Dr. Carl Bleyle Portative Organ by John Brombaugh & Assoc.
Builder: John Brombaugh & Assoc., Op. 13-C, 1972. (Inscribed by George Taylor)
Manuals: 1
Ranks: 1
Action: Mechanical key/slider chests
Donated by Patricia Bleyle
Carl Bleyle, the director of Musica Antiqua (1968-2020) was professor of musicology at Iowa State University. He held music degrees from the University of Kentucky and Wisconsin and a Ph.D in musicology from the University of Minnesota. At Iowa State University he directed the Musica Antiqua, a national performing ensemble, which recorded examples of medieval and Renaissance music for music textbooks, established a website, now a major international source of information for history and performance concerning early instruments, as well as performing concerts around the country. For most of sixty years, Dr. Bleyle served as organist and choirmaster at Collegiate United Methodist Church. He considered the organ to be the key element in the worship service.