The Organs of St. Peter's
The first organ at St. Peter's was a reed organ and was pumped by hand. It was given to St. David's Mission in Cedar Grove (no longer extant) for Easter Day, 1916.
On September 21, 1915, the Vestry authorized the purchase of a new organ from Reuben Midmer and Sons of Brooklyn, New York, and arranged for changes and repairs to the church. The new organ was completed by early February 1916, and the current façade in All Saints' Chapel dates from that period. That organ was rebuilt in 1936-37 by the Traquair company of East Orange, NJ under the supervision of then Organist-Choirmaster Reginald Hughes Church.
A new pipe organ, built by the Wicks Company as opus 2101, was installed in its place in 1940. The current nave pipe organ, Wicks opus 3652, was installed in 1956 under the leadership of then-music director Edward Hillmuth. The Schantz company installed a new, three-manual console, opus 1995, in 1991 under the leadership of then-music director Marc McGinnis.
On September 21, 1915, the Vestry authorized the purchase of a new organ from Reuben Midmer and Sons of Brooklyn, New York, and arranged for changes and repairs to the church. The new organ was completed by early February 1916, and the current façade in All Saints' Chapel dates from that period. That organ was rebuilt in 1936-37 by the Traquair company of East Orange, NJ under the supervision of then Organist-Choirmaster Reginald Hughes Church.
A new pipe organ, built by the Wicks Company as opus 2101, was installed in its place in 1940. The current nave pipe organ, Wicks opus 3652, was installed in 1956 under the leadership of then-music director Edward Hillmuth. The Schantz company installed a new, three-manual console, opus 1995, in 1991 under the leadership of then-music director Marc McGinnis.
