Composer-in-Residence
St. Philip's In The Hills is very fortunate to have a most gifted musician who
works in collaboration with the Director of Music. Sheldon Curry crafts several
liturgies a year and works with parish and local musicians to enliven and support
worship services. He writes service music and anthems for special occasions at
St. Philip's. Sheldon's professional position is Managing Editor of Sacred Choral
Music for Alfred Music Publishing.
Music Center
The St. Philip's In The Hills Music Center is a 2,500+ square foot facility that
includes:
- A dividable choir rehearsal area which can double as a recital
stage and venue for medium-sized church receptions, recitals, and concerts;
- Two
offices for Director of Music and Associate Director of Music;
- A music
library holding the 1,800-plus volume music library collection (the music library
catalog is digitized and available for online access by St. Philip's music staff
and volunteers);
- Women's and Men's robing rooms and restrooms.
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ORGANS,
PIANOS, HARPSICHORD:
Sanctuary Instrument
The Holtkamp Organ Company of Cleveland, Ohio created and installed a large-scale,
custom pipe organ as part of the 50th anniversary expansion of the church sanctuary
in 1986. The organ is comprised of a three-manual console controlling over 45
ranks within a functional casework and organ loft. The instrument has electro-mechanical
action for both the stops and the rank chests. The casework surrounds the narthex
and faces the sanctuary. It contains ranks of the Pedal and Positiv divisions
at 8' and 4' pitches, as well as an 8' Fanfara rank mounted en Chamade
over the center aisle. Ranks for the remaining Great, Pedal, Positiv and Swell
divisions of the instrument are mounted in the loft directly above the casework.
In the summer of 2005 a new Trumpet stop was added to the Swell division, and
the Swell Mixture was revised by Hupalo & Repasky Pipe Organs, LLC, of San Leandro,
CA. More recent additions to the instrument include four pedal stops manufactured
by the Walker Technical Company of Zionsville, PA. The instrument is now played
from an Aeolian-Skinner console with greater functionality than the original Holtkamp
console. For a detailed stop list and other information about the organ please
visit http://www.stphilipstucson.org/Music/organ.html
Rehearsal organ A two-manual
Rodgers console controlling electronic acoustical elements is available in the
Music Center for choir rehearsal accompaniment. Its portability allows multi-use,
supporting worship in the Children's Center courtyard for Easter Day services,
as well as for the annual Blessing of the Animals service in the church plaza
every St. Francis Day.
Pianos
-
3 grand pianos in the music center
- 1 grand piano in the sanctuary
- 1
grand piano in the gallery (parish hall)
- 1 grand piano in the children's
chapel
- 5 upright pianos in the classrooms
Harpsichord
- Richard Kingston two-manual harpsichord in the chapel
Electric
Keyboards - Two digital keyboards
Handbells
- Four octaves of Schulmerich bells; two complementary octaves of Malmark bells,
plus two octaves of Malmark chimes
For
a PDF of this section, click here.
In case the power goes out during rehearsals.
