EROI
EROI or the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative is a project run by the Eastman School of Music with the goal of creating a unique collection of organ instruments in Rochester, New York. The director of the project has been Hans Davidsson.
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[edit] The first phase
The initial phase of EROI consists of three organs coming from three very different aesthetic traditions, an Italian baroque organ, a German late baroque organ and an American orchestral organ.
[edit] The Italian Baroque organ
The first milestone of the project was the acquisition of an original Italian baroque organ.[1] The instrument was restored by German organbuilder Gerhard Woehl and installed in the Fountain Court of the Memorial Art Gallery, a museum of University of Rochester.[2][3]
[edit] Specification
The instrument has one manual, pull down pedals and is tuned in meantone.[4]
Manual (compass: CDEFGA – c3)
- Principale bassi/soprani (8')
- Ottava (4')
- Decimaquinta (2')
- Decimanona (1 1/3')
- Vigesima Seconda (1')
- Vigesima Sesta e Nona (1/2' and 1/3')
- Flauto in ottava (4')
- Flauto in duodecima (2 2/3')
- Flauto in XVII (1 3/5', from f1)
- Voce Umana (from d1)
- Tromboncini bassi/soprani (8')
Pedal: pull-down (compass: CEFGA – g#)
- Contrabassi 16
[edit] The Casparini Organ
The second instrument is a replica of the 1776 organ built by German organ builder Adam Gottlob Casparini for the Church of the Holy Ghost in Vilnius, Lithuania.[5] The replica was built by the GOArt research center and is installed[6] in Christ Church, Rochester, New York. The dedication took place in October 2008 during the yearly EROI festival.[7] Munetaka Yokota was responsible for the voicing of the pipes and Monika May oversaw the painting and gilding of the case.[8]
| Claviatura Prima | Claviatura Secunda | Pedall |
| Principal 8' | Principal 4' | Principal Bass 16' |
| Borduna 16' | Iula 8' | Violon Bass 16' |
| Hohlflaut 8' | Principal Amalel 8' | Octava Bass 8' |
| Quintathon 8' | Unda Maris 8' | Flaut & Quint Bass 8' |
| Flaut Travers 4' | Flaut Major 8' | Full Bass 12' |
| Octava Principal 4' | Spiel Flöt 4' | Super Octava Bass 4' |
| Qvinta 3' | Flaut Minor 4' | Posaun Bass 16' |
| Super Octava 2' | Octava 2' | Trompet Bass 8' |
| Flasch Flöt 2' | Wald Flöt 2' | |
| Tertia 1 3/5' | Mixtura III-IV | |
| Mixtura IV-V | Dulcian 16' (added) | |
| Trompet 8' | Vox Humana 8' |
- Two tremulants
- II/I shove coupler
- 1/Pedall coupler (added)
- Gwiazdy (Cymbelstern)
- Vox Campanorum (Glockenspiel g0-d3)
- Bebny (drum stop)
- Calcant
- Pitch: A4=465Hz
- Temperament: Modified Neidhart 1732, Dorf
[edit] The Ernest Skinner organ
The third instrument of the first phase will be the restoration of the 1921 Ernest Skinner organ in Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music.
[edit] References
- ^ News briefs 10.8.02 - Archives - Rochester City Newspaper
- ^ Music of the spheres - Archives - Rochester City Newspaper
- ^ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5066165
- ^ Rochester, NY: Eastman Italian Baroque Organ
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/science/22organ.html?_r=1&8dpc=&pagewanted=all
- ^ The Craighead-Saunders Organ - Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI)
- ^ Weekend-long EROI festival celebrates organs - Eastman
- ^ Residents invited to see progress on construction of unique new organ - Rochester, NY - MPNnow
