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About the Organ Design
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| The Walt Disney Concert Hall is a sculptured work of architecture. Designed by Frank O. Gehry, it opened in Los Angeles in the fall of 2003. Its gleaming metallic exterior rises in undulating curves and slanted walls, in shapes reminiscent of sturdy ships and billowing sails. Inside this signature building is a perfectly symmetrical auditorium with terraced seating encircling the platform. Within this intimate hall of light and color, the startling organ façade is the dramatic and visual focus, towering above the rear of the stage as a forest of pipes. | |||||||||||||||||
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Manuel J. Rosales, Frank Gehry,
and Caspar von Glatter-Götz |
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| The person selected to consult with Frank Gehry was Manuel J. Rosales, a Los Angeles organ designer and builder. It was his purpose to define the parameters for Mr. Gehry, and agree upon a design which would allow the architectural expression desired, but also accommodate the mechanical and tonal needs of the organ. Once this was established, Rosales searched for someone to fabricate and install the many complex components. His recommendation was Caspar von Glatter-Götz, a European organ builder whose company offered to this innovative project impressive technical competence, as well as great enthusiasm. These three individuals, and their dedicated associates, produced a superb pipe organ, an instrument of great visual and tonal beauty. | |||||||||||||||||
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Los Angeles Time schematic (above)
is available as a PDF by clicking HERE. |
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There are always challenges during an installation.
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