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Chicago, USA (Illinois) - Saint James' Episcopal Cathedral
Municipal: Chicago
Region:Cook County
Address: 65 East Huron Street, 60611, Chicago, IL
Website: https://www.saintjamescathedral.org/
Description nr.: 2059909.
Built by: Austin Organ Company Inc. (1921)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1875 by Johnson & Son
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Bourdon 8', Gamba 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Tromba 8'.
Swell Organ: Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Diapason 8', Rohr Flöte 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Octave 4', Flute Triangulaire 4', Mixture 5 ranks, Waldhorn 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Solo Organ: Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Spitz Flute 4', Block Flute 2', Trumpet 8', Tremolo.
Choir Organ: Gedeckt 16', Principal 8', Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Octave 4', Block Flute 2', Mixture 3 ranks.
Pedal Organ:
Gallery Pedal: Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8', Bourdon 8', Flute 4', Trombone 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Transept Pedal: Resultant Bass 32', Bourdon 16', Gedeckt 16', Principal 8', Gedeckt 8', Choral Bass 4'.
Chicago, USA (Illinois) - Saint James' Episcopal Cathedral
Municipal: Chicago
Region:Cook County
Address: 65 East Huron Street, 60611, Chicago, IL
Website: https://www.saintjamescathedral.org/
Description nr.: 2059909.
Built by: Austin Organ Company Inc. (1921)
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1875 by Johnson & Son
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1875 | Johnson & Son | 456 | new organ | 1921 | Austin Organ Company Inc. | new organ in old case |
- The main organ of Saint James' Cathedral in Chicago is an Austin organ from 1920-1921, built behind the facade of the Johnson organ from 1875 (opus 456). Dudley Buck was organist from 1868, and the new Austin organ was played by Leo Sowerby since 1927.
- Since 1921, the organ has been rebuilt and modified several times. The Walker organ of the City Temple in London was purchased in 2023. This instrument will be placed behind Johnson's front in 2024-2025. It is not known what will happen to the Austin organ.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 11 |
| - Swell Organ | 13 |
| - Solo Organ | 6 |
| - Choir Organ | 7 |
| - Pedal Organ | 8 |
| - Transept Pedal | 6 |
| Total number of stops | 51 |
Specification
Great Organ: First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Bourdon 8', Gamba 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Tromba 8'.
Swell Organ: Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Diapason 8', Rohr Flöte 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Octave 4', Flute Triangulaire 4', Mixture 5 ranks, Waldhorn 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Solo Organ: Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Spitz Flute 4', Block Flute 2', Trumpet 8', Tremolo.
Choir Organ: Gedeckt 16', Principal 8', Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Octave 4', Block Flute 2', Mixture 3 ranks.
Pedal Organ:
Gallery Pedal: Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8', Bourdon 8', Flute 4', Trombone 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Transept Pedal: Resultant Bass 32', Bourdon 16', Gedeckt 16', Principal 8', Gedeckt 8', Choral Bass 4'.
| Links |
https://www.saintjamescathedral.org/music-and-art/history-of-the-organs-at-st-james |