Allen Organs 14 Amery Street Como 9450 3322
Allen Organs 14 Amery Street Como 9450 3322

The Allen Organ in the chapel of John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School

The chapel of John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, Western Australia's largest independent school, shares its chapel with the Anglican Parish of St. Paul's (Mirrabooka). Commissioned in May 1999, this landmark structure in Perth's northern suburbs combines clean, modern lines with warmth and resonance. Its reverberation has made it alluring to many of Western Australia's top musicians, who perform there with increasing regularity. Singers, in particular, marvel at the resonant features. The school's Department of Music regularly hosts Sunday afternoon recitals, which are as much a showcase of the Chapel's acoustic properties as they are of the artist's talent.

The console of the organ A recently installed three-manual Allen organ (the second largest installed in Western Australia) lends consistently wonderful support to the liturgical ceremonies and choral festivals presented by the school. Additionally, organ recitals are presented on the instrument. Recently, an upgrade featuring an Allen MDS Expander II allowed the addition of ranks (such as an eight-foot Spanish Trumpet, or Bells and other percussion stops), making the organ a truly exciting vehicle to explore the repertoire of the twentieth, and, indeed, the twenty-first century.

The presence of the organ in the chapel is not only a demonstration of the school's support for music as a major part of the school curriculum, it is also a reinforcement of the school's commitment to providing a valuable and much-loved service to the neighbouring suburbs and community. One of the annual musical highlights is the Festival of Lessons and Carols, and will again be held this year in the evening of the first Wednesday in December. This event features organ and other fine music in preparation for Christmas.

Organ Specifications

GREAT CHOIR SWELL PEDAL

Gemshorn 16
Prinzipal 8
Rohrflote 8
Flute Celeste 8
Octav 4
Spitzflote 4
Quinte 2-2/3
Super Octave 2
Waldflote 2
Mixtur IV
Trompete 8
Krummhorn 8
MIDI to Great
Tremulant
Chimes
Celesta
Chrysoglott
Harp
Handbells
Harpsichord 8
Harpsichord 4

Holzgedackt 8
Erzahler 8
Erzahler Celeste 8
Prinzipal 4
Traversflote 4
Nasat 2-2/3
Oktav 2
Blockflote 2
Terz 1-3/5
Quintflote 1-1/3
Mixtur IV
Dulzian 16
Cor Anglais 8
MIDI to Choir
Tremulant

Gemshorn 8
Flute Bouchee 8
Salicional 8
Voix Celeste 8
Principal Conique 4
Flute a Fuseau 4
Nasard 2-2/3
Flute a Bec 2
Tierce 1-3/5
Sifflet 1
Fourniture IV
Basson 16
Trompette 8
Hautbois 8
Clarion 4
Alterable Voice 1
Alterable Voice 2
Alterable F
Alterable Percussion
MIDI to Swell
Tremulant
Orchestral Flute 4
Brass I
Brass II
Clarinet
Orchestral Oboe

Contre Bourdon 32
Diapason 16
Bourdon 16
Lieblichgedackt 16
Octave 8
Gedaktflote 8
Choralbass 4
Flute Ouverte 4
Mixtur IV
Posaune 16
Trompete 8
Schalmei 4
MIDI to Pedal

GENERAL

Bass Coupler (Couples the Pedal stops to the lowest note played on the Great).
Melody Coupler (Couples the Swell stops to the top note played on the Great).
Swell Romantic Tuning Off.
Reverb.
Expression: Great-Choir-Pedal, Swell, Crescendo.
Great-Pedal Unenclosed switch.
COUPLERS: Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Alterable to Pedal, Swell to Great, Choir to Great, Alterable to Great, Swell to Choir, Alterable to Choir.
AUDIO SYSTEM: Fourteen 100 W RMS amplifiers feeding fourteen speaker cabinets, each with a 15 inch woofer, and midrange and tweeter speakers.
Switching is provided for both Main and Antiphonal speaker chambers.


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