The organ features an octagonal inlaid wood design on its music stand, complementing the octagonal shape of the church.
Recording & Production
The plaster in the church where the organ is located contains marble powder from the Dolomites, a fact unknown to the priest or churchgoers until the organ's inauguration.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded on the Andrea Zeni organ at the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church Oita, which was inaugurated on April 18, 2018.
Instruments
The organ's case is made of lightly whitened ash solid wood, with parts painted brown to match the church's white walls and window frames.
Instruments
The wooden pipes of the organ are made from first-quality fir wood sourced from the Dolomites.
Instruments
The Andrea Zeni organ used for this recording is the first organ built by the Andrea Zeni factory located in a church in Japan.
Performer Biography
Ai Yoshida and Alex Gai, the performers on this recording, met the organ builder Andrea Zeni through a chance encounter in the Dolomites, where Ai Yoshida lives.
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