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Photo: Rinus Pannekoek. Date: 14 December 2015.

Photo: Rinus Pannekoek

Sydney, Australia (New South Wales) - Saint Mary's Cathedral, Western Gallery
Municipal: Sydney
Address: Saint Mary's Road, 2000, Sydney NSW
Website: https://www.stmaryscathedral.org.au/

Description nr.: 2006615.

Built by: Orgues Létourneau (1999) - opus 64

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1999 Orgues Létourneau64 new organ
1999 Orgues Létourneau65 new organ

In 1999, the Canadian company Létourneau built a new organ for the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Sydney. It is placed on the gallery on the west side of the church. The organ was inaugurated on December 19, 1999. A new console has been placed in the nave of the church. Both the Létourneau organ and the Whitehouse organ from 1942 can be played from this console.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great12
- Choir11
- Swell13
- Pedal10
Total number of stops46
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Chimney Flute 8', Violoncello 8', Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Sharp Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Choir (enclosed) (C-c''''): Salicional 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Koppel Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Block Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Mixture 4 ranks, Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Tuba 8' - unenclosed.
Swell (enclosed) (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Principal 4', Nacht Horn 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-g'): Contre Bourdon 32', Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Choral Bass 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Trombone 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.

Literature Historic Organs of Australia : October 31 - November 13, 2017 14 Days with J. Michael Barone. - [S.l.] : Pipedreams, 2017.
Recordings The Létourneau Organ in St. Mary's Cathedral / Peter Kneeshaw. - Uitgave in eigen beheer (CD).
Links https://www.letourneauorgans.com/organs/opus-64
https://www.letourneauorgans.com/organs/opus-65
https://www.stmaryscathedral.org.au/music/cathedral-organs/
YouTube This Church Has FOUR Pipe Organs!! A Tour of St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney (2022)


Photo: Rinus Pannekoek. Date: 14 December 2015.
Photo: Rinus Pannekoek
Photo: Rinus Pannekoek. Date: 14 December 2015.
Photo: Rinus Pannekoek
Photo: Rinus Pannekoek. Date: 14 December 2015.
Photo: Rinus Pannekoek
Photo: Rinus Pannekoek. Date: 14 December 2015.
Photo: Rinus Pannekoek
Photo: Rinus Pannekoek. Date: 14 December 2015.
Photo: Rinus Pannekoek
Photo: Rinus Pannekoek. Date: 13 December 2015.
Photo: Rinus Pannekoek
Photo: Rinus Pannekoek. Date: 14 December 2015.
Photo: Rinus Pannekoek