Salvation Army
Centennial Auditorium
New York, NY
Opus 2892


 

Great 16 Open Diapason   8 First Open Diapason   8 Second Open Diapason   8 Gamba   8 Gemshorn   8 Gross Flute   4 Octave III Mixture  8 Tuba     Tremolo     Chimes (Echo) Solo 8 Hohl Flute 8 Gross Gamba 8 Gamba Celeste (TC) 4 Flute 8 Tuba Mirabilis 8 French Horn    Tremolo

Swell 16 Bourdon   8 Open Diapason   8 Stopped Diapason   8 Salicional   8 Viole d'Orchestre   8 Voix Celeste (TC)   4 Flute d'Amour   4 Salicet   2 2/3 Nasard   2 Piccolo   8 Cornopean   8 Oboe   8 Vox Humana     Tremolo

Choir 16 Contra Viol   8 English Open Diapason   8 Clarabella   8 Viol d'Amour   8 Unda Maris   4 Flauto Traverso   2 Piccolo   8 Clarinet     Tremolo     Chimes Echo 8 Gedeckt 8 Viol Aetheria 8 Vox Angelica 4 Flute 8 Vox Humana    Tremolo    Chimes

Pedal 32 Resultant 16 Double Open Diapason 16 Open Diapason 16 Bourdon 16 Lieblich Gedeckt 16 Contra Viol   8 Octave   8 Bass Flute   8 Violoncello   8 Flauto Dolce 16 Trombone

The four-manual organ built by the Estey Organ Company for Centennial Memorial Temple, Salvation Army headquarters
in New York City, was opened on the evening of Nov. 12, 1930, with a recital by Henry F. Seibert, organist of the Town Hall
and of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in New York. Mr. Seibert performed "Christus Resurrexit," Ravanello;
"Ave Maria," Schubert; "Will-o-the-Wisp," Nevin; "Concert Scherzo in F," Mansfield; "Gesu Bambino,"
Yon; "Sonata 1," Mendelssohn; "Onward Christian Soldiers," Whitney-Sullivan; "O Sacred Head," Bach;
"Caprice," Sturges; "Minuet," Boccherini; "To the Evening Star," ("Tannhäuser"), Wagner; "I Bring Thee All"
and "Oh, Save Me, Dear Lord," Evangeline Booth; and "First Pedal Study," Yon.

The organ, which cost $22,445, was installed in chambers on either side of the large auditorium.
There were thirty-six combination pistons and thirty-six couplers.

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Sources
Estey Opus List
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Salvation Army Archives
The NY City Organ Project



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