| Location | 1 Esplanade Drive, Singapore 038981 |
| Builder | Klais Orgelbau, Bonn |
| Year | 2002 |
| Last surveyed | 2017 |
| Status | Playable |
Currently the largest pipe organ in Singapore with 61 stops and 4,740 pipes, the Esplanade’s organ is fitting for the largest performing arts centre in Singapore. It was built and assembled in 2002 by Klais Orgelbau GmbH & Co. KG (1882 – present) who are based in Bonn, Germany. The project included British architects Sterling and Wilford, Singapore designers CD-architects and the American acoustic consultant, ARTEC (now part of the Arup Group).
The organ has two consoles — one mechanical key desk and a moveable, electric console. The moveable console can be played from different locations on stage. There are also two exchangeable pedal boards — one parallel, the other radiating, both built to BDO standards. A 4,000 electric combinations setter complements the organ, with a sequencer that switches up and down the combinations.
Technical Specifications
The Esplanade
Concert Hall Organ
Stoplist
Great (C-c4)
Praestant 16′
Principal 8′
Flûte harmonique 8′
Gambe 8′
Octave 4′
Flûte octaviante 4′
Quinte 2 2/3′
Superoctave 2′
Cornet V (ab g0) 8′
Mixtur V 2′
Acuta IV 1′
Trompete 16′
Trompete 8′
Clairon 4’
Swell (C-c4, enclosed)
Rohrbordun 16′
Diapason 8′
Bordun 8′
Flûte traversière 8′
Unda maris (ab c0) 8′
Principal 4′
Blockflöte 4′
Waldflöte 2′
Fourniture V 2 2/3′
Scharff III 1 1/3′
Basson 16′
Trompette harmonique 8′
Hautbois 8′
Clairon harmonique 4′
Tremulant
Solo (C-c4, enclosed)
Dulciana 16′
Cor de nuit 8′
Viola 8′
Voix céleste (ab c0) 8′
Rohrflöte 4′
Fugara 4′
Nasard 2 2/3′
Octavin 2′
Tierce 1 3/5′
Larigot 1 1/3′
Piccolo 1′
Harmonia aetheria III-IV 2 2/3′
Cromorne 8′
Vox humana 8′
Corno di Bassetto 8′
Tremulant
Bombarde (C-c4)
Grand Cornet V (ab g0) 8′
Tuba magna (horiz.) 16′
Tuba mirabilis (horiz.) 8′
Tuba clairon (horiz.) 4’
Pedal (C-g1)
Praestant 32′
Untersatz 32′
Principal 16′
Violon 16′
Subbass 16′
Octave 8′
Cello 8′
Flûte 8′
Tenoroctave 4′
Mixtur IV 4′
Contrabombarde 32′
Bombarde 16′
Fagott 16′
Posaune 8′
Koppeln/Couplers
Swell to Great
Solo to Great
Bombarde to Great
Solo to Swell
Bombarde to Swell
Swell Suboctave
Bombarde to Solo
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Solo to Pedal
Bombarde to Pedal
Great to Pedal Pistons combined
Organ Consultant: Dr Margaret Co Chen
Photos and description: Ong Te-Min and Bernard Moey
Article: Julian Tay
References:
Klais Orgelbau (https://klais.de/m.php?sid=19)
Artec Consultant, Inc. (http://www.artecconsultants.com/03_projects/performing_arts_venues/esplanade_theatres_on_the_bay/reviews/quote02.html)
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay (https://www.esplanade.com)
Used with permission