Our Staff
The CHURCH ORGAN GROUP
Barry
Bouvier
Barry Bouvier is sales consultant
for the CHURCH ORGAN GROUP, sales representatives for the Allen Organ Company
of Macungie Pennsylvania. He serves the New Orleans area as well as south
Louisiana. Barry is
organist, choir director and music minister for St. Cletus Catholic Church in
Gretna, Louisiana.
He has been a church organist since his high school years in New Orleans. He assists several local funeral homes as
both organist and vocalist. Barry has
provided the music for over 2000 wedding ceremonies over the years and has
often provided music for conventions and local restaurants.
Barry is available by calling (504)
454 5157
e-mail Barry Bouvier
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Ray Peebles
Mr. Peebles serves as organist and
music associate at First United Methodist Church, Shreveport, Louisiana. Ray performs weekly on the
five-manual, 105-rank Moller organ. He has concertized extensively throughout the United States and Europe, including recitals on the famed Grand Court organ in Wanamaker's
Department Store in Philadelphia, the Dupont Estate organ, Longwood Gardens, Westminster Abbey, London, and Notre Dame
Cathedral, Paris. He has played with the Florida, Memphis and Shreveport Symphony Orchestras.
He is presently serving as District Convener of the North Louisiana Chapter of the
American Guild of Organists. A skilled choral director, holding a B.A. in
Church Music, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia and a Master of Music in Choral
and Organ from Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, he has served
First Presbyterian Church, Orlando, Florida, and Second Presbyterian Church,
Memphis, Tennessee as both principal organist and Associate Director of Music
and the Arts. His teachers have included Robert Parris, Albert Travis, Michael Corzine, Warren Hutton, and Jean Guillou
in organ, and Colleen Kirk and Harold Decker in Choral Conducting.
Ray is available by calling (318)
865 9997 or (800) 783 3056. and will be happy to serve your Allen Organ needs
in the Ark-La-Tex area.
e-mail Ray
Peebles
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Patsy Simpson
Patsy Simpson is the Central
Mississippi sales consultant for the New Orleans based CHURCH ORGAN
GROUP. Her experience in church work, especially with keyboards, makes
her particularly able to be of service to guide organ committees on their quest
for a new instrument.
Patsy is a
resident of Madison, Mississippi. And serves
as music associate at Christ United Methodist Church, Patsy and
her husband, Don, have 2 daughters, Catherine and Melissa. She holds a Bachelor
of Music Degree from Mississippi College in Clinton where she studied organ
with Billy Trotter. She is past President of the Music Forum of Jackson and
teaches private piano and organ. Patsy has been with the Church Organ Group for
many years. Among Patsy's most recent installations are Morrison Heights
Baptist Church, Clinton Mississippi. First Baptist Church Raymond Mississippi and First Baptist Church Madden, Mississippi.
Patsy is available by calling (601) 898 8121
e-mail Patsy Simpson
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Our Service
Personnel
Metairie
Kent Ganucheau
Kent Ganucheau
has been Field Service Technician for The Church Organ Group for 22 years. His duties include installation,
tone 
regulation and
engineering for organ projects.
Cluis McCarthy
Cluis “Drew” McCarthy has been with the Church Organ Group
for 18 years. His skills as a
woodworker has been put to the test during the numerous projects we have done
implementing pipe combination organs. His
duties include installations and service backup.
George Koerber, Jackson, MS
Mike Blau,
Shreveport
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