21/01/2025
St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Mossley Hill, Liverpool.
It was during December 2022 Anthony Bogdan was asked to visit St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church to submit a scheme for a new digital organ.
Anthony Bogdan had been recommended from installations he had done locally in St Oswald Catholic Church, Old Swan, Liverpool and St Mary Catholic Church, Billinge.
Working with organist Samuel Ferry M.Mus. Anthony put together estimates for three schemes all using Viscount Physis Technology.
Towards autumn 2024 Anthony Bogdan and Samuel Ferry met to decide which scheme would be most suitable for St Anthonys. The discussions included the expansion of the choir and music for The Mass.
The organ selected was the Viscount Envoy 350 FV. Six speakers positioned on top of the swell box and a bass unit situated in the north west corner of the choir gallery.
The Church then extended the plinth from the old pipe organ to the front of the choir gallery. Anthony Bogdan and the engineer put in the speaker cables before the joiner completed the extended plinth in readiness for the carpet fitter.
The organ and speakers were delivered to site and the team set about getting the three manual organ up into the gallery. The speakers were placed on the swell box and connected.
Anthony Bogdan did a voicing visit, loading in all his model voices, as the organ was to be used for the first time that week on St Cecelia’s day Friday 22nd November 2024.
There were two more voicing visits in December and a further visit is planned for January 2025. Samuel has some further adjustments in mind after the Christmas Services.