The Izak Family Organ

The Izak Family Organ, built by Reuter Organ Company from Lawrence, Kansas, was custom-built for Our Lady of the Lake Church in 1999-2000.  It is a two-manual, twenty-five rank instrument, with a set of chimes and a cymbelstern, features not typically found on instruments of its size.  The red oak casework matches the apse wall of the church, while the console is a mixture of mahogany and oak, in harmony with the altar, ambo, and other furnishings in the sanctuary.  The flamed copper façade pipes complement the brushed copper fixtures found throughout the church. 

Although only thirty pipes are visible in the façade, the Izak Family Organ features more than 1600 pipes, some of which are nearly twenty feet long by a foot-and-a-half wide, while others are smaller than the size of a pencil.  Designed specifically to accompany liturgies, the organ is versatile enough to be played for recitals and concerts.  For further information about the technical specifications of the Izak Family Organ, please go to https://pipeorgandatabase.org/organ/22048

Based on centuries-old design principles, the Izak Family Organ also makes use of computer technology.  The organ’s builders used computer-aided design in order to fit the maximum number of ranks in the allocated space.  Fiber optic cables control the communication between the console and the chambers.


The Izak Family Organ is the gift of Mary Izak, a parishioner at Our Lady of the Lake.  The Izak Family Organ is an expression of her love for music, for the Church, and for the faith community at Our Lady of the Lake.

Listen to Christopher Widomski, Director of Music & Liturgy at Our Lady of the Lake, as he performs "Reverie," by William Grant Still, a piece that showcases the warm tones and the sonorous timbre of the Izak Family Organ.