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Lyon & Healy Opus 90 (1902)

Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Basilica
3121 W. Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL

OHS convention: 2002

Images


2023-12-16 - Church interior to rear (Photograph by Brent Johnson, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2011-01-06 - Sanctuary interior (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

2011-01-06 - Console (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

Unknown - Church Exterior (Vintage Postcard, courtesy of T. Bradford Willis, DDS (1905)/Database Manager)

2004-03-31 - Basilica interior with east (left) and west (right) organ galleries (Photo by Mary Gifford/Database Manager)

2004-03-31 - East gallery with console (Photo by Mary Gifford/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1984 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - E. Semerad replaced console, did other work as Austin Op. 978 in 1920. -Database Manager

2005-09-04 - Online update from David Kinyon -- My first visit, all of the Great, part of the pedal and part of the Choir were out for repairs. Second time organ was in full glory. Wonderful sound in an almost too live room. Console is in a recessed gallery high up and to the left of the high altar. Was in good shape when I performed, although it doesn't receive much maintenance. Basilica has been on the verge of closing for sometime. Organ receives very little use last I knew -Database Manager

2007-06-27 - Updated through on-line information from Mary Gifford. -- In addition to the 57 ranks, also has a harp (disconnected) and chimes (taken down from their frames). As of this writing (2007) the organ is carefully maintained by the Servite community and is used for some Masses as well as organ recitals and other concerts. -- 30-note chests in pedal division, 32-note pedalboarded added when the Austin console was put in. -Database Manager

2008-11-08 - Updated through online information from Mary Gifford. -- The 4' Violina in the choir division had, at some point, been re-pitched to 2 2/3' by moving the pipes down and adding 7 pipes at the top. In 2008, the rank was restored to its original pitch by moving the pipes back up and replacing the missing pipes with vintage string pipes of the same scale and composition. The organ is, now, tonally unaltered. -Database Manager

2016-03-03 - Updated through online information from Rev. Frank Falco.<br> By June 2016 the organ and chimes will be completely restored by the Bradford Organ company -Database Manager

2017-05-27 - Updated by David Rhodes, who maintains the organ. -Database Manager

Stoplist

From The Stopt Diapason Winter 1996/97 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows (Roman Catholic), Chicago, IL
1902 Lyon & Healy Opus 90 (factory number 1342)

Great:
16' Open Diapason
8' Open Diapason
8' Second Open Diapason
8' Gemshorn
8' Viol d'Gamba
8' Doppel Floete
8' Melodia
4' Octave
4' Flute Harmonique
2 2/3' Octave Quint
2' Super Octave
IV Mixture
8' Trumpet

Swell:
16' Bourdon
8' Open Diapason
8' Salicional
8' Viol d'Amour
8' Aeoline
8' Vox Celeste
8' Stopped Diapason
8' Quintadena
4' Octave
4' Flauto Traverso
2' Flautino
III-V Dolce Cornet
16' Contra Fagotto
8' Cornopean
8' Oboe
8' Vox Humana
4' Clarion
Tremolo
Vox Humana Tremolo

Choir:
16' Lieblich Gedaeckt
8' Geigen Principal
8' Viola
8' Dulciana
8' Concert Flute
4' Violina
4' Flute d'Amour
2' Piccolo Harmonique
8' Bell Clarinet
Harp (1920 console preparation)
Tremolo

Solo:
8' Stentorphone
8' Philomela
4' Hohl Pfeife
8' Tuba Mirabilis
Chimes (1920 console preparation)
Tremolo

Pedal:
32' Contra Bourdon
16' Double Open Diapason
16' Violon
16' Bourdon
8' Violoncello
8' Flute
16' Trombone

 [Received from Connor Annable 2011-07-25.]

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