Harrison & Harrison, of Durham, England, has built a new organ for Trinity Episcopal Church, Vero Beach, Florida. The instrument stands behind the high altar, speaking directly towards the nave, which seats about 350. The east end of the church was specially lengthened to receive it, and a further enlargement of the church is planned. The organ is about 18 wide, 12 deep, and 28 high; Great and Swell are at the main level, Solo at the upper level towards the apex, and Pedal on either side. The detached console is placed with the choir seats in front of the organ. Casework is of mahogany, and front pipes are of 50% tin (spotted metal), as are all the principal and reed stops in the organ.
The organ was designed for the accompaniment of the Anglican
liturgy and for solo performance with a bias towards romantic repertoire: hence
the expressive Solo division with its strings, reeds, and commanding English
Tuba (on 12" wind pressure), alongside wide-scaled flutes. The Pedal Sub
Bass is the only extended rank. The organ has traditional reservoirs,
electro-pneumatic action, and slider chests for all departments.
The specification was drawn up by Donald Ingram, Organist
and Choirmaster of Trinity Church, in consultation with Harrison & Harrison.
This was the first organ built by the team of 30 organbuilders at their new
workshop in Durham, England, to which they recently moved after 124 years in
the same location. The designer was Alan Howarth; the installation team was led
by Stephen Field; Peter Hopps and Mark Venning voiced the organ.
The dedication took place on January 11 at a service which
was followed by a recital played by Donald Ingram. On the program was the first
performance of Trinity Triptych, commissioned by Trinity Church from the
English composer Francis Grier. On January 12 a recital was played by David
Hill, Master of the Music at Winchester Cathedral.
GREAT
16 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Open
Diapason
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Harmonic
Flute
4 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
4
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Harmonic
Flute
22/3 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Twelfth
2 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fifteenth
13/5 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tierce
Mixture
IV
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trumpet
SWELL
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Geigen
Principal
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Salicional
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Celeste
4 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
4
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Stopped
Flute
2 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Nachthorn
Mixture
IV
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Oboe
16
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Double
Trumpet
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cornopean
SOLO
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Stopped
Diapason
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gamba
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Celeste
4
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Open
Flute
2
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Block
Flute
Cornet
II
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Clarinet
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Vox
Humana
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tuba
PEDAL
32
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Resultant
Bass
16 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
16
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Sub
Bass
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bass
Flute (ext)
4 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fifteenth
16 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trombone
16
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Swell
Trumpet
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Posaune
4 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Clarion
J.F. Nordlie Company,
of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has built a new organ for First Reformed Church,
Hull, Iowa. The firm's opus 38 comprises 19 registers, 23 ranks, and 1,382
pipes. Keyboards and pedalboard are from P&S Organ Supply; blower from
Laukhuff; flue pipes from Jacques Stinkens; reed pipes and tremulant from A.R.
Schopp's Sons; integrated computer relay, electro-mechanical pipe valves,
aluminum pipes from Justin & Mark Matters; toe studs and engraving from
Harris Precision Products; and stop action magnets from Syndyne. Members of the
firm who worked on the organ include Martin Larsen, Eric Grane, Paul Nordlie,
Beth MacDonald, Gail Hight, and Darrel Peterson.
