Organ Society San Francisco,California July 5-10,1991

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1 TheNinety-one-derful Annual Convention. ^ ^ oftheamerlcanlheatre Organ Society - ". ' San Francisco,California / -j-" r ~T ^ "- July 5-10,1991 V \ ATOS 1991

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3 American Theatre Organ Society John Ledwon, President Russ Hamnett, Vice President Laurel Haggart, Secretary Alden Stockebrand, Treasurer Jack Moelmann, Past President Douglas C. Fisk, Executive Director Directors Vemon P. Bickel Laurel Haggart Gary Jones Robert Markworth Byron Melcher Paul Quarino Lois Segur Alden Stockebrand Dorothy Van Steenkiste Convention Committee Rudy Frey, Chairman Lowell & Janice Wendell, Honorary Chairmen Janice Riggs, Secretary Carl & Marilyn Pinnow, Treasurers Frank La Fetra, Registrar Jan La Fetra Dick Clay, Programs Ray Taylor, Jim Riggs Bill Turner, Transportation Duke Wellington, Lome Bradley, Fred Vogel Kay Bradley, Hospitality Vivian Fletcher Doris Taylor, Banquet Lorraine Smith, Pat & Herb Boese Don Marx, Record Shop Gary Miller, Don Thompson Leon Fletcher, Publicity Bob & Beth Gilbert, Brochure & Guide Mark Putterbaugh, Ticket Sales Jim Riggs, Seminars John D. Sharp, Photographer Master of Ceremonies, JACK BETHARDS NorCal llhhlinnoimii 1991 Credits NorCal Chapter William O. Schlotter, Chairman Frank E. La Fetra, Vice Chairman Arthur J. Woodworth, Secretary John H. O'Neill, Treasurer Photos: Rudolph Frey John D. Sharp Cover: Robert Sleeper Graphic Design Convention Handbook: Bob & Beth Gilbert, with Frank La Fetra Printing: CP Litho

4 '6' WELCOME to Ninety-one-derful San Francisco. It is indeed a pleasure to welcome you on behalf of the officers and directors of the American Theatre Organ Society. The folks of NorCal Chapter have done their utmost to make this convention a memorable one for you. Enjoy the venues, the organs, the artists and their music, and the city, but most of all, enjoy the camaraderie of new and old friends. Please introduce yourself to the ATOS Board of Directors and the new officers. This year you will have an entirely new set of officers; speak to them and let be known your desires and concerns. So, sit back, enjoy, and on with the show! As host to the 1991 ATOS Convention, NorCal Theatre Organ Society welcomes you and invites you to share in the celebration and premiere of our chapterowned Wurlitzer organ. NorCal now joins the many other chapters which own their own instruments. Ours is the culmination of chapter effort beginning in Since then, dozens of people have contributed time and material to the project. This convention is being held to celebrate their contributions. I would particularly like to acknowledge these individuals and groups: Judson Owens, manager, Berkeley Community Theatre, for his desire to have an organ in the theatre and his coming to NorCal and encouraging us to dream - BIG; 1983 NorCal Convention Committee and those who attended the convention, for making it a success and providing the nucleus of money to begin the project; Rudy Frey, for his inspiration and unceasing efforts in attacking and overcoming all obstacles to the acquisition of the necessary components; Gary Brookins, who donated the beautiful Toledo Paramount Wurlitzer Publix 1 organ that forms the core of our organ; Lowell Wendell, who provided technical guidance and leadership while we were developing our talents; The Organ Technical Committee (Lowell Wendell, William Schlotter, Rudy Frey, Carl Piimow and Edward Stout), for six years of problem-solving and work, and yet we are still friends; The organ crew, for six years of work - about 55,000 manhours of it; Ken Crome, for the loving restoration of a most beautiful console; Quality Pipe Organ Service (Ed Stout and Dick Taylor, with Clark Wilson), for the talented artistry of their profession, their guidance and labor in producing not just a big organ, but a great organ; The many organ technicians and organists who gave guidance and direction to the project, and whose many visits have inspired us and given us a great enthusiasm; The 1991 NorCal Convention Committee, for setting a deadline for the organ's completion; and The 1991 ATOS Convention attendees, for providing the incentive to meet the deadline. : Bill Schlotter, Chairman NorCal Chapter, ATOS John B. Ledwon, President American Theatre Organ Society

