in memoriam LeRoy K Hanson

 

WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Worcester, MA

The George Clifton Bryant Memorial Organ

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Skinner Organ Company, Boston, MA Op. 615, 1927
Ĉolian-Skinner Organ Company, Boston, MA
Op. 615-A, 615-B. 1955 (G. Donald Harrison)
Berkshire Organ Company, West Springfield, MA, Op. 36, 1972
Electro-pneumatic action
Rebuilt console, 2000

  

 

 

GREAT: 61 notes, manual II

Quintaton 16'
Second Diapason 8'
Erzahler 8'
String Celeste (2 ranks) 8'
Rohr Flute 8'
Octave 4'
Harmonic Flute 4'
Fifteenth 2'
Mixture IV
Sesquialtera (TC) II
* Ophicleide 16'
* Tuba 8'
* Clarion 4'
Chimes (From echo)
Harp (From Choir) 8'
Celesta (From Choir) 4'
* on high pressure in solo box

 

SWELL: 61 notes, enclosed, manual III

Bourdon 16'
Diapason 8'
Gamba 8'
Voix Celeste (2 ranks) 8'
Gedeckt 8'
Flauto Dolce 8'
Flute Celeste (TC) 8'
Octave 4'
Violina 4'
Flute 4'
Flautino 2'
Mixture III
Mixture IV
Waldhorn 16'
Cornopean 8'
Flugel Horn 8'
Vox Humana 8'
Clarion 4'
Tremolo

SOLO: 61 notes, enclosed, manual IV

Gamba 8'
Gamba Celeste 8'
Orchestral Flute 8'
French Horn 8'
English Horn 8'
Tuba Mirabilis 8'
Tremolo

CHOIR: 61 notes, enclosed, manual I

Gamba 16'
Kleine Erzahler (2 ranks) 8'
Singendgedeckt 8'
Flute (harmonic) 4'
Nazard 2 2/3'
Principal 2'
Scharff III
Orchestral Oboe 8'
Clarinet 8'
Tremolo
Harp (steel bars) 8'
Celesta (ext.) 4'

ECHO (& ANTIPHONAL): 61 notes, enclosed, manual IV

Diapason 8'
Chimney Flute 8'
Fern Flute 4'
Tromba 8'
Vox Humana 8'
Tremolo
Chimes

PEDAL: 32 notes

Resultant Diapason 32'
Bourdon 32'
Principal 16'
Diapason 16'
Violone 16'
Ch. Gamba 16'
Bourdon (ext.) 16'
Sw. Echo Bourdon 16'
Gross Quint 10 2/3'
Octave (ext.) 8'
Gedeckt (ext.) 8'
Sw. Still Gedeckt 8'
Gross Quint 5 1/3'
Super Octave (ext.) 4'
Flute (ext.) 4'
Mixture III
Trombone 16'
Sw. Waldhorn 16'
Tromba (ext.) 8'
Clarion (ext.) 4'

COUPLERS by thumb pistons:

Swell Unison On/Off
Great Unison On/Off
Choir Unison On/Off
Solo Unison On/Off

COUPLERS by tablets:

Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'
Choir to Great 16', 8', 4'
Solo to Great 16', 8', 4'
Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4'
Solo to Choir 8'
Solo to Swell 16', 8', 4'
Swell to Solo 8'
Great to Solo 8'
Swell 16', 4'
Choir 16', 4'
Solo 16', 4'
Great 4'
Swell to Pedal 8', 4'
Great to Pedal 8'
Choir to Pedal 8', 4'
Solo to Pedal 8', 4'
Pedal 4'

REVERSIBLES by thumb pistons:

Sw. to Ped.
Ch. to Ped.
* Solo to Ped.
* Gt. to Ped.
* Sforz.
* Duplicated by hitch-down pedal

COMBINATIONS by thumb pistons:

Great 1-2-3-4-5-6
Swell 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
Choir 1-2-3-4-5-6-7
Solo 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
Generals 1-2-3-4-5-6 (duplicated by toe studs)
Pedal 1-2-3-4-5-6 (by toe studs only)

MECHANICALS:

Folds: Echo, Antiphonal (thumb pistons)
(Echo opens echo shutters. Antiphonal closes Echo shutters, opens antiphonal shutters)
Pedal to Comb. On/Off
(one set for each manual division: couples pedal pistons to manual pistons)
All Swells (Hitch-down pedal, with indicator light "All swells to Swell": makes all shutters answerable to the Swell Pedal)
Echo/Both/Solo/Cancel (determines which division(s) manual IV controls)
Balanced Choir Pedal
Balanced Swell Pedal
Balanced Solo and Echo Pedal
Crescendo Pedal (with indicator light)

ACCESSORIES:

unlabelled Zimbelstern


 

  Dr. Marjorie Ness, Minister of Music and the Arts for Wesley United Methodist Church, Worcester, had her 1999 Mechanics Hall Debut on the summer Brown Bag Concerts, with Maria Ferrante. A 1978 Finalist in the Chicago National Women Organists Competition, her career has always included church music and often included college teaching. Prior to joining the Wesley staff in 1995, she was Chair of the Music Department at Atlantic Union College. She is currently on the Executive Board of the American Guild of Organists, Worcester Chapter, and Secretary for the Southern NE Chapter of the Fellowship of United Methodists for Worship, Music, and the other Arts. Her formal education was taken at Oberlin Conservatory, Northwestern University, and the
University of Iowa, IA. City.