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EROI EROI or the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative is a project run by the Eastman School of Music with the goal of creating a unique collection of organ instruments in Rochester, New York. The Italian Baroque organThe first milestone of the project was the acquisition of an original Italian baroque organ.[1] The instrument was restored by German organbuilder Gerhard Woehl and installed in the Fountain Court of the Memorial Art Gallery, a museum of University of Rochester.[2][3] The instrument has one manual, pull down pedals and is tuned in meantone.[4]
The Casparini OrganThe second instrument is a replica of the 1776 organ built by German organ builder Adam Gottlob Casparini for the Church of the Holy Ghost in Vilnius, Lithuania.[5] The replica was built by the GOArt research center and is installed[6] in Christ Church, Rochester, New York. The dedication took place in October 2008 during the yearly EROI festival.[7] Munetaka Yokota was responsible for the voicing of the pipes and Monika May oversaw the painting and gilding of the case.[8]
Hook and Hastings opus 1573In the fall of 2012 an 1893 organ by Hook and Hastings was installed in Christ Church and inaugurated on November 30 with a recital of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Camille Saint-Saëns and David Conte among others.[9] The Ernest Skinner organThe restoration of the 1921 Ernest Skinner organ in Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music is also part of the project.[10] References
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