5 On behalf of the Convention Committee, welcome to the Bay Area and the Ninety-one-derful Convention! We are grateful for the talents of the outstanding organists who will be playing for us. We are confident that you will be hearing memorable concerts. Two organs are being presented to you this year for the first time: The Stanford Theatre Wurlitzer in its beautifully restored auditorium in Palo Alto, and NorCaTs own instrument, the Berkeley Community Theatre Wurlitzer. The now-familiar ATOS dedication has been demonstrated by the hardworking crews who have installed the new instruments, as well as by those who have continued to maintain the instruments which premiered at our 1983 convention, in San Francisco's Castro Theatre and in the Oakland Paramount Theatre. I would like to add that Bill Schlotter has worked as hard as the rest of the crew on the Berkeley installation. Your convention committee has also worked dili gently to prepare a convention which we sincerely hope you will enjoy. We have tried to provide a musically stimulating program, but one which will not be physically taxing. You have come from other countries and from many of the United States. Your presence here is exhil arating to us, and we look forward to enjoying the time together. If you need assistance, please come to our Hospitality Desk, ask any of our Convention Committee members (identified by their badges) or any of our Bus Captains for help. Whether this is your first or twenty-first visit to San Francisco, we think you'll find our "City by the Bay," with its many restaurants and scenic views, an exciting place to visit. Thanks for coming! Rudolph O. Frey Convention Chairman U i Lowell and JANICE WENDELL were named Co- Chairmen of the 1991 Convention at the start of planning. They organized the convention committee and set the course before his illness from cancer forced their resignations in January Lowell was responsible for the successful effort to obtain the donation of the Toledo Paramount organ to NorCal. He led the crew in packing and shipping the instrument from Ohio to Berkeley, and provided the guidance and training of the crew necessary to assure the success of the organ restoration and installa tion. All the members of NorCal deeply regret that he did not live to see and hear the realization of his dream, but we are grateful for what his efforts have brought us. Janice had an active part in the convention planning, particularly in helping Lowell to continue participating as he became more and more weakened by his illness. She rejoined the committee in April and has played an impor tant role since then.

6 JACK BETHARDS is a San Francisco Bay Area native who has long been active in the musical world. He is President and Tonal Director of Schoenstein & Co. Organ Builders, the oldest and largest organ factory in the western states (established 1877). Jack is active in the American Guild of Organists, president of the American Institute of Organbuilders, and a member of several other organ-related societies. One of Jack's great interests is American popular and light classical music of the period from the 1890s to the 1940s. He has built up a library of orchestrations which is one of the largest in the nation. Among theatre organ enthusiasts, he is probably best known as the director of The Lyn Larsen Show, featuring Jack's orchestra with Larsen at the organ. The BERKELEY COMMUNITY THEATRE is part of a complex designed to serve not only the needs of the Berkeley High School, but also as a major performing arts center for the city and surrounding communities. The building contains a 600-seat Little Theatre and facilities for the school music department, in addition to the 3500-seat theatre where the NorCal Wurlitzer is installed. Construction was begun in 1941, only to be interrupted by World War II. Work was resumed in 1948 and completed in 1950.

7 "S. - L V. m^jurnc Thomas HAZLETON is well-known and admired in both the classical and theatre organ fields, and has made many recordings on both types of instruments. He received his formal education in music at San Francisco State University and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He also studied under Richard Purvis, and was his assistant at Grace Cathedral. Tom was the last staff organist at the San Francisco Paramount Theatre, and was organist for 14 years at the Menlo Park, California, Presbyterian Church. He now holds the position of Tonal Director for the Rodgers Instrument Corporation. Kevin king grew up just a few minutes drive from Ye Olde Pizza Joynt, where the Wurlitzer first met the pizza almost 30 years ago. It was there he decided that someday he would have to play this unique instrument. Under the guidance of Pizza Joynt organist Bill Langford, he was on his way. During his late teens, he played his first concert for a Bay Area organ club. Kevin continued his musical education both privately and at California State University, Hayward. At the university, he was active in the musical theatre department, both onstage and in the orchestra pit. He has played at several pizza restaurants and given concerts for four ATOS Chapters. Kevin is staff organist at the Bella Roma pizza restaurant in Martinez, where he has been for eight years. In addition to playing, Kevin is also involved in maintenance and restoration work on organs. He maintains the Bella Roma organ, and has had a vital role in both the Berkeley Community Theatre and the Stanford Theatre organ projects as sheet metal wind line fabrication and installation expert. WALTER STRONY was born in 1955 in Chicago and began music lessons at the age of seven. His theatre organ teacher was the famous Chicago organist A1 Melgard, who played the huge Barton organ in the Chicago Stadium for many years. His classical organ studies were with Herbert L. White and Karel Paukert. Walt made his public debut at the age of 18, and has since played throughout the United States, as well as in Japan, Australia, England and Canada. He consults on pipe and electronic organ installations, is organist and choirmaster in a Phoenix church, and composes choral and organ music. Walt has made eleven recordings to date, and the first live theatre organ video recording.

