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ANNUAL ORGAN CONCERT - Friday, September 19, 2008 at 7:00pm
Each fall, Trinity hosts an annual organ concert which has featured world renowned organists
Marilyn Keiser,
Frederick Swann,
Ken Cowan,
Olivier Latry,
Jane Parker-Smith, Erik Sute rand
Janette Fishell.
This year our organ concert will feature Jon Gates.
As in years past, the concert is free and open to the public. However, in order to ensure that expenses are covered, we need sponsors for this event.
At the request of the Rector, this year our new Organist and Director of Music Jon Gates will be presenting himself to the community with an exciting recital. Selections will include major works, such as J. S. Bach’s Fantasia and Fugue In G Minor, Samuel Barber’s Adagio For Strings, and Te Deum by the remarkable 20th-century French organist Jean Langlais. The concert will also feature compositions from two Anglican Church musicians, John Stanley and Norman Cocker. In addition, you will hear some less traditional works, such as an improvisation on Londonderry Air, and a couple of ragtime tunes from Scott Joplin. From the sublime to the whimsical and fun, you will hear music spanning the last five centuries!
A special note regading our organ, is that new digital samples have been added to the organ from Notre Dame de Metz in Eastern France. The Cavaille-Coll instrument from which these samples came has been played by many famous organists of the 20th Century, including Charles-Marie Widor, Marcel Dupré, Maurice Duruflé, and Jean Langlais. The complete organ has been digitally added to the Aeolian-Skinner organ at Trinity.
Your financial support is greatly needed and would be gratefully received, as this event is a primary way of funding the upkeep of our historic instrument.
Archangel - $500 sponsorship
Angel - $250 sponsorship
Saint - $150 sponsorship
Seraphim - $100 sponsorship
Cherubim - $50 sponsorship
Please mark Friday evening, September 19th on your calendar and plan to bring several friends with you. Please also support this endeavor financially if you can.
Become a sponsor today!
Please be sure to specify that your donation is for the Organ Concert.
AEOLIAN-SKINNER ORGAN
Trinity's organ is a 3 manual, 91 rank Aeolian-Skinner (opus 1482) hybrid pipe and digital organ. It was installed in 1967 and restored in 1999. The organ has a magnificent full sound and versatile color than can be used for many styles of play from French to Baroque.
THE HISTORY OF ORGANS AT TRINITY
Historical records indicate that Trinity Church has had an organ since at least 1857 when an organ built by
Henry Erben of New York was installed. Earlier organs probably existed at Trinity, but nothing is known about them.
The organ was taken down for construction in 1902 and rebuilt afterwards, adding a rank of 8' diapason pipes. Further details of this instrument are
unknown.
In the fall of 1914 a new Austin Organ of three manuals and 22 ranks, opus 504, was installed as a memorial to Junius T. Smith, given by his wife, Laura W. Smith.
It served well for 53 years, but termites, water damage and changing musical tastes finally rendered it unfit for further use, and in 1965
an organ committee was appointed by the Vestry to research and recommend a new organ.
The organ committee determined that the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company of Boston, Massachusetts, made the finest organs at the time and recommended them as the builder. Aeolian-Skinner built outstanding organs for the Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City; Grace Cathedral, San Francisco; The Riverside Church, St. Thomas Church, and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, all in New York.
After a congregational vote, a three manual organ of 41 ranks (2,349 pipes) was ordered in the summer of 1966. The new organ was installed in the the fall of 1967 and dedicated on November 5, 1967.
It was enjoyed by many visitors as well as our own congregation. However, after thirty years of use and Florida humidity the instrument showed signs of wear and extensive repairs needed to be made.
In 1996 our organist, John Parkyn, completed a survey and laid out a plan for restoration over several years.
Mr. Parkyn and his wife also gave six digital stops for the pedal section in December, 1995.
As part of the restoration, the organ was cleaned, the console restored, and several sets of pipes rebuilt and replaced.
