Saturday November 14
2 pm – 6 pm
21 Kondelin Rd. Gloucester, MA

Trinity Church has been a beacon on the Newport, Rhode Island horizon for the past 300 years, a prominent landmark for mariners, and the oldest surviving church building in Newport. Now a new Fisk organ, Opus 170 is nearing completion in honor of the Church’s tricentennial year. Come see and hear Opus 170, tour the shop and learn about the art and craft of organ building.

The original organ in Trinity Church was the first organ brought to America from England intended for use in church services. (New England Puritans were not fond of organs, calling them “the Devil’s box of whistles!”) Bishop George Berkeley commissioned the noted London organbuilder Richard Bridge to build the instrument, and sent it as a gift to the Trinity Congregation in 1733. Internal components were replaced in several iterations between 1846 and 1972. The original Bridge casework has been cleaned and restored and now serves as a handsome enclosure for the new Fisk. A Chaire division with a matching oak case and carvings expands the instruments tonal capability.