8 .-tuiiig g-- Mark ASTON is 16 years old and lives in Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, England. He was the national winner in the ATOS 1990 National Young Organist Competi tion. Before that, he won the ATOS London Chapter Young Organist of the Year competition in He first showed an interest in music at the age of five, when his parents purchased a small keyboard for him. He played it incessantly. Within two years, he began lessons on an electronic organ, and it wasn't long before he had won several competitions. At the age of 12, he attended a C.O.S. Summer Workshop at the Southbank Polytechnic in London and was enthralled. He became an organ pupil of John Norris shortly after the Workshop, and began classical piano studies. In addition to his theatre organ work, Mark plays piano with the West Suffolk Jazz Band. His goal is a career in medicine. Benjamin ROBERT vine - Junior and Overall Wirmer. Benjamin is 14 years old and attends Dartford Boy's Grammar School in Dartford, England. He has studied piano for five-and-a-half years and organ for seven years. His theatre organ teacher is John Norris. Benjamin has worked hard at his music studies and hopes to carry on in the music world. SIMON APPLEYARD - Intermediate Wiimer. Simon is 16 and attends Shelley High School in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. He studies theatre organ with Joyce Alldred, LLCM, and has studied organ for five years. Simon devotes all his spare time to his music and is also interested in the technical side. When he finishes his studies he wants to become an apprentice with a local organ builder. Donald Mackenzie - Senior Wlimer. Donald is 20 and has studied organ for seven years and piano for ten years. He moved from Scotland this year to broaden his musical studies. At the present time he is helping David Pawlyn, a local organ builder, in his business.

9 Tlie Berkeley organ crew, L to R, front row; Charles Hagstrom, Kevin King, Lowell Wendell, Mark Putterbaugh. Back row: Wesley Cavett, Harold Soderstrom, Chris Nichols, Dave Banks, Carl Pinnow, Bill Schlotter.

10 Core of the NorCal Wurlitzer is the 4/20 Publix 1, Opus 2006, from the Toledo Paramount Theatre, which was donated to NorCal by Gary Brookins. Seventeen ranks from the Toledo organ were used, along with pipes and other components from ten other Wurlitzers, to assemble the 4/33 instrument NorCal has installed in the Berkeley Community Theatre. A Devtronix Organ Computer Control system is used in place of the original Wurlitzer relay. MAIN CHAMBER Diaphonic Diapason 32-8 Tuba Horn 16-4 Tibia Clausa 16-2 Clarinet 16-8 Bourdon/Concert Flute 16-2 Tuba Diaphone/Open Diapason 16-4 Gamba 8-4 Gamba Celeste 8 Violin 8-2 Violin Celeste 8-4 Viol d'orchestre 8-2 VDO Celeste 8-4 Krumet 8 Vox Humana 8 Harmonic Flute 4-2 Concert Flute Celeste 4-2 SOLO CHAMBER English Horn 16-8 Bombarde/Tuba Mirabilis 16-4 Horn Diapason 16-8 Tibia Clausa 16-2 Solo String 16-8 Oboe Horn 16-8 Brass Trumpet 8 Orchestral Oboe 8 Kinura 8 Solo String Celeste 8 Brass Saxophone 8 Quintadena 8 Quintadena Celeste 8 Vox Humana 8 Dulciana 8 Dulciana Celeste (Unda Maris) PERFOUND CHAMBER Tibia Plena 16-2 TUNED PERCUSSIONS Piano/Mandolin 85 notes Marimba/Harp, re-it. 49 notes Chrysoglott/Vibraphone 49 notes Master Xylophone 37 notes Xylophone 49 notes Glockenspiel/Orch. Bells 37 notes Cathedral Chimes 25 notes Sleigh Bells 25 notes TRAPS 40" Bass Drum 30" Bass Drum Snare Drum Field Drum 30" Chinese Gong 27" Malaysian Gong Triangle Toy Counter

