Bethesda, Maryland

Westmoreland Congregational Church

Westmoreland Congregational Church (Bethesda, MD)
 
Westmoreland Congregational Church (Bethesda, MD)
 
Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 1283 (1955) in Westmoreland Congregational Church (Bethesda, MD)
 
 
 
 
  
Builder:        Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
   Year:        1955
   Opus:        1293
   
No. manuals:    3
No. stops:      41
No. ranks:      40
No. pipes:      2,331
 
 
                GREAT ORGAN                          SWELL ORGAN
            16' Quintaton           61           16' Lieblich Gedeckt    12
             8' Principal           61            8' Gedeckt             68
             8' Bourdon             61            8' Viole de Gambe      68
             4' Principal           61            8' Viole Celeste       68
             4' Rohrflöte           61            8' Flute Celeste II   131
         2 2/3' Quint               61            4' Geigen              68
             2' Super Octave        61            4' Flauto Traverso     68
         IV-VI  Fourniture         264          III  Plein Jeu          183
                                                 16' Contre Hautbois     68
                CHOIR ORGAN                       8' Trompette           68
             8' Viola               68            8' Hautbois            12
             8' Nason Flute         68            4' Rohrschalmei        68
             8' Erzähler            68               Tremulant
             8' Kleinerzähler (FF)  63
             4' Koppelflöte         68               PEDAL ORGAN
             2' Blockflöte          61           16' Contre Basse        32
         1 3/5' Tierce              61           16' Bourdon             pf
         1 1/3' Larigot             61           16' Quintaton           GT
             8' Cromorne            68           16' Lieblich Gedeckt    SW
                Tremulant                         8' Principal           32
                                                  8' Gedeckt             SW
                                                  4' Choralbass          12
                                                  4' Gedeckt             SW
                                                III  Mixture             96
                                                 16' Contre Hautbois     SW
                                                  8' Hautbois            SW
                                                  8' Cromorne            CH
                                                  4' Hautbois            SW


Source: Allen Kinzey

Notes: The announcement in the April 1957 issue of The Diapason states:

"The Westmoreland church, a fine example of colonial-style architecture, has an imposing location on the Westmoreland Circle, where it can be seen for a distance of one mile down Massachusetts Avenue. Among the regular worshippers of the church is Vice-President Richard M. Nixon. The organ is being installed on both sides of the divided chancel in chambers carefully prepared to reflect a maximum amount of sound. A marked acoustical improvement has been affected in the building by removal of the chancel carpet. Organist and choirmaster of the church is Harold Ash, who holds a similar position at the Washington Hebrew Congregation, where a large Aeolian-Skinner organ was completed last October."

Photo #3 Source: DiGennaro-Hart, via Jonathan Bowen

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