New Dorp Moravian Church - Staten Island, NY
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New Dorp Moravian Church

2205 Richmond Road
Staten Island, N.Y. 10306
http://newdorpmoravian.org/

Organ Specifications:
Present building (since 1845)
► II/24 Peragallo Pipe Organ Company, Op. 670 (2009)
► II/12 Chester Raymond (1956)
• II/19reg Hook & Hastings Co., Op. 2242 (1910)
• reed organ
First building (1763-1845)
• none


New Dorp Moravian Church - Staten Island, NY  
The New Dorp Moravian Church was organized in 1763 and is the second-oldest church on Staten Island, preceded by St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Richmondtown. The first church building was erected in 1763 and still stands at the rear of the present church, which was built in 1837. Local architect Jasper Cropsey, who later became well-known as a Hudson River School painter, designed the new church. The 1837 building was modified in the 1950s when the bell tower was replaced with the present steeple.

  Undated postcard of New Dorp Moravian Church - Staten Island, NY
On the grounds of the church is the largest and most beautifully landscaped cemetery on Staten Island. Covering 113 acres, the cemetery has graves dating from 1740 and is the burial place of many famous Staten Islanders, especially the Vanderbilts. The Vanderbilt Mausoleum and family graveyard are a private cemetery. The mausoleum, designed in 1886 by Richard Morris Hunt, architect of several Vanderbilt residences, is a copy of a Romanesque church in Arles, France. It is placed into the hillside and only its stone facade and dome are visible. The extensive grounds around the mausoleum were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. The Vanderbilt family cemetery is not open to the public.
               
  Peragallo Organ, Op. 670 (2009) in New Dorp Moravian Church - Staten Island, NY
Peragallo Pipe Organ Company
Paterson, N.J. – Opus 670 (2009)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 40 registers, 24 pipe ranks (1,397 pipes)


In 2009, the Peragallo Pipe Organ Company built a new two-manual organ that contains 24 pipe ranks and several digital stops.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
   Principal  
2
   Super Octav  
8
   Chimney Flute  
1 3/5
   Terz  
8
   Offen Flöte  
1 1/3
  Larigot  
8
   Unda Maris II ranks  
  Fourniture III-IV ranks  
4
   Octav       Cymbel IV ranks  
4
   Traverse Flöte  
8
   Trompette  
2 2/3
  Nazard       Tremblant  
               
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Singend Diapason       Plein Jeu III ranks  
8
   Bourdon en Bois  
16
   Contre Trompette  
8
   Viole  
8
   Trompette  
8
   Viole Celeste  
8
   Cor d'Amour  
4
   Prestant  
8
   Cor Anglais  
4
   Spillflöte  
4
   Clairon  
2
   Italian Principal       Tremblant  
               
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
32
   Untersatz  
4
   Choral Bass  
16
   Contre Bass  
4
   Traverse Flöte  
16
   Soubass       Rauschquint II ranks  
16
   Bourdon  
32
   Contre Bassoon  
8
   Octave Bass  
16
   Bombarde  
8
   Flöten Bass  
8
   Trompette  
8
   Bourdon  
4
   Clairon  
               
Chester Raymond
Princeton, N.J. (1956)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 14 stops, 12 ranks


In 1956, Chester Raymond of Princeton, N.J. relocated and rebuilt the 1910 Hook & Hastings organ. Raymond retained several ranks from the old organ and provided a new Reisner console.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
   Diapason  
8
   Dulciana  
8
   Melodia  
4
   Principal  
               
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Bourdon  
4
   Flute  
8
   Salicional  
8
   Oboe  
8
   Voix Celeste (TC)       [Tremulant]  
               
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
   Bourdon [unit?]  
8
   Flute [ext.?]  
16
   Lieblich Gedeckt  
8
   Viole  
10 2/3
  Quintaton [Bourdon?]
—
        
               
Couplers
    Great to Pedal 8', 4'   Great 16', Unison Off, 4'
    Swell to Pedal 8', 4'   Swell 16', Unison Off, 4'
    Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'    
         
Adjustable Combinations
   
Great Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb)
Swell Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb)
Full Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb)
         
Pedal Movements
    Balanced Swell Pedal    
    Crescendo Pedal    
             
Hook & Hastings
Boston, Mass. – Opus 2242 (1910)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 19 registers


The first known pipe organ for New Dorp Moravian Church was built in 1910 by the Hook & Hastings Company of Boston. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
               
Sources:
     Krogstad, Ed. Electronic correspondence (Sept. 28, 2009) regarding the organs at New Dorp Moravian.
     Krogstad, Ed. Specification of Chester Raymond organ (1956).
     Morris, Ira K. Morris's Memorial History of Staten Island, New York, Vol II. West New Brighton, Staten Island: pub. by the author, 1900.
     New Dorp Moravian Church website: http://newdorpmoravian.org/
     Patruno, Gregg. Stoplist of Peragallo Organ, Op. 670 (2009).
     Peragallo Pipe Organ Company website: www.peragallo.com

Illustrations:
     Morris, Ira K. Morris's Memorial History of Staten Island, New York, Vol II. Undated drawing of 1845 church.
     New Dorp Moravian Church website. Chancel showing Peragallo Organ, Op. 670 (2009).
               
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