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Geo. H. Ryder Opus 97 (1882)

Chautauqua Institution: Amphitheatre
Chautauqua, NY

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Images


Unknown - Amphitheatre Interior and Organ Case ((before 1893) Photograph from Jason Rodriguez and the Chautauqua Institution Archives; image courtesy of Michael Johnston/Database Manager)

Unknown - Stage and Organ Case ((before 1893) Photograph from Jason Rodriguez and the Chautauqua Institution Archives; image courtesy of Michael Johnston/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2005-06-16 - Identified through information in <i>Descriptive Catalogue of Superior Church Organs Manufactured by Geo. H. Ryder & Co.</i>, published in Boston, January, 1896. Dates are not included in the publication; the one given here is conjectural. -Database Manager

2014-08-07 - Updated through online information from D. John Apple. -- Dedicated on July 8, 1882. Several organ concerts given by the builder. The organ remained in the 1879 amphitheatre until 1893 when it was moved into a new larger amphitheatre. It remained there until the 1907 Warren organ was installed. -Database Manager


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