Newark, New Jersey — Grace Episcopal Church

Newark, New Jersey — Grace Episcopal Church
Three manuals and pedals, 34 stops, 49 ranks
Attached drawknob keydesk, compass 61/32
Mechanical key action, electric stop action
Opus 3676, 1990
Photographs: Stanley Scheer
Grace Episcopal Church was founded
in 1837 to be the standard-bearer for
Anglo-Catholicism in northern New
Jersey. The church building, a
Registered National Landmark, was
designed by Richard Upjohn and
erected in 1848. The parish is a diverse
community that ministers to downtown
Newark through many activities
including a long-standing commitment
to youth in after school and weekend
programs. The choir of men and boys is
one of the longest-running programs of
its kind in North America, providing
inner center-city youth with the discipline of learning music while working in
cooperation with others to provide the high level of choral performance that has been a
Grace Church tradition.
The church previously had a very large instrument,
the majority of which filled the rear gallery
completely. The choir sang from the chancel where
it was accompanied by a smaller, but still sizable
chancel organ. Discussions to replace the
instrument began in 1984 and centered on placing
the choir and a new mechanical action organ in the
rear gallery. James McGregor, the OrganistChoirmaster traveled to Omaha to play the Casavant
installed at the University of Nebraska. The design
of that instrument became the basis for a plan with
two very well-developed and complete manual
divisions that would be supplemented with a third
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Grand Orgue
Montre
16
Montre
8
Flûte harmonique (common bass)
8
Bourdon à cheminée
8
Prestant
4
Flûte
4
Doublette
2
Cornet III
2-2/3
Grande Fourniture II-III
2-2/3
Fourniture IV-V
1-1/3
Douçaine
16
Trompette
8
Tremblant
Pédale
Bourdon (Ext.)
Contrebasse 1
Montre (Grand Orgue)
Soubasse
Octavebasse
Bourdon (Ext.)
Quinte
1
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Pipes from previous organ
32
16
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8
8
5-1/3
Récit
Flûte majeure
Viole de gambe
Voix céleste (GG)
Principal
Flûte à fuseau
Nazard
Quarte de nazard
Tierce
Larigot
Plein Jeu V
Basson
Trompette
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Voix humaine
Tremblant
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Trompette royale (
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Trompette royale
Trompette royale (Ext.)
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4
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2-2/3
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1-1/3
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8
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Pédale (c0ntinued)
Octave
4
Quinte
5-1/3
Octave
4
Mixture IV
2-2/3
Contre Bombarde (Ext.)
32
Bombarde
16
Basson (Récit)
16
Trompette (Ext.)
8
Trompette royale (
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8
Clairon (Ext.)
4
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