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The Church of the Holy Family (Roman Catholic)
"The United Nations Parish" 315 East 47th Street
New York, N.Y. 10017 http://www.churchholyfamily.org
The Church of the Holy Family was founded in 1924 to serve Italian immigrants on the East Side of Manhattan. The original church was fashioned from a converted brewery stable and served the parish until 1964.
The present church, a Modernist building designed by George J. Sole, was built from 1962-65. Due to its close proximity to the United Nations complex, the church is known today as "The United Nations Parish." In 1965, Holy Family was the first church in the Western Hemisphere to be visited by Pope Paul VI. In 1979, Pope John Paul II extended his blessing on the church, after delivering a human rights message at the United Nations. |
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Robert M. Turner Organs
Hacienda Heights, Calif. (1996)
Electro-pneumatic action
5 manuals, 98 stops, 69 ranks
The present organ at Holy Family Church was built in 1996 by Robert M. Turner Organs of Hacienda Heights, Calif., and incorporates most of the pipework from the previous 1965 Delaware Organ. Scaling and tonal finishing was the work of Charles Callahan, who served as the project consultant. Designed as an eclectic instrument, the organ was inspired by the work of the late G. Donald Harrison of the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company. Several stops were built following Harrison's practice and some reedwork is from his early masterpiece, Aeolian-Skinner Op. 886 (1932), originally in the Memorial Church of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Turner provided a movable five-manual drawknob console that controls five divisions in the gallery and two divisions located on the right side of the chancel. The Positiv division, exposed on the wall of the Chancel, was installed in 1999 by the Wicks Organ Company of Highland, Ill. The organ includes many digital stops by Walker Technical Company, Zionsville, Penn. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, expressive
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16 |
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Principal [unit] |
73 |
2 2/3 |
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Quinte |
61 |
8 |
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Diapason |
61 |
2 |
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Superoctave |
61 |
8 |
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Principal |
— |
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Fourniture V ranks |
305 |
8 |
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Bourdon |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
61 |
8 |
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Flûte harmonique |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Flauto Dolce |
61 |
8 |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
SO |
8 |
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Flute Celeste |
61 |
8 |
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St. Thomas Trumpet |
SO |
8 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
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Chimes |
SO |
8 |
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Unda Maris |
CH |
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Harp |
digital |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
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Celesta |
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4 |
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Flûte octaviante |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, expressive
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16 |
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Rohrbass [unit] |
73 |
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Cymball III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Rohrflöte |
— |
16 |
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Bombarde |
61 |
8 |
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Viole de gambe |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
61 |
8 |
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Voix celeste [TC] |
49 |
8 |
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Trompette |
61 |
4 |
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Prestant |
61 |
8 |
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Hautbois |
61 |
4 |
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Nachthorn |
61 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
2 2/3 |
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Nazard [unit] |
73 |
4 |
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Clairon |
61 |
2 |
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Octavin |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
61 |
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Cymbelstern |
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1 1/3 |
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Larigot [Nazard] |
— |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, expressive
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16 |
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Dulciana [unit] |
73 |
2 |
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Octave |
61 |
8 |
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Diapason |
61 |
2 |
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Blockflöte |
61 |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
61 |
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Sesquialtera II ranks [TC] |
98 |
8 |
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Cello |
61 |
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Mixture IV ranks |
244 |
8 |
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Cello Celeste |
61 |
8 |
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Cromorne |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
— |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Unda Maris [TC] |
49 |
8 |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
SO |
4 |
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Principal |
61 |
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4 |
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Koppelflöte |
61 |
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Tower Carillon |
digital |
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Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Contra Gamba |
digital |
8 |
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English Horn |
61 |
8 |
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Philomela |
61 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
61 |
8 |
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Gamba |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Gamba Celeste |
61 |
8 |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
8 |
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St. Thomas Trumpet [horiz.] |
61 |
8 |
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Unda Maris |
CH |
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Harp |
GT |
4 |
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Orchestral Flute |
61 |
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Chimes |
digital |
8 |
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French Horn |
61 |
