Isabelle Demers performs Mendelssohn transcription (Symphony 5) on restored 1939 Whitelegg

Described as a "diminutive dynamo," Canadian organist Isabelle Demers performs her arrangement of Mendelssohn's Fifth Symphony on the newly-restored 1939 Moller-Whitelegg at Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, Washington, D.C. The producers would like to thank Rev. Alisa Lasater, Pastor and Jon Kalbfleisch, Director of Music for their support in this recording. Directed and edited by Geoffrey Silver, Acis Productions Ltd. Ms. Demers is represented by Phillip Truckenbrod, Concert Artists.

The organ at Capitol Hill United Methodist Church is an M.P. Möller Pipe Organ (Opus 6385), which was built in 1939 by that company in Hagerstown, Maryland. It has four Manuals and 53 ranks of pipes. The organ was designed by Clarence Dickenson and built by Richard O. Whitelegg. Whitelegg was one of the most renowned organ builders/designers of the early 20th Century.

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[acisproductions]

keep an eye out for Isabelle on this instrument at the AGO convention this summer

[AC081961]

Ma petite cousine, qui vient de terminer un doctorat à Juilliard... Keith Emerson et Rick Wakeman n'ont qu'à bien se tenir...

[Micheltretout]

Congratulations ,the choice of stops , manuals etc is perfect. The tone , tempo also , we all hope to see you playing again ... maybe in france ! Why not?

Mtretout organist, not able to play like you ...

[DeaconDick0421]

Great Concert - the best.

[DesireeDeFete]

Great videography. So you do this professionally? If so, send me a message!

[sdegrace]

Très intéressant et vraiment bien filmé.

[Colsop77]

Brava, Isabelle ... so many different colors!

[ruxtoncar]

This is M. P. Moller Opus 3685 of 1936 built for the former Presbyterian Church of the Covenant (later National Presbyterian Church) and under personal supervision of Richard O. Whitelegg (ex Harrison and Harrison, Willis and Welte-Tripp). Moved to present church in 1960's and now restored/rebuilt by David M. Storey, Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland.

[melodia16]

Great! The organ sounds wonderful -- so colorful and well regulated. Congrats to the organist and to the organbuilder!