Eagle lectern project

Eagle lectern project

 Conrad E. Soderstrom, organist/choirmaster at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Minden, Louisiana, explains the eagle lectern project: Lectern and pulpit reading desks in the shape of eagles have a long history in Catholic, Lutheran and Episcopal Churches throughout the world. The image of the eagle... Read more...


St. Alban’s Chapel Dedication

St. Alban’s Chapel Dedication

Our refurbished 1906 Hook and Hastings was blessed February 8 as part of the consecration and opening ceremony for St. Alban’s Collegiate Chapel in Dallas, TX. The two manual, 13 stop tracker organ served two Nebraska churches before we rescued and revived the instrument in preparation for finding... Read more...


Opus 27 revisited

Opus 27 revisited

When we built Opus 27 for Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN, in 1988, the 47 stop, three manual tracker organ was Bedient’s largest project to date. Inspired by organs of 18th and 19th Century France, the instrument featured a console positioned between two halves of the organ located... Read more...