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Skinner Organ Co. Opus 524 (1925)

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church / St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
157 Montague at Clinton
New York City: Brooklyn, NY

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2010-09-09 - Church exterior (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson via the NYC AGO Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2010-09-09 - Church interior to front, stained glass windows (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson via the NYC AGO Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1925 - Church interior to rear and organ case (Photograph from an archival source: Skinner Organ Co. via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1996-07-03 - 1968 Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project/Jeff Scofield)

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2004-10-30 - Building formerly that of Holy Trinity Episcopal. 5 manual Keates console added in 1968. Alterations by Farrell and Van Zoeren. -Database Manager

2006-03-06 - Updated through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i>Replaced #142; organ extant; five manual Keates console installed in 1968; considerable alterations by Farrell and Van Zoeren.</i> -Database Manager

2020-11-20 - From the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project: The Protestant Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity in Brooklyn Heights was designed by Minard Lafever (1798-1854) and completed in 1848. Lafever's design is considered one of the finest masterpieces of the Gothic Revival style in America. The church's elaborate interior features a soaring nave highlighted by lierne vaulting which employs wood-frame plaster vaults. More than 7000 square feet of stained glass by William Jay Bolton depict the "Jesse Tree" of Christ’s ancestry; this astounding collection is perhaps the most significant early American stained glass installation. Bolton’s organ loft window is on permanent exhibition in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A clash between the bishop and rival factions within the parish led to the closure and dissolution, in 1959, of Holy Trinity Church. In 1969, St. Ann's Church, faced with a crumbling building only a few blocks away, moved into the former Holy Trinity Church, resulting in the present name of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity. At this time, the E.M. Skinner organ was modified, and a new five-manual console was installed with Virgil Fox as the consultant. In 1979, the New York Landmarks Conservancy intervened to save the aging church and stained glass, and in 1983 the St. Ann Center for Restoration and the Arts was founded. The center’s record of success included the restoration of the chancel window, 64 stained glass windows by William Bolton in the nave (considered the earliest of their type in America), and the exterior fence. With support from World Monuments Fund, a conditions survey was carried out and matching funds were made available from the New York State Bond Act to restore the roof. Today the church is open for services and restoration efforts are moving ahead. St Ann's is also seeking to make the property more self-sustaining through the sensitive development of its adjacent Parish Hall. In 1968, the Skinner organ was altered and enlarged by Tom Farrell of Brooklyn. A new five-manual drawknob console was built by the Keates-Geissler Pipe Organ Company of Acton, Ontario, Canada, and installed in 1970. The Keates console had drawknobs that were engraved with an Old English font, and included preparations for many additions. Since that time, the organ has undergone extensive physical and tonal restorative work as funding allowed. Stops that had been loudened were returned to their original volume. In 2003, the Solo division was completely restored and the Tuba Mirabilis, which had been moved to a horizontal position atop the Solo box, was repaired and returned to its original location. The console was rebuilt by John Randolph in 2005, and the Swell reeds were restored by Chris Broome in 2010. The Organ Historical Society awarded its distinguished Historical Citation No. 240 in recognition of the Skinner Organ as an outstanding example of organbuilding and worthy of preservation. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: From Allen Kinzey Date not recorded

Brooklyn, New York
Church of the Holy Trinity, Episcopal

Skinner Organ Company   Opus 524   1925       4 manuals, 57 stops, 64 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                            SWELL ORGAN
     16' Diapason            61             16' Bourdon             73
     16' Bourdon             61              8' Diapason            73
      8' First Diapason      61              8' Gedeckt             73
      8' Second Diapason     61              8' Hohl Flute          73
      8' Claribel Flute      61              8' Quintadena          73
      8' Wald Flute          61              8' Salicional          73
      8' Viola Dolce         61              8' Voix Celeste        73
      8' Erzähler            61              8' Flauto Dolce        73
      4' Octave              61              8' Flute Celeste (TC)  61
      4' Flute               61              4' Flute Triangulaire  73
      2' Fifteenth           61              4' Gemshorn            73
     IV  Mixture            244              2' Flautino            61
      8' Trumpet             61              V  Mixture            305
         Chimes              EC             16' Posaune             73
                                             8' Cornopean           73
         CHOIR ORGAN                         8' Corno d'Amore       73
     16' Gamba               73              8' Vox Humana          73
      8' Diapason            73              4' Clarion             73
      8' Concert Flute       73                 Tremolo
      8' Dulciana            73
      8' Unda Maris (TC)     61                 PEDAL ORGAN
      8' Viole d'Amour       73             32' Bourdon             12
      4' Flute               73             16' Diapason            32
  2 2/3' Nazard              61             16' Violone             32
      2' Piccolo             61             16' Bourdon             32
  1 3/5' Tierce              61             16' Echo Bourdon        SW
      8' English Horn        73             16' Gamba               CH
      8' Clarinet            73         10 2/3' Quint (Bourdon)     --
         Tremolo                             8' Octave              12
      8' Harp (TC)           --              8' Gedeckt             12
      4' Celesta             61 bars         8' Still Gedeckt       SW
                                             4' Stopped Flute       12
         SOLO and ECHO ORGANS               32' Bombarde (wood)     12
      8' Gross Gedeckt       73             16' Trombone            32
      8' Gross Gamba         73             16' Posaune             SW
      8' Gamba Celeste       73              8' Tromba              12
      4' Orchestral Flute    73                 Chimes              EC
      8' Tuba Mirabilis      73 (20" wp)
      8' French Horn         73

      8' Chimney Flute       73
      8' Muted Viole         73
      4' Silverette          73
      8' Vox Humana          61
         Tremolo (both)
         Chimes              20 tubes


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-03-05]

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