Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 1309, 1959
Community of Christ (Reorganized Church of Latter-day Saints)
Auditorium Conference Chamber
1001 West Walnut Street
Independence, MO, US
113 Ranks - 6,301 Pipes
Instrument ID: 18385 ● Builder ID: 52 ● Location ID: 16695
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Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal9 Divisions76 Stops94 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Jeff Scofield on March 14th, 2023:
The Auditorium seats 5,800 people.
The Auditorium seats 5,800 people.
Database Manager on November 7th, 2014:
The denomination, Community of Christ, was known from 1872 to 2001 as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (RLDS).
Database Manager on March 3rd, 2014:
Updated through online information from Phillip Grubbs.
Database Manager on October 23rd, 2013:
Updated through online information from Phillip Grubbs. -- This organ is used regularly for concerts and demonstration recitals. The organ is played by a staff of approximately 50 Community of Christ volunteer staff organists and 1 Community of Christ Principal Organist.
Database Manager on March 8th, 2012:
Updated through online information from David McVey. -- Catharine Crozier played the inaugural recital on November 7, 1959, but this was not the dedication. The dedication was during the church's World Conference in 1960 and Bethel Knoche was the organist. Ray Berry reviewed the dedication in The American Organist magazine.
Database Manager on June 28th, 2008:
Updated through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i>Dedication recital played by Catharine Crozier in 1959; extant; some tonal changes by Michael Quimby with John Hendriksen; keyboards replaced; console renovated by David Harris.</i>
Database Manager on June 22nd, 2005:
Some modifications have been made to the organ since the original installation, and additional work has been done by Michael Quimby and John Hendricksen.
Webpage Links: Opus 1309: RLDS Auditorium (Independence, MO)
Related Instrument Entries: Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc. (1994 - 96)
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