We passed St Peter’s church in the immediate vicinity of Malmö’s main train station and could not resist going inside, primarily attracted by the bricks on the outside wall, nice red color, unevenly bricked up into a varied pattern. It got better inside, housing a variety of objects too admire.

I could not help myself, as a rule obsessed by church organs, to look up at the choir loft. In a Wiki article about this church, I saw a series of subsequent organs were installed there, eventually housing one of Marcussen & Son (Denmark) as of 1951. So far so good. Modern enough to have escaped from dereliction due to limited budgets and diminishing interest for such costly instruments. That is what happens elsewhere, but obviously not here.

Moving ahead within the church towards the liturgical center, I was pleasantly surprised when seeing a modern looking organ there with a ditto modern 6-manual console. Said Wiki article mentions a renowned builder: Klais (Germany). Its capabilities surpass that of a “normal” organ, the latter only capable of playing the usual notes and the common accords we learn during music lessons. This modern one allows all sorts of voices to be constructed, the sky is the limit.

It even got better: the 1951-organ in the back can be played from the console in the front of the church. Together a formidable combination for a church to have. Nevertheless, unable to avoid preaching a bit, I sincerely hope that both these instruments are proficiently used in concert practice. In my country, I observe a declining interest in church organs and related music, and organ concerts usually count only a handful attendees. Maybe it is different here.