The 46-rank Holtkamp organ inspires worship with glorious sounds and is frequently featured in organ recitals.
The Bradley Hills Organ
The Sanctuary organ was built by the Holtkamp Organ Company of Cleveland, Ohio, and dedicated on February 4, 1973. The organ design was by Walter Holtkamp, in consultation with Donald S. Sutherland, then Director of Music at Bradley Hills. At the time, the mechanical action instrument consisted of three manuals, thirty-four stops, and forty-five ranks, with electric stop action. The case was fashioned from cherry wood, with keys of plum and rosewood. In 2003, an eight-bell zymbelstern, designed by Aug. Laukhuff organ company of Weikersheim, Germany, was added to the organ, and in 2006, a Festival Trumpet stop, manufactured by the Schopp company, was mounted on the (liturgical) east wall of the church, above the organ case. The Bradley Hills Holtkamp organ and the marvelous acoustic of the Sanctuary are wonderful complements. Many distinguished organists have performed on the Bradley Hills instrument, including Marie-Claire Alain, William Albright, Vernon de Tar, Calvin Hampton, André Marchal, Albert Russell, John Scott, Larry Smith, Donald Sutherland, and Dame Gillian Weir.
Organ Stoplist
Great
16’ Pommer
8’ Principal
8’ Gedackt
4’ Octave
4’ Spitzflöte
2’ Super Octave
II Sesquialtera
IV Mixture
8’ Trumpet
8’ Fanfara
Swell
8’ Geigen
8’ Rohrpfeife
4’ Bourdon
2’ Principal
11/3’ Larigot
III Zimbel
16’ Dulzian
8’ Trumpet
4’ Clairon
Tremolo
Positiv
8’ Copula
4’ Prestant
4’ Rohrflöte
2’ Doublette
II Cornet
III Scharf
8’ Cromorne
8’ Fanfara
Pedal
16’ Principal
16’ Pommer (Great)
8’ Octave
8’ Flute
4’ Choralbass
IV Rauschbass
16’ Posaune
8’ Trumpet
8’ Fanfara
4’ Schalmey
Couplers
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Positiv to Pedal
Swell to Great
Positiv to Great
Swell to Positiv
