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Grant Union High School 1400 Grand Avenue Sacramento, California 
 CLICK ON PHOTO TO VIEW THE FULL SIZE IMAGE IN A NEW WINDOW The best parts were used to assemble the organ by students under the direction of Fred Wood, an organ builder from Oakland. A new console, specified by George Wright, was purchased from the Kilgen Organ Company for $5,000. The new Grant organ was presented to the public in a recital by Howard Scott, and George Wright on December 8, 1939. The original 1938 Kilgen console, built to George Wright's specification, was destroyed by an arson fire in 1973. It was replaced in 1975 by the Balcom & Vaughan Wurlitzer replica console. The organ was dedicated in memory of George Wright (1920-1998) on November 14, 1999. |
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Main Chamber Open Diapason Tibia Clausa Clarinet Viol d' Orchestre Viol Celeste Oboe Horn Salicional Concert Flute Flute Celeste Chrysoglott Unenclosed Piano Cathedral Chimes Solo Xylophone Celesta Toy Counter |
Solo Chamber English Horn Solo Trumpet Trumpet Tuba Horn Tibia Clausa Tibia Clausa Orchestral Oboe Kinura Gamba Saxophone Krumet Vox Humana Harp Xylophone Glockenspiel Toy Counter |
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George Wright, 77, the most famous theatre organist of the modern era, died of heart failure on May 10, 1998 at Glendale Memorial Hospital near his home in the Hollywood hills. Born in Orland, California on August 28, 1920, Wright learned to play the piano at an early age from his mother who was a private music teacher. After graduating from Grant Union High School in Sacramento, Wright moved to San Francisco where he played to sold-out audiences at the Fox Theater during the early 1940s. Wright later moved to New York and served as house organist at the Paramount Theater. In 1951 he returned to California and went to work for ABC as musical director and studio organist for the program, General Hospital. During his long career, Wright recorded more than 60 albums, some of which sold over a million copies. Presented by Grant Alumni and Sierra Chapter Our Director, the Grant Fight Song Arranged by George Wright Listen to Clark Wilson 1998 - Barry Baker 1999 - Joyce Clifford 2000 - Lew Williams 2001 - Rob Richards and Jim Martinez 2002 - Barry Baker 2003 - Walt Strony 2004 - Ron Rhode 2005 - Simon Gledhill 2006 - Jelani Eddington 2007 - Clark Wilson 2008 - Mark Herman 2009 - Chris Gorsuch 2010 - Jonas Nordwall 2011 - Dave Wickerham 2012 - Martin Ellis 2013 - Donna Parker 2014 - Richard Hills 2016 - Walt Strony 2017 - Jerry Nagano 2019 - Donnie Rankin The 2015 concert was canceled due to auditorium restoration. The 2018 concert was canceled by Alex Jones when the combination action failed. 1938 George Wright Specification Cover Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 |
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1975 Balcom & Vaughan Specification | ||||
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PEDAL 16 Ophicleide 16 Diaphone 16 Tibia Clausa 16 Bourdon 8 English Horn 8 Trumpet 8 Tuba Horn 8 Octave 8 Tibia Clausa 8 Tibia Clausa 8 Gamba 8 Clarinet 8 Cello 8 Flute 16 Piano 8 Piano Cathedral Chimes Bass Drum Kettle Drum Snare Drum Cymbal Triangle Acc. to Pedal Great to Pedal |
ACCOMPANIMENT 8 English Horn 8 Solo Trumpet 8 Trumpet 8 Tuba Horn 8 Open Diapason 8 Tibia Clausa 8 Tibia Clausa 8 Orchestral Oboe 8 Gamba 8 Saxophone 8 Clarinet 8 Viol d' Orchestre 8 Viol Celeste 8 Krumet 8 Oboe Horn 8 Salicional 8 Concert Flute 8 Flute Celeste 8 Vox Humana 4 Piccolo 4 Piccolo 4 Gambette 4 Viol 4 Octave Celeste 4 Salicet 4 Flute 4 Vox Humana 2 2/3 Twelfth 2 Piccolo (Tibia) 2 Fifteenth 8 Piano 4 Piano Mandolin Harp Chrysoglott Snare Drum Tambourine Castanets Chinese Block Tom Tom Octave Acc. Second Touch 8 English Horn 8 Solo Trumpet 8 Trumpet 8 Tuba Horn 8 Tibia Clausa 8 Piano Cathedral Chimes Glockenspiel Solo to Acc. Solo to Acc. Pizzicato |
GREAT 16 English Horn TC 16 Solo Trumpet TC 16 Ophicleide 16 Diaphone 16 Tibia Clausa 16 Tibia Clausa TC 16 Tibia Clausa TC 16 Contra Viol TC 16 Bourdon 16 Vox Humana TC 8 English Horn 8 Solo Trumpet 8 Trumpet 8 Tuba Horn 8 Open Diapason 8 Tibia Clausa 8 Tibia Clausa 8 Tibia Clausa 8 Orchestral Oboe 8 Kinura 8 Gamba 8 Saxophone 8 Clarinet 8 Viol d' Orchestre 8 Viol Celeste 8 Krumet 8 Oboe Horn 8 Salicional 8 Concert Flute 8 Vox Humana 8 Flute Celeste 5 1/3 Tibia Clausa 4 Octave 4 Piccolo 4 Piccolo 4 Piccolo 4 Gambette 4 Viol 4 Octave Celeste 4 Salicet 4 Flute 4 Vox Humana 2 2/3 Twelfth (Tibia) 2 2/3 Twelfth 2 Piccolo (Tibia) 2 Fifteenth 2 Piccolo 1 3/5 Tierce (Tibia) 16 Piano 8 Piano 4 Piano Cathedral Chimes Harp Solo Xylophone Xylophone Glockenspiel Celesta Chrysoglott Sub Octave Octave Great Second Touch 16 English Horn 8 English Horn Cathedral Chimes Solo to Great Solo to Great Pizzicato |
BOMBARD 16 English Horn TC 16 Solo Trumpet TC 16 Ophicleide 16 Tibia Clausa 16 Tibia Clausa TC 16 Contra Viol TC 16 Vox Humana TC 8 English Horn 8 Solo Trumpet 8 Trumpet 8 Tuba Horn 8 Open Diapason 8 Tibia Clausa 8 Tibia Clausa 8 Gamba 8 Saxophone 8 Clarinet 8 Viol d' Orchestre 8 Viol Celeste 8 Oboe Horn 8 Salicional 8 Concert Flute 8 Vox Humana 4 Piccolo 4 Piccolo 4 Gambette 4 Viol 4 Octave Celeste 4 Salicet 4 Flute 4 Vox Humana 2 2/3 Twelfth (Tibia) 2 Piccolo (Tibia) 1 3/5 Tierce (Tibia) 16 Piano 8 Piano 4 Piano Solo Xylophone Glockenspiel Solo Sub Bombard Solo to Bombard |
SOLO 16 Tibia Clausa 8 English Horn 8 Solo Trumpet 8 Trumpet 8 Tuba Horn 8 Open Diapason 8 Tibia Clausa 8 Orchestral Oboe 8 Kinura 8 Gamba 8 Saxophone 8 Krumet 8 Vox Humana 4 Piccolo 2 2/3 Twelfth (Tibia) 2 Piccolo (Tibia) 1 3/5 Tierce (Tibia) 8 Piano Cathedral Chimes Harp Solo Xylophone Glockenspiel Celesta Chrysoglott Sub Octave Octave |
