All Saints Organ Appeal

Heritage – tangible and intangible

 

• All Saints has maintained, from its founding, a tradition of liturgical worship accompanied by a reputation for a professional standard of music to which the organ is integral, and of inestimable value to the congregation.

 

• The organ has a significant pedigree, and was an important landmark in British organ-building.

 

• It is a ‘bespoke’ instrument, designed specifically for this space, complementing the architectural vision and as striking visually as acoustically.Like the building itself, the organ symbolises the spirit of renewal, through continuity with the past alongside innovation, which inspired both the original All Saints Church and its restoration after World War ll.

 

Legacy

 

• With the benefit of modern techniques, a new mechanical action will not only give the instrument more flexibility and range for modern repertoire, but will hopefully be more robust and easier and cheaper to maintain for the future.

 

• The restored organ will continue to attract high calibre musicians to sustain the All Saints tradition.

 

• With everything working as it should, the restored organ will be available for teaching, fostering the next generation of organists and church musicians.

 

• The restored organ will be a major attraction for recitals and concerts. These can provide a source of revenue, but more importantly will bring more people into All Saints.