The Organs
Queen’s houses two organs: a superb frobenius organ (1965) and a wonderful new Jennings chamber organ, completed in 2023.
The Frobenius Organ
The College's famous organ, built by the Danish firm of Frobenius in 1965, set the standard for the classical organ revival in Britain, and remains one of the finest instruments in the country.
The Frobenius organ stands in the west gallery of the chapel. The case was designed by Fin Ditlevsen. The organ is used for weekly recitals during term time, as well as for services, concerts, recordings, and broadcasts. In 2015, the Frobenius at 50 Organ Festival marked the 50th anniversary of the installation of this influential instrument, with the complete organ works of J.S. Bach played by many of the world's finest organists.
Click here to hear more about the instrument from Robert Quinney, including his experience recording Bach’s Trio Sonatas for Organ on the Frobenius with Coro CDs in 2011.
Great
Gedeckt 16’
Principal 8’
Rohrflute 8’
Octave 4’
Octave 2’
Sesquialtera II
Mixture IV
Trumpet 8’
Brustpositive (enclosed)
Gedeckt 8’
Principal 4’
Rohrflute 4’
Gemshorn 2’
Quint 1 1/3’
Scharf III
Cromhorne 8’
Tremulant
Pedal
Subbass 16’
Principal 8’
Gedackt 8’
Octave 4’
Mixture III
Fagot 16’
Schalmei 4’
Couplers
B/P
G/P
B/G
The Frobenius on CD
The Frobenius Organ has featured on several CD recordings. Click the play button below to listen to Organ Scholar George Parsons play J. S. Bach's Fantasia super Komm heiliger Geist, Herr Gott (BWV 651) on the Frobenius at Queen's, from the choir's CD Come Holy Spirit.
Licensed by courtesy Guild GmbH Switzerland www.guildmusic.com
The Jennings Chamber Organ
Our Chamber Organ by Robin Jennings was completed in 2023. Its cost was covered by a generous donation. The case work of the organ is designed to reflect and complement the chapel’s decoration, and the scroll work of the pipe shades echoes that of the chapel’s famous Frobenius organ.
It is a five-stop instrument, with a specification of: 8ft Open Diapason, 8ft Stopped Diapason, 4ft Principal, 4ft Chimney Flute, and 2ft Fifteenth.
The organ is transposable to three pitch levels (A415 - A440 - A466) to allow it to be used for a wide variety of repertory, including of the 17th and 18th centuries.
We are absolutely delighted with this tonally and visually beautiful instrument, which is receiving regular use in services and concerts, and which provides a fantastic new resource for Organ Scholars at Queen’s.