Chapel of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
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Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church

7 West 55th Street at Fifth Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10019
http://www.fapc.org

Chapel

Organ Specifications:
► II/13 Austin Organs, Inc., Op. 2530 (1970)
► II/13 Ernest M. Skinner, Op. 514 (1925)

See also the organs in the Sanctuary and Lecture Room.
           
The present Chapel of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church was built in 1925 as part of a 10-story Church House, replacing the original Church Annex and Lecture Room.
           

Austin Organs, Inc.
Hartford, Conn. – Opus 2530 (1970)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 13 ranks 


In 1970, Austin Organs, Inc., of Hartford, CT, built a new organ for the Chapel. The console, chamber and exposed pipework are installed in the gallery along the east wall.
               
Austin Organ, Op. 2530 (1970) in the Chapel of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)   Austin Organ, Op. 2530 (1970) in the Chapel of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
  Gedeckt
61
  Mixture II ranks
122
4
  Principal
61
 
Chimes

preparation
2
  Super Octave
61
     
               
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Gemshorn
61
1 1/3
  Larigot
61
8
  Gemshorn Celeste [TC]
49

8

   Fagot
61
4
  Rohrflöte
61

 

  Tremulant
2
  Nachthorn
61
   

   
     
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
  Sub Bass
32
4
   Principal [ext.]
12
8
  Principal
32
4
   Flöte [ext.]
12
8
  Sub Bass [ext.]
12
16
   Fagot [ext. SW]
12

           

Skinner Organ Company
Boston, Mass. – Opus 514 (1925)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 21 stops, 13 ranks, 884 pipes

The first organ in the present chapel was built by the Skinner Organ Company. This organ was replaced in 1970 by the current Austin organ.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
  Diapason
61
8
   Flauto Dolce
SW
8
  Clarabella
61
4
   Flute
SW
8
   Gedeckt
SW
8
   Corno d'Amore
SW
8
   Salicional
SW
   
               
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
   Bourdon
73
8
   Flute Celeste [TC]
61
8
   Diapason
73
4
   Flute
73
8
   Gedeckt
73
8
   Corno d'Amore
73
8
   Salicional
73
8
   Vox Humana
73
8
   Voix Celeste
73
  Tremolo
8
   Flauto Dolce
73
   

   
     
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
  Bourdon
32
8
   Gedeckt [ext.]
12
16
  Echo Bourdon
SW
8
   Still Gedeckt
SW

           
Sources:
     Aeolian-Skinner Archives: http://aeolian-skinner.110mb.com/
     Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church Archives, courtesy Dale W. Hansen, Church Archivist
     Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church website: http://www.fapc.org
     Holden, Dorothy. The Life and Work of Ernest M. Skinner. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1987.
     Kinzey, Allen: specifications for Skinner, Op. 514 (1925); courtesy Jeff Scofield.
     Kinzey, Allen, and Sand Lawn, comps. E.M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List. New Rev. Ed. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.
     Kraege, Elfrieda A. "The History of Music at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church 1808-1972". Courtesy Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
     Ochse, Orpha. Austin Organs. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 2001.
      "Stop, Open and Reed – a Periodical Presentation of Pipe Organ Progress". Boston: Skinner Organ Company, 1922-1927.

Photos:
     Steven E. Lawson: interior and Austin organ.