Our Pastoral Associate for Music and Liturgy is Tim Keyes.  He can be reached at tkeyes@borromeo.org
More information on Mr. Keyes can be found at www.timkeyes.com

Our Music Ministry is comprised of many groups here at St. Charles.
Below is a list of our musical ensembles:

  Parish Choir
This group is open to anyone in the parish.
Rehearsal on Wednesdays from 7:30pm to 9:00pm
We usually sing at the 10:00am Mass on Sundays

Youth Choir
This group is open to any high school students in the parish
Rehearsal on Wednesdays from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
We usually sing on the 2nd and 4rth Sundays at the 11:30 Mass

  Parish Orchestra
This group is open to anyone in the parish. (Audition required)
Rehearsal on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 3:30pm and then we play for the 5:00pm Mass

Salvator Mundi Organ

* indicates recycled ranks        ** includes 17 new pipes

THE SALVATOR MUNDI PIPE ORGAN takes its name from the painting by 19th century British artist Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones that is featured in the center of the organ's facade. The name is Latin for "Savior of the World."

The organ was constructed by the firm of Russell Meyer & Associates of Bridgeton, New Jersey. It comprised 27 ranks, totaling 1,735 pipes. There are 904 brand new pipes and 831 pipes recycled, repaired, and revoiced from older instruments. Except for two wind regulators in the Swell division, which were rebuilt by Meyer & Associates, the entire mechanism and structure is new.

The organ action is electro-mechanical, nearly eliminating leather pneumatics. The state-of-the-art "Opus-Two" control system manufactured by Essential Technology of Kanata, Ontario, Canada. The new console was built by Steven Van Name of mahogany, with rosewood drawknobs set in bird's-eye maple terraces. The console is moveable. The organ casework is constructed of red oak finished by Meg Poltorak Keyes to match the woodwork of the church.

The new pipes were manufactured to Russell Meyer's specifications and include 48 new aluminum facade pipes made by Matters, Inc. of Hermosa, South Dakota, and 856 pipes (14 ranks) imported from the Rieger-Kloss Company in the Czech Republic.

The recycled pipes come from a variety of sources. 427 pipes (7½ ranks) come from an organ (circa 1960) removed from the chapel/theatre of Sussex Community College (formerly an Oblate Friars Seminary) in Newton, New Jersey. Of these, two ranks were new when installed in that organ: the Rohrflöte and the Trompette. The rest were recycled ranks when installed in that organ and range in age from 80 to 100 years old. They are: Geigen Diapason, Viole de Gambe, Nasongedeckt, Dolce, Dolce Celeste, and Lieblich Gedeckt. (The Lieblich Gedeckt is indentified as originally having been made in 1927 for St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey.

The Voix Celeste rank came from an organ in the Chapel of First United Methodist Church of Millville, New Jersey. The Hautbois (Oboe) was from an organ in Holy Trinity German Lutheran Church, Camden, New Jersey. The Spitzoctave rank is from an organ that was in Logan Memorial Presbyterian Church in Audubon, New Jersey. The Chimes were previously installed in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Trenton.

Three ranks come from farther away. The large wood pipes of the Subbass were made by the Estey Organ Company in 1925 for Patterson Memorial Presbyterian Church in Dayton, Ohio. The Bombarde and Trompette Harmonique were manufactured in 1956 by the Reuter Organ Company  for St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Baytown, Texas. Finally, the copper pipes of the Cromorne were manufactured in Germany 1972 by the Laukhuff Company for one of the last organs of the revered Aeolian-Skinner Company and installed in Hughes Hall Auditorium of Ohio State University in Columbus.  The recycled pipework was completely cleaned and revoiced to blend with the new pipework. All the reeds pipes were restored and revoiced by Trivo, Co., Inc. of Hagerstown, Maryland.

Members of Russell Meyer & Associates involved in the construction of the Salvator Mundi Organ include: Russell Meyer, Adam Bojaciuk, Eric Nyman, Steven Van Name, James Murray, Joseph Ritter, and James Holland, with installation assistance from Dave Milton, George Grover, Stephen McCarthy, and Richard Sawicki. Assisting in the meticulous process of tonal finishing were: Brantley A. Duddy, Dennis Cook, and John Thomas.

Several members of St. Charles Borromeo Church assisted in the installation, most notably: Tim Keyes, Meg Poltorak Keyes, Dr. Harvey Smires, and Nick Pavia.  Also involved were numerous members of the Youth Ministry, St. Charles Staff, and parish volunteers.  Special thanks are due to Kenneth Knieser for his efforts toward the donation of the Sussex Pipe Organ, the continued support of Monsignor Malovetz, and all of the many generous financial donations that made this wonderful addition to the church possible.