How Opus 13 entered the history of Lutheran School of Theology
Martin Ott Opus 13 was built in 1980 and first stood in the Seminex Chapel on North Grand in St. Louis. Paul Manz played the dedicatory recital on October 3, 1981; five days later Robert Bergt conducted a concert for organ and orchestra. Water damage later prompted a move within the same building.
For Opus 13, 1980 is the date attached to the original project line. It may denote an order, workshop period, installation, or dedication, but the source does not say which. The pairing with Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, Illinois prevents confusion with another instrument. Any current claim needs a later institutional record.
What the Chicago location tells us, and what it does not: Opus 13
The named home, Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, Illinois, brings an educational context to the commission. That context may involve students and faculty, yet it does not establish a recital schedule, curriculum, public access, or present use. Any statement about the room or its acoustic response needs a specific source beyond the catalogue identity.
What the numerical overview actually establishes for Opus 13
The catalogue records 9 stops and 11 ranks for Opus 13. Stops are choices at the console; ranks are rows of pipes that may serve those choices singly or in groups. The Opus 13 figures place the rank total 2 above the stop total. A complete stop list is needed to connect that numerical gap with actual registers. The brief line does not supply division names, pitches, or the individual voices behind the totals.
For the Chicago, Illinois project, the line 9 stops | 11 ranks Mechanical action is concise but still valuable. It describes the documented size of Opus 13 without pretending to be a full technical survey. A complete disposition could later connect those totals with manuals, Pedal, couplers, and compound stops. Until then, the figures should guide the scale of the discussion while the missing tonal details remain plainly unresolved.
The action named for Opus 13
For Opus 13 at Lutheran School of Theology, a mechanical action carries key movement to the wind valves through physical parts such as trackers and levers. The overview confirms that principle without drawing the linkage used in this organ. Key weight, adjustment, repairs, and present feel all require later technical evidence.
A cautious musical reading for Lutheran School of Theology: Opus 13
The archival portrait becomes most useful when it stays specific: a dedicatory recital by Paul Manz in 1981 is documented and water damage prompted an early move. At Lutheran School of Theology, specification and access can serve very different kinds of work, from individual practice to recital. A named function can be reported when the Chicago project history supplies it; the institution label alone is not enough. The evidence from Lutheran School of Theology does not reconstruct curriculum, repertoire, teaching practice, or current availability. The listed 9-stop, 11-rank scale remains the numerical boundary for this reading.
The chronology after the first commission: Opus 13
The organ went to the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago in 1987. Barbara Klingsick purchased it in 2001 and donated it to the ELCA headquarters, where Sascha Ott reinstalled it in the chapel in March 2002. These named moves connect the original Seminex installation, the Chicago school, and the later ELCA setting.
The photograph trail and the limits of the evidence: Opus 13
A project-number match exists for 3 Opus 13 image files, including images/013/013_m.jpg. That makes the matched material a better candidate than a generic organ photograph for the Chicago, Illinois project. Their creator and reuse terms are not stated in the available caption text.
Historical photographs and recital dates can show where Opus 13 once stood in musical life, but they do not prove its present state. The next decisive evidence would be a dated specification or condition note from Lutheran School of Theology. Until one appears, current use and access remain unanswered.