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Situation in Cambridge. Photo: Rinus Pannekoek.

Photo: Rinus Pannekoek

Truro, United Kingdom (Cornwall) - Truro School Chapel

Forwarded from: Cambridge - Jesus College Chapel (1971 - 2007)

Municipal: Truro
Address: Trennick Lane, TR1 1TH, Truro
Website: https://www.truroschool.com/

Description nr.: 2005694.

Built by: Mander Organs (1971)


In 1971 Noel Mander built a new organ for Jesus College Chapel in Cambridge. It was inaugurated on June 7, 1971 with a concert by Peter Hurford. The organ was replaced in 2007 by a completely new instrument by Kuhn. It was installed in Truro School Chapel after a renovation by David Wood in 2010. The Trompette-en-Chamade of Swell has been moved from the facade to a position above the swell box.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1971CambridgeJesus College Chapel
2010TruroTruro School Chapel

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ7
- Choir Organ7
- Swell Organ8
- Pedal Organ5
Total number of stops27
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Chimney Flute 8', Principal 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Fourniture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29).
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Stopt Diapason 8', Principal 4', Nason Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Cymbel 2 ranks (29.33), Regal 8' - horizontal, Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Celeste 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Gemshorn 2', Sharp Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29), Bassoon 16', Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Subbass 16', Principal 8', Spitz Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29), Posaune 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.

Literature
  • The organ of Jesus College, Cambridge / Nicholas Thistlethwaite. - In: The Organ, vol. 54, 1975.
  • The organs of Cambridge : An illustrated guide to the organs of the University and City of Cambridge / Nicholas Thistlethwaite. - Oxford : Positif Press, 2008.
Recordings The Organs at Jesus College Cambridge : Organ Music from Cambridge (No 4) / Malcolm Archer. - Grosvenor GRS 1041 (LP). - 1976.