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The "Father Willis" organ
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St Mary's is honoured to have a large and quite superb 'Father' Willis pipe organ of three manuals and pedals, built in 1889
by "Father" Henry Willis - one of the greatest of English organ-builders in the Nineteenth
Century - to a specification [see below] and quality closely similar to the renowned organ of
Truro
Cathedral (built two years earlier by the same distinguished Company). It was taken from the church of St Augustine, Highbury,
London and installed here in 1975 after the fire of 1973, in which our
original ‘Father’ Willis instrument was destroyed. The instrument is comparatively little-known, despite its
prestigious origins. The Vicar of Ewell, plus the Parochial Church Council and the Director of Music have decided that efforts
should be made to redress this situation and, to that end, are to promote the instrument
through a number of recitals and concerts, the particulars of which you may wish to view.
Concerts and recitals are a feature of Parish life; a regular series being arranged throughout the year. Recent organ recitals have included performances by Andrew Cantrill (St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, New Zealand), Andrew Daldorph (Guildford Cathedral), David Davies (Guildford Cathedral) and Peter Wright (Southwark Cathedral).
Specification of the 'Father' Willis organ at St Mary's
| Great Organ | Swell Organ (enclosed) | Pedal Organ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Open Diapason | 16 | Lieblich Bourdon | 16 | Open Diapason | 16 |
| Open Diapason 1 | 8 | Open Diapason | 8 | Violone | 16 |
| Open Diapason 11 | 8 | Lieblich Gedact | 8 | Bourdon | 16 |
| Claribel Flute | 8 | Salicional | 8 | Octave | 8 |
| Principal | 4 | Vox Angelica | 8 | Bass Flute | 8 |
| Flute harmonique | 4 | Gemshorn | 4 | Ophicleide | 16 |
| Twelfth | 2 2/3 | Flageolet | 2 | ||
| Fifteenth | 2 | Mixture 17.19.22 | 3rks | Choir Organ | |
| Mixture 17.19.22 | 3rks | Contra Hautboy | 16 | Dulciana | 8 |
| Double Trumpet | 16 | Hautboy | 8 | Lieblich Gedact | 8 |
| Posaune | 8 | Vox Humana | 8 | Claribel Flute | 8 |
| Clarion | 4 | Cornopean | 8 | Gamba | 8 |
| Clarion | 4 | Concert Flute | 4 | ||
| Tremulant | Piccolo | 2 | |||
| Corno di Bassetto | 8 | ||||
| Orchestral Oboe | 8 | ||||
Couplers: Great Reeds on Choir - Great & Pedal Pistons
- Swell to Great - Swell Sub-octave - Swell to Choir - Swell to Pedals
- Swell Octave - Choir to Great - Choir to Pedals - Great to Pedals
Full set of departmental and general pistons with capture system