Dorchester and the American Pipe Organ: Restoring E.M. Skinner’s Opus 708 for All Saints, Ashmont
Sunday, November 8, 2015, 2 p.m.
A talk by Skinner organ expert Jonathan Ambrosino and a demonstration of the organ by All Saints’ Organist Andrew Sheranian.
All Saints chose to bring home to Dorchester a product of Dorchester: a historic E.M. Skinner organ, built in 1928 for a church that closed some years ago. Established on Crescent Avenue in 1901 and remaining in that location through 1968, the Skinner and later Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company built the most important organs of their time. Come hear how this little Skinner was saved and restored, and listen to a demonstration of its characteristic sounds.
****Note location for this event is: Parish of All Saints, Ashmont, 209 Ashmont Street, Dorchester, MA 02124