Nichols & Simpson, Inc. | Cathedral of St. John, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Year Built: 2005
Manuals: 3
Stops: 23
Ranks: 30

Swell Organ (Expressive)

16′	Gedeckt
8′	Diapason
8′	Chimney Flute
8′	Salicional
8′	Voix Céleste CC
4′	Principal
4′	Flûte Octaviante
2 2/3′	Nasard
2′	Octavin
1 3/5′	Tierce
II	Plein Jeu
III	Petit Plein Jeu
16′	Double Trumpet
8′	Trompette
8′	Hautbois
4′	Clairon
	Tremolo
	Swell to Swell 16′
	Swell Unison Off
	Swell to Swell 4′
	MIDI to Man III †

Great Organ

16′	Violone (SO) †
8′	Principal
8′	Bourdon
8′	Violone (SO) †
4′	Octave
4′	Nachthorn †
2′	Super Octave
V	Fourniture
8′	Tromba (PED) † ‡
8′	Trumpet (SW) †
	Tremolo
	Great Unison Off
	Zimbelstern
	MIDI to Man II †
	Great Expression On

Solo Organ (Expressive)

8′	Violone †
8′	Violone Celeste †
8′	Harmonic Flute †
4′	Harmonic Flute †
8′	Clarinet †
	Tremolo
	Solo Unison Off
	Solo to Solo 4′
16′	Trombone (PED) †
8′	Tuba †
8′	Tromba (PED) †
4′	Tromba Clarion (PED) †
	MIDI to Man I †

Pedal Organ

32′	Bourdon* †
16′	Principal
16′	Subbass
16′	Violone (SO) †
16′	Gedeckt (SW)
8′	Octave
8′	Bourdon
8′	Violone (SO) †
8′	Chimney Flute (SW)
4′	Super Octave
4′	Harmonic Flute (SO) †
32′	Ophicleide* †
16′	Trombone †
16′	Double Trumpet (SW)
8′	Tromba †
8′	Trumpet (SW)
4′	Clarion (SW)
4′	Clarinet (SO) †

Couplers

	Great to Pedal 8′
	Swell to Pedal 8′ 4′
	Solo to Pedal 8′ 4′
	Swell to Great 16′ 8′ 4′
	Solo to Great 16′ 8′ 4′
	Great to Swell 8′
	Solo to Swell 16′ 8′ 4′

*	digital voices
†	prepared for later addition
‡	does not couple

The Nichols & Simpson organ in the apse of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was installed during February and March of 2005. The free-standing case that houses the apse organ, as well as the four-manual console that controls both the apse organ and the Noehren organ in the gallery, were installed in 2001 when the Cathedral was reopened following renovations. The apse organ was used publicly for the first time during services for Easter, 2005.

Those who contributed to the realization of the organ include:

C. Joseph Nichols
(engineering, installation, tonal finishing)

Wayne E. Simpson III
(design, voicing, tonal finishing)

Duane Vanderpluym
(construction, installation)

Jorge A. Osorio
(construction, installation)

Timothy M. Bovard
(construction, installation)

David C. Scribner
(construction, installation)

Kenneth Dykes
(construction)

Joseph Castel de Oro
(voicing)

Christian C. Lentz
(voicing assistant)

Bryan K. Gray
(computer-aided drawing and design)

R. A. Colby, Inc.
(console)

Frank Friemel
(facade case design)

QLF Custom Pipe Organ Components, LLC
(facade case construction, chest grids)

A. R. Schopp’s Sons
(pipework)

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