City Hall Auditorium – Portland, ME

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Builder	Austin Organ Company
Year Built	1912
Opus Number	323
Size (man/ranks)	originally IV/86; currently V/102
Extant	Yes
Condition	Excellent
History	Organ given to city by Cyrus Curtis as a memorial to his music teacher Herman Kotzschmar. Additions and new console in 1927. Organ moved back in 1968 remodeling to allow more stage room. Organ lost its 32′ Magnaton and lowest 12 notes of 32′ Bombarde during auditorium remodeling. New half length 32′ Bombarde in 1960’s. Organ restored in late 1990’s with new 32′ Bombard and transplanted 32′ Magnaton. New 5 manual console by Austin in 2000. Great Mixture added in 2002. Further restorative work in 2012.
Organists	Will C. Macfarlane (1912-1919;1932-1934) Irvin J. Morgan (1919-1921) Edwin H. Lemare (1921-1923) Charles R. Cronham (1923-1932) Alfred Brinkler (1