Independence, Missouri —The Community of Christ Peace Temple

Independence, Missouri — The Community of Christ
Peace Temple
Four manuals and pedals, 60 stops, 102 ranks
Attached drawknob keydesk, compass 61/32
Mechanical key action, electric stop action
Opus 3700, 1993
Photographs: Balthazar Korab (TAO cover photogtraph-above), RLDS Church
Taking inspiration from the Nautilus shell, architect Gyo Obata created this
unique and one of the most structurally complex buildings of the late twentieth
century. Preliminary plans to build a Temple go back to 1968 with actual
planning following the 1984 World Conference of the Reorganized Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints1 when the church adopted the following
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tools for this building in which every structural member, pane of glass and piece
of stone is a unique shape and size. The building, with a seating capacity of
1,600,soars to a height of 195 feet inside giving it an incredible acoustic for the
instrument.
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In 2000, the denomination changed its name from the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints to the Community of Christ.
Hearing the organ for the first time led Classical Music Editor and Critic, Scott
Cantrell to write in the May 16, 1993 issue of the Kansas City Star:
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The casework in this architecturally simple yet inspiring edifice rises some fifty
feet above the console. The lightly finished maple woodwork contains the lowest
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organ is used regularly for recitals as well as the noonday Prayer for Peace
service.
The vast interior space of over one million cubic feet provides an exceptional
acoustical setting for this monumental instrument. The organ figures
prominently in various large gatherings when it is used to accompany more than
fifteen hundred individuals in enthusiastic hymn singing. Additional information
concerning the planning and building of this organ may be found in a reprint of
the February 1995 issue of The American Organist magazine in the Published
Articles section of the website.
Grand Orgue
Récit
Montre
Montre
Flûte à cheminée
Prestant
Flûte
Doublette
Cornet V
Fourniture IV-V
Cymbale IV
Bombarde
Trompette
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Bombarde-en-chamade (Résonance)
16
Trompette-en-chamade (Résonance)
8
Positif Expressif
Principal
Voce umana (TC)
Bourdon
Prestant
Flûte à fuseau
Nazard
Quarte de nazard
Tierce
Larigot
Septième
Neuvième
Plein Jeu V
Cromorne
Tremblant
Bombarde-en-chamade (Résonance)
Trompette-en-chamade (Résonance)
8
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4
4
2-2/3
2
1-3/5
1-1/3
1-1/7
8/9
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16
8
Résonance
Montre (Ext.)
32
Bourdon (Ext.)
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Principal
16
Flûte à cheminée
16
Diapason
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Flûte harmonique (common bass)
8
Flûte majeure (Ext.)
8
Octave
4
Grande Tierce
3-1/5
Harmoniques II
2-2/7
Grand Cornet III-VI
8
Grande Fourniture II-VI
2-2/3
Plein jeu harmonique II-V
2
Bourdon
Principal
Viole de gambe
Voix céleste (GG)
Cor de nuit
Flûte douce
Flûte céleste (TC)
Octave
Flûte octaviante
Octavin
Carillon III
Plein Jeu V-VI
Basson
Trompette harmonique
Hautbois
Voix humaine
Clairon harmonique
Tremblant
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Montre (Résonance)
Flûte 1
Bourdon (Résonance)
Principal (Résonance)
Flûte (Ext.)
Flûte à cheminée (Résonance)
Bourdon doux (Positif)
Octavebasse
Flûte
Flûte à cheminée (Résonance)
Octave
Flûte à cheminée (Résonance)
Mixture V
Théorbe III
Contre Bombarde (Ext.)
Bombarde (Résonance)
Petite Bombarde (Grand Orgue)
Basson (Récit)
Trompette (Résonance)
Clairon (Résonance)
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The new 102-rank Casavant organ left no doubt that it's one of the
grandest in North America.
—Scott Cantrell, The Kansas City Star, October 19, 1993
© Casavant Frères