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Knoxville TN, USA (Tennessee) - Saint John's Episcopal Cathedral
Municipal: Knoxville TN
Region:Knox County
Address: 413 Cumberland Avenue, 37902, Knoxville, TN
Website: https://www.stjohnscathedral.org

Description nr.: 2066871.

Built by: Goulding & Wood (2020) - opus 52


A new organ was installed in Saint John's Episcopal Cathedral in Knoxville, Tennessee, by the company Goulding & Wood in 2019-2020. The instrument replaced an instrument of Schantz from 1957 (that was rebuilt in 1998 as opus 2143). The organ was dedicated in February 2020. Scott Dettra played the dedicational concert. The Schantz organ was put for sale.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ15 (13)
- Choir Organ16 (13)
- Swell Organ17 (13)
- Pedal Organ21 (9)
- Antiphonal Manual7
- Antiphonal Pedal2 (1)
Total number of stops78 (56)
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Violone 16', First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Violone 8' - extension, Harmonic Flute 8', Bourdon 8', Octave 4', Open Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Fourniture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trumpet 8', Festival Trumpet 8', Tuba 8' - from Choir, Tremulant, Chimes.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Dulciana 16', Open Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8' - from Great, Chimney Flute 8', Dulciana 8' - extension, Unda maris 8', Principal 4', Spindle Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Block Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Cymbale 3 ranks (1'), Clarinet 8', Tuba 8', Festival Trumpet 8' - from Great, Tremulant, Cymbelstern, Nightingale.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Gedeckt 16', Geigen Diapason 8', Gedeckt 8' - extension, Viole de Gambe 8', Voix celeste 8', Octave Geigen 4', Traverse Flute 4', Octave 2', Piccolo 2', Mixture 3-4 ranks (2'), Bassoon-Oboe 16', Trumpet 8', Oboe 168' - extension, Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Festival Trumpet 8' - from Great, Tuba 8' - from Choir, Tremulant.
Antiphonal Organ (C-c''''):
Antiphonal Manual: Echo Diapason 8', Diapason Celeste 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Spire Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2-3 ranks (1 1/3').
Antiphonal Pedal: Stopped Diapason 16' - extension, Stopped Diapason 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Violone 32' - digital extension, Bourdon 32' - digital extension, Principal 16', Bourdon 16', Violone 16' - from Great, Gedeckt 16' - from Swell, Dulciana 16' - from Choir, Octave 8', Stopped Flute 8', Violone 8' - from Great, Gedeckt 8' - from Swell, Fifteenth 4', Cantus Flute 4', Fourniture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Contra Bassoon 32' - digital extension, Trombone 16', Bassoon 16' - from Swell, Tromba 8', Bassoon 8' - from Swell, Clarion 4', Tuba 8' - from Choir, Tremulant.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Choir to Great 16', Choir to Great 4', Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Great to Choir, Swell to Choir, Swell to Choir 16', Swell to Choir 4', Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Choir to Pedal 4', Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Great to Great 16', Great to Great 4', Great Unison Off, Choir to Choir 16', Choir to Choir 4', Choir Unison Off, Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Swell Unison Off, Antiphonal to Great, Antiphonal to Choir, Antiphonal to Swell, Antiphonal to Pedal.

Literature
  • Cover Feature : St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, Knoxville, Tennessee : Goulding & Wood Pipe Organ Builders, Indianapolis, Indiana. - In: The American Organist, Vol. 55, No. 1, January 2021.
  • Cover feature : Goulding & Wood Pipe Organ Builders, Indianapolis, Indiana : Fortieth Anniversary : Saint John's Episcopal Cathedral, Knoxville, Tennessee, Opus 52 / Goulding & Wood Pipe Organ Builders. - In: The Diapason, 112th Year, No. 3, March 2021.
Links https://www.stjohnscathedral.org/new-pipe-organ
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