11 CLARK WILSON,a native of Ohio, began his musical training at the age of nine. In -C*' high school, he accompanied stage musicals and was organist at three churches. He joined the Schantz Organ Company in 1976 as a reed voicer and tonal finisher, after having been involved in the reconstruction of several pipe organs. He traveled extensively for Schantz, and while on assignment in Milwaukee began a five-and-a-half year association with Pipe Organ Pizza as featured organist. Subsequently, Clark has been a staff organist at four other pizza restaurants. He has played several church organ dedications. In addition to his playing abilities, Clark is emerging as a respected tonal finisher of both theatre and classical organs, and is pleased to have been associated with Edward M. Stout Quality Pipe Organ Service on the Berkeley Community Theatre and the Newton Organ Company on the Oakland Paramount Theatre projects. He has made four theatre organ recordings. SIMON GLEDHILL was bom in Halifax, West Yorkshire, in He showed a keen interest in music very early, taking up the accordion when he was six and winning several competitions playing the instrument. When he was ten, his parents bought him a small electronic organ. He taught himself to play for two years before beginning lessons with Michael Woodhead, who also gave him training in classical organ and piano. Hearing Ernest Broadbent play the Wurlitzer in the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool, inspired Simon's interest in the theatre organ, and he was soon practicing regularly on a local privatelyowned instrument. He became the Northern Young Organist of the Year when he was 16, and was invited to make some recordings on the B.B.C. theatre organ for broadcast. He has since performed on nearly every major theatre organ in Britain. He has made five recordings, the latest being the first commercial recording of the Castro Theatre organ, and has appeared twice in the Oakland Paramount Organ Pops Series. This is his third appearance before an ATOS National Convention. He has also performed at the 1991 T.O.S.A. National Convention in Sydney, Australia. Simon was the first recipient of the Cinema Organ Society's Ian Sutherland Award, now given annually to a young organist of outstanding talent and potential. He has also been chosen as the 1991 Patron of the British Theatre Organ Club. -t ii t I k

12 The CASTRO THEATRE is the most elaborate K"V I '' i Hl i;! \ neighborhood theatre in San Francisco. It was the first one designed by the noted architect Timothy Pflueger. When it opened in June of 1922, it contained a 2/11 Robert-Morton organ. That instrument was removed in The present organ is a 4/21 Wurlitzer composed of parts from 15 Wurlitzers. It has been played nightly since January MAIN CHAMBER Concert Flute 16-2 Viole d'orchestre 8-2 Open Diapason 16-4 VDO Celeste 8-4 Clarinet 8 Tibia Clausa 8-2 Violin 8-4 Violin Celeste 8-4 Flute Celeste 4 Tuba Horn 16-8 Marimba-Harp 49 notes Chrysoglott 49 notes Toy Counter SOLO CHAMBER Kinura 8 Orchestral Oboe 8 Tibia Clausa 16-2 English Horn 8 Brass Trumpet 8 Horn Diapason 8-4 Gamba Celeste 8-4 Quintadena 8 Gamba 8-4 Brass Saxophone 8 Vox Humana 8 Glockenspiel 37 notes Xylophone 37 notes Cathedral Chimes 25 notes

