The installation of the two manual, 18-rank gallery portion of St. James’ Bicentennial Organ, Schoenstein & Co. Organbuilders, op. 156 & 157, was completed in the fall of 2008. The Chancel Organ, consisting of four manuals and 78 ranks, was installed in June 2009. The two instruments, known collectively as the St. James’ Bicentennial Organ, can be played individually or linked as one large instrument. The organ contains a total of 5,538 pipes, with 4,407 pipes in the chancel organ and 1,131 pipes in the gallery.

An interview with organist Ken Cowan on the inaugural concert
The stop list for the Bicentennial Organ
Photos of the Bicentennial Organ
Davis Wortman on the new organ
Article in The American Organist
"Opus 156: Building the St. James' Gallery Organ," a film by Dean Meyers
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The New York City Organ Project

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