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Chancel Organ (Manual V) – 61 notes, expressive
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8 |
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Principal |
digital |
2 |
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Superoctave |
digital |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
digital |
8 |
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Trompette Harmonique |
digital |
8 |
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Flute Celeste II ranks |
digital |
8 |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
SO |
4 |
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Octave |
digital |
8 |
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St. Thomas Trumpet |
SO |
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Positiv Organ (floating) – 61 notes
[mounted on Chancel wall]
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8 |
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Dolcan |
61 |
2 |
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Spitzflöte |
61 |
8 |
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Gedecktpommer |
61 |
1 1/3 |
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Larigot |
61 |
4 |
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Spillflöte |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes, enclosed
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32 |
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Contra Violone [ext. SO] |
digital |
4 |
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Choralbass |
GT |
32 |
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Untersatz |
digital |
4 |
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Flûte |
GT |
16 |
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Contrebasse |
digital |
2 |
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Superoctave |
GT |
16 |
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Principal |
GT |
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Mixture III ranks |
96 |
16 |
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Subbass |
digital |
32 |
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Ophicleide |
digital |
16 |
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Contra Gamba |
SO |
16 |
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Posaune |
digital |
16 |
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Rohrbass |
SW |
16 |
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Bombarde |
SW |
16 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
8 |
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Trumpet |
GT |
8 |
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Octave |
32 |
4 |
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Clarion |
GT |
8 |
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Principal |
GT |
4 |
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Clairon |
SW |
8 |
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Gemshorn |
32 |
8 |
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St. Thomas Trumpet |
GT |
8 |
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Gamba |
SO |
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Chimes |
SO |
8 |
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Rohrflöte |
SW |
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Delaware Organ Company, Inc.
Tonawanda, N.Y. (1965)
Electro-pneumatic stop action
Setterboard combination action
3 manuals, 34 stops, 40 ranks
The Delaware organ that was installed at Holy Family Church was dedicated on January 18, 1966 by John Grady, Director of Music, assisted by an orchestra directed by Emmanuel Balaban. Works included Handel's Concerto No. 5 and the Poulenc Concerto, as well as solo works by Bach, Brahms, Lidon and Widor. The organ was on one level across the rear gallery, with pipes arranged in an asymetric manner on the exposed chests to promote visual interest. The entire organ was on 2½" wind pressure, with open toe voicing. All flue pipes were unnicked. |
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Great Organ – 61 notes
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8 |
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Principal |
61 |
2 |
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Flachflöte |
61 |
8 |
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Bordun |
61 |
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Fourniture IV ranks |
244 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
8 |
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Trompette en chamade |
61 |
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Positiv Organ – 61 notes
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
61 |
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Scharff IV ranks |
244 |
8 |
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Principal |
61 |
8 |
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Dulcianregal en chamade |
61 |
4 |
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Koppelflöte |
61 |
8 |
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Krummhorn |
61 |
2 |
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Principal |
61 |
8 |
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Trompette en chamade |
GT |
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Sesquialtera II ranks |
122 |
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Swell Organ – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Rohrflöte |
61 |
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Cymbel III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Viola |
61 |
8 |
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Fagott |
61 |
8 |
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Viola Celeste [TC] |
49 |
4 |
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Schalmey |
61 |
4 |
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Nachthorn |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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2 |
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Weit Principal |
61 |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Principal |
32 |
4 |
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Gemshornpommer |
— |
16 |
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Subbass |
32 |
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Mixture III ranks |
96 |
16 |
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Rohrbourdon [ext. SW] |
12 |
16 |
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Posaune [unit] |
44 |
8 |
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Principal |
32 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
— |
8 |
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Gemshornpommer [unit] |
44 |
4 |
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Schalmey |
SW |
4 |
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Choralbass |
32 |
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Sources:
Church of the Holy Family website: http://www.churchholyfamily.org
Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
"Parish Church of UN Opens New Delaware," The Diapason, March 1966. Courtesy Paul J. Murray.
Photos:
Holy Family Church: photos of Delaware organ (1965).
Lawson, Steven E.: exterior; interior; Robert M. Turner organ (1996).
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