Noack Tracker Organ
In the fall of 1967 the Baroque style organ built by Fritz Noack of the Noack Organ Company of Georgetown, MA. was dedicated with a concert featuring organist Anthony Newman, with faculty member Robert Koff , violinist and director of the Brandeis University Chamber Orchestra. The organ was commissioned by the Aber D. Unger Foundation specifically for the Slosberg Recital Hall.
The Noack is a tracker action instrument with the following stops:
Great | Swell | Pedal |
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8´ Principal | 8´ Gedackt | 16´ Subbass |
8´ Chimney Flute | 4´ Koppelfloete | 8´ Open Bass |
4´ Octave | 2´ Principal | 4´ Quinatadena |
2´ Nachthorn | 1 1/3´ Quinte | IV Mixture |
II Sesquialtera | III Cymbal | 16´ Bassoon |
IV Mixture | 8´ Schalmey | |
Tremolo |
Recitalists on the Noack have included Gustav Leonhardt, Marie-Claire Alain and Anthony Newman. The instrument is available for lessons and practice, and is often used to accompany the University Chorus and Chamber Singers.