Cathedral Music Ministry
Dr. Brian DuSell – Director of Music
bdusell@syrdio.org
(315) 422-4177 ext 6431
bdusell@syrdio.org
(315) 422-4177 ext 6431
Welcome to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Music Ministry. The Cathedral’s music ministry is dedicated to giving glory to God through providing beautiful and appropriate sacred music for the Cathedral’s liturgies. Here dedicated volunteer singers and instrumentalists work together with professional cantors, soloists, and instrumentalists to provide the cathedral’s music under the direction of our Director of Music, Dr. Brian DuSell. The cathedral also partners with ensembles and musical organizations to present concerts of beautiful sacred music throughout the year. The Cathedral building, with its warm resonance, generously supports congregational singing and greatly enhances the sound of our choirs and beautiful instruments. The Cathedral is blessed to have a magnificent Roosevelt pipe organ beautifully rebuilt by the Schantz organ company and cared for by Kerner and Merchant organ builders of Syracuse. Additionally, the Cathedral has a Bosendorfer Imperial grand piano. Together, all of these elements form a vibrant music ministry. We encourage you to become a part of this ministry whether it be as a chorister, instrumentalist, friend, benefactor, or one who simply sings along with the hymns and service music during the liturgies.
Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.
Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.
praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
-Psalm 150
Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.
Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.
praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
-Psalm 150
Cathedral Choir
The Cathedral Choir is a volunteer choir assisted by professional cantors that currently sings for the 9:45 a.m. Sunday mass and rehearses on Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. The Cathedral Choir season runs from September – the first Sunday of June.
Want to join? Contact Dr. Brian DuSell for more information.
Want to join? Contact Dr. Brian DuSell for more information.
Cathedral Handbell Choir
The Cathedral Handbell Choir currently rehearses on Thursday at 4 p.m. and rings for the 9:45 a.m. Sunday mass twice a month. Like the Cathedral Choir, the Handbell Choir season runs from September – the first Sunday of June.
Want to join? Contact Dr. Brian DuSell for more information.
Want to join? Contact Dr. Brian DuSell for more information.
Cathedral Wedding Music
For couples who are being married at the Cathedral, the music ministry is here to assist you in providing beautiful sacred music to accompany your wedding mass or ceremony. Couples should contact Dr. Brian DuSell six months in advance of their wedding to begin the wedding music planning process.
Cathedral Organ
The Cathedral’s Roosevelt Schantz pipe is known for its beauty and rich sound. Built originally in 1892, it had become unplayable by the 1970’s. Dwayne Sutton (director of music from 1968-2010) led an effort to have the organ rebuilt. The Schantz firm from Ohio rebuilt the organ and saved all Roosevelt pipework, placing all but the largest pedal and facade pipes on Schantz windchests. Schantz also preserved the Roosevelt voicing and wind pressure. Finally, a few ranks were added maintaining the Roosevelt sound. The result is a stunning musical success. Kerner and Merchant organbuilders of Syracuse have converted the console to solid state and carefully maintain the instrument. See below for a specification of the organ.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, R.C.
Syracuse, New York
Schantz Organ Company Op. 1594 1980 3/60
This was a rebuild of Frank Roosevelt, Op. 520, 1892 (The final year of this company’s operation.)
Tonal additions by Schantz are marked with *
GREAT (Manual II)
16′ Double Open Diapason
8′ First Open Diapason
8′ Second Open Diapason
8′ Viola di Gamba
8′ Principal Flute
8′ Doppel Flute
4′ Octave
4′ Hohl Flute
2 2/3′ Octave Quint *
2′ Super Octave
IV Mixture * (includes a tierce rank)
III Scharff *
16′ Double Trumpet *
8′ Trumpet * (ext of 16′ DT)
8′ Festival Trumpet * (Ch)
4′ Clarion * (ext of 16′ DT)
SWELL (Manual III)(enclosed)
16′ Bourdon
8′ Open Diapason
8′ Stopped Diapason
8′ Spitz Flute
8′ Salicional
8′ Vox Celestis (tuned sharp)
4′ Octave
4′ Flute Harmonique
2′ Flageolet
III-IV Cornet
III Acuta * (octave and quint ranks)
16′ Contra Fagotto *
8′ Cornopean
8′ Oboe
8′ Vox Humana
4′ Clarion * (ext of Contra Fagotto)
Tremulant
CHOIR (Manual I)(enclosed)
16′ Contra Gamba
8′ Geigen Principal
8′ Geigen Celeste (tuned flat)
8′ Concert Flute
8′ Quintadena
8′ Dolce
4′ Fugara
4′ Flute d’Amour
2 2/3′ Nazard *
2′ Piccolo Harmonique
1 3/5′ Tierce *
8′ Clarinet
8′ Festival Trumpet *
Tremulant
PEDAL
16′ First Open Diapason
16′ Second Open Diapason
16′ Bourdon
16′ Violone
10 2/3′ Quint
8′ Octave *
8′ Flute
8′ Violoncello
4′ Super Octave *
16′ Trombone
16′ Double Trumpet * (Gt)
8′ Trumpet * (Gt)
4′ Clarion * (Gt)
Deagan Chimes (added in 2014)
Windchests, winding system, internal layout, and console are new in 1980.
