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 Organ
The
Cathedral Pipe Organ was installed in 2001 to replace 2 electronic organs that
had previously been used in the Cathedral for many years. Planning
for this magnificent instrument began in 1999. Dr. Charles Callahan was
appointed as tonal consultant to the project. The Wicks
Organ Co. of Highland Illinois was selected to construct the new organ.
Click Here to read a commentary prepared by Dr.
Callahan.
The organ is actual two organs with one
console on the front altar as shown here and one in the choir loft. The
new pipe organ required significant changes to the Cathedral most notably the
construction in the east transept of a loft to hold some
of the over 4,400 pipes that make up the organ.
Close-ups of the
transept console gives a hint of the complex workmanship that is needed to
construct an instrument of this kind. For specific information on the St.
Agnes Cathedral Organ including the stoplist please visit the Wicks
Organ Co. Opus 6393 website.
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