Venues and Organs
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic - Toronto
Venue
3055 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario, M8X 1C6
Our Lady of Sorrows is located at 3055 Bloor Street West, just west of Royal York Road on the south side of Bloor Street. Limited parking available but a “Green P” lot is just north of Bloor Street off Royal York Road. If taking the subway, there is a Royal York stop and a few minute walk on Bloor Street.
Organ Specs
The organ is Casavant Frères Opus 2805 (1965). This two-manual, 25-stop organ is a fully mechanical action instrument with an elegant Ruckpositiv. However, it has no electronic control systems nor expression. Nevertheless, English organist Peter Hurford once mentioned that this was one of the finest Baroque instruments in the world. As such, he recorded extensively on this instrument with DECCA. The results were astounding and his Bach and pre-Bach recorded interpretations were considered as the authority on the performance of Bach’s organ music.
For stop disposition: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/organ/1606
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church
230 St. Clair Ave. West
Toronto, ON
M4V 1R5
Organ:
https://www.temc.ca/music/organ
In 1914, Casavant Frères of St-Hyacinthe, Quebec installed a French-styled 86-stop 4-manual instrument in the north west transept of the cruciform church at the gallery level to the east of the choir. In response to complaints about this location from congregation, choir and organist the architect consulted noted American organ builder E.M. Skinner, who found the “workmanship fine and first class – but the organ did not sound right.” During early revisions the organ took on several American influences, including several voicings and stops in the tradition of Hope-Jones. Since then, the organ has been enlarged to five-manual and 101 ranks, 95 stops with major console upgrade completed in 2015 and preparations made for a further expansion in 2016 or a 19 rank, 11 stop antiphonal division.
Details:
Composition sonore / Stop List
2016 Addition
Basilica of Our Lady
28 Norfolk Street
Guelph, ON
N1H 4HE
https://pipeorgandatabase.org/organ/39827
Lawrence Park Community Church
Lawrence Park Community Church
2180 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Casavant Frères Organ, Opus 3768 (1998)
Electro-pneumatic, Electronic Controls
Thee Manual plus Pedal Division, 3027 Pipes, 57 Stops
https://pipeorgandatabase.org/organ/40535
St. James Cathedral
65 Church Street at King
Toronto, Ontario Canada
M5C 2E9
Tel: (416) 364-7865 Fax: (416) 364-0295