Our Organ
Aeolian-Skinner · Opus 969 · 1937
A historic instrument with a living voice, supporting prayer and the congregation’s song at St. Paul’s.
Join us Sunday at 10:00 a.m.A legacy of organ music
St. Paul's has welcomed organ music since its earliest years. Records identify instruments by Henry Erben in 1834 and 1850, William H. Davis in 1860, and Farrand & Votey in 1900. The earlier Farrand & Votey organ was lost in a fire in the 1980s.
Today, the church is home to Aeolian-Skinner Opus 969, built in 1937 for St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania, and later relocated to St. Paul's by the Quimby Organ Company.
In 2021, Meloni Farrier Organ Builders restored the instrument with support from a grant from the Hampson Albert Sisler Foundation.
Organ specifications
Built in Boston by the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company, the instrument uses electro-pneumatic action and has 30 registers, 27 stops and 30 ranks.
Great
Manual II · 61 notes
Swell
Manual III · 61 notes · enclosed
Choir
Manual I · 61 notes · enclosed
Pedal
32 notes
Explore the complete stop list, pipe counts and historical record in the New York City American Guild of Organists’ organ record.
Sound shaped by the sanctuary
The room becomes part of the instrument
The pipes speak directly into the historic sanctuary, allowing architecture and acoustics to shape a sound unique to St. Paul's.
An orchestra of color
Foundation, flute, string, and reed tones give the organ a wide palette, from quiet reflection to the full energy of festival worship.
Built to lead a congregation
Its responsive, breath-like sound supports communal singing and helps music, prayer, and liturgy feel inseparable.
Music at St. Paul's
The organ supports Sunday Mass, weddings, funerals, Evensong, the Flower Festival concert, and Lessons & Carols. It also gives St. Paul's the potential to welcome recitals, visiting musicians, and music education into a landmark setting.
Hear it in the sanctuary
Join us for Sunday Mass at 10:00 a.m. or watch for upcoming music events.
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