Chicago, Illinois

University of Chicago – Rockefeller Chapel


Skinner organ, Op. 634 (1927) in Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
 
Skinner organ, Op. 634 (1927) in Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
 
Skinner organ, Op. 634 (1927) in Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
 
Skinner organ, Op. 634 (1927) in Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
 
 
 
Builder:        Skinner Organ Company
   Year:        1927
   Opus:        634
   
No. manuals:    4
No. stops:      115
No. ranks:      113
No. pipes:      7,217


 
                                         CHANCEL ORGAN
 
                GREAT ORGAN                             SWELL ORGAN
            32' Violone               PED           16' Bourdon                73
            16' Open Diapason          61           16' Dulciana               73
             8' 1st Open Diapason      61            8' Open Diapason          73
             8' 2nd Open Diapason      61            8' Claribel Flute         73
             8' 3rd Open Diapason      61            8' Chimney Flute          73
             8' Principal Flute        61            8' Gamba                  73
             8' Erzähler               73            8' Voix Celeste II       146
             8' Chimney Flute          SW            8' Flute Celeste II      134
             8' Orchestral Strings IV  CH            8' Echo Viole             73
             8' Flute Celeste II       SW            8' Echo Viole Celeste     73
             4' Octave                 61            8' Orchestral Strings IV  CH
             4' Flute Harmonique       61            4' Octave                 73
         2 2/3' Twelfth                61            4' Flute Triangulaire     73
             2' Fifteenth              61            4' Unda Maris II         146
             V  Mixture               305            2' Flautino               61
            16' Double Trumpet         61 *          V  Cornet                305
             8' Tromba                 61 *          V  Chorus Mixture        305
             4' Clarion                61 *         16' Posaune                73
                Chimes                 SO            8' French Trumpet         73
             *  high pressure, enc. in CH            8' Cornopean              73
                                                     8' Oboe                   73
                CHOIR ORGAN                          8' Vox Humana             73
            16' Gamba                  73            4' Clarion                73
             8' Geigen Principal       73               Tremolo
             8' Gamba                  73
             8' Concert Flute          73               PEDAL ORGAN
             8' Orchestral Strings IV 244           32' Major Bass             32
             8' Kleine Erzähler II    134           32' Violone                32
             4' Flute Harmonique       73           16' Major Bass             12
             4' Gambette               73           16' Contre Basse           32
         2 2/3' Nazard                 61           16' Bourdon                32
             2' Piccolo                61           16' Open Diapason          GT
         1 3/5' Tierce                 61           16' Gamba                  CH
         1 1/7' Septieme               61           16' Echo Lieblich          SW
            16' Bassoon                73           16' Dulciana               SW
             8' English Horn           73            8' Octave                 12
             8' Clarinet               73            8' Octave                 GT
             8' Orchestral Oboe        73            8' Gedeckt                12
             8' French Horn            73            8' Cello                  24
                Tremolo                              8' Still Gedeckt          SW
             8' Harp (TC)              --            4' Flute                  12
             4' Celesta                61 bars      IV  Mixture               128
                                                    32' Bombarde               32
                SOLO ORGAN                          16' Trombone               12
             8' Open Diapason          73           16' Posaune                SW
             8' Flauto Mirabilis       73           16' Bassoon                CH
             8' Gamba                  73            8' Tromba                 12
             8' Gamba Celeste          73            8' Posaune                SW
             8' Orchestral Strings IV  CH            4' Clarion                12
            16' Heckelphone            73               Chimes                 SO
             8' Tuba Mirabilis         73
             8' Tuba (smooth)          73
             8' French Horn            73
             8' English Horn           73
             8' Heckelphone            73
             8' Corno di Bassetto      73
             4' Clarion                73
                Tremolo
                Chimes                 25 tubes

                                        GALLERY ORGAN

                GREAT ORGAN                           SWELL ORGAN
             8' Diapason               61         16' Bourdon                73
             8' Gemshorn               61          8' Open Diapason          73
             8' Melodia                61          8' Rohrflöte              73
             4' Octave                 61          8' Salicional             73
             8' Trumpet                61          8' Voix Celeste           73
                                                   4' Octave                 73
                PEDAL ORGAN                        4' Flute Harmonique       73
            16' Sub Bass               32        III  Mixture               183
            16' Bourdon                32          8' Cornopean              73
            16' Echo Bourdon           SW          8' Corno d'Amour          73
             8' Octave                 12          8' Vox Humana             73
             8' Flute                  12             Tremolo


Source: Allen Kinzey

Photo 1 Source: Motette CD-12361

Photos 2 & 3 Source: Stephen Schnurr, Pipe Organs of Chicago, www.ohschicago.org

Photo 4 Source: Jeff Scofield

Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=11167