Organ Recital on the Friederici Chamber Organ at Trinity-by-the-Cove

Historical Note: The Friederici Chamber Organ originates in the musical life of the mid-18th century in south central Germany. When the famous Friederici musical family of Gera undertook restoration of the organ (which belonged to the orphanage of that city) in 1751, the organ may well have been many years older, judging by clues in the casework. It is not known how the instrument found its way from Gera to Liverpool, England, where it made its home in that city’s museum, ca. 1930. After World War II, the