Better Pipe Organ Database

Reuter Organ Co. Opus 2218 (2003)

St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Cathedral
626 Fourth Street
Alexandria, LA

Images

2024-04-09 - Room to rear, gallery, organ and exposed pipes (Nick Lena/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
71 stops
6 divisions
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2005-11-24 - Identified from the Reuter Opus List, provided by Chris Leaver, Reuter Organ Co., November, 2005. -Database Manager

2010-03-21 - Updated through online information from Chad Boorsma. -- The organ was dedicated in 2004 with a recital by Dr. J. Scott Bennett. The instrument is in memory of the late Charles P. Greco, Bishop of Alexandria. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from Reuter promotional material Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Alexandria, Louisiana
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CATHEDRAL

Reuter Organ Company      Opus 2218      48 ranks     2003
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GRAND ORGUE:                        POSITIF EXPRESSIF:
   16' Diapason (POS)                  16' Dolce
    8' Montre                           8' Diapason
    8' Bourdon                          8' Cor de Nuit
    8' Flûte Harmonique                 8' Dolce (ext)
    4' Prestant                         8' Unda Maris (TC)
    4' Flûte à Fuseau                   4' Octave Diapason (ext)
    2' Doublette                        4' Flûte Traveriere
   IV  Fourniture                       2' Flageolet
  III  Cornet                       1 1/3' Quint
   16' Contre Trom-pette (REC)        III  Mixture
    8' Bombarde                         8' Petit Trompette
    8' Trompette en Chamade             8' Clarinette
       Glockenstern                     8' Trompette en Chamade (GO)
       Cloches (ECHO)                      Tremblant
       MIDI                                MIDI

RECIT EXPRESSIF                     ECHO PEDALE:
   16' Flûte à Cheminée                16' Bourdon (1-12 digital)
    8' Flûte à Cheminée (ext)           8' Bourdon (ECHO)
    8' Salcional                     
    8' Voix Céleste (TC)            PEDALE:
    4' Prestant                        32' Acoustic Bass
    4' Flûte Ouverte                   16' Montre
2 2/3' Nazard                          16' Soubasse
    2' Flûte (ext)                     16' Dolce (POS)
1 3/5' Tierce                          16' Bourdon (REC)
   IV  Plein Jeu                        8' Octave (ext)
   16' Contre Trompette                 8' Soubasse (ext)
    8' Trompette (ext)                  8' Diapason (POS)
    8' Hautbois                         8' Dolce (POS)
    8' Voix Humaine                     8' Bourdon (REC)
    8' Trompette en Chamade (GO)        4' Octave (ext)
       Tremblant                        4' Soubasse (ext)
       MIDI                            32' Basson (ext)
                                       16' Bombarde (ext)
ECHO:                                  16' Contre Trompette (REC)
    8' Principal                        8' Bombarde (GO)
    8' Voix Aetheria                    8' Trompette (REC)
    8' Voix Céleste (TC)                4' Trompette (REC)
    8' Bourdon                          8' Trompette en Chamade (GO)
    4' Octave                              MIDI
    4' Flûte Ouvere
       Cloches
       Cymbelstern

[Received on line from Chad Boorsma March 29, 2010.]