New organ for the Mary Queen Catholic Church, Houston, TX
At the end of 2011 a committee of the Mary Queen Catholic Church from Houston (TX) visited the Johannus headquarters in Ede to discuss the final specifications of the 4-manual Monarke organ for their new church.
May 1, 2012 - O Welt, ich muß dich lassen (M. Reger) - We unfortunately don’t know who wrote this song. However, we do know he should have been born in 1555. The melody is by Heinrich Isaac and it was also used by Bach in two of his Passions. It’s therefore often sung during the Lutheran worship.
April 23, 2012 - Christopher Houlihan is widely acknowledged as one of the brightest stars in the new generation of
American organists, and was booked to perform from coast to coast during his debut season under
professional representation. He spent his junior studying in France where he earned the 'Prix de Perfectionnement' from the French National Conservatory in Versailles.
March 29, 2012 - The “Capriccio” dates back to the early 16th century. This name was not, or was hardly, used for a long time. Yet suddenly the “Caprice” appeared again in the 19th century. It mainly stood for whimsical and virtuosic in the early music, but it took on a fleet-footed character in the 19th century. And this is partly why we have opted to include this fun piece in the spring.
March 12, 2012 - Johannus is constantly on the look out for effective ways of communicating with you. You now also have the option of keeping up to date with the very latest Johannus news via Twitter and YouTube.
March 8, 2012 - St. Mark Lutheran Church’s new organ has the ability to fill its sanctuary with the soaring chords of a towering pipe organ, all at the high-tech – and easy – touch of a screen. On Sunday, the church, located at 2100 Tickner St. in Conroe, dedicated its new Johannus Sweelink 37 organ, which has an internal memory of more than 10,000 songs.
March 6, 2012 - More than a year ago, Robert Rudolph, music director of Messiah United Methodist Church in Springfield, began
the search for a custom-built organ that would reinvigorate the music program at the 2,500-member church.
