Instruments
Cornel Zimmer, Op. 81
Organ Update
Here at St. Hugo, we are blessed is so many ways. Blessed in love, charity, fellowship, discipleship, support, and tradition. We are also blessed with a continuing tradition of beautiful and thoughtful music making. Since the inception of this special place.
St. Hugo has been blessed with stellar instruments. We have also been blessed with clergy such as Fr. Esper, Fr. Tony, and Fr. Mark, that not only love and appreciate high quality sacred music, but also appreciate our instruments and the care of them just as much as the Department of Sacred Music staff. As part of our continued efforts to maintain these worldclass instruments, we recently finished an important stage within in the lifecycle of our magnificent organ, which was replacing the keyboards. Our old keyboards were well loved, but were showing their age. Due to a design flaw, that was specifically requested from Sacred Music Leadership at the time, against the advice of the organ builder, the keyboards developed glitches and problems over the years. From sticking notes to dead notes, and an uneven spongy key action, the current Department of Sacred Music along with Pastoral leadership knew that reparative steps needed to be taken.
You can see in these pictures our glorious new keyboards which eliminate a hidden system that was previously not advised. On the ORIGINAL console from 1989 the white keys were black, and the black keys were white. While this is a common practice, we decided to go with the more traditional approach. The new white keys are made from a high level synthetic material that feels almost identical to ivory, which is no longer allowed, and the black keys are made of rosewood. The result is spectacular and the fluidity and ease of playing is unbelievable. We greatly appreciate the skillset from our organ builder, Zimmer, for a beautiful and flawless installation. Thank you again to our pastor Fr. Mark, Zimmer our organ builder, the parish finance council, and most of all, thank you, the tirelessly faithful and supportive parishioners of St. Hugo of the Hills.
May you all have a most blessed Holy Week and Easter.
Mitchell Garcia - Director of Sacred Music
The organ in the main church was originally built in 1989 by W. Zimmer and Sons, with 59 ranks of pipes divided over four manuals and pedal. In 2005, major revisions were made by Cornel Zimmer, including a new console, the replacement of several pipe ranks, and the addition of a number of new digital voices, resulting in an extremely complete and versatile instrument. The façade's flamed copper pipes and fanfare trumpet provide a stunning visual effect. The original organ was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. "Hoot" McInerney in loving memory of Martin and Marcella McInerney and John and Marie McFarland.
Specifications
| GREAT | SWELL | CHOIR | SOLO | PEDAL | COUPLERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manual II | Manual III | Manual I | Manual IV | Unenclosed | Great to Pedal 8' |
| Unenclosed | Expressive | Expressive | Unenclosed and Expressive | Open Diapason 32' | Swell to Pedal 8' |
| Montre 16' | Flute Conique 16' | Bourdon 16' | Stentorphone 8' | Contra Bourdon 32' | Choir to Pedal 8' |
| Bourdon 16' | Diapason 8' | English Diapason 8' | Flute Harmonique 8 | Prestantbass 16' | Solo to Pedal 8' |
| Montre 8' | Rohrflote 8' | Hohlpfeife 8' | Gross Gamba Celeste II 8' | Subbass 16' | Great to Pedal 4' |
| Flute Harmonique 8' | Viole de Gambe 8' | Bourdon 8' | Grand Cornet V | Bourdon (Great) 16' | Swell to Pedal 4' |
| Gedeckt 8' | Voix Celeste 8' | Viola Pomposa 8' | Corno di Tocco 8’ | Flute Conique (Swell) 16' | Choir to Pedal 4' |
| Violoncelle 8' | Flute Celeste II 8' | Viola Celeste 8' | Trompette en chamade 8' | Erzahler 16' | Solo to Pedal 4' |
| Octave 4' | Principal 4' | Prestant 4' | Tuba Magna 8' | Octave 8' | Swell to Great 16' |
| Spitzflote 4' | Hohlflote 4' | Koppelflote 4' | English Horn 8' | Rohrgedeckt 8' | Swell to Great 8' |
| Twelfth 2 2/3' | Nazard 2 2/3' | Nazard 2 2/3' | French Horn 8' | Flute Conique (Swell) 8' | Swell to Great 4' |
| Superoctave 2' | Super Octave 2' | Fifteenth 2' | Cromorne 8' | Erzahler 8' | Choir to Great 16' |
| Sesquialter II | Waldflote 2' | Flute a Bec 2' | Tremulant | Choralbass 4' | Choir to Great 8' |
| Fourniture III-V 1 1/3' | Tierce 1 3/5' | Larigot 1 1/3' | Solo to Solo 16' | Flute Octaviante 4' | Choir to Great 4' |
| Bombarde 16' | Plein Jeu III 2' | Tierce 1 3/5' | Solo Unison Off | Nachthorn 2' | Solo to Great 16' |
| Trompette 8' | Cymbale III 1' | Mixture III 1' | Solo to Solo 4' | Mixture III 2 2/3' | Solo to Great 8' |
| Clairon 4' | Bombarde 16' | Basson 16' | Chimes | Contre Bombarde 32' | Solo to Great 4' |
| Great to Great 16' | Trompette 8' | Trompette 8' | Harp | Basson 32' | Swell to Choir 16' |
| Hautbois 8' | Clarinette 8' | Zimbelstern | Trombone 16' | Swell to Choir 8' | |
| Voix Humaine 8' | Clairon 4' | Carillon | Bombarde (Swell) 16' | Swell to Choir 4' | |
| Clairon 4' | Tremulant | Trompette 8' | Solo to Choir 16' | ||
| Tremulant | Choir to Choir 16' | Chalumeau 4' | Solo to Choir 8' | ||
| Swell to Swell 16' | Choir Unison Off | Solo to Choir 4' | |||
| Swell Unison Off | Choir to Choir 4' | Solo to Swell 16' | |||
| Swell to Swell 4' | Solo to Swell 8' | ||||
| Solo to Swell 4’ |
