Berghaus Pipe Organ

"Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God..." - Psalm 147:1

Berghaus Pipe Organ

The Berghaus Organ Opus 224 is a beacon of majesty and glory that soars to the heights of the beautiful sanctuary of La Casa de Cristo. This 91-Rank Berghaus pipe organ is truly an eclectic instrument. It is called 91-rank because it contains 91 ranks, 92 stops, and 5,067 pipes. The console is comprised of four manuals and a 32-note pedal board. The organ was completed in 2008 and its architectural design was inspired by the landscape of the McDowell Mountains.

From the September 2009 edition of the magazine, The Diapason, you can read an exhaustive description of the organ. This article discusses its sound palette, aesthetic design, types of wood and metals used, and a list of ranks. Read the article here

Explore The Berghaus Pipe Organ

The Berghaus Pipe Organ at La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church in Scottsdale, Arizona contains 91 ranks, 92 stops, and 5067 pipes. Their organist, Dr. Jeremy Peterman, documents various aspects of the large organ (usually very late at night, judging by the console clocks!), giving special attention to the moving components. Among other things, you’ll see the action of the sliders, harp, chimes, nightingale, tremulant, and solenoids. There’s so much to explore here that this video is sure to be just one of several Organ Crawl videos devoted to the instrument.

Recent Performances

Impromptu

Hymns For Him

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

Marche Héroïque

Ecce lignum crucis

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Recent Expansion

Below are pictures of our recent organ expansion. We added a refurbished harp, new chimes, and a bird warbler (“pajaritos”). We additionally installed expression shades to enhance dynamic contrasts. The bird warbler is operated with a foot lever or thumb piston and is especially effective in short bursts to create a realistic “chirp.”