The Wolff & Associés organ op. 27 (1984)
2 manuals and pedal
27 stops, 37 ranks
Mechanical action

According to Karl Raudsepp’s Organs of Montreal (1991), the parish first owned a melodeon. In 1863, the parish purchased a pipe organ from S. R. Warren of Montreal. The instrument was soon supplemented with a large chamber organ (purchased from the Mountain family), which was installed in the chancel. The 1863 organ was eventually rebuilt, and its console was also moved to the chancel.

In 1886, S. R. Warren & Son of Toronto built a new electric-action organ, which was installed in 1892. Three years later, in 1915, the instrument was rebuilt by Casavant Frères, and placed in a “chamber” in the chancel, with an Echo division suspended on the west wall.

In 1981 the parish signed a contract with Hellmuth Wolff of Laval for a new organ. This was delivered in 1984, and still stands in the west gallery. It is a mechanical-action instrument whose specification was drawn up in consultation with the late Donald Mackey, Director of Music of the parish from 1981 through 1986. The instrument is stylistically influenced by 17th and 18th-century British, French, and German organ building traditions. Wolff included in his instrument four Warren stops and one Casavant stop.

The current instrument is regularly played during the church’s Services, and has been featured on many recitals and recordings. In 2001, Kevin Komisaruk recorded for ATMA Classique an award-winning CD featuring works by John Bull (1562-1628). More recently, the organ has been played in concert series featuring the complete organ works of D. Buxtehude (1637-1707) and J. S. Bach (1685-1750), performed by the current Director of Music Federico Andreoni. In 2009, organists Federico Andreoni, John Grew, Mireille Lagacé, Garth MacPhee, and William Porter performed a recital to celebrate the 25^th anniversary of the instrument. A CD of the event is available upon request.