The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ weighs approximately 32 tons and is supplied with air by four blowers totaling 25 horsepower, placed in the basement for sound isolation.
Instruments
The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ, Dobson Opus 76, featured on this recording, is the largest new organ in an American concert hall, incorporating 125 ranks and 6,938 pipes.
Recording & Production
This album, "Cherry Rhodes at the Kimmel Center," was recorded live at Verizon Hall, The Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, on October 14, 2006.
Performer Biography
Cherry Rhodes made her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age seventeen, playing the new Aeolian-Skinner organ at the Academy of Music.
Instruments
The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ's entire front facade is curved and leans outward at a four-degree angle to correspond with Verizon Hall's balconies.
Performer Biography
Cherry Rhodes, the organist on this album, was the first American to win an international organ competition, an honor awarded in Munich.
Instruments
The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ was constructed over several years, with its installation in Verizon Hall occurring in three phases between 2001 and 2005.