13 JIM RIGGS began learning music at the age of seven, when he put rolls of '20s and '30s music on the family's player piano. He started then to play by ear, and continued to do so until he entered junior high school. There he joined the chorus and began to learn to read music. His introduction to theatre organ came one day when his class made a field trip to the home of Aura Edwards. She demonstrated her 18-rank Wurlitzer, and Jim was hooked. He was allowed to come to her home after school and practice for a couple of hours, which he continued to do until he left to enter Chapman College. There, he played on a three-manual Schantz, and first tried silent movie scoring. After college, Jim moved to Santa Rosa, where he played a 2/7 Wurlitzer in the California Theatre. Then, back to the Bay Area and engagements at the Pizza Junction in Rheem and the Bella Roma in Martinez. Next came a stint at the Organ Stop Pizza in Tucson. In 1985, Jim again returned to the Bay Area, where he has played at the Grand Lake and Castro Theatres. He was honored by ATOS as Organist of the Year for 1990, and in August was named Staff Organist for the Oakland Paramount Theatre. Jim is also a staff organist at Palo Alto's Stanford Theatre. He has given concerts throughout the United States, and in Great Britain and Canada, and has played at five ATOS National Conventions. He has released three recordings, the latest made on the Oakland Paramount Wurlitzer., - The paramount theatre opened November 7, Designed by Timothy Pflueger, who had done the Castro Theatre nine years earlier, the Paramount was one of the last of the great movie palaces and is considered a masterpiece of Art Deco design. The theatre was completely restored in Its original organ was a 4/20 Publix 1 Wurlitzer, Opus 2164, the last Publix 1 built; it was removed in the late 1950s. The console and many ranks of pipes and windchests from the first Publix 1, as well as pipes and other components from two other Publix Is and a 260SP, make up the present 4/27 Wurlitzer.

14 Lew WILLIAMS,a native of Lafayette, Louisiana, began playing the organ at the age of ten, and started piano instruction five years later. Upon graduation from high school, he started classical organ lessons, enrolling at Texas Christian University, where he majored in Organ Performance. He won several competitions while at TCU, and was graduated with the Bachelor of Music degree and the Performer's Certificate in Organ. He then went to Switzerland for a year, studying organ and improvisation at the Conservatory of Music in Geneva. When he returned to the United States, Lew entered Southern Methodist University, where he earned a Master of Music degree. During his college and conservatory years. Lew won several competitions and honors. He was a staff organist at the Organ Stop Pizza in Phoenix from 1979 to He has played at two conventions of the American Guild of Organists, and this is his fourth appearance at ATOS conventions. He has also played in a number of cities in the United States, and in England and Switzerland, and has made one theatre organ recording. Ht1i SOLO CHAMBER Diaphone (metal) 16 English Horn 8 Brass Saxophone 8 Solo String 16-8 Brass Trumpet 8 Vox Humana 8 Kinura 8 Orchestral Oboe 8 Solo String Celeste 8 Solo Tibia 16-2 Tuba Mirabilis 8 Xylophone Glockenspiel/Bells MAIN CHAMBER Tuba Horn 16-8 Vox Humana 8 Quintadena 8 Concert Flute 16-2 Violin Celeste 8-4 Chimes Horn Diapason 16-4 Sleigh Bells Marimba/Harp Viol d'orchestre 8-2 Solo String 8 Violin 16-4 Viol Celeste 8-4 Flute Celeste 8-4 Clarinet 8 Oboe Horn 16-8 UNENCLOSED PERCUSSIONS Solo String Celeste 8 Chrysoglott Marimba/Harp Toy Counter Piano Tibia Clausa 8-2 Diaphonic Diapason 16-: Xylophone Vibraharp

15 Dennis JAMES was bom in 1950 in Philadelphia, and began his music training at the age of 12. He played his first concert in Detroit when he was 16, substituting for his teacher, Leonard MacClain, who was ill. He earned Batchelor's and Master's degrees from the School of Music at Indiana University. Dennis made his classical recital debut at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, and his organ concerto debut with the Chicago Symphony at Orchestra Hall. In the theatre organ field, his first regular public appearances were as house organist for the Lansdowne and Brookline Theatres in Pennsylvania, and later at the Paramount and Rivoli Theatres in Indiana. When he was 25, he became resident organist for the Ohio Theatre in Columbus, a post he held for 15 years. He has appeared as a featured artist at many organ conventions and film festivals, and is noted for his silent film accompaniments. In the classical organ field, Deimis has toured extensively in many parts of the world. He is scheduled to play at Lincoln Center in July of this year. He also performs frequently with chamber and early music ensembles on the piano, harpsichord, glass armonica, seraphim, theremin, recorder and organ. The STANFORD THEATRE opened June 9,1925, as one of five owned by the Palo Alto Theatre Company. Operation of the Stanford was taken over by Fox West Coast in February The original organ was a Leathurby-Smith, which was removed in the late 1950s. Palo Alto was more fortunate than many cities, in that the theatre was not torn down or converted to some other use. The Stanford has been completely restored and is now operated by the Stanford Theatre Foundation, showing every night a double bill of classic films made before A 3/21 Wurlitzer made up of parts of several instruments is installed in the theatre. Its console is from : ' ^ Graumann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The organ is played during intermissions every night, and to accompany an occasional silent film.