The restored organ was dedicated on January 22, 1999.
The console and all pipes are now controlled by a computer, which has the capability to digitally reproduce copies of sounds of
pipes which have been sampled from other fine organs around the country. We now have many new sounds such as chimes, harp, oboe,
solo flutes and trumpets, and even a special Echo section at the west end of the Church.
| AEOLIAN-SKINNER OPUS 1482 |
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| SPECIFICATION OF THE ORGAN |
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| GREAT (Unenclosed) | CHOIR (Enclosed) |
| 16' | Violone | 8' | Spitz Viole |
| 8' | Principal | 8' | Viole Celeste |
| 8' | Flute Harmonique (Ch) | 8' | Flute Harmonique |
| 8' | Gemshom | 8' | Gedeckt Pommer |
| 8' | Bourdon | 8' | Flute Celeste II |
| 8' | Erzahler Celeste II (Sw) | 4' | Principal |
| 4' | Octave | 4' | Spitzflote |
| 4' | Zauberflote | 2' | Waldflote |
| 4' | Erzahler Celeste II (Sw) | IV | Mixture |
| 2' | Doublette | 16' | Corno di Bassetto |
| IV | Fourniture | 8' | Tuba Magna |
| III | Scharf | 8' | Cor anglais |
| 8' | Bombarde | | Tremulant |
| 16' | Liturgical Trumpet (TC) (Nave) | | Harp |
| 8' | Trompette Harmonique (Ch) | | Zimbelstern |
| 8' | Liturgical Trumpet (Nave) | | |
| | Tremulant | NAVE (Unenclosed - West End) |
| | Chimes | 8' | Spitz Gedeckt |
| | Tower Bells | 4' | Prestant |
| Harp (Ch) | 2' | Nachthorn |
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| SWELL (Enclosed) | ECHO (Enclosed - West End) |
| 16' | Lieblich Gedeckt | 8' | Dulcet III |
| 8' | Geigen Principal | 4' | Orchestral Flute |
| 8' | Viola Pomposa | 8' | Flugelhorn |
| 8' | Viola Celeste | 8' | Vox Mystica |
| 8' | Rohrflote | | Tremulant |
| 8' | Erzahler | | |
| 8' | Erzahler Celeste | PEDAL (Unenclosed & Enclosed) |
| 4' | Prestant | 32' | Contrebasse |
| 4' | Flute Harmonique | 32' | Contre Bourdon |
| 2 2/3' | Nazard | 16' | Principal |
| 2' | Blockflote | 16' | Subbass |
| 1 3/5' | Tierce | 16' | Violone (Gt) |
| III-V | Plein Jeu | 16' | Bourdon |
| 16' | Contre Trompette | 16' | Sanftbass (Echo) |
| 8' | Trompette | 16' | Erzahler (Sw) |
| 8' | Hautbois | 8' | Octave |
| 8' | Voix Humaine | 8' | Cello |
| 4' | Clairon | 8' | Bourdon (Gt) |
| 4' | Rohr Schalmei | 4' | Choral Bass |
| 8' | Trompette Harmonique (Ch) | 4' | Flute |
| | Tremulant | II | Rauschquinte |
| | | IV | Mixture |
| POSITIV (Unenclosed) | 32' | Contre Posaune |
| 8' | Principal | 16' | Bombarde |
| 8' | Holzgedeckt | 16' | Contre Trompette (Sw) |
| 4' | Octave | 8' | Trumpet |
| 4' | Koppelflote | 8' | Trompette Harmonique (Ch) |
| 2' | Principal | 8' | Liturgical Trumpet (Nave) |
| 1 1/3' | Larigot | 8' | Trompette (Sw) |
| III | Cymbal | 4' | Rohr Schalmei (Sw) |
| 8' | Cromorne | 4' | Cromorne (Pos) |
| 8' | Liturgical Trumpet (Nave) | | |
| | Tremulant | | |
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