I’ve been fascinated with practice organ design since my early days as a student. Practice organs carry some of the biggest burden in our profession: they are played constantly, render a huge span of the repertoire, and promote lifelong habits (good or bad) for the student – all in the smallest spaces imaginable!

Schoenstein & Co. is building a three-manual, 29 voice, 34 rank organ for Saint Philip’s Episcopal Church in Coral Gables, Florida.

Consider the talented choir accompanist. Seated at the organ bench, this person fulfills all  the duties of a first-class orchestrator, with the added responsibility of playing the performance! These are the accompanist-orchestrators, super-musicians of our field, sensitive and creative in preparation and performance. Our new organ for Church of the Good Shepherd in Corpus Christi, […]

Schoenstein & Co. is building a four-manual, 11 rank organ for Brigham Young University – Idaho, Rexburg, ID. The organ program, led by Dr. Daniel Kerr, is comprised of roughly twelve undergraduate and graduate students. These students perform in Barrus Concert Hall on a four manual Ruffatti organ. The hall and the students both have […]

Bryan Dunnewald has been appointed President and Tonal Director of Schoenstein & Co., continuing the company’s tradition of placing leadership in the hands of musicians. He now oversees all aspects of the company with a focus on its musical direction. Dunnewald began his association with Schoenstein ten years ago and served most recently as Tonal […]

Louis Patterson has retired as President of Schoenstein & Co. after 25 years of service. He leaves a legacy of technical advancement and musical knowledge to the team he trained and the clients he served. Patterson also developed Schoenstein’s unique approach for tuning organs and personally supervised the care of the San Francisco Bay Area’s […]