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M. P. Möller Opus 3895 (1924)

Scottish Rite Cathedral/Theatre: Auditorium
400 NE Perry Ave.
Peoria, IL

Images

2008-07-05 - Building exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-12-07 - Front of Auditorium and stage (Photograph by Scottish Rite Theatre, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-05-16 - Auditorium interior and stage (Photograph by Discover Peoria, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-05-16 - Auditorium to rear and organ chamber (Photograph by Discover Peoria, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
25 stops
41 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

2009-10-30 - Identified through information in <i>List of More than 5200 Moller Pipe Organs</i> (Hagerstown, Maryland. M. P. Möller, 1928). -Database Manager

2012-01-02 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2022-12-14 - From Wikipedia: The Scottish Rite Cathedral, now named the Scottish Rite Theatre, is church-style building in Peoria, Illinois that houses the Scottish Rite Bodies of the Valley of Peoria. The building is at 400 NE Perry Avenue, at the corner with Spalding Avenue. The cathedral is listed as a contributing property to Peoria's North Side Historic District. The Scottish Rite Bodies of the Valley of Peoria was established in Yates City, Illinois on 25 February 1867, and moved to Peoria in 1869. The body had 3 meeting locations in downtown Peoria before the Scottish Rite Cathedral. The cornerstone for the Scottish Rite Cathedral was laid on 7 May 1924. The cathedral design features flying buttresses and symbolic stained glass windows.[1] The cathedral has an auditorium with a stage and 900 seats. The Masonic membership in the Valley of Peoria was near 15,000 at one time, but had dropped to 1,200 by 2019, and was having trouble affording the maintenance of the building.[3] Kim Blickenstaff, who grew up in nearby East Peoria, bought the Cathedral on April 26, 2019, for $490,000, with plans to put it in a trust, operate it as a community venue, and allow Scottish Rite members to use the venue in perpetuity. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> November 1924 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Peoria, Illinois
    Scottish Rite Cathedral

    Möller   Op. 3985   1924   3/25
    __________________________________________________

    GREAT                        CHOIR
16' Dbl Open Diapason 61      8' Geigen Principal   73
 8' 1st Open Diapason 61      8' Concert Flute      61
 8' 2nd Open Diapason 12      8' Gamba              GT
 8' Grossflöte        73      8' Melodia            GT
 8' Melodia           61      8' Dulciana           GT
 8' Dulciana          73      4' Waldflöte          12
 8' Viole d'Gamba     73      2' Piccolo            12
 4' Octave            12      8' Clarinet           73
 4' Flute             12         Tremolo
 8' Harmonic Tuba     73         Sub
    Sub                          Unison Off
    Unison Off                   Super
    Super                        Chimes             EC
    Celesta Harp      49         Harp               GT

    SWELL                        ECHO
16' Bourdon           73      8' Fernflöte          61
 8' Open Diapason     73      8' Viola Aetheria     61
 8' Stopped Diapason  73      8' Vox Angelica       61
 8' Viole d'Orchestre 73      8' Vox Humana         61
 8' Voix Celeste      61         Tremolo
 8' Salicional        73         Chimes             21
 4' Violina           12
 4' Flute d'Amour     12         PITCH
 2' Flautina          12      8' Diapason           30
 8' Cornopean         73
 8' Oboe              73         PEDAL
    Tremolo                  32' Diapason Resultant --
    Sub                      16' Dbl Open Diapason  32
    Unison Off               16' Bourdon            32
    Super                    16' Violone            GT
                             16' Lieblich Gedeckt   SW
                              8' Octave             12
                              8' Flute              12

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield January 1, 2012]

Documents

Write from THE DIAPASON November 1924 Stoplist and commentary -Jeff Scofield