E. & G. G. Hook
Opus 301, 1861
Old West Church
131 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA, US
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
3 Manuals (56 Notes)25 Note Pedal4 Divisions35 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
The organ was exhibited for the public on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 19, 1861. Demonstrating the organ's resources and power was Mr. J.H. Willcox, organist of Immaculate Conception R.C. Church, who opened with an extempore on "La Marseillaise." He followed with Meyerbeer's Coronation March from "Le Prophéte," then a fugue, after which were heard selections from "Lucrezia," and Auber's beautiful overture to "Zanetta." The "Star Spangled Banner," the "Wedding March," and the "Gloria" from Mozart's 12th Mass concluded the program. The only drawback was the absence of Mr. Sharland, the regular organist of the church, who was seriously ill at home.
Database Manager on November 29th, 2011:
Updated through online information from Steven E. Lawson.
Database Manager on January 30th, 2010:
Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Handsome case, rounded at the ends. Choir behind, Great below. Swell above the Choir. 5-section facade with 25 pipes arranged: 3-5-9-5-3.
Database Manager on February 26th, 2005:
Identified from company publications as edited and expanded in The Hook Opus List 1829-1935, ed. William T. Van Pelt (Organ Historical Society, 1991).
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