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Organ music from Holy Trinity Cathedral, played by Eugene Lavery, Assistant Organist

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The Cathedral Organ

The magnificent Cathedral Organ was a gift of the Sir John Logan Campbell Trust. It is situated high above the Patteson entrance in the South Transept, with the console on the bridge between the Chancel and Nave. It was built in 1968 by Harrison and Harrison of Durham, England, who also built the organs in Westminster Abbey and Kings College, Cambridge.

Our organ has 64 speaking stops spread over three manuals and pedals. The 4,309 pipes range from the full-length 32-foot (9.75m) Salicional (visible at the front), thought to be the only stop of its kind in the world, down to pipes only 1 inch (25mm) high.

The copper Fanfare Trumpet is displayed "en chamade"(as shown =horizontally) at the front of the case, one of the unusual features of the instrument. It is distinctive and provides a powerful and thrilling sound, lending colour and majesty to the many great occasions held in the Cathedral.

Another unusual feature is that the Pedal reeds (including a 32-foot Bombardon) are enclosed in their own swell-box, a luxury found on very few instruments.

The organ took fifteen months to build, was shipped from England to New Zealand in 39 containers and weighs 29 tons. Organ enthusiasts may follow this link for technical specifications.