The Organ
The Organ in St Stephen's Uniting Church was built in 1934 by the Australian branch of the English firm Hill, Norman & Beard in Melbourne. It now has 61 stops and approximately 2,500 pipes. During the 1970s, a number of changes were made to the organ, based on the neo-Baroque style prevalent during that time. Some of these changes have been reversed during restoration work commenced in 2009 while romantic pipework which was removed at that time is gradually being replaced. A new console, built by Daniel Bittner from Australian Pipe Organs in Melbourne, was installed in 2021.
The current 2021 specification of the organ is given below. For further information tracing the changes made over the years and photos of the past and present organs of St Stephen's, please visit: www.sydneyorgan.com/StStephens.html
For a list of all the past organists and church musicians at St Stephen's please click here.
Visiting organists
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Great |
Choir (unenclosed) |
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Double Diapason |
16 |
A |
Dulciana |
16 |
D |
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Phonon Diapason |
8 |
C |
Phonon Diapason |
8 |
C |
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Open Diapason |
8 |
A |
Open Diapason* |
8 |
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Doppel Flute |
8 |
Lieblich Gedact |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
8 |
Dulciana |
8 |
D
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Principal |
4 |
Gemshorn |
4 |
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Octave Diapason |
4 |
A | Harmonic Flute |
4 |
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Clarabel Flute |
4 |
Dulcet |
4 |
D |
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Twelfth |
2-2/3 |
Nazard |
2-2/3 |
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Fifteenth |
2 |
Fifteenth |
2 |
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Mixture 22.26.29. |
III |
Harmonic Piccolo* |
2 |
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Double Trumpet |
16 |
B |
Tierce* |
1-3/5 |
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Trumpet |
8 |
B |
Larigot* |
1-1/3 |
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Clarion |
4 |
B |
Dulciana Mixture 12.15. |
II |
D |
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Fagotto (enclosed) |
8 |
E |
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Clarinet (enclosed) |
8 |
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Swell (enclosed) |
Double Trumpet |
16 |
B |
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Contra Viol |
16 |
F |
Trumpet |
8 |
B |
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Open Diapason |
8 |
Clarion |
4 |
B |
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Concert Flute |
8 |
Tremulant* |
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Flute Celeste* |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
8 |
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Voix Celeste |
8 |
Pedal |
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Principal |
4 |
Resultant Bass |
32 |
H+G |
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Harmonic Flute |
4 |
Major Bass |
16 |
H |
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Fifteenth |
2 |
Open Diapason |
16 |
A |
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Mixture 15.19.22 |
III |
Bourdon |
16 |
G
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Contra Fagotto |
16 |
E |
Dulciana |
16 |
D |
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Trumpet |
8 |
Contra Viol |
16 |
F |
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Fagotto |
8 |
E |
Octave |
8 |
H |
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Clarion |
4 |
E |
Dulciana |
8
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D |
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Swell Octave |
Octave Diapason
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4 |
A |
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Swell Sub Octave |
Mixture 19.22. |
II
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Swell Unison Off |
Trombone
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16
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B
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Treumulant* |
Posaune
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16 |
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Trumpet |
8 |
B |
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* = prepared for |
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| Couplers Swell to Great Choir to Great Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Choir to Pedal Swell Octave Swell Sub Octave Swell Unison Off Gt & Ped Pistons Coupled Pistons 12 General thumb pistons 8 General toe pistons 8 Divisional pistons to Great 8 Divisional pistons to Swell 8 Divisional pistons to Choir 8 Divisional pistons to Pedal General Cancel piston Setter piston Scope piston Great to Pedal reversible thumb piston Swell to Pedal reversible thumb piston Choir to Pedal reversible thumb piston Swell to Great reversible thumb piston Swell to Choir reversible thumb piston Choir to Great reversible thumb piston Great to Pedal reversible toe paddle Swell to Pedal reversible toe paddle Choir to Pedal reversible toe paddle Swell to Great reversible toe paddle Choir to Great reversible toe paddle Tutti thumb piston Tutti reversible toe paddle 32' Resultant Bass reversible toe piston 16' Pedal Trombone reversible toe piston 5 Next thumb pistons 1 Next toe piston 1 Back thumb piston 1 back toe piston 999 levels of General memory 10 levels of Divisional memory Compass: 61/30 |
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New console (Photo: Mark Quarmby, March 2021)
For a list of all the past organists and church musicians at St Stephen's please click here.