Concert will highlight the expansion of pipe organ at St. Matthew Lutheran Church

Thirty-five years ago, Gary Ritter helped design the first pipe organ installed at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Washougal. And today, as one of the church organists, he is celebrating the expansion of that instrument into one that can now produce rich, complex tones.

“It’s a wonderful way for us to have so much more capability,” Ritter said. “This church really has a history of honoring the musical heritage of the Lutheran church, so it was important to them to have a good speaking instrument.”