Spring naar content
Complete description of the selected organ
Vancouver BC, Canada (British Columbia) - Cathedral of the Holy Rosary
Municipal: Vancouver
Address: 646 Richards Street, V6B 3A3, Vancouver, BC
Website: http://www.holyrosarycathedral.org/

Description nr.: 2002987.

Built by: Casavant Frères (2000)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1900 by D.W. Karn Company


Op 2 mei 1900 werd in de Cathedral of the Holy Rosary in Vancouver een nieuw orgel in gebruik genomen, gebouwd door de firma D.W. Karn & Co. uit Woodstock, Ontario. Het orgel is in 2000 volledig omgebouwd door de firma Casavant.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great12
- Choir9
- Swell16
- Pedal12 (8)
Total number of stops49 (45)
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16' - 1900, Open Diapason 8', Principal 8' - 1900, Dolce 8' - 1900, Doppel Flute 8' - 1900, Principal 4', Wald Flute 4' - 1900, Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1900, Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4-5 ranks (1 1/3'), Trumpet 8' - 1900/2000, Clarion 4'.
Choir (C-c''''): Geigen Principal 8', Dulciana 8' - 1900, Melodia 8' - 1900, Gamba 8' - 1900, Harmonic Flute 4' - 1900, Fugara 4' - 1900, Harmonic Piccolo 2', Quint Flute 1 1/3' - 1900/2000, Clarinet 8' - 1900/2000, Tremulant.
Swell (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' - 1900/2000, Open Diapason 8' - 1900, Viola di Gamba 8' - 1900, Salicional 8' - 1900, Voix Celeste 8' (T.C.) - 1900, Stopped Diapason 8' - 1900, Principal 4' - 1900, Flauto Dolce 4' - 1900/2000, Flautino 2', Cornet 2 ranks, Mixture 5 ranks (2') - 1900/2000, Bassoon 16', Cornopean 8' - 1900/2000, Oboe 8' - 1900/2000, Vox Humana 8' - 1900/2000, Clarion 4' - 1900/2000, Tremulant.
Pedal (C-g'): Resultant 32' - akoestisch, Contrabass 16' - 1900, Open Diapason 16' - 1900/2000, Subbase 16' - 1900, Bourdon 16' - transmissie van Swell, Octave Bass 8' - 1900/2000, Bass Flute 8' - 1900, Octave 4' - extension, Trombone 16' - 1900/2000, Bassoon 16' - transmissie van Swell, Trumpet 8' - transmissie van Great, Oboe 8' - transmissie van Swell.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Choir to Great 4', Choir to Great 16', Swell to Great, Swell to Great 4', Swell to Great 16', Swell to Choir, Swell to Choir 4', Swell to Choir 16', Choir 16', Choir 4', Swell 16', Swell Unison Off, Swell 8', Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.

Other specifications
Different specifications Het orgel had in 1900 als dispositie:
Great: Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Dolce 8', Doppel Flute 8', Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir: Geigen Principal 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Gedact 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Clarionet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tremulant .
Swell: Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (TC), Aeoline 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Flauto Traverso 4', Violine 4', Flautina 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant .
Pedaal: Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 16' (from Great), Bourdon 16', Lieblich Gedact 16' (from Swell), Bass Flute 8', Violoncello 8', Trombone 16'.
Koppelingen: Choir to Great, Choir to Great 4', Choir to Great 16', Swell to Great, Swell to Great 4', Swell to Great 16', Swell to Choir, Swell to Choir 4', Swell to Choir 16', Choir 16', Choir 4', Swell 16', Swell Unison Off, Swell 8', Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Recordings Denis Bédard : Oeuvres pour orgue II - Organ Works II / Denis Bédard. - Éditions Cheldar (CD). - 2009.