Frozen in time, like a “musical Pompeii,” the 221 remaining original organ pipes from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem may fill a gap of knowledge of more than three centuries in the history of the organ and its cultural context, medieval church culture, music and technology.
Musicologist hopes to reconstruct 12-century organ from Bethlehem church
Missouri priest finds beauty in the ‘king of instruments’
This year, Jefferson City Bishop W. Shawn McKnight appointed Father Jeremy Secrist to serve as the bishop’s delegate for care and promotion of pipe organs.