[Magdalen] Retro Rules.

James Oppenheimer-Crawford oppenheimerjw at gmail.com
Sat Apr 29 14:40:40 UTC 2017


With all that inside it, that is one humongous church ! ! !

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 5:07 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> The current issue of the monthly, American
> Organist magazine shows the console
> of a new organ - in this case, unusually for this
> publication - an electronic organ located in the
> Saint Cecilia RC Church in Wisconsin Dells, WI.
> (electonic organs are often referred to in the trade
> as "toasters")
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> I assumed the church was an old structure, at least
> 100 years old, but I discovered that it was a new
> structure, following largely the lines of the old church.
> Actually, the sanctuary, if anything, is more pre-Vatican-2
> in layout than the original.
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> In any case, the seating has gone from 350 to 850,
> but the original color scheme and detailing have
> been carefully reproduced.  I note the good-looking
> pastor, as well.
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> Wisconsin Dells (Dalles) is the fantastically
> carved canyon of the Wisconsin River through
> a portion of the so-called "Driftless Area" of
> never glaciated Wisconsin.
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> http://www.madisoncatholicherald.org/news/around-diocese/6555-st-
> cecilia.htm
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Dells,_Wisconsin
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> David S.
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