Boston, Massachusetts

Symphony Hall

Virgil Fox at the Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 1134 (1949) in Symphony Hall (Boston, MA)
 
Foley-Baker Console (2004) on Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 1134 (1949) in Symphony Hall (Boston, MA)
 
Foley- Baker Console (2004) on Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 1134 (1949) in Symphony Hall (Boston, MA)
 
Facade of Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 1134 (1949) in Symphony Hall (Boston, MA)
 
 
  
Builder:        Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
Contract Year:  1947
Install Year:   1949
Opus:           1134
No. manuals:    4
No. stops:      66
No. ranks:      80
No. pipes:      2,621
 
 
 
                GREAT ORGAN                           SWELL ORGAN
            16' Violone              61           16' Contra Gamba         68
             8' Principal            61            8' Diapason             68
             8' Geigen               61            8' Gedeckt              68
             8' Grossflöte           61            8' Viole de Gambe       68
             8' Spitzflöte           61            8' Viole Celeste        68
         5 1/3' Quint                61            8' Aeoline              68
             4' Principal            61            4' Octave               68
             4' Gemshorn             61            4' Flauto Traverso      68
         2 2/3' Quint                61            2' Fifteenth            61
             2' Super Octave         61          III  Grave Mixture       183
            IV  Fourniture          244          III  Scharff             183
           III  Cymbel              183           16' Bombarde             68
                                                   8' Trompette            68
                CHOIR ORGAN                        8' Hautbois             68
             8' Viola Pomposa        68            4' Clairon              68
             8' Viola Celeste        68               Tremulant
             8' Concert Flute        68
             8' Dulciana             68               PEDAL ORGAN
             4' Prestant             68           32' Contra Violone       12
             4' Koppelflöte          68           16' Contre Basse         32
           III  Plein Jeu           183           16' Montre               32
            16' Serpent              68           16' Violone              GT
             8' Trompette            68           16' Bourdon              32
             4' Cromorne             68           16' Contra Gamba         SW
                Tremulant                          8' Principal            32
                                                   8' Violoncello          GT
                POSITIV ORGAN                      8' Spitzflöte           32
             8' Spitzflöte           61        5 1/3' Quint                32
             8' Singend Gedeckt      61            4' Choral Bass          32
             4' Nachthorn            61            4' Nachthorn            32
         2 2/3' Nasat                61            2' Blockflöte           32
             2' Blockflöte           61           IV  Fourniture          128
         1 3/5' Terz                 61           32' Contre Bombarde      12
             1' Sifflöte             61           16' Bombarde             32
           III  Zimbel              183            8' Trompette            32
                                                   4' Clairon              32
                BOMBARDE ORGAN
            VI  Plein Jeu           366
            16' Bombarde             61
             8' Trompette Harmonique 61
             4' Clairon Harmonique   61


Photo 1 Source: Virgil Fox Legacy, via Len Levasseur

Photos 2-3 Source: Stefan Weist

Photo 4 Source: Neal Campbell

Notes: The organ was rebuilt by Foley-Baker in 2004 with a new 3-manual French-style terraced console.

Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=34718