Spreckles Organ Pravilion |
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John D. and Adolph Spreckels donated the Spreckels Organ, one of the world's largest outdoor pipe organs, to the City of San Diego in 1914 for the Panama-California Exposition. This unique organ contains 4,530 pipes ranging in length from the size of a pencil to 32 feet and is housed in an ornate vaulted structure with highly embellished gables. Since 1917, San Diego has had a civic organist, who performs free weekly Sunday concerts.
The voice of San Diego continues to serve as the city's cultural center, with Carol Williams as America's first woman civic organist!
Dr. Carol Williams - San Diego Civic Organist - YouTube |
