To offer quality programs in organ and church music, an institution must make an extraordinary commitment to secure facilities, instruments, and equipment for students' regular use. The University of Kansas has made that commitment and offers exceptional opportunities to those who pursue study in these areas.

While the Bales Recital Hall and the Hellmuth Wolff, opus 40, are the center of organ activity on the campus, many other instruments and facilities are important to the program. Form many years, the program has utilized a two-manual mechanical action organ built by Andover, located in the beautiful St. Lawrence Catholic Center. Other instruments and facilities include a two-manual, 7-stop mechanical action Casavant, located in an organ teaching studio in Murphy Hall; a two-manual, 3-stop mechanical action instrument made by Daniel Jaeckel, located in the organ studio in Bales Recital Hall, a 4-stop mechanical action portable Casavant used in many performances on and off campus; and several practice instruments located in dedicated practice rooms in Murphy Hall. The Bales Recital Hall contains recording equipment for the production of professional recordings and a new 2-manual, 4-stop mechanical action practice instrument made by Juget-Sinclair.

Organists are often interested in study and performance on carillon and harpsichord. The University of Kansas' newly renovated 53 bell 4 1/2 octave carillon is one of the finest in North America, and the University owen three two-manual harpsichords made by Martin, Hubbard, and Finney. Instruction and performance opportunities are available to all students.