The Organ

Interior of a church with stained glass windows, wooden beams, and hanging lights. Several people sit in pews, some dressed in white robes with red accents, engaged in a religious service or choir practice. A woman in the foreground is playing a piano.

Among all other instruments which are suitable for divine worship, the organ is accorded pride of place because of its capacity to sustain the singing of a large gathered assembly, due to both its size and its ability to give resonance to the fullness of human sentiments, from joy to sadness, from praise to lamentation.

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The Organ

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St. George’s Organ comprises of two parts. The Pipe Organ was built in 1968 by Mathias Peter Moller - Opus 10377. It was split over three division containing 27 ranks. In 2004, a decision was made to update the console and switching system. A Johannus Rembrandt 397 was purchased which made the Pipe Organ a Hybrid Instrument enhancing the tonal areas of the instrument. At this same time the Façade Pipes were painted.

Painted Facade

Adrian Cook of J. Adrian Pipe Organ builders chose to incorporate a design from St. Peter’s, Croft-on-Tees, United Kingdom, where Adrian rebuilt and maintained the instrument. St. Peter’s is a 12th century parish church located in Croft, North Yorkshire, England. Many artefacts and carvings inside the church are believed to have given rise to many characters of Alice in Wonderland, created by Lewis Carroll, who was the son of the rector in the 1840’s. St. Georges Façade pipes are twined with St. Peter, they share the same design with slight color variations.

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Pipe Organ Specification

The following stop list is the original Moller 3/26 list from OPUS 10377 prior to its incorporation into the Johannus Hybrid

A detailed table listing various musical components and their specifications, categorized under 'GREAT', 'SWELL', 'POSITIV', and 'PEDAL', including ranks, types of pipes, and specific features.