St. Alban's Episcopal Parish

The construction of the new organ for St. Alban’s by Di Gennaro-Hart Organ Company, Washington, is completely unique. The organ, instead of standing on its own building structure and framing, was designed and built to be suspended on structural steelwork from the roof of the Church. This design, developed by parishioner Marc Fetterman, AIA, offered the only viable solution to easing the architectural clutter associated with traditional organ support structure, while preserving the fine aesthetic of St. Alban’s Church.

Additionally, all of the mechanical systems: blowers, bellows, windlines, tremulants, expression shade motors and electrical relays, all of which would normally be housed within the organ’s building structure, had to be hidden. The solution at St. Alban’s involved hiding most of these mechanisms in the ceilings of the two sacristies and running concealed windlines through the walls and into the organ’s windchests. The balance of these components were concealed beneath the new floor in the south organ trancept.

The Dedicatory Recital was played by Dr. Norman Scribner and Sonya Sutton on September 20, 1998. Financial resources for this organ and chancel renovation were provided anonymously in order that all thanks and praise may be given to God.

The Di Gennaro-Hart Organ Company was founded in 1987 by Michael Hart. The St. Alban’s organ represents the firm’s third project completed on the Cathedral Close, following restorations of the organs in the Cathedral College and Bethlehem Chapel.


GREAT (South Transept)
16 Bourdon
16 Erzahler
8 Principal
8 Diapason
8 Harmonic Flute
8 Chimney Flute
8 Erzahler
4 Octave
4 Spitz Flute
2 2/3 Twelfth
2 Fifteenth
2 Recorder
1 3/5 Seventeenth
1 1/3 Mixture IV
8 Trompette
8 English Horn (Sw)
4 Clairon
Great to Great 16
Great Unison Off
Great to Great 4
8 Nave Principal
8 Nave Gedeckt (Nave Ch)
4 Nave Octave
2 Nave Super Octave
1 1/3 Nave Mixture III

SWELL (Expressive) (South Transept)
16 Lieblich Bourdon
8 Diapason
8 Gedeckt
8 Salicional
8 Voix Celeste
4 Octave
4 Flute Triangulaire
2 Flageolet
2 Plein Jeu IV
1/2 Cymbale II
16 Double Trumpet
16 English Horn
8 Trumpet
8 Oboe
8 English Horn
8 Vox Humana
4 Clarion
Tremulant
Swell to Swell 16
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4
 
POSITIV (North Transept)
8 Holz Gedackt
8 Spitz Flute (Great)
4 Principal
4 Koppel Flute
2 2/3 Rohr Nasat
2 Octave
2 Block Flute
1 3/5 Terz
1 1/3 Quinta
1 Sifflute
2/3 Scharff IV
8 Krummhorn
Cymbelstern *
Tremulant
Positiv to Positiv 16
Positiv Unison Off

CHOIR (Expressive) (North Transept)
8 Doppel Flute
8 Viola
8 Viola Celeste
8 Principal Flute
8 Flauto Dolce
8 Flute Celeste
4 Flute
4 Violina
8 Clarinet
Tremulant
Choir to Choir 16
Choir Unison Off
Choir to Choir 4
8 Nave Gedeckt
8 Nave Flute Celeste II
8 Nave Harmonic Trumpet

 PEDAL (South Transept)
32 Subbass #
16 Diapason
16 Bourdon
16 Lieblich Bourdon (Sw)
16 Erzahler (Gt)
8 Octave
8 Bourdon
4 Super Octave
4 Night Horn
2 Flute
2 2/3 Mixture IV
32 Contra Bombarde #
16 Bombarde
16 Double Trumpet (Sw)
16 English Horn (Sw)
8 Trompette
4 Clairon
4 Krummhorn (Pos)
16 Nave Violone
Pedal on Great

GALLERY CONSOLE
16 Nave Pedal Violone
8 Nave Principal
8 Nave Gedeckt
8 Nave Flute Celeste II
4 Nave Octave
2 Nave Super Octave
1 1/3 Nave Mixture III
8 Nave Harmonic Trumpet
8 Nave Solo Harmonic Trumpet

* Thumb piston Reverser
# Toe Piston Reverser