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The organ of Grace Church on-the-Hill is a three-manual and pedal instrument by Casavant Freres, 1926. The instrument was a gift to Grace Church from Robert Charles Matthews, P.C. Casavant made additions and tonal revisions in 1960.
In 1979, Richard Valentine Porritt made a generous donation to the Church for repairs to the organ, or its replacement. By 1997, when the Church was about to undergo a major renaissance, it was determined that the organ console required replacement. This project was completed by R. A. Denton of Hamilton, Ontario, thanks to the generosity of the Porritt family, and the console was dedicated on October 19, 1997.
Extensive repairs, additions, and tonal re-visions were
deemed necessary in 2004-5. This rebuilding of the organ was a gift given ot the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the lives of Ruth and John McCarthy, and dedicated on November 20, 2005. The work was done by Andrew Mead of Mead Musical Services. Tonal design and voicing was done by Thomas A. Fitches.
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Organ Stoplist |
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Great Organ (61 notes) |
Swell Organ (61 notes) |
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Contra Bass
(Extended from Pedal) |
8 |
Geigen Principal |
| 8 |
Diapason |
8 |
Stopped Diapason |
| 8 |
Bourdon |
8 |
Viola da Gamba |
| 8 |
Open Flute |
8 |
Voix Celeste |
| 4 |
Octave |
4 |
Geigen Octave |
| 4 |
Koppel Flöte |
4 |
Klein Gedeckt |
| 2 2/3 |
Cornet III |
2 2/3 |
Sesquialtera II |
| 2 |
Fifteenth |
2 |
Octavin |
| 2 |
Block Flute |
1 |
Plein Jeu IV |
| 2 2/3 |
Grande Fourniture IV (Extended from Pedal) |
16 |
Fagot |
| 1 1/3 |
Fourniture IV |
8 |
Trompette |
| 8 |
Trumpet |
8 |
Oboe |
| 8 |
Bombarde (Ch) |
8 |
Voix Humaine |
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4 |
Clairion |
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Tremulant |
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Zimbelstern
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Choir Organ (61 Notes) |
Pedal Organ (32 notes) |
| 8 |
Rohrflöte |
32 |
Sub Bourdon (electronic) |
| 8 |
Gemshorn |
16 |
Diapason |
| 4 |
Dolce Flute |
16 |
Contra Bass |
| 4 |
Spitz Principal |
16 |
Bourdon |
| 2 |
Italian Principal |
16 |
Open Wood (electronic) |
| 1 1/3 |
Quinte |
8 |
Principal |
| 1 |
Sifflöte |
8 |
Stopped Diapason |
| 8 |
Bombarde |
4 |
Choral Bass |
| 8 |
Clarinet |
2 2/3 |
Fourniture IV |
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Tremulant |
32 |
Bombardon (electronic) |
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Chimes |
16 |
Trombone |
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16 |
Fagot (Sw) |
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8 |
Trompette |
Couplers |
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| Gt/Ped |
Sw/Gt |
Sw/Ch |
Choir unison off |
| Gt/Ped 4’ |
Sw/Gt 4’ |
Sw/Ch 4’ |
Gt/Gt 4’ |
| Sw/Ped |
Sw/Gt 16’ |
Sw/Ch 16’ |
Great unison off |
| Sw/ped 4’ |
Ch/Gt |
Gt/Ch |
Sw/Sw 4’ |
| Ch/Ped |
Ch/Gt 4’ |
Ch/Ch 4’ |
Sw/Sw 16’ |
| Ch/Ped 4’ |
Ch/Gt 16’ |
Ch/Ch 16’ |
Swell unison off |
Piston action |
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Swell thumb pistons, reversible Sw/Ped |
| 6 |
Great thumb pistons, reversible Gt/Ped, Sw/Gt, Ch/Gt |
| 6 |
Choir thumb pistons, reversible Ch/Ped, Sw/Ch
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Pedal thumb and toe pistons |
| 8 |
General thumb and toe pistons |
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Ped/Gt Comb thumb piston |
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Gt/Ch xfer thumb piston |
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Ped Sub Bourdon 32 thumb piston |
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Reversible Full Organ thumb and toe piston
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Reversible Gt/Ped toe piston |
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Swell, Choir, and Crescendo pedals |
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32 levels of memory |
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Each Sunday there are normally three services:
8:00 AM
A reflective communion service, beautiful and simple, with quiet fellowship for the early risers.
9:15 AM
A sung Eucharist using the modern language of the Book of Alternative Services.
11:00 AM
A traditional service using the Book of Common Prayer. Two Sundays each month there is a Matins service and on the remaining Sundays the service is a sung Eucharist.
On Vestry Sunday, and during the summer, the 9:15 and 11:00 services
are combined at 10:00. |
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