Frank Roosevelt (Opus 497, 1891)

Location:

Emmanuel Baptist Church
279 Lafayette Avenue at St. James Place
New York City: Brooklyn, NY 11238 US
Organ ID: 11112

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Baptist Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Pneumatic
  • 40 ranks. 3 manuals. 35 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Pneumatic chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Stops: 35
  • Manual Compass: 58
  • Pedal Compass: 30
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Tubular-pneumatic connection between stop control and chest.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on December 28, 2015:

Inaugural Recital by R. Huntington Woodman (Organist of First Presbyterian, Brooklyn) on Thursday Evening, December 10th, 1891, at Eight O'Clock. Programme:

          PART I
 1. Sonata No. 4 (first mvt) - Mendelssohn
 2. a. Romanza - Hofmann
     b. Spring Song - Mendelssohn
 3. Fugue in G minor - Bach
 4. a. Prayer - Lemaigre
     b. Andante con Varia - Calking
     c. March of the Three Kings - Dubois
          (The sustatined not suggests the guiding star)
 5. Toccata (from 5th Organ Symphony) - Widor
          PART II
 6. Overture, "Zamba" - Herold
 7. Improvisations (showing some of the resources of the organ)
 8. a. Funeral March of a Marionette - Gounod
     b. Funeral March and Seraph Song - Guilmant
 9. Dance of the Bayaderes (Feramors) - Rubinstein
10. a. Wolfram's Evening Song } "Tannhaüser" - Wagner
 Â Â Â Â b. Pilgrims' Chorus }

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.

Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Rebuild of 1886 Hook & Hastings, Op. 1315 (1886)

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Specification from Inaugural Recital Program (Dec. 10, 1891) courtesy Larry Trupiano
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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