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Photo: Piet Bron
Boston MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Old South Church
Municipal: Boston
Region:Suffolk County
Address: 645 Boylston Street, 02116, Boston, Massachusetts
Website: http://www.oldsouth.org/
Description nr.: 2028385.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1921) - opus 308
In 1921 bouwde Ernest Skinner een orgel voor het Municipal Auditorium in Saint Paul in Minnesota. Het orgel raakte daar in de loop van de tijd buiten gebruik. Vanwege de afbraak van het auditorium moest het orgel in 1981 worden afgebroken. Het is opgeslagen en in de jaren 1982-1984 gerestaureerd door de firma Casavant in samenwerking met de firma Hokans-Knapp. Daarna werd het geplaatst in Old South Church in Boston, waar het een Reuter-orgel uit 1969 verving. In de jaren 1987-1990 is het orgel gerestaureerd en gewijzigd door Nelson Barden. Het nieuwe pijpwerk werd geleverd door de Austin Organ Company.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 16', First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Erzähler 8', Erzähler Celeste 8', Octave 4', Prestant 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Fourniture 2-4 ranks, Mixtur 3 ranks, Ophicleide 16', Tuba 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Gamba 16', Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Gemshorn 8', Gemshorn Celeste 8', Kleine Erzähler 2 ranks (8'), Principal 4', Flute 4', Flute Celeste 2 ranks (4'), Nazard 2 2/3', Zauberflöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Fagotto 16', Flügel Horn 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Dulciana 16', Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Spitz Flute 8', Flute Celeste 8' (TC), Octave 4', Flute 4', Unda Maris 2 ranks (4'), Piccolo 2', Fourniture 4 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 16', French Trumpet 8', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Harmonic Flute 8', Flauto Mirabilis 8', Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Clarabella 8', Hohlpfeife 4', Mixtur 2-3 ranks, Heckelphone 16', French Horn 8', English Horn 8', Corno di Bassetto 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tuba 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo, Tuba Mirabilis 8' - unenclosed.
String Organ (C-c''''): Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Viole Celeste 8', Dulcet 8', Dulcet 8', Tremolo, Harp, Celesta, Chimes (25 tubes).
Antiphonal Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 8', Errzähler 8', Erzähler Celeste 8' (TC), Octave 4', Flute 4', Fourniture 4 ranks, Chamade 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Diapason 32', Violone 32', Dulciana 32', Violone 16' - extension, Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8', Bourdon 8' - extension, Octave 4' - extension, Bourdon 4' - extension, Mixture 5 ranks, Bombarde 32', Trombone 16', Trombone 8' - extension, Trombone 4' - extension.
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Skinner Organ / Cody Mead
Photo: Piet Bron
Boston MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Old South Church
Municipal: Boston
Region:Suffolk County
Address: 645 Boylston Street, 02116, Boston, Massachusetts
Website: http://www.oldsouth.org/
Description nr.: 2028385.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1921) - opus 308
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1921 | Ernest M. Skinner | 308 | new organ | 1984 | Casavant Frères | transfer/relocate | 1984 | Hokans-Knapp | transfer/relocate | 1990 | Nelson Barden & Associates | restoration and enlargement |
In 1921 bouwde Ernest Skinner een orgel voor het Municipal Auditorium in Saint Paul in Minnesota. Het orgel raakte daar in de loop van de tijd buiten gebruik. Vanwege de afbraak van het auditorium moest het orgel in 1981 worden afgebroken. Het is opgeslagen en in de jaren 1982-1984 gerestaureerd door de firma Casavant in samenwerking met de firma Hokans-Knapp. Daarna werd het geplaatst in Old South Church in Boston, waar het een Reuter-orgel uit 1969 verving. In de jaren 1987-1990 is het orgel gerestaureerd en gewijzigd door Nelson Barden. Het nieuwe pijpwerk werd geleverd door de Austin Organ Company.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1921 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Municipal Auditorium |
| 1984 | Boston, Massachusettes | Old South Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 17 |
| - Choir Organ | 15 |
| - Swell Organ | 21 |
| - Solo Organ | 15 |
| - String Organ | 6 |
| - Antiphonal Organ | 7 |
| - Pedal Organ | 15 (9) |
| Total number of stops | 96 (90) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 16', First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Erzähler 8', Erzähler Celeste 8', Octave 4', Prestant 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Fourniture 2-4 ranks, Mixtur 3 ranks, Ophicleide 16', Tuba 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Gamba 16', Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Gemshorn 8', Gemshorn Celeste 8', Kleine Erzähler 2 ranks (8'), Principal 4', Flute 4', Flute Celeste 2 ranks (4'), Nazard 2 2/3', Zauberflöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Fagotto 16', Flügel Horn 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Dulciana 16', Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Spitz Flute 8', Flute Celeste 8' (TC), Octave 4', Flute 4', Unda Maris 2 ranks (4'), Piccolo 2', Fourniture 4 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 16', French Trumpet 8', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Harmonic Flute 8', Flauto Mirabilis 8', Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Clarabella 8', Hohlpfeife 4', Mixtur 2-3 ranks, Heckelphone 16', French Horn 8', English Horn 8', Corno di Bassetto 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tuba 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo, Tuba Mirabilis 8' - unenclosed.
String Organ (C-c''''): Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Viole Celeste 8', Dulcet 8', Dulcet 8', Tremolo, Harp, Celesta, Chimes (25 tubes).
Antiphonal Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 8', Errzähler 8', Erzähler Celeste 8' (TC), Octave 4', Flute 4', Fourniture 4 ranks, Chamade 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Diapason 32', Violone 32', Dulciana 32', Violone 16' - extension, Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8', Bourdon 8' - extension, Octave 4' - extension, Bourdon 4' - extension, Mixture 5 ranks, Bombarde 32', Trombone 16', Trombone 8' - extension, Trombone 4' - extension.
| Literature |
AGO Boston 2014 : Nation Convention Boston June 23-27, 2014 / American Guild of Organist. - 2014. - Convention Program Book. |
| Recordings |
Wild sunrises : Organ music of Carson Cooman / Harry Lyn Huff. - Raven Records OAR-932 (CD). - 2013. |
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