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Durham NC, USA (North-Carolina) - Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Whitfield Memorial Organ
Municipal: Durham NC
Region:Durham County
Address: 1200 West Cornwallis Road, 27705, Durham, NC
Website: https://www.stpaulsdurham.org/
Description nr.: 2039952.
Built by: Hellmuth Wolff (1976) - opus 17
In 1976, Hellmuth Wolff installed a new organ in Saint Thomas' Episcopal Church in Hanover, New Hampshire. The instrument was transferred by the same firm in 1996 to Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Durham, North Carolina. The organ has some peculiarities. The Trumpet 8' can be played either on the Grand Orgue or the pedal. The Tierce can only be drawn together with the Nazard, creating a Sesquialtera. And the Doublette can be used separately, but is part of the Fourniture.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Montre 8', Flûte à Cheminée 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2' - from Fourniture, Bourdon 2', Fourniture 4 ranks (2'), Trumpet 8'.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Bourdon 8', Flûte à Cheminée 4', Nazard 2 2/3' (from c°), Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cymbale 2-3 ranks, Voix Humaine 8', Tremblant Doux.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16', Flûte Ouverte 8' - C-H transmission, Prestant 4', Trombone 16', Trumpet 8' - transmission.
Other stops: Zimbelstern.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
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Bach fugue in g minor / Ted Turner (2022)
Durham NC, USA (North-Carolina) - Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Whitfield Memorial Organ
Municipal: Durham NC
Region:Durham County
Address: 1200 West Cornwallis Road, 27705, Durham, NC
Website: https://www.stpaulsdurham.org/
Description nr.: 2039952.
Built by: Hellmuth Wolff (1976) - opus 17
Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1976 | Hellmuth Wolff | 17 | new organ | 1996 | Hellmuth Wolff | transfer/relocate |
In 1976, Hellmuth Wolff installed a new organ in Saint Thomas' Episcopal Church in Hanover, New Hampshire. The instrument was transferred by the same firm in 1996 to Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Durham, North Carolina. The organ has some peculiarities. The Trumpet 8' can be played either on the Grand Orgue or the pedal. The Tierce can only be drawn together with the Nazard, creating a Sesquialtera. And the Doublette can be used separately, but is part of the Fourniture.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
1976 | Hanover, New Hampshire | Saint Thomas' Episcopal Church |
1996 | Durham, North-Carolina | Saint Paul's Lutheran Church |
Technical data
Number of stops per division | |
- Grand Orgue | 7 (6) |
- Récit Expressif | 7 |
- Pédale | 4 |
Total number of stops | 18 (17) |
Key action | Mechanical |
Stop action | Mechanical |
Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Montre 8', Flûte à Cheminée 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2' - from Fourniture, Bourdon 2', Fourniture 4 ranks (2'), Trumpet 8'.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Bourdon 8', Flûte à Cheminée 4', Nazard 2 2/3' (from c°), Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cymbale 2-3 ranks, Voix Humaine 8', Tremblant Doux.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16', Flûte Ouverte 8' - C-H transmission, Prestant 4', Trombone 16', Trumpet 8' - transmission.
Other stops: Zimbelstern.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Links |
https://www.stpaulsdurham.org/music-ministry.html |