The Cathedral Organ
The first organ at Christ Church, dedicated on December 7, 1859, was made by the Henry Erben factory in New York. The $7000 instrument was one of the largest in the south, composed of the pedal, choir, great and swell organ and 50 stops. The 1906 hurricane destroyed the organ. It was replaced by a Hook and Hastings organ in 1907, which was rebuilt in the late 1940’s, and upon its completion the Christ Church organ was considered the finest in Mobile.
In 1985 Steiner-Reck completed another major rebuild of the organ. This increased the number of pipe ranks from 29 to 58. With the 2009 restoration to the Cathedral, the organ was refurbished and cleaned and a trumpet en chamade was installed on the balcony wall.
Today Christ Church Cathedral continues to enjoy hearing music from one of the finest organs in the southeastern United States.
Cathedral Choirs
All choirs rehearse weekly on Wednesdays.
Cathedral Organist and Choir Director: Peggy Lyden
Assistant Choir Master: Teri Williams
All Saints' Celebration
Sunday, November 6, 2011
10:00 am
Peter Wood, trumpet
Jody Wood, french horn
Christ Church Cathedral Choir
Christ Church Cathedral Handbells
Christ Church Cathedral Children
Advent Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 11, 2011
10:00 am
Danielle Darrington, Flautist
Kim Harden, violinist
Christ Church Cathedral Choir
Christ Church Cathedral Handbells
Christ Church Cathedral Children
Advent Music at Noon
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
10:00 am
Enen Yu, violinist
Bob Holm, pianist
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Mithril Duo
Tom Morley
Andra Bonet
Christmas Eve
Saturday, December 24, 2011
4:30 pm Prelude
5:00 pm Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Tom Morley, violinist
Paul Hanceri, celist
Christ Church Cathedral Choir
Christ Church Cathedral Handbells
2012
Opening Service of the
Convention of the
Episcopal Diocese
of the Central Gulf Coast
Thursday, February 2, 2012
6:00 pm
Peter Wood, trumpeter
Donald Morris, trumpeter
Enen Yu, violinist
Christ Church Cathedral Choir
Lenten Music at Noon
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Mithril Quartet
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Tommy Rowell, Melanie Zoghby Cummins, vocalists
Peggy Lyden, accompanist
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Teri Williams, vocalist; Enen Yu, violinist
Peggy Lyden, accompanist
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Enen Yu, violinist; Guosheng Huang, cellist
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Bob Holm, pianist
Easter Festival Eucharist
Sunday, April 8, 2012
10:00 am
Enen Yu, violinist
Christ Church Cathedral Choir
Christ Church Cathedral Handbells
Christ Church Cathedral Children
Music
Margaret Levensailor Lyden, (Peggy), has served as Organist and Choir Director at the Cathedral since April of 2001. She has served numerous churches in the Mobile and Baldwin County area including St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mobile, St. John's Episcopal Church, Mobile and Spanish Fort United Methodist Church, Spanish Fort. She also teaches music at the Lower School at St. Paul's Episcopal School. Peggy graduated with distinction in performance from Converse College with a Bachelor's degree in Music in Organ Performance and holds a Master's degree from the University of South Alabama in Education with a concentration in music. Peggy is a member of the American Guild of Organists.
4:15 - 5:15 pm
5:15 - 6:15 pm
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Children's Choir
Handbell Choir
Adult Cathedral Choir
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