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Source: Van Den Heuvel Orgelbouw

Glasgow, United Kingdom (Strathclyde) - Saint Aloysius Roman Catholic Church
Municipal: Glasgow
Address: 25 Rose Street, G3 6RE, Glasgow
Website: http://www.staloysius.rcglasgow.org.uk/

Description nr.: 2000108.

Built by: Van den Heuvel Orgelbouw (1993)

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1993	Van den Heuvel Orgelbouw		new organ
2006	Flentrop Orgelbouw		maintenance/reparations
2015	Van den Heuvel Orgelbouw		transfer/relocate

• Duke's Hall in London was built in 1912 as a concert hall for the Royal Academy. The hall is named after the Duke of Connaught. The hall was completely restored between 1989 and 1992. For the students of the Academy there was a baroque organ in the Marylebone Church, but they lacked a French romantic instrument in the style of Cavaillé-Coll. Sir David Lumsden was hired as consultant and the Van den Heuvel firm was commissioned to build the organ. The front is derived from the front of the former concert organ in the Trocadéro Concert Hall in Paris. The console was also made entirely in the style of the French builder. On October 19, 1993, the organ was inaugurated with a concert by Daniel Roth. In 2006, the front pipes proved irreparable due to subsidence. The company Flentrop was commissioned to make new pipes.
  
• In 2011 a larger organ was built for Duke's Hall. Van den Heuvel's organ was bought back by the company. The instrument was sold to Saint Aloysius' Church in Glasgow in 2014. The existing gallery had to be enlarged, after which the organ could be placed and voiced. It has been inaugurated on November 21, 2015 with a concert by Martin Baker, in collaboration with some choirs.
  

Short list of all locations the organ has been

1993	London	Royal Academy of Music, Duke's Hall
2015	Glasgow	Saint Aloysius Roman Catholic Church

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Grand-Orgue	12
- Récit Expressif	8
- Pédale	4
Total number of stops	24
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests

Specification
Grand-Orgue (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Prestant 8', Salicional 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte 4', Doublette 2', Plein-Jeu 5-6 rangs, Basson 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Récit Expressif (C-c''''): Flûte Traversière 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flûte Octaviante 4', Octavin 2', Trompette-Harmonique 8', Basson-Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8', Trémulo.
Pédale (C-g'): Contrebasse 16', Flûte 8', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8'.
Couplers: Tirasse Grand-Orgue, Tirasse Récit, Copula Récit - Grand-Orgue.
Accessories: Combinaisons Grand-Orgue, Appel Jeux d'Anche Récit.

Literature	Nieuw Nederlands orgel voor de 'Royal Academy of Music' te Londen / Wim van der Ros. - In: De Orgelvriend, jrg. 35 nr. 10, oktober 1993. Advertentie : Het orgel in Duke's Hall te Londen / J.L. van den Heuvel Orgelbouw. - In: Het Orgelkrant, januari 1997, nummer 1.
Recordings	The art of organ building : Exclusively at Van den Heuvel organs / Dirk S. Donker, Jean Guillou, Naji Hàkim, Karl Maureen, Ben van Oosten, Lionel Rogg, Torvald Torén. - UM Records UMCD 9704/5 (dubbel-CD). - 1997.
Links	https://www.refdag.nl/muziek/van_den_heuvelorgel_glasgow_in_gebruik_genomen_1_948202

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Source: Van Den Heuvel Orgelbouw