Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Opus 3794 (2001)

Aldersgate United Methodist Church: Sanctuary
1301 Collingwood Road
Alexandria, VA

Images

2001-05-01 - Chancel, Pipe Displays, and Console (Photograph courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives/Database Manager)

2023-01-08 - Church interior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2024-02-25 - Church interior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2024-01-16 - Church exterior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
25 stops
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
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

2009-10-06 - Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. -Database Manager

2010-05-11 - Updated through online information from Chad Boorsma. -- The organ was used for the first time on Easter Sunday, 2001. A dedication recital was given the same year on May 20. The oak console matches the oak pipe enclosures at the front of the sanctuary (source: church website). -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from church website Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Alexandria, Virginia
ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Casavant Frères    Opus 3794    30 ranks    2001
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GRAND ORGUE:                   RECIT:
   16' Bourdon 12                 8' Flûte Majeure 61
    8' Montre 61                  8' Viole de Gambe 61
    8' Flûte à Cheminée 61        8' Voix Céleste 49
    4' Prestant 61                4' Principal 61
    4' Flûte à Fuseau 61          4' Flûte 61
    2' Doublette 61               2' Principal Italian 61
   IV  Fourniture 244           III  Cymbale 183
   16' Basson [REC]              16' Basson 12
    8' Trompette 61               8' Trompette [GO]
       Chimes [pf]                8' Hautbois 61
       MIDI                          Tremblant
                                     MIDI
CHOEUR:     
    8' Bourdon 61              PEDALE:
    8' Flûte Céleste 49          32' Bourdon 
    4' Fugara 61                 16' Montre 32
    4' Flûte Conique 61          16' Bourdon [GO]
2 2/3' Nazard 61                  8' Octavebasse 12
    2' Quarte de Nazard 61        8' Flûte à Cheminée [GO]
1 3/5' Tierce 61                  4' Octave 32
    8' Cromorne 61                4' Flûte à Cheminée [GO]
    8' Hautbois [REC]            16' Bombarde 12
       Tremblant                 16' Basson [REC]
       MIDI                       8' Trompette [GO]
                                  4' Hautbois [REC]
                                     MIDI
                                     Zimbelstern

[Received on line from Chad Boorsma May 16, 2010.]

Documents

(2001-05-20) Dedication program, pages 1-8 -Jeff Scofield
(2001-05-20) Dedication program, pages 9-16 -Jeff Scofield

Websites

Sldersgate United Methodist Church - About Aldersgate's Pipe organ - Photographs, description, link to stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)