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RELEASE
4-04
4 Manuals , over 100 Ranks Pipe/digital
Ethereal Strings Divison and  Herald Trumpet (Antiphonals)
Midi - Sebastian - Finale capable - Piston sequencer
French Romantic Specification (Cavaille-Coll)
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This is one of the larger instruments in Houston, in a beautiful reverberant roon.  It boasts some very noble features of large
cathedral-scale organs.   Numerous coloristic reeds, commanding trombas on the Great;
a wide variety of softer orchestral colors on the string division.  Numerous assists and specialty wooden inlay
on the stop knobs.  This instrument is exciting ineeed,  both visually and aurally.
The specification is French Romantic with sampled pipe sounds from Caville-Coll historic
organs in Paris, France.  The Renaissance HERITAGE organ from Allen Organs incorporates console construction
features as well as tonal inovations that are exclusive only to the custom HERITAGE models.
Check Events later this year for information.
Organ Specifications    

The Allen Heritage Organ contains samples from Cavaille-Coll organs with specifications and
tonal design based on these famous, historic instruments.
Grand-Orgue
16 Montre
16 Bourdon
8 Montre
8 Bourdon
8 Harmonic
Flute 8 Gambe
4 Prestant
4 Flute
2-2/3 Quinte
2 Doublette
2 Flute
Progression       
Harmonique IV
Cymbale III
16 Bombarde
8 Trompette
Tremolo 16
Recit / G.O.
8 Recit / G.O.
4 Recit / G.O.
8 Positif / G.O.
Carillon
Recit
16 Bourdon doux
8 Montre
8 Bourdon
8 Salicional
8 Voix Celeste
8 Flute Celeste II
4 Prestant
4 Flute Traversiere
2-2/3 Nasard
2 Octavin
1-3/5 Tierce
Plein-jeu IV
16 Contre Trompette
8 Trompette
8 Hautbois
8 Vox Humaine
4 Clairon
Tremolo
16 Octaves Graves
Annulation Unisson
4 Octaves Aigues
Solo /  Recitl
(So) Celesta
(So) Clavecin
Couplers
8 Great to Pedal
4 Great to Pedal
8 Swell to Pedal
4 Swell to Pedal
8 Choir to Pedal
8 Solo to Pedal
8 Solo to Swell
16 Swell to Great
8 Swell to Great
4 Swell to Great
8 Choir to Great
8 Solo to Great
16 Swell to Choir
8 Swell to Choir
4 Swell to Choir
8 Solo to Choir
All Swells to Swell
Solo Unenclosed
Tremulants Full
Alternate Tuning
Swell Celesta (So)
Gt-Pd Main Off
Gt-Pd to Antiphonal
Solo Main Off
Solo to Antiphonal
Swell Main Off
Swell to Antiphonal
Pedal
64 Resultant
32 Soubasse
32 Viloncelle
16 Contrebasse
16 FLUTE
16 Contre Gambe (So)
16 Bourdon doux (Recit)
8 Gambe (So)
4 Prestant
4 Flûte
Mixture IV
32 Contre Bombarde
32 Contre Bombarde (GO)
16 Bombarde
16 Bombarde (GO)
8 Trompette
4 Clairon
8 Tirasse G.O.
4 Tirasse G.O.
8 Tirasse Recit
4 Tirasse Recit
8 Tirasse Positif
-8 Tirasse Solo
Solo
Antiphonal Altar
16 Gamba Celeste II
8 Flute Mirabilis
8 Solo Gamba
8 Gamba Celeste
4 Gambette Celeste II
8 French Horn
8 Cor Anglais
8 Corno de Basset
Tremulant
16 Tuba Magna
8 Tuba Mirabilis
4 Octave Mirabilis
Celesta
Harpsichord
String on Solo
MIDI on Solo
Solo Unenclosed
Positif
16 Dulciane
8 Montre
8 Bourdon
8 Dulciane
4 Dulciane Celestel
4 Principal
4 Flute Conique
2 Doublette
1-1/3 Larigot
Cymbale III
8 Cromone
Tremolo
16 Recit / Positif
8 Recit / Positif
4 Recit / Positif
Solo / Positif
Annulation Unissonl
String
Antiphonal
8 Gamba
8 Gamba Celeste
8 Viole
8 Viole Celeste
8 Dulcet
8 Dulcet Celeste
8 Vox Humana
8 Vox Angelica
Tremulant
16 String to String
4 String to String
Celesta
General
Bass Coupler
Melody Coupler
Alternate Tuning On
Tremulants Full
Main Organ Off
Antiphonal Organ On
The Organist Writes the Wedding Column
Virtual Tours - Great Cathedrals
English Cathedrals
New Zeland Organ Website
French Cathedrals - Art Images
American Guild of Organists
French Cathedrals
The 25 largest Denominations
Organ Music From CUBE
Les Grandes Orgues de Saint-Sulpice
Enter (French & English Translation)
Musical Instruments at St. Matthew
Harpsichord - For use in Baroque and early music programs, either as continuo or accompaniment.
Especially desirable with strings or in combination with solo instruments such as flute, or vocal and organ.
The Carillon - Especially complementary with weddings as prelude, announcement peals and bell "fanfares"
for the bride.  See "Carillon" page for full information.
Piano - The Kawai professional upright currently provides quality music for  accompaniment and some solo work.
French Organ Music MP3
Classical Music Archives
J.S. Bach Organ MP3
KeyArts - Yamaha & Kawai Pianos
Encyclopedia of Organ Stops
- NOTICE -
Walls around the console restricting  visibility,  limit a comprehensive concert offering to the general public.    Hopefully this
will be a short term problem as funds become available for a more appropriate railing design that will support and attract
public concert and recital events in the futue.  For organ events in Houston please visit:
THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS, HOUSTON CHAPTER
If you wish to see how organ railings have been creatively addressed in other churches as well as conceptions of possible railing
designs for this console, please go to the following link:
ARTISTIC ORGAN RAILS