CD Index 1. "Finale from the Sixth Organ Sonata," composed by Mendelssohn 2. "Largo" from Xerxes, composed by G. F. Handel        Now playing on this page 3. "Andante Cantabile" from the Fourth Organ Symphony, composed by C. M. Widor       Click to play music 4. I" Am Black, But Comely, O Ye Daughters of Jerusalem," composed by Marcel Dupré       Click to play music  5. "Träumerei," composed by Robert Schumann 6. "Nimrod," from Enigma Variations, composed by Sir Edward Elgar 7. "He Remembering His Mercy Hath Holpen His Servant, Israel," composed by Marcel Dupré      Click to play music 8. "Arabesque," composed by Louis Vierne      Click to hear music 9. "Prelude" from The Kingdom, composed by Sir Edward Elgar      Click to hear music 10. Aria: Bist du bei Mir, composed by Johann Sebastian Elgar 11. "Carillon," composed by Leo Sowerby       Click to play music    12. Prière from Suite Gothique, composed by Leon Boëllmann       Click to play music 13. Adagio from Sonata No. 1 for Organ, by Felix Mendelssohn 14. Psalm Prelude. Opus 32, No. 1, (Psalm 34, Vs.6), composed by Herbert Howells 15. "Barcarolle," from The Tales of Hoffmann, composed by Jacques Offenbach

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.

Courtesy of The New York Public Library www.nypl.org

Click for St. Peter's Organ Stop List

History of the St. Peter's Church Organ The organ in St. Peter's Episcopal church had its beginnings in 1971 when the United States Pipe Organ Company of Pennsylvania installed a two manual organ with sets of pipes acquired from various instruments that had been removed from their original homes.  By the late 1990s, the organ's mechanism became unreliable, so organ builder William Monaghan was engaged by St. Peter's Church to rebuild the instrument and to make a few modifcations to the pipe work.  to enrich the tonal resources, Mr. Monaghan was asked to add some digital voices by Walker Technical.  The 1971 two manual organ console was retained. Since some of the pipework that was retained in the 1998 rebuild was either too loud or too shrill.  Mr. Monaghan was engaged in 2002 to supply brand new pipework desgined and voiced especially for the accoustical properties and musical needs of St. Peter's.  the result was a vast improvement, but the old console was unsatisfactory. In 2004, it was decided to order a new three manual drawstop console by Colby.  Additional stops were ordered to provide the organ with the tonal resources necessary to accompany effectively the solo voice, the choir, and most important of all, the Liturgy. The tonal concept of the organ is neo-Victorian, the ype of instrument that is most effective in accompanying the Liturgy of the Anglican Church and its great choral tradition.  It is based on the tonal concepts of the great 19th century English organ builder Henry "Father" Williswith tonal enrichments of the famous American builders Ernest M. Skinner and Donald Harrison. The organ as it now stands has three manuals, a 32 note pedal keyboard, 70 speaking stops, a full complement of couplers,  a full complement of players aids, and 208 memory levels.   The musical selections of this CD have been selected to take advantage of the many softer sounds of the organ, thus the ttile Organ Meditations from St. Peter's by the Sea.  You will hear the beautiful Flute stops, the sumptous sounds of the four different Celeste stops, the Chimes, and the Harp.