Varnus Hall: Concert Hall
75 Brooklyn Shore Road
Brooklyn, NS, CA
Images
2021-10-08 - Varnus Hall Extrerior (Photograph by Xaver Varnus/Xaver Varnus)
2021-10-08 - Varnus Hall (Photograph by Xaver Varnus/Xaver Varnus)
2021-09-04 - Console of the organ of Varnus Hall (Photograph by Xaver Varnus/Xaver Varnus)
2021-09-10 - The Casavant Organ of Varnus Hall in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia (Photograph by Xaver Varnus/Xaver Varnus)
Notes
2022-02-11 - The building which has become Varnus Hall is the former Pilgrim United Church. Installation is in the front of the hall of the former sanctuary. -Jim Stettner
Stoplist
Source: Taken from console
Great (Wind pressure: 90 mm) Principal 8, Chimney Flute 8, Octave 4, Superoctave 2, Mixture IV, Trompette 8, Tremolo
Positiv (Wind pressure: 85 mm) Bourdon 8, Principal 4, Spire Flute 4, Nasard 2 2/3, Little Bourdon 2, Tierce 1 3/5, Tremolo
Swell (Wind pressure: 90 mm) Viola 8, Viola céleste 8, Gemshorn 4, Plein Jeu III, Hautbois 8, Clairon 4, Tremolo
Pedal (Wind pressure: 100 mm) Principal 16, Subbass 16, Grand Quint 10 2/3, Octave 8, Open Flute 4 4, Posaune 16
Websites
- CBC Newscast Featuring the Organ - Describes Xaver Varnus and his purchase of the old Brooklyn church, along with purchase of the Casavant from Truro. (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)
- XAVER VARNUS PLAYS BACH'S "WEDGE" FUGUE - Filmed on the 5th of October, 2021 (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)
- A WHITER SHADE OF PALE - "A WHITER SHADE OF PALE" - XAVER VARNUS PLAYS HIS OWN CONCERT HALL'S ORGAN WITH JOHNNY LAKE (GUITAR) - REVEALS FULL DYNAMIC RANGE AND VOICING OF ORGAN (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)
- Organist Purchases Truro (NS) Organ - News article about Varnus and his purchase of the Casavant from First Baptist, Truro. Article mentions "nearly 3000 pipes" so this could mean that extra pipes were added to the organ. (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)
- XAVER VARNUS PLAYS BACH'S "WEDGE" FUGUE ON HIS PRIVATE CONCERT HALL'S ORGAN IN BROOKLYN, NOVA SCOTIA - Filmed on the 20th of December, 2020. (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)
- XAVER VARNUS PLAYS BACH'S "NUN KOMM" ON THE CASAVANT ORGAN OF HIS OWN CONCERT HALL IN NOVA SCOTIA - Filmed on the 2nd of February, 2021. (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)
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