Chapel of the Cross in The Riverside Church - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
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The Riverside Church

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

Chapel of the Cross


The Chapel of the Cross is located on the third floor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Building.

See also pages for the Nave and the Christ Chapel.
 
  Austin Organ, Op. 2327 (1960) in the Chapel of the Cross in The Riverside Church - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
   
Austin Organs Inc.
Hartford, Conn. – Opus 2327 (1960)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 35 registers, 6 stops, 8 ranks








The organ in the Chapel of the Cross was built in 1960 by Austin Organs Inc. of Hartford, Conn, with tonal finishing by Frank Kutschera. Located in the rear of the chapel, the two-manual stop-key console faces the single enclosure that contains all of the pipes and mechanisms. The organ has been unplayable for many years.

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
           
Combination Action
   
Great Organ 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb) + cancel bar over Great stops
Swell Organ 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb) + cancel bar over Swell stops
Pedal Organ 1-2-3-4-5 (toe) + cancel bar over Pedal stops
Entire Organ 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb & toe)
  General Cancel (thumb)
           
Mechanicals
    Balanced Expression Pedal   Tutti (thumb & toe) with ind. light
    Balanced Register Crescendo    
           
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 web site: www.theriversidechurchny.org
     The Organs at Riverside Church (brochure). New York: The Riverside Church, 1955. Courtesy Victor K. Jordan, Archivist.
     The Organs of Riverside (brochure). New York: The Riverside Church, 1996.

Illustrations:
     Lawson, Steven E. Chapel interior; Austin Organ, Op. 2327 (1960).