Holy Trinity Anglican Church

Thornhill, Ontario





Organ Details: 		Holy Trinity Console

Fine Support for Fine Music

Sanctuary at Holy Trinity, Thornhill, OntarioAt Holy Trinity, there is a strong tradition of fine music where a fine pipe-organ might be expected. However, space constraints make it impossible for a pipe-organ with a specification equal to the demands of the music program. The situation is ideal for a fine, custom digital instrument.

Despite the lack of space for pipes, this organ has a standard, AGO-spec, pipe-organ console with draw-knobs, fine wood-core keys and all the amenities of a concert pipe-organ. The specification is large enough to allow playing just about all organ repertoire. It is a fine instrument for teaching and for practice.

As large as the specification is, the audio system and the voicing have been meticulously adjusted to make this organ comfortable in this smaller setting. There is even a small, independent antiphonal division so that the fine sound of the organ is evenly distributed throughout the room without being too loud in any one place.

The combination of the pipe-organ console, the substantial specification, the high-end, multi-channel audio system and the detailed voicing combine to make this organ a solid foundation for the music program and for the longer-term musical objectives of this active church.


2006 Update

console in centre of chancel for inaugural recital, 1996
High-quality digital organs rarely require service and this organ has been no exception. In late November, 2006, after ten years of heavy use, the some minor service was performed on the console. More interestingly, the audio sysem was adjusted, some stops were revoiced somewhat and the tuning was changed. These changes were made to align the sound of the instrument more with the tastes of today. Only with a finer instrument is this type of updating possible without major cost.

If you last heard this instrument before December, 2006, then you might want to make a point of hearing it again!



Interesting Features
  • 60 digital ranks and 49 independent speaking stops (no borrowing).
  • 7 MIDI stops.
  • Stop action is Harris moving drawknob.
  • 25 levels of memory for each of 10 general pistons and 5 each divisionals.
  • 22 different channels among the 22 speaker systems with 44 channels of amplification totalling 3520 Watts RMS.
  • Console is designed to be comfortable and to conform to AGO and RCCO specifications.
  • Crescendo and Sforzando are programmable.
  • Registration Sequencer.
  • Correctly tuned mixtures and mutations.
  • Wood-core keyboards with non-contact optical scanning technology that will never wear out.
  • 12-step transposer with organ tuning control adds usability for other performers.
  • Complete note-by-note on-site voicing ability.
  • 128-voice MIDI sound module and sequencer built in.

Organ Specifications

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References

The Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Thornhill, Ontario)
http://www.holytrinitythornhill.on.ca/