St. Philip's Episcopal Church
New York City: Manhattan (Harlem), NY
Images
2002-09-09 - Church interior (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)
2002-09-09 - Console and nave to rear (Photograph via Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)
2002-09-09 - Trompette-en-Chamade (Photograph via Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)
2002-09-09 - Console center (Photograph via Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)
2002-09-09 - Left Stopjamb (Photograph via Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)
2002-09-09 - Right Stopjamb (Photograph via Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)
2002-09-09 - Church exterior (Photograph via Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
Notes
2008-06-10 - Identified 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> Roof of church collapsed due to snow in 1996.</i> -Database Manager
2019-11-30 - The organ at St. Philip's Church was contracted to the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company in 1950 and installed in 1952 as Opus 1208. G. Donald Harrison supervised the design and installation, which was a rebuild of the previous 1943 Hillgreen, Lane & Co. organ. Aeolian-Skinner reused most of the pipes and the console from the Hillgreen, Lane organ. Of special note is the ivory plate with G. Donald Harrison's signature, which has been retained on the present console.
The "Trompette en chamade" stop located above the West End entrance was the first installation of a horizontal reed in New York City, predating by two years the famous State Trumpet installed in 1954 at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. Voiced on 5" of wind, the trumpet stop was to be part of the Great division in the chancel, but its chest and pipes were moved to the West End at some point by Aeolian-Skinner. In 1967, a new drawknob console by Austin Organs was installed. Tonal changes were made by Steven Empson between 1982-87. In 1996, the chancel ceiling collapsed and caused significant damage to the organ; repairs are being made as funding becomes available. Around 2005, the Trompette en chamade was trampled as workers repaired the window at the West End; these pipes were restored in 2007. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Source: Stoplist from the NYC AGO New York City Organ Project Date not recorded
New York (Harlem), New York
St. Philip's Episcopa Church
Hillgreen, Lane 1943
Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1208 1952 3/36
Steven Empson 1982 - 1987 3/35
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GREAT SWELL
16' Quintaton 61 8' Geigen Principal 68
8' Principal 61 8' Holzgedeckt 68
8' Holzflöte 61 8' Viole de Gambe 68
8' Bourdon 61 8' Viole Celeste 56
4' Octave 61 8' Flute Celeste II prep
4' Doppelflöte 61 4' Principal 68
II Grave Mixture 122 4' Waldflöte 68
III-IV Fourniture 232 III Plein Jeu 183
Sub 8' Trompette 68
Unison Off 8' Vox Humaine [sic] 61
Super 4' Hautbois 68
8' Trompette-en-Chamade 61 Tremulant
4' Clairon-en-Chamade 12 Sub
Chimes Unison Off
Super
PEDAL
CHOIR
32' Resultant --
16' Principal 32 8' Concert Flute 68
16' Bourdon prep 8' Dulciana 68
16' Holzgedeckt 12 SW 8' Unda Maris 56
16' Contra Viole 12 SW 4' Montre 68
16' Quintaton GT 4' Rohrflöte 68
8' Principal 32 2 2/3' Nazard prep
8' Holzgedeckt SW 2' Flageolet 61
4' Choral Bass 12 8' Clarinet 68
16' Bombarde 32 Tremulant
8' Trompette 12 Sub
4' Clairon 12 Unison Off
8' Trompette-en-Chamade GT Super
Chimes GT 8' Trompette-en-Chamade GT
Harp prep
ANTIPHONAL PEDAL
ANTIPHONAL
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[Received from Jeff Scofield November 30, 2019]
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