Our president and tonal director, Jack Bethards, is internationally known as a pipe organ consultant specializing in evaluating instruments and planning programs for renovations.

Jack is a San Francisco Bay Area native and holds Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. He has been a professional musician and is currently active in the American Guild of Organists. He is past president of the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America and member of the American Institute of Organbuilders, the International Society of Organbuilders, and the Association Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. He is on the National Council of The Organ Historical Society and serves on the advisory boards of several organ preservation societies. In over 45 years of pipe organ work and research, Mr. Bethards has been a frequent lecturer and contributor of articles to professional journals. A major thrust of his study, including work abroad, has been Romantic organ building in France, Germany, England and America.

This is a selected list of Jack's consulting clients.

NATIONAL AND CATHEDRAL CHURCHES * Cathedral Church of the Advent Birmingham, AL    Holy Rosary Cathedral Vancouver, B.C.    Cathedral of Christ the Light Oakland, CA * St. Paul's Cathedral San Diego, CA    The National Shrine Washington, D.C. * Washington National Cathedral Washington, D.C. * First Church of Christ, Scientist (The Mother Church) Boston, MA * Cathedral of St. Paul Saint Paul, MN * Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine New York City * Riverside Church New York City * Christ Church Cathedral Houston, TX    St. James Cathedral Seattle, WA EPISCOPAL CHURCHES    Saint Luke's Episcopal Church Darien, CT * Trinity Church Boston, MA * All Saints Church Worcester, MA * Christ Church Cranbrook Detroit, MI * St. Peter's Episcopal Church Morristown, NJ    St. James' Church New York City * Trinity Church, Wall Street New York City    Christ Church Philadelphia, PA * St. Mark's Church Philadelphia, PA    St. George's Episcopal Church Nashville, TN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES * Fourth Presbyterian Church Chicago, IL * Second Presbyterian Church Indianapolis, IN * First Presbyterian Church Lincoln, NE    Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church Philadelphia, PA    First Presbyterian Church Philadelphia, PA * East Liberty Presbyterian Church Pittsburgh, PA * First Presbyterian Church Houston, TX    Grace Presbyterian Church Houston, TX

UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, SCHOOLS, CONSERVATORIES    University of Redlands Redlands, CA * University of Chicago Chicago, IL    Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN * Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI * Hope College Holland, MI * University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI * University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN * Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE * St. Paul's School Concord, NH * Eastman School of Music Rochester, NY    St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Wynnewood, PA PUBLIC HALLS AND INSTITUTIONS * The Kennedy Center Washington, D.C.    The Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C.    Minneapolis Convention Center Minneapolis, MN    Atlantic City Convention Hall Atlantic City, NJ    Longwood Gardens Kennett Square, PA    The Bradley Foundation Philadelphia, PA    The Wanamaker Store Philadelphia, PA    Melbourne Town Hall Australia    Newcastle Town Hall England SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra * Boston Symphony Orchestra * The Cleveland Orchestra    San Francisco Symphony Orchestra OTHER DENOMINATIONS * Old South Church Boston, MA * Historic Trinity Lutheran Church Detroit, MI    Normandale Lutheran Church Edina, MN * Myers Park Baptist Church Charlotte, NC * First Central Congregational Church Omaha, NE    St. Joseph Church (R.C.) Bronxville, NY    First Universalist Church Rochester, NY    First Congregational Church Columbus, OH    West End United Methodist Church Nashville, TN * First United Methodist Church Beaumont, TX

* Denotes Skinner or Æolian-Skinner organ

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