Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2713 (1962)

St. Joseph's Catholic Basilica
10044 113th Street NW
Edmonton, AB, CA

Images

2023-12-24 - Console (Photograph by via Debbie Marilyn on Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2015-06-12 - Basilica exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-04-12 - Basilica sanctuary and altar (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-10-16 - Basilica interior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-07-26 - Basilica interior to gallery and organ (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-06-02 - Gallery, organ cases and stained-glass window (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
40 stops
40 registers
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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2017-05-07 - Identified through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture and Denis Blaine. The tonal director was Lawrence Phelps. -Database Manager

2019-01-20 - The cathedral interior was damaged by an arson fire at the altar on February 28, 1980; the organ was removed by Casavant for cleaning and repairs. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist courtesy of the Casavant Freres Archives Date not recorded

       Edmonton, Alberta
       St. Joseph's Basilica, R. C.

       Casavant   Op. 2713   1962   3/58
       _______________________________________________

       GREAT                           POSITIV

   16' Quintaton          61        8' Holzgedackt  61
    8' Principal          61        8' Spitzflöte   61
    8' Bourdon            61        4' Principal    61
    4' Octave             61        4' Koppelflöte  61
    4' Rohrflöte          61        2' Octave       61
2 2/3' Quinte             61        2' Blockflöte   61
    2' Octave             61    1 1/3' Quintflöte   61
  VII  Mixture           427       IV  Mixture     244
    8' Trompete           61      III  Cymbal      183
                                    8' Krummhorn    61
       SWELL
                                       PEDAL
    8' Salicional         61
    8' Salicional Celeste 54       16' Principal    32
    8' Rohrgedackt        61       16' Subbass      32
    4' Spitzprincipal     61        8' Octave       32
    4' Nachthorn          61        8' Pommer       32
    2' Gemshorn           61        4' Octave       32
   II  Sesquialtera      122        4' Spitzflöte   32
   IV  Scharff           244        2' Nachthorn    32
   16' Fagott             61       IV  Mixture     128
    8' Trompete           61       16' Posaune      32
    4' Oboe               61        4' Schalmei     32
       Tremulant

       [Received from Jeff Scofield January 20, 2019]