No, the service was at Williams Arena, which is actually a very large gymnasium.  They
wanted room for about 20,000 people.

The organ in Northrop is playable, if not in perfect condition.  The Friends organization is
raising funds for a thorough restoration, which they hope will take place in a few years
following a major renovation of the auditorium which is in the works.

David Molvik
Minneapolis

10/29/02 8:38:05 PM, Jim Lokken <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Tonight's news describes a memorial service for Minnesota Senator Wellstone,
>his wife and daughter, who were killed in a tragic crash of a small plane
>last Friday in Northern Minnesota.
>
>According to the story, the memorial service was at the University of
>Minnesota in Minneapolis. It mentions an auditorium, but doesn't say which
>one. Was it Northrop Auditorium? And if so, was the 4m Aeolian-Skinner organ
>used?
>
>I recall hearing that organ played by Ed Berryman and by Jean Langlais many
>years ago. Is it currently playable? If so, and if it was used for the
>Wellstone event, what music was played?
>
>Jim Lokken
>San Francisco
>
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