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Philadelphia, USA (Pennsylvania) - Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral
Municipal: Philadelphia
Region:Philadelphia County
Address: 23 South 38th Street, 19104, Philadelphia, PA
Website: http://www.philadelphiacathedral.org/
Description nr.: 2057432.
Built by: Emery Brothers (2020)
The organ contains older material: from 1903 by Austin Organ Company Inc., from 1936 by M.P. Möller Company
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', First Open Diapason 8', Second Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Gemshorn 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trombone 16', Tromba 8', Tuba 8', Tremolo, Chimes.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Concert Flute 8', Viola 8', Viola Celeste 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8', Flute d'Amour 4', Dulcet 4', Dolce Twelfth 2 2/3', Dolce Fifteenth 2', Clarinet 8', Tuba 8', Tromba 8', Tremolo, Harp, Chimes.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Geigen Principal 8', Rohr Flute 8', Salicional 8', Vox Celeste 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Nave Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Doppelflute 8', Melodia 8', Vox Celeste 8', Octave 4', Fifteenth 2', Grave Mixture 2 ranks, Flugelhorn 8', Cromorne 8', Tuba 8', Tremolo, Tower Bells, Chimes.
Nave Swell Organ (C-c''''): Gedeckt 16', Viola Pomposa 8', Viole Celeste 8', Gedeckt 8', Open Flute 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Flautino 2', Terz 1 3/5', Fagotto 16', Fagotto 8', Tremolo, Zimbelstern.
Pedal Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 32', Resultant 32', Diapason 16', Double Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Lieblich Gedackt 16', Gemshorn 16', Octave 8', Major Flute 8', Claribel Flute 8', Gemshorn 8', Flute 4', Trombone 32', Trombone 16', Double Trumpet 16', Tromba 8', Tuba 8', Trumpet 8', Trumpet 4'.
Nave Pedal Organ (C-g'): Resultant 32', Open Diapason 16', Gedeckt 16', Octave 8', Gedeckt 8', Gedeckt 4', Fagotto 16', Cromorne 8', Cromorne 4'.
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Inaugural Organ Recital - October 24, 2021
Philadelphia, USA (Pennsylvania) - Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral
Municipal: Philadelphia
Region:Philadelphia County
Address: 23 South 38th Street, 19104, Philadelphia, PA
Website: http://www.philadelphiacathedral.org/
Description nr.: 2057432.
Built by: Emery Brothers (2020)
The organ contains older material: from 1903 by Austin Organ Company Inc., from 1936 by M.P. Möller Company
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1903 | Austin Organ Company Inc. | 73 | new organ | 1978 | Brantley A. Duddy | rebuild | 2002 | Robert Benston Pipe Organs | restoration | 2020 | Emery Brothers | restoration and enlargement |
- The Episcopal Cathedral in Philadelphia was built as the Episcopal Church of the Savior in 1855. After a major fire in 1902, the church has been rebuilt. An organ was installed that year by the Austin company. This instrument is still in use. But it was rebuilt and partly renovated in 1978 by Brantley A. Duddy. In conjunction with a radical modernization of the interior of the church, a renovation of the organ was carried out in 2002 by Robert Benston. In 2004 a freestanding console was placed on the church floor with two manuals, so that the organ can also be played from this location.
- In 2020-2021 the organ was removed from the church, and a new organ was constructed by the company Emery Brothers. They used an organ by Möller (opus 6425 from 1936) as the base of a new organ, that was expanded with new and existing pipe work. The new Nave Organ, connected to the Chancel Organ, was built with much pipework from the Austin Organ of 1902-1903. The organ has been dedicated on October 24, 2021. It was played on this occasion by Tyrone Whiting, Jeffrey Brillhart and Clara Gerdes.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Choir Organ | 12 |
| - Swell Organ | 12 |
| - Pedal Organ | 19 |
| - Nave Great Organ | 10 |
| - Nave Swell Organ | 10 |
| - Nave Pedal Organ | 9 |
| Total number of stops | 84 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', First Open Diapason 8', Second Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Gemshorn 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trombone 16', Tromba 8', Tuba 8', Tremolo, Chimes.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Concert Flute 8', Viola 8', Viola Celeste 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8', Flute d'Amour 4', Dulcet 4', Dolce Twelfth 2 2/3', Dolce Fifteenth 2', Clarinet 8', Tuba 8', Tromba 8', Tremolo, Harp, Chimes.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Geigen Principal 8', Rohr Flute 8', Salicional 8', Vox Celeste 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Nave Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Doppelflute 8', Melodia 8', Vox Celeste 8', Octave 4', Fifteenth 2', Grave Mixture 2 ranks, Flugelhorn 8', Cromorne 8', Tuba 8', Tremolo, Tower Bells, Chimes.
Nave Swell Organ (C-c''''): Gedeckt 16', Viola Pomposa 8', Viole Celeste 8', Gedeckt 8', Open Flute 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Flautino 2', Terz 1 3/5', Fagotto 16', Fagotto 8', Tremolo, Zimbelstern.
Pedal Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 32', Resultant 32', Diapason 16', Double Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Lieblich Gedackt 16', Gemshorn 16', Octave 8', Major Flute 8', Claribel Flute 8', Gemshorn 8', Flute 4', Trombone 32', Trombone 16', Double Trumpet 16', Tromba 8', Tuba 8', Trumpet 8', Trumpet 4'.
Nave Pedal Organ (C-g'): Resultant 32', Open Diapason 16', Gedeckt 16', Octave 8', Gedeckt 8', Gedeckt 4', Fagotto 16', Cromorne 8', Cromorne 4'.