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"I find it difficult to think of Memorial Church without the Ferris sound," said Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, Reverend Peter J. Gomes.
Horace T. Allen, a visiting lecturer on ministry, echoed Gomes' statement, saying of Ferris, "It is a matter of great sadness that he is going."
Ferris, who studied as an undergraduate with noted musician Marcel Dupre at the University of Chicago, said he was retiring because he has been at the job for a long time and would like to see "some new blood come along and rejuvenate the place."
Ferris also said that he enjoyed working with students but plans to pursue his teaching career outside of Harvard, after his retirement. He will continue to give private organ lessons and teach at Boston University.
"I will miss my job and the students very much," said Ferris, "especially the students."