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Home > Music > Organs
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Organs of Duke Chapel
Duke University Chapel is unique in having three outstanding
pipe organs, each in a different style, which are used for worship
services, recitals, and the study of organ performance. For a
wealth of information about each of these organs — the Flentrop,
the Æolian, and the Brombaugh — follow its link. In
addition, the Chapel owns a movable Flentrop “box”
organ, used for accompanying small groups.
Organ Recital Series
Duke Chapel and the Department of Music sponsor an organ recital
series featuring the world’s finest organists on the renowned
Chapel organs. All recitals are on Sunday at 5:00 p.m. and are
free and open to all.
Current Organ Recital Series
Past Organ Recital Series
Organ Crawl
See and hear the instruments up close! To reserve a space
in an upcoming tour of the inside of the organ chambers,
call (919) 684-2032. Tours
are limited to eight persons. Currently, no tours are
being scheduled due to renovation.
Flentrop Organ (Benjamin N. Duke Memorial Organ)
The Chapel’s most important organ, the Flentrop rises above
the entrance to the nave, spectacular in its height and design.
It was designed and constructed to have the features of early
18th-century north European organs (from around the time of Johann
Sebastian Bach), and it was installed in 1976. The Flentrop organ
is used mainly for processionals, recessionals, hymns, and voluntaries
at worship services and university events. It also is featured
in a free series of Sunday-afternoon recitals by organists from
around the world.
More about the Flentrop
Æolian Organ
The Æolian organ is the Chapel’s original organ,
installed in 1932. A huge instrument, it is housed in
large chambers around the chancel, where its beautifully
carved oak casework
can be admired. The Æolian organ is used mainly to accompany
choirs during worship services and concerts, as well
as for recitals. The organ is currently undergoing
a $2.2 million, 18-month reconditioning.
Reinstallation is expected in late 2008.
More about the Æolian
Brombaugh Organ
The Brombaugh organ is located in the Memorial Chapel, off the
south transept, where it was installed in 1997. Smaller than the
Æolian and Flentrop organs, the Brombaugh was built to resemble
Italian organs of the 15th through 17th centuries (before the
time of Bach). It is one of the few organs in the United States
that can faithfully reproduce the sounds of organ music from over
300 years ago. The Brombaugh organ is used for recitals and to
accompany services in the Memorial Chapel.
More about the Brombaugh
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