shades. The Flute Celeste elevates the listener’s experience akin to aural incense. The Solo Diapason mimics the effect of a First Open Diapason by incorporating three principal stops, all at 8′ pitch. The stops employed for this purpose are the Great Principal, Octave, and Pedal Principal.
The new Kegg organ is featured on the cover of the December 2025 issue of The Diapason:
https://www.thediapason.com/content/cover-feature-kegg-pipe-organ-builders-st-andrews-houston
https://www.thediapason.com/sites/diapason/files/Diap1225_FullIssue.pdf
For information: www.keggorgan.com
Photo credit: G. Lyon Photography, Inc.
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