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Prairie Village, USA (Kansas) - Village Presbyterian Church
Municipal: Prairie Village
Region:Johnson County
Address: 6641 Mission Road, 66208, Prairie Village, KS
Website: https://www.villagepres.org/
Description nr.: 2064103.
Built by: Fowkes & Co. Richards (2017) - opus 22
The company Richards, Fowkes & Co. built a large pipe organ for the Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village in 2015-2016. The organ has 58 stops, and is designed in German baroque style, with three manuals and pedal. It could be played for the first time in November 2016, although not completed. On August 20, 2017, the official inauguration took place, with Elisa Bickers playing the inauguration concert.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Principal 16', Octave 8', Spieflöte 8', Salicional 8', Octave 4', Flöte 4', Quinte 3', Octave 2', Cornet 4 ranks (from a°), Mixture, Trompet 16', Trompet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Geigen Principal 8', Hohlflöte 8', Dulcet 8', Dulcet Celeste 8', Flaut Douce 8', Flaut Celeste 8', Octave 4', Fugara 4', Blockflöte 4', Quinte 3', Octave 2', Flachflöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture, Dulcian 8', Vox Humana 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Gamba 8', Celeste 8', Octave 4', Flaut Traverse 4', Nasard 3', Octave 2', Waldflöte 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixture, Basson 16', Trompet 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Subbaß 32', Principalbaß 16', Subbaß 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Octave 8', Spielflöte 8', Gedackt 8' - from Swell, Octave 4', Mixture, Posaune 32', Posaune 16', Basson 16', Trompet 8', Trompet 4'.
Other stops: Cimbelstern.
Couplers: Choir Organ to Great Organ, Swell Organ to Great Organ, Swell Organ to Choir Organ, Great Organ to Pedal Organ, Choir Organ to Pedal Organ, Swell Organ to Pedal Organ.
Accessories: Tremulant, Wind Stabilizer.
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Prairie Village, USA (Kansas) - Village Presbyterian Church
Municipal: Prairie Village
Region:Johnson County
Address: 6641 Mission Road, 66208, Prairie Village, KS
Website: https://www.villagepres.org/
Description nr.: 2064103.
Built by: Fowkes & Co. Richards (2017) - opus 22
The company Richards, Fowkes & Co. built a large pipe organ for the Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village in 2015-2016. The organ has 58 stops, and is designed in German baroque style, with three manuals and pedal. It could be played for the first time in November 2016, although not completed. On August 20, 2017, the official inauguration took place, with Elisa Bickers playing the inauguration concert.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Choir Organ | 16 |
| - Swell Organ | 15 |
| - Pedal Organ | 15 (13) |
| Total number of stops | 58 (56) |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | a' = 440 Hz |
| Temperament | Neidhardt 1732 'Für eine kleine Stadt' |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Principal 16', Octave 8', Spieflöte 8', Salicional 8', Octave 4', Flöte 4', Quinte 3', Octave 2', Cornet 4 ranks (from a°), Mixture, Trompet 16', Trompet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Geigen Principal 8', Hohlflöte 8', Dulcet 8', Dulcet Celeste 8', Flaut Douce 8', Flaut Celeste 8', Octave 4', Fugara 4', Blockflöte 4', Quinte 3', Octave 2', Flachflöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture, Dulcian 8', Vox Humana 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Gamba 8', Celeste 8', Octave 4', Flaut Traverse 4', Nasard 3', Octave 2', Waldflöte 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixture, Basson 16', Trompet 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Subbaß 32', Principalbaß 16', Subbaß 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Octave 8', Spielflöte 8', Gedackt 8' - from Swell, Octave 4', Mixture, Posaune 32', Posaune 16', Basson 16', Trompet 8', Trompet 4'.
Other stops: Cimbelstern.
Couplers: Choir Organ to Great Organ, Swell Organ to Great Organ, Swell Organ to Choir Organ, Great Organ to Pedal Organ, Choir Organ to Pedal Organ, Swell Organ to Pedal Organ.
Accessories: Tremulant, Wind Stabilizer.
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http://www.richardsfowkes.com/pages/3instruments/22/22_index.php https://www.villagepres.org/village-pipe-organ.html |