16 'ft MAIN CHAMBER Diaphone/Diapason 16 Bourdon/Concert Flute 16 Trumpet 8 Horn Diapason 8 Clarinet 8 Salicional 8 Salicional Celeste 8 Viol d'orchestre 8 VDO Celeste 8 Concert Flute Celeste 8 Vox Humana 8 Chrysoglott SOLO CHAMBER Tuba Horn 16 Tibia Clausa 16 English (Post) Horn 8 I Brass Trumpet 8 Brass Saxophone 8 Solo String 8 Solo String Celeste 8 Kinura 8 Orchestral Oboe 8 Quintadena 8 Glockenspiel Marimba Xylophone Sleigh Bells Chimes

17 JOHN FENSTERMAKER is organist and choirmaster of Grace Cathedral, a post he has held since He is also organist of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. A native of Indianapolis, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut; Master of Church Music degree from the College of Church Musicians at Washington Cathedral, D.C.; Doctor of Sacred Music, honoris causa, from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley. He has also studied at the Sorbonne, Paris; with Andre Marchal, noted French organist and scholar; and with Allan Wicks, organist of Canterbury Cathedral, England. As organist of the Fine Arts Museums, he plays 30 recitals a year on the 63-rank 1924 E. M. Skinner organ at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. Dr. Fenstermaker has played accompaniment to silent films, both at Grace Cathedral and at the Oakland Paramount Theatre. He has made a number of recordings at the cathedral. Grace cathedral is located where the palatial homes of the Crocker family stood before the earthquake and fire of The Crockers donated the land to the church, and construction began in 1928, but the cathedral was not completed and consecrated until late The structure is built of reinforced concrete, and this together with the location in an earthquake-prone area, dictated the rather plain design. The organ was installed in the unqnished cathedral in 1934 by Aeolian-Skinner as their Opus 910. Minor tonal revisions throughout the instrument were made in 1951 by Aeolian-Skinner. In 1968, the Italian firm of Fratelli Ruffatti replaced the fourmanual electropneumatic console action with an all-electric five-manual action, retaining the original console shell. Casavant Freres, a Canadian company, installed the Bombarde and Gallery Divisions in 1974.

18 GALLERY Diapason 8 Octave 4 Fifteenth 2 Mixture VIII Fed. Principal 16 PEDAL GREAT SWELL Tremulant SOLO Diapason 32 Gamba 16 Lieblich Gedeckt 16 Zimbelstem Gamba 8 Open Bass 16 Diapason 8 Geigen 8 Gamba Celeste 8 Diapason 16 Quintaton 8 Stopped Diapason 8 CHOIR Flauto Mirabilis 8 Gamba 16 Gemshom 8 Gamba 8 Gemshom 16 Harmonic Flute 4 Bourdon 16 Hute Harmonique 8 Voix Celestes 8 Viola Pomposa 8 French Horn 8 Violone 16 Rohr Gedeckt 8 Hauto Dolce 8 Viola Celeste 8 English Horn 8 Lieblich Gedeckt 16 Quint 5-1/3 Flute Celeste 8 Melodia 8 Tuba Mirabilis 8 Gemshom 16 Octave 4 Echo Celeste II 8 Lieblich Gedeckt 8 Clarion 4 Quint 10-2/3 Principal 4 Principal 4 Erzahler 8 Tremulant Octave 8 Flute 4 Spitz Flute 4 Kleine Erzahler 8 Cello 8 Twelfth 2-2/3 Harmonic Flute 4 Gemshom 4 BOMBARDE Flute 8 Fifteenth 2 Nazard 2-2/3 Lieblich Flute 4 Montre 8 Still Gedeckt 8 Blockflote 2 Fifteenth 2 Nazard 2-2/3 Prestant 4 Gemshom 8 Tierce 1-3/5 Larigot 1-1/3 Kleine Flote 2 Doublette 2 Octave Quint 5-1/3 Italian Principal 1 Plein Jen III Tierce 1-3/5 Foumiture VII Super Octave 4 Foumiture IV Sharff III Sifflote 1 Comet V Choral Bass 4 Cymbal III Fagotto 16 Zimbel III-IV Bombarde 16 Flute 4 Double Trumpet 16 Trompette Harm. 8 Clarinet 8 Trompette 8 Blockflote 2 Trumpet 8 Cornopean 8 Trompette 8 Clairon 4 Mixture III Clarion 4 Clarion 4 Harp Contre Bombarde 32 Oboe 8 Tremulant Bombarde 16 Vox Humana 8 Contra Fagotto 16 Trompette 8 Clarion 4

