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Photo: Wolfgang Reich. Date: 9 September 2020.

Photo: Wolfgang Reich

Berlin, Deutschland (Berlin) - Kirche Zum Heiligen Kreuz (Kreuzberg)
Municipal: Berlin
Address: Zossener Straße 65, 10961, Berlin-Kreuzberg
Website: http://www.heiligkreuzpassion.de/

Description nr.: 2004532.

Built by: E. & G.G. Hook (1870) - opus 553

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1870 E. & G.G. Hook553 new organ
2001 Eule Orgelbau  restoration
2021 Schulte Orgelbau  restoration

  • In 1870 the brothers Elias and Georg Hook built an organ for the First Unitarian Church in Woburn, Massachusetts. The organ was in use without any modifications until the building closed in 1991. In that year the church closed its doors due to the lack of visitors. The organ now came into the hands of the Organ Clearing House. Preserving and relocating the organ was very important, as it is one of the few Hook's instruments that has been preserved in the original state.
  • The church congregation in Berlin-Kreuzberg was interested and bought the organ in the summer of 1991. After this it took some time before the construction could begin. The Eule company restored the organ in 2000 and 2001 and placed it in the Kirche Zum Heiligen Kreuz. Eule constructed a new organ case, because the organ in Woburn had no case. The original prospect could be reused.
  • Due to renovation works in the church building, the organ was packed in 2020. The pipework has been transferred to the workshop of the company Schulte Orgelbau, where it is cleaned and refurbished. The organ will be relocated again in 2021. A number of improvements will also be made to make the sound more optimal.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1870Woburn, Massachusetts, USAFirst Unitarian Church
2001Berlin-Kreuzberg, DuitslandKirche Zum Heiligen Kreuz

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great12
- Solo8
- Swell12
- Pedal6
Total number of stops38
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great (C-a'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Viol d'Amour 8', Doppel Flöte 8', Principal 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Acuta 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Solo (C-a'''): Lieblich Gedackt 16', Geigen Principal 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Violin Principal 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Picolo 2', Clarionet 8', Tremulant, Carillions 2'.
Swell (C-a'''): Bourdon 16' (B/D), Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Aeoline 8', Salicional 8', Principal 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Flageolet 2', Cornet 3 ranks (2 2/3'), Vox Humana 8', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Double Dulciana 16', Quint 10 2/3', Principal 8', Violoncello 8'.

Literature
  • Kirche zum Heiligen Kreuz: Eine Amerikanerin in Berlin / Katharina Körting. - In: Der Tagesspiegel, 05.06.2001.
  • Orgel International 1/2002.
  • Een Amerikaan in Berlijn. - In: De Orgelkrant, jrg. 7 nr. 4, april 2002.
  • Orgeln in Berlin / Uwe Pape. - Berlin : Pape Verlag, 2003.
  • Berlin-Kreuzberg - Kirche zum Heiligen Kreuz : E. & G.G. Hook - Opus 553 - 1870 / Uwe Pape [red.]. - Berlin : Pape Verlag. - (Monographien historischer Orgeln ; Nr. 9).
  • E. & G.G. Hook's Opus 553 : An Emissary for American Music in Berlin / Barbara Owen. - In: The Tracker, Vol. 56, No. 2, Spring 2012.
Recordings
  • Elias & George G. Hook- Die Orgel Op. 553 / Gunter Kennel. - CD.
  • George Bozeman spielt Werke von Buck, Gottschalk, Dunham, Cundlick und Yon / George Bozeman. - Pape Verlag Orgeldokumente 2044 (CD). - 2006.
Links http://www.hook-orgel.de/
https://www.startnext.com/hook-orgel
https://organindex.de/index.php?title=Berlin/Kreuzberg,_Heilig_Kreuz
YouTube Die Hook-Orgel in der Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche / Johannes Stolte (2020)


Photo: Wolfgang Reich. Date: 9 September 2020.
Photo: Wolfgang Reich
Photo: Wolfgang Reich. Date: 12 April 2015.
Photo: Wolfgang Reich
Photo: Wolfgang Reich. Date: 12 April 2015.
Photo: Wolfgang Reich
Photo: Wolfgang Reich. Date: 12 April 2015.
Photo: Wolfgang Reich
Photo: Wolfgang Reich. Date: 12 April 2015.
Photo: Wolfgang Reich
Photo: Wolfgang Reich. Date: 12 April 2015.
Photo: Wolfgang Reich
Photo: Wolfgang Reich. Date: 12 April 2015.
Photo: Wolfgang Reich
Photo: Wolfgang Reich. Date: 12 April 2015.
Photo: Wolfgang Reich
Photo: Wolfgang Reich. Date: 9 September 2020.
Photo: Wolfgang Reich
Photo: Wolfgang Reich. Date: 9 September 2020.
Photo: Wolfgang Reich
Photo: Wolfgang Reich. Date: 9 September 2020.
Photo: Wolfgang Reich