Word: instrument
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ORGAN INAGURAL concert, by its very infrequence, is bound to attract attention. All the more so in the case of the most recent dedication in Cambridge the First Church`s new instrument marks the first appearacne in this country of an organ designed by the firm of Theodor Frobenius & Sons of Copenhagen...
...that the organist become more familiar with the quirks of the Frobenius to produce a more enjoyable sound. (Johnson playing on the Busch-Reisinger's Flentrop is outstanding). But the problems of the Frobenius are noticeable: not enough foundation, raucous reeds, and questionable tone-regulation. The site for the instrument was promising, but the organ itself disappointing. It will be here for a long time--the previous instrument, a Hook and Hastings, lasted over 90 years...
...EVENT, the fact remains that the Frobenius is a well-crafted instrument, quite capable of fulfilling the church's sacred and secular functions. As a baroque organ (only the swell shutters and celeste belie this), its balance is too far off in favor of the noisy mixture stops, clearly a serious fault in a room with so little resonance...
...growing success of the conservative seminaries directly reflects broader shifts in U.S. Protestantism. While liberal mainstream denominations have been shrinking, conservative evangelical churches report rising membership (and bank) rolls. Many liberals have become disillusioned with the church as an instrument of social reform and have redirected their money to secular organizations. Moderates have become disenchanted for other reasons. Union, for example, lost some longtime donors as it became increasingly involved in radical causes...
...never be merely reformed. Its operation over the past three years has played a major part in undermining the atmosphere of trust in which any community is supposed to operate. The Faculty lost this trust by foisting the CRR on an unwilling student body. Only by completely abolishing this instrument of repression and working with students at all stages in the implementation of a new disciplinary procedure can the Faculty redeem itself...