19 ST.FRANCIS HOTEL - The first hotel of that name in San Francisco opened in 1849 at the corner of Dupont and Clay Streets. It was destroyed by fire in Construction of the present hotel began in 1902, on the site fonnerly occupied by the Calvary Presbyterian Church. The project was initiated by Henry Scott and Charles Green, who were the guardians of the three grandchildren of the first Charles Crocker. The architects were Walter Bliss and William Faville. When it opened on March 24,1904,the hotel building consisted of only the two wings nearest Geary Street. Six manager, had a temporary "Little St. Francis" built in Union Square. It was an elegant wooden building with 110 guest rooms, renting at the same rates as the large hotel $2.50 for a single and $5.00 for a double. The restored St. Francis reopened December 1, 1907, and the Little St. Francis was torn down. The fourth wing, on the north side, was added in 1913, making the St. Francis the largest hotel on the Pacific Coast at the time. Beginning in late 1967, the tower addition behmd the old months after the opening, the Crocker trustees announced St. Francis was designed and built. At the top of the 32story tower is a cocktail lounge and an elegant restaurant. Next below the restaurant are six special suites, and below their intention to add a third wing. This wing was under those are 590 rooms. The hotel now has over 1000 rooms. construction when the earthquake of 1906 occurred. The Almost from the opening day, the St. Francis has been St. Francis was only slightly affected by the quake, but the fire which followed caused considerable damage. the center of social, business and political life in the city. While the hotel was being restored, James Woods, the Nearly every celebrity and fashion has been seen in its lobby during the past 87 years.

20 The Ninety-one-derful Convention MORNING AFTERNOON EVENING FRIDAY, JULY 5 Registration Starts at 9:00 a.m. St. Francis Hotel Chapter Representatives Meeting TOM HAZLETON 4/33 Wurlitzer Berkeley Community Theatre SATURDAY, JULY 6 CLARK WILSON 4/21 Wurlitzer Castro Theatre Schoenstein Factory Tours Seminars - Devtronix Users, Electronic Owners Pipe Organ Owners Meeting Young Artists Meeting Rodgers Demonstration by TOM HAZLETON JIM RIGGS 4/27 Wurlitzer Paramount Theatre SUNDAY, JULY 7 MARK ASTON & Winners of Young Organists Competition 4/33 Wurlitzer Berkeley Community Theatre LEW WILLIAMS 4/27 Wurlitzer Paramount Theatre DENNIS JAMES 4/21 Wurlitzer Stanford Theatre MONDAY, JULY 8 KEVIN KING 4/33 Wurlitzer Berkeley Community Theatre Annual Membership Meeting Allen Demonstration by LYN LARSEN Seminars - Theatres of San San Franicsco, Steve Levin Organ Registration, Walt Strony SIMON GLEDHILL 4/21 Wurlitzer Castro Theatre TUESDAY, JULY 9 JOHN FENSTERMAKER 5/135 Aeolian-Skinner Grace Cathedral WALT STRONY 4/33 Wurlitzer Berkeley Community Theatre Reception - LARRY VANNUCCI BANQUET St. Francis Hotel WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 OPEN HOUSE - Castro Theatre, with cameo artists OPEN HOUSE - Berkeley Community Theatre, open console AFTERGLOW - Bay cruise to MARINE WORLD AFRICA USA and return 19

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