Allen Organ Company is pleased to announce the installation of Elite Opus VII at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Roanoke, Virginia. It has been nearly a year since the initial design process began for this landmark installation.
Elite Opus VII is a comprehensive four manual, 95-stop instrument designed not only to support the liturgy, but also to serve as a major concert instrument. The dedication concert series on this instrument will feature major concert artists such as Peter Latona (Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception), Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin (St. Sulpice) and Diane Bish, just to name a few.
This new organ was built to replace a 12-rank Zimmer pipe organ that had served the congregation since the early 1970s. Due to a sizable anonymous donation, the church was able to consider several options. Mr. Kelly J. Wheelbarger, Director of Music and Organist for St. Andrew's Church and the anonymous donor ultimately decided that a custom Elite instrument built by Allen Organ Company would best serve the needs of the church.
OPUS VII Specifications
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PEDAL 32 Contre Bourdon 32 Contre Violone 16 Diapason 16 Bourdon 16 Lieblich Bourdon (Sw) 16 Flute Dolce (Sw) 16 Violone 16 Gamba (So) 16 Salicional (Sw) 16 Viole (Ch) 16 Gamba (St) 8 Octave 8 Gedeckt 8 Gamba (So) 4 Choralbass 4 Flute IV Mixture 32 Contra Bombarde 16 Bombarde 16 Trompette (Sw) 8 Trumpet 4 Clarion SWELL - Manual III 16 Lieblich Bourdon 16 Flute Dolce 16 Contra Gamba 8 Geigen Diapason 8 Rohrbourdon 8 Flute Dolce 8 Flute Celeste 8 Salicional 8 Voix Celeste 4 Geigen Octave 4 Traverse Flute 4 Flute Dolce 4 Salicet 22/3 Nasard 2 Piccolo 13/5 Tierce IV Fourniture 16 Trompette 8 Trompette 8 Oboe 8 Vox Humana 4 Clairon Tremulant Unison Off GREAT - Manual II 16 Violone 8 Diapason 8 Metal Gedackt 8 Harmonic Flute 8 Gamba 4 Octave 4 Spitzflöte 22/3 Twelfth 2 Fifteenth 2 Waldflöte 13/5 Seventeenth IV Mixture 8 Trumpet Tremulant Chimes Gt-Ch Manual Transfer Gt-Pd Unenclosed Melody Coupler Ch>Gt |
STRING - Floating 8 Viole 8 Viole Celeste 8 Gamba 8 Gamba Celeste 8 Dulcet 8 Dulcet Celeste 8 Vox Humana Tremulant Celesta 16 String 4 String CHOIR - Manual I 16 Viole 8 Principal 8 Gedackt 8 Viole 8 Viole Celeste 4 Octave 4 Koppelflöte 4 Viole 22/3 Quint 22/3 Nasat 2 Fifteenth 2 Blockflöte 11/3 Quintflote IV Mixture 8 Cromorne Tremulant Unison Off Harp Celesta Zimbelstern Choir Unenclosed SOLO - Manual IV 16 Gamba Celeste II 8 Flauto Mirabilis 8 Solo Gamba 8 Gamba Celeste 4 Orchestral Flute 4 Gambette Celeste II 8 Tuba Mirabilis 8 French Horn 8 Corno di Bassetto 8 Cor Anglais Tremulant Solo Unenclosed COUPLERS & GENERALS 8 Great to Pedal 4 Great to Pedal 8 Swell to Pedal 4 Swell to Pedal 8 Choir to Pedal 4 Choir to Pedal 8 Solo to Pedal 8 Swell to Great 8 Choir to Great 8 Solo to Great 8 Swell to Choir 8 Solo to Choir 8 Solo to Swell MIDI to Pedal MIDI to Swell MIDI to Great MIDI to Choir MIDI to Solo EXPRESSION Great-Pedal Choir Swell Solo-String Crescendo |