Gress-Miles Organ Co.
1970
The Julius Hartt School of Music [University of Hartford]
Room 21 (Organ Studio)
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT, US
37 Ranks - 2,192 Pipes
Instrument ID: 54885 ● Builder ID: 2479 ● Location ID: 3931
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CONSOLES
Builder: Gress-Miles Organ Co.
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions28 Stops51 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: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Updated through online information from Jim Barry. -- The organ was sold in April 2015 to the United Methodist Church in Babylon, Long Island, NY. The organ will be removed from the Hartt Organ Studio beginning May 11, 2015, and taken to Foley-Baker, Inc. (Tolland, CT), where it will be refitted for the new location. The installation in NY will be behind the current organ case (the present organ will be removed).
Database Manager on May 6th, 2015:
Updated through online information from John Igoe. -- URL is from radio station web page May 2015), which notes that organ has been sold to "a Methodist Church" in Babylon, NY.
Database Manager on May 6th, 2015:
Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Sold to a United Methodist Church in Babylon, New York (per WNPR, CT)
Database Manager on April 24th, 2015:
Updated through online information from James R. Barry.
Database Manager on April 23rd, 2015:
An original installation. Identified by James R. Barry, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- After serving as the principal organ at the Hartt School for 45 years, the instrument was removed and stored during the summer of 2015 to make room for an expanded recital hall. The organ was dedicated in four concerts between September 13 and October 25, 1970. The first concert was performed by Hartt organ faculty: Edward Clark, Elizabeth Sollenberger and John Holtz (chair of the department). The remaining dedication concerts featured Marie-Claire Alain, Albert Russell, and Robert Noehren. The organ was featured for many years in the annual Contemporary Organ Festival organized by John Holtz.
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Related Instrument Entries: Foley-Baker Inc. (2015)
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