St. Dunstan’s Campaign to Build a Tracker Action Why a Tracker Organ?

“Much inspiration and as works of art, and last for Dobson Pipe Organ healing can come by our hundreds of years. Builders of Lake City, Iowa, creating the most beautiful Our goal is to work with who have built organs for music possible, and to that the renowned artists at spaces as small as private very end, we envision a homes, and as large as the beautiful organ suited to our new Roman Catholic space.” —Dr. Steve Denmark Cathedral in Los Angeles. We aim to grace the A Tracker Action Organ Monterey Peninsula with an is an organ that allows for artistic treasure, and a lasting maximum expressiveness in legacy for future generations playing by minimizing to enjoy. electrical components. Tracker organs in Europe and the United States stand

2 “The primary focus of inviting us to add our own are artists. They pour their our design work for this voices to it, in addition to hearts into every instrument project is the support and our prayers. they create. A Dobson organ encouragement of song, and “A pipe organ has the on the Monterey Peninsula secondarily, the performance special advantage of would be something to really of related solo literature in physicality. Unlike with an celebrate.” the context of worship. . . . electric organ that only —The Rev. Rob Fisher, The support of worship is samples and plays back pipe Rector of St. Dunstan’s the organ’s sacred task, and organ sounds, the actual nothing is more important to wood, air, leather and metal us in the design and of a true pipe construction of an organ for organ create St. Dunstan's. Our hope is movements in the that the organ will further air that evoke an serve as a model of artistic exciting response, excellence not only for your and that can even church but the greater cause your Episcopal community and clothing to vibrate! the region.” “I am —Dobson Pipe Organ impressed by the Builders, Ltd. way that the organ builders at Dobson “Music touches the heart take care to tune in ways that words alone their instruments can’t touch. Music is both to their unique spiritual and physical. It spaces—both —A Statement from Dobson surrounds us in the air, sonically and visually. They

3 Our organ will have pipes as small as a straw and as large as small tree. It will be a treasure for our entire music- and arts-oriented community.

Bach himself was a tester perfectly suited to their organs. It allows for greater of pipe organs, and he called performance spaces. There is expression, and it also the organ the “king of only one tracker organ performs better over time. instruments.” Pipe organs currently, and that was have been used since Old designed for a different Testament times, and as they space than the room where it blend across various is now played. kinds of pipes, there is We see a great nothing better suited for opportunity for making St. leading a congregation in Dunstan’s Church in sunny singing. and accessible Carmel Valley “I was very pleased to While the Monterey a new and cherished venue learn that St. Dunstan’s Peninsula is a place where for community musical Church plans to install a the arts are enthusiastically gatherings, for education, first-rate tracker action organ embraced, there is a shortage and for for spiritual uplift. in its Carmel Valley of fine pipe organs that are sanctuary. New venues for What makes a tracker action the performance of fine organ special? music enhance the cultural Many modern pipe scene in Monterey County, organs have electronic and make beautiful music components that send available for more people. I signals from the keyboard to encourage community the pipes. With a tracker support for the organ project organ, the keyboard is at St. Dunstan’s” physically connected to the —Betsey Pearson, President mechanism that releases air into the pipes. This is the The Carmel Bach Festival ancient way of building

4 The Proposed Instrument

16 Registers • 17 Stops • 16 Ranks • 909 Pipes

Details of Construction:

• Attached console with two • Bench with height adjustment • Freestanding case made of manuals blocks white oak • Keyboard compass of 58 • Console mirrors (removable) • Double-thickness notes • Mechanical key action for the with tightly fitted shades • Pedal compass of 32 notes manuals; electric key action • Balanced rosewood Swell • Manual keyboards have bone for the Pedal shoe with brass toe plate naturals and ebony sharps • Electric stop action with 10 (mechanical action) • Pedalboard has hard maple level solid-state combination • Walkboards, ladders and naturals and teak sharps action case lights provided for ease • Drawknobs placed in vertical • Bone-colored thumb pistons of tuning and maintenance jambs with black engraving • Quiet-running blower in • Music rack and pedalboard • Toe pistons of polished brass silencing enclosure lights with inset black rubber surfaces Please note that this is not a finalized list and is subject to change. If sufficient funds are available, there is a hope of enhancing this instrument further.

5 How this dream will become a reality

Early donations ranging from $300 to $70,000 have already come in, giving us a total of just under $140,000 toward the campaign already.

We must raise $750,000 to build this organ. There are a number of identified giving levels which will be gratefully acknowledged:

$500,000 Visionary Level—with naming rights $100,000 Jennifer Denmark Memorial Level $50,000 Patron Saint Level $10,000 Archangel Level Up to $9,999 Angel Level

All who contribute in any way will be invited to a special concert and celebration when the finished instrument is debuted.

6 There are many advantageous ways to give.

If you would like to see this project become a reality, here are ways you might be able to leverage your support. We have experts that can guide you in setting up any of the following:

u A pledge of installments over time.

u A “Life Income” gift, such as a pooled income fund, charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust.

u A Living Trust gift of a pledged asset (such as a home) that can be used to secure major funding for the Organ yet will allow the donor to maintain their residence until it is no longer needed. In the event that we receive such a gift, we have secured financing arrangements from Thrivent Financial for this project. This would be especially apt for reaching the Visionary Level with accompanying naming rights.

Please contact The Rev. Rob Fisher (831-402-9000, fi[email protected]) or Dr. Michael Hendrickson, chair of the Organ Campaign (831-624-6646, offi[email protected]) for further information.

We thank you for your interest and your support!

7 The Organ Project Q&A

How soon will the organ be Currently, Dobson’s schedule could complete the organ within 2 years. built?

How much will the project We need to raise $750,000. *We will not begin this project until all the cost? money has been raised.

By when do we have to raise We have until September 2014 to raise the funds. At that time, the price the funds? may increase as materials on the world market will rise in value.

Have we secured a place in Yes! We have submitted a design and schedule retainer, with 10% of the Dobson’s building schedule? cost, following the wishes of the earliest two donors, which has secured our place in Dobson’s build schedule. (Right behind us will be a project for St. Thomas Fifth Avenue in New York which has engaged Dobson to replace their famous organ.)

How will this new organ It will be one of only two tracker-action pipe organs on the peninsula, compare to the other organs and will be the only one designed for the space in which it is installed. on the Peninsula? This organ will mesh a sensitive and subtle tactile connection at the keyboard to an extremely warm and rich sound. It will serve the needs of church worship, weddings, memorials, and other community concerts such as those for the Bach Festival.

What will be the uniqueness This organ will be designed so that its stops or tones will blend with one of musical sounds made by another. No single stop will stand out against the rest, and the stops, this organ? while individually beautiful, will best fulfill their roles when used in community with one another. Each stop will have its own particular quality of tone to add to the mix.

What are the maintenance This organ would be expected to require tuning once or twice per year costs of such a pipe organ? and cost as little as $300 to $600 per year. Currently our electronic organ maintenance is $1000 to $2000 per annum.

Physical Address: 28003 Robinson Canyon Road in Carmel Valley Mailing Address: P.O. Box 101, Carmel Valley, CA 939243 offi[email protected] • 831.624.6646