The Saint Luke Pipe Organ, completed in 1998, is a prominent feature of the Saint Luke sanctuary. The organ is regularly used in worship services as well as organ recitals and Music in McLean concerts.
Saint Luke's organ was built by the Steiner-Reck Organ Company, which was active in Louisville, Kentucky and was a partnership between an American, Phares Steiner, and a German, Gottfried Reck.
Saint Luke's organ is notable because it is one of the largest pipe organs in Northern Virginia, and because it has two separate consoles: an attached console, which operates a mechanical playing action, and a remote console, which operates an electric playing action. The attached console allows more sensitive control of music making, while the remote console permits better sight lines for liturgy, choir direction, and concerts.
More information about the organ, including a specification, may be found here.
Saint Luke's organ was built by the Steiner-Reck Organ Company, which was active in Louisville, Kentucky and was a partnership between an American, Phares Steiner, and a German, Gottfried Reck.
Saint Luke's organ is notable because it is one of the largest pipe organs in Northern Virginia, and because it has two separate consoles: an attached console, which operates a mechanical playing action, and a remote console, which operates an electric playing action. The attached console allows more sensitive control of music making, while the remote console permits better sight lines for liturgy, choir direction, and concerts.
More information about the organ, including a specification, may be found here.
