Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Rinus Pannekoek
Sydney, Australia (New South Wales) - Saint Mary's Cathedral, Western Gallery
Municipal: Sydney
Address: Saint Mary's Road, 2000, Sydney NSW
Website: https://www.stmaryscathedral.org.au/
Description nr.: 2006615.
Built by: Orgues Létourneau (1999) - opus 64
In 1999, the Canadian company Létourneau built a new organ for the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Sydney. It is placed on the gallery on the west side of the church. The organ was inaugurated on December 19, 1999. A new console has been placed in the nave of the church. Both the Létourneau organ and the Whitehouse organ from 1942 can be played from this console.
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Chimney Flute 8', Violoncello 8', Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Sharp Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Choir (enclosed) (C-c''''): Salicional 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Koppel Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Block Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Mixture 4 ranks, Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Tuba 8' - unenclosed.
Swell (enclosed) (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Principal 4', Nacht Horn 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-g'): Contre Bourdon 32', Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Choral Bass 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Trombone 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
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Photo: Rinus Pannekoek
Sydney, Australia (New South Wales) - Saint Mary's Cathedral, Western Gallery
Municipal: Sydney
Address: Saint Mary's Road, 2000, Sydney NSW
Website: https://www.stmaryscathedral.org.au/
Description nr.: 2006615.
Built by: Orgues Létourneau (1999) - opus 64
Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1999 | Orgues Létourneau | 64 | new organ | 1999 | Orgues Létourneau | 65 | new organ |
In 1999, the Canadian company Létourneau built a new organ for the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Sydney. It is placed on the gallery on the west side of the church. The organ was inaugurated on December 19, 1999. A new console has been placed in the nave of the church. Both the Létourneau organ and the Whitehouse organ from 1942 can be played from this console.
Technical data
Number of stops per division | |
- Great | 12 |
- Choir | 11 |
- Swell | 13 |
- Pedal | 10 |
Total number of stops | 46 |
Key action | Mechanical |
Stop action | Electrical |
Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Chimney Flute 8', Violoncello 8', Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Sharp Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Choir (enclosed) (C-c''''): Salicional 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Koppel Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Block Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Mixture 4 ranks, Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Tuba 8' - unenclosed.
Swell (enclosed) (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Principal 4', Nacht Horn 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-g'): Contre Bourdon 32', Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Choral Bass 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Trombone 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Literature |
Historic Organs of Australia : October 31 - November 13, 2017 14 Days with J. Michael Barone. - [S.l.] : Pipedreams, 2017. |
Recordings |
The Létourneau Organ in St. Mary's Cathedral / Peter Kneeshaw. - Uitgave in eigen beheer (CD). |
Links |
https://www.letourneauorgans.com/organs/opus-64 https://www.letourneauorgans.com/organs/opus-65 https://www.stmaryscathedral.org.au/music/cathedral-organs/ |
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