EROI

EROI or the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative is a project run by the Eastman School of Music with the goal of creating a unique collection of organ instruments in Rochester, New York.

The first phase

The initial phase of EROI consists of three organs coming from three very different esthetic traditions, an Italian baroque organ, a German late baroque organ and an American orchestral organ.

The Italian Baroque organ

The first milestone of the project was the acquisition of an original Italian baroque organ. [ [http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/archives/2003/10/News+briefs+10+8+02 News briefs 10.8.02 - Archives - Rochester City Newspaper ] ] The instrument was restored by German organbuilder Gerhard Woehl and installed in the Fountain Court of the Memorial Art Gallery, a museum of University of Rochester. [ [http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/archives/2005/10/Music+of+the+spheres Music of the spheres - Archives - Rochester City Newspaper ] ]

pecification

The instrument has one manual, pull down pedals and is tuned in meantone. [ [http://www.gothic-catalog.com/Rochester_NY_Eastman_Italian_Baroque_Organ_s/827.htm Rochester, NY: Eastman Italian Baroque Organ ] ]

"Manual" (compass: CDEFGA – c3)
* Principale bassi/soprani (8')
* Ottava (4')
* Decimaquinta (2')
* Decimanona (1 1/3')
* Vigesima Seconda (1')
* Vigesima Sesta e Nona (1/2' and 1/3')
* Flauto in ottava (4')
* Flauto in duodecima (2 2/3')
* Flauto in XVII (1 3/5', from f1)
* Voce Umana (from d1)
* Tromboncini bassi/soprani (8')

"Pedal": pull-down (compass: CEFGA – g#)
* Contrabassi 16

The Casparini Organ

The second instrument is a replica of the 1776 organ built by German organ builder Adam Gottlob Casparini for the Church of the Holy Ghost in Vilnius, Lithuania. The replica was built by the GOArt research center and It is currently being installed [ [http://esm.rochester.edu/EROI/c-s.php The Craighead-Saunders Organ - Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) ] ] in Christ Church, Rochester, New York and will be inaugurated in October 2008. [ [http://media.www.campustimes.org/media/storage/paper371/news/2004/10/21/Eastman/WeekendLong.Eroi.Festival.Celebrates.Organs-776398.shtml Weekend-long EROI festival celebrates organs - Eastman ] ] Munetaka Yokota is responsible for the voicing of the pipes and Monika May is overseeing the painting and gilding of the case. [ [http://www.mpnnow.com/news/x48130996 Residents invited to see progress on construction of unique new organ - Rochester, NY - MPNnow ] ]

* Tremulant
* Pedal to Manual Coupler
* Gwiazdy (Cymbelstern)
* Vox Campanorum (Glockenspiel)
* Bebny (drum stop)
* Calcant

The Ernest Skinner organ

The third instrument of the first phase will be the restoration of the 1921 Ernest Skinner organ in Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music.

References

External links

* [http://esm.rochester.edu/EROI/ Official website]