The Riverside Church

490 Riverside Drive at 122nd Street
New York, N.Y. 10027
http://www.theriversidechurchny.org

Chapel of the Cross
 
Austin Organs Inc.
Hartford, Conn. – Opus 2327 (1960)
Electro-pneumatic key and stop action
2 manuals, 35 stops, 8 ranks


The organ in the Chapel of the Cross was built in 1960 by the Austin Organ Company of Hartford, Conn. There are 35 stops, 8 ranks and a total of 610 pipes. The entire organ is enclosed in one swell box.

Other organs at Riverside Church include those in the Nave and Christ Chapel.
           
Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
  Bourdon [TC]
2 2/3
  Gemshorn
8
  Principal
2
  Principal
8
  Bourdon
1 1/3
  Gemshorn
8
  Gemshorn
1 1/3
  Mixture III ranks
4
  Principal
8
  Trumpet
4
  Bourdon
4
  Trumpet
           
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61, enclosed
16
  Bourdon [TC]
2 2/3
  Bourdon
8
  Bourdon
2
  Gemshorn
8
  Gemshorn
2/3
  Scharf III ranks
8
  Gemshorn Celeste [TC]
8
  Trumpet
4
  Principal
4
  Trumpet
4
  Bourdon

 

   
           
Pedal Organ – 32 notes, enclosed
16
  Bourdon
4
  Bourdon
8
  Principal
4
  Gemshorn
8
  Bourdon
2
  Principal
8
  Gemshorn
1 1/3
  Mixture III ranks
5 1/3
  Bourdon
8
  Trumpet
4
  Principal
4
  Trumpet
           
Stop Analysis
   
Pipes
8
  Principal
85
16
  Bourdon
85
8
  Gemshorn
92
8
  Gemshorn Celeste [TC]
49
1 1/3
  Mixture III ranks
226
8
  Trumpet
    73
 
Total
610
           
Sources:
     Dolkart, Andrew S. and Matthew A. Postal. Guide to New York City Landmarks (Third Edition). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004.
     Dunlap, David. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
     Ochse, Orpha. Austin Organs. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 2001.
     Riverside Church website: www.theriversidechurchny.org
           
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