Console converted to solid state combination action with 100 levels of combination memory in 2014.
The side walls of the case are the pipes of the wooden pedal 1st Diapason with extended front faces.
Swell and Choir are enclosed and positioned side by side with each division on two levels inside the case.
Original Roosevelt wind pressures and voicing were maintained.
The Festival Trumpet has its own blower and is on higher wind pressure.
The ten large facade pipes are from the Gt. Double Open Diapason.
Most of the central flat facade pipes are non speaking.
Inter-manual and manual/pedal couplers include unison, sub, and super octave couplers.
Syracuse, New York
Schantz Organ Company Op. 1594 1980 3/60
This was a rebuild of Frank Roosevelt, Op. 520, 1892 (The final year of this company’s operation.)
Tonal additions by Schantz are marked with *
GREAT (Manual II)
16′ Double Open Diapason
8′ First Open Diapason
8′ Second Open Diapason
8′ Viola di Gamba
8′ Principal Flute
8′ Doppel Flute
4′ Octave
4′ Hohl Flute
2 2/3′ Octave Quint *
2′ Super Octave
IV Mixture * (includes a tierce rank)
III Scharff *
16′ Double Trumpet *
8′ Trumpet * (ext of 16′ DT)
8′ Festival Trumpet * (Ch)
4′ Clarion * (ext of 16′ DT)
SWELL (Manual III)(enclosed)
16′ Bourdon
8′ Open Diapason
8′ Stopped Diapason
8′ Spitz Flute
8′ Salicional
8′ Vox Celestis (tuned sharp)
4′ Octave
4′ Flute Harmonique
2′ Flageolet
III-IV Cornet
III Acuta * (octave and quint ranks)
16′ Contra Fagotto *
8′ Cornopean
8′ Oboe
8′ Vox Humana
4′ Clarion * (ext of Contra Fagotto)
Tremulant
CHOIR (Manual I)(enclosed)
16′ Contra Gamba
8′ Geigen Principal
8′ Geigen Celeste (tuned flat)
8′ Concert Flute
8′ Quintadena
8′ Dolce
4′ Fugara
4′ Flute d’Amour
2 2/3′ Nazard *
2′ Piccolo Harmonique
1 3/5′ Tierce *
8′ Clarinet
8′ Festival Trumpet *
Tremulant
PEDAL
16′ First Open Diapason
16′ Second Open Diapason
16′ Bourdon
16′ Violone
10 2/3′ Quint
8′ Octave *
8′ Flute
8′ Violoncello
4′ Super Octave *
16′ Trombone
16′ Double Trumpet * (Gt)
8′ Trumpet * (Gt)
4′ Clarion * (Gt)
Deagan Chimes (added in 2014)
Windchests, winding system, internal layout, and console are new in 1980.
Console converted to solid state combination action with 100 levels of combination memory in 2014.
The side walls of the case are the pipes of the wooden pedal 1st Diapason with extended front faces.
Swell and Choir are enclosed and positioned side by side with each division on two levels inside the case.
Original Roosevelt wind pressures and voicing were maintained.
The Festival Trumpet has its own blower and is on higher wind pressure.
The ten large facade pipes are from the Gt. Double Open Diapason.
Most of the central flat facade pipes are non speaking.
Inter-manual and manual/pedal couplers include unison, sub, and super octave couplers.