Organ repair? Dodsons, friends have a concert for that

The grande dame of pipe organs in Bakersfield needs some TLC.

The massive Aeolian Skinner organ at Valley Baptist Church is 86 years old, and has been in service to the church and the entire Bakersfield community since it was installed on the church’s Olive Drive campus in 1988. Any organist, such as Dr. Philip Dodson, will tell you that a pipe organ is living thing, and like any living thing, it needs to be cared for.