GREAT
16
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Violone
(TC, Sw)
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Prestant
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedackt
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Viola
(Sw)
4 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
4
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Chimney
Flute (ext)
22/3 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Twelfth
2 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fifteenth
13/5
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Seventeenth
(39 pipes)
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cornet
V (Sw)
11/3
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Mixture
IV-V
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Krummhorn
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
(Sw)
4
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Clairon
(Sw)
Gt/Gt
16
Sw/Gt
SWELL
16
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
(ext)
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Viola
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Viola
celeste (TC)
4
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
(from 2)
4
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Harmonic
Flute
22/3 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Nazard
2
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
(56 pipes)
2
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Piccolo
(from 4)
13/5
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tierce
(51 pipes)
1
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Mixture
II-III (from Viola & Nazard)
16
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Basson
(ext)
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Hautbois
4
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Clairon
(ext)
Tremulant
Sw/Sw
16-UO-4
PEDAL
32 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Resultant
16 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Prestant
16 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Subbass
16
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
(Sw)
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
(ext)
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flute
(ext)
4
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
(ext)
2
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
(ext)
11/3
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Mixture
III (Sw)
16
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Harmonics
III-IV (Sw)
16
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bombarde
(ext)
16
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Basson
(Sw)
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
(Sw)
4
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Hautbois
(Sw)
Gt/Ped
8-4
Sw/Ped
8-4
Marceau Associates,
Portland, Oregon, has built their Opus XIV for Richmond Beach Congregational
Church, Seattle, Washington; 14 stops, 18 ranks, 1,064 pipes. The new organ
incorporates parts of the church's previous organ, originally a residence organ
built by M.P. Möller: console (rewired and modified with new stop tabs),
blower, two reservoirs, and 10 ranks of pipes. New components included
electro-pneumatic slider chests for the Great and Swell, electro-pneumatic unit
chests for the Pedal and unit Fagott, new swell enclosure and shades, a solid
state switching system, and a new Great case of Spanish cedar and facade for
the Great 8 Principal. The Great now has a Principal chorus of 8, 4, 2,
Mixture. The 8 Rohrflöte is of hammered lead. The Swell contains color and
orchestral stops to accompany the choir. The 8 Holzgedeckt provides the basis
for the flute chorus; the 4 Spitzflöte was revoiced to function as a
flute, but with enough harmonic bite to add a degree of Principal sound to the
ensemble; the II Sesquialtera is scaled to fit with the 2 Blockflöte,
which is tapered to act as a counterpart to the 4 Spitzflöte. The 8
Salicional was rescaled five notes for a darker sound; the Voix Celeste was
made louder. The 8 Fagott was retained from the original organ but revoiced,
and a new 16 octave was added to the Pedal. The Pedal contains the existing 4
Choralbass (located with the unenclosed Great) and a 16 Subbass (located in the
Swell). Noel Channon, the church's organist, gave the dedicatory recital in
June, 1997.
GREAT
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal*
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Rohrflöte+
4 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
2
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Super
Octave+
11/3
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Mixture
IV
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fagott
(Sw)
Chimes
SWELL
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Holzgedeckt*
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Salicional
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Voix
Celeste, TC
4 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Spitzflöte*
22/3
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Sesquialtera
II+
2 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Blockflöte*
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fagott
PEDAL
16 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Subbass
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principalbass
(Gt 8 & Ped 4)
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedecktbass
(ext)
4 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octavebass
4
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flötenbass
(ext)
16
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fagott+
(ext, Sw)
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fagott
(Sw)
4
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fagott
(Sw)
*recycled
stops
+new
stops
Jaeckel, Inc.,
Duluth, Minnesota, has built a new organ for Holy Trinity Church, Harlan,
Kentucky. The one-manual organ has mechanical key (suspended) and stop actions
(sliders from right side of case).
Bellows and blower are built-in. The cabinet is of solid mahogany and
sitka spruce. Manual keys are of bone, sharps of grenadill. Tuning is according
to Kirnberger. Key compass is F6–f54.
MANUAL
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Rohrflöte
4 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
Nichols & Simpson, Inc., Organbuilders, Little Rock, Arkansas, has built a new organ for St.
Catherine of Sienna Church, Portage, Michigan: 17 stops, 23 ranks. The organ is
equipped with a French terraced drawknob console with keys of polished cowbone
and rosewood. Drawknobs are of turned rosewood with bone inset for engraving.
The interior of the console is of burl eucalyptus. The solid state control
system provides 32 levels of memory. An extensive MIDI system includes sound
modules playable on either of the manuals or the pedal, as well as a MIDI
sequencer.
GREAT
16 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Rohrflöte
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
4 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
4 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Nachthorn
22/3 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Twelfth
2
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Super
Octave
13/5 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tierce
IV style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fourniture
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
SWELL
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Viola
de Gambe
8
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Voix
Céleste
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Rohrflöte
4 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
4
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Harmonic
Flute
2 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octavin
IV
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Plein
Jeu
16
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Contre
Trompette
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
Tremulant
PEDAL
32 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Resultant
16 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Subbass
16 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Rohrgedeckt
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Rohrflöte
51/3 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Quintflöte
4
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Choral
Bass
16
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Contre
Trompette
8 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
4 style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
