{"id":1625,"date":"2025-09-16T14:41:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T19:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ministry\/?page_id=1625"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:41:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T19:41:51","slug":"built-to-serve-the-holtkamp-organ","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ministry\/built-to-serve-the-holtkamp-organ\/","title":{"rendered":"Built To Serve: The Holtkamp Organ"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Built To Serve: The Holtkamp Organ<\/h1>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t
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The Holtkamp Organ<\/h2>\n

In the worship life of the college, the organ is an important servant, used in collaboration with St. Olaf College’s extensive music program and as a recital and teaching instrument. The organ also invites participation \u2014 from choral ensembles, orchestras and bands, and the congregation.<\/p>\n

Boe Memorial Chapel’s pipe organ was installed in 2006. The main instrument in the chancel area includes four manual divisions playable from a three-manual, English-style drawknob console and has 75 ranks totaling 4,105 pipes. Visually the organ is designed to complement and frame the central window, and its case serves as a hard, reflective \u201cshell\u201d for the choir area directly below. With 15 ranks and 963 pipes, the gallery organ retains the central cases from the original chapel organ built by the Schlicker Organ Company (1960) and incorporates the console built by Hotlkamp in 1990. The entire instrument can be played from either console. This arrangement enables the flexible placement of choirs and instruments either in the main chancel music space or in the gallery.<\/p>\n

St. Olaf is a place where music is not just taught but experienced, both by music students and the college community. Because of the active worship life on campus, a rich experiential learning takes place at St. Olaf. The organ, serving as an instrument for the accompaniment and leadership of song, and as an interpreter of song, is a vital part of that unique worship life.<\/p>\n

Specifications of the Organ<\/h2>\n

Holtkamp Organ Company, Cleveland, Ohio (Opus 2090)<\/strong>
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<\/td>\nPEDAL<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nGREAT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSWELL<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nCHOIR<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32′
\n32′
\n16′
\n16′
\n16′
\n16′
\n16′
\n16′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n4′
\n4′
\n2′
\nIV
\n32′
\n16′
\n16′
\n16′
\n16′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n4′
\n4′<\/td>\n		Violone Bass
\nBourdon Bass
\nOpen Wood
\nDiapason
\nViolone
\nBourdon
\nLieblichgedackt
\nQuintaton
\nOpen Wood
\nOctave
\nViolone
\nNachthorn
\nFlute
\nChoralbass
\nNachthorn
\nNachthorn
\nMixture
\nTrombone Bass
\nTrombone
\nBombarde
\nBassoon
\nClarinet
\nTuba Harmonique
\nBombarde
\nTrumpet
\nBassoon
\nBombarde
\nTrumpet
\nBombarde on Pedal
\nMIDI A<\/td>\n		16′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n4′
\n4′
\n2 2\/3′
\n2′
\n1 3\/5′
\nIV
\nV
\n16′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′<\/td>\n		Violone
\nDiapason
\nViolone
\nDulciana
\nHarmonic Flute
\nChimney Flute
\nOctave
\nOpenflute
\nQuint
\nFifteenth
\nTerz
\nScharf
\nMixture
\nBombarde
\nTuba Harmonique
\nBombarde
\nTrumpet
\nTremulant
\nGreat 16′
\nGreat Unison Off
\nBombarde on Great
\nMIDI B<\/td>\n		\n
16′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n4′
\n4′
\nII
\n2′
\nII-III
\nIV
\n16′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n4′<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Lieblichgedackt
\nGeigen Diapason
\nGamba
\nVox Celeste
\nHohlflute
\nLieblichgedackt
\nOctave Geigen
\nTraverse Flute
\nCornet TC
\nOctavin
\nMixture Graves
\nPlein Jeu
\nBassoon
\nTrompette
\nHautbois
\nVox Humana
\nClairon
\nTremulant
\nSwell 16′
\nSwell Unison Off
\nSwell 4′
\nBombarde on Swell
\nMIDI C<\/td>\n		\n
16′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n4′
\n4′
\n2 2\/3′
\n2′
\n2′
\n1 3\/5′
\n1 1\/3′
\nIV
\n16′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Quintaton
\nPrincipal
\nVoce Humana F6
\nBourdon
\nQuintaton
\nErzahler
\nErzahler Celeste
\nOctave
\nRohrflute
\nNazard
\nPrincipal
\nNachthorn
\nTierce
\nLarigot
\nScharf
\nBass Clarinet
\nTuba Harmonique
\nEnglish Horn
\nClarinet
\nTremulant
\nChoir 16′
\nChoir Unison Off
\nChoir 4′
\nBombarde on Choir
\nMIDI D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBOMBARDE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nGALLERY PEDAL<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nGALLERY GREAT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nGALLERY SWELL<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n4′
\n4′
\n2′
\n16′
\n16′
\n16′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′<\/td>\n		Open Wood
\nOpen Diapason
\nNachthorn
\nStopped Flute
\nOpen Diapason
\nNachthorn
\nOpen Diapason
\nTuba Harmonique
\nBombarde
\nFestival Trumpet
\nTuba Harmonique
\nFestival Trumpet
\nBombarde
\nZimbelstern
\nVogelgesang<\/td>\n		16′
\n16′
\n8′
\n8′
\n8′
\n4′
\n16′
\n8′<\/td>\n		Principal
\nGemshorn
\nOctave
\nGemshorn
\nPommer
\nSuper Octave
\nBassoon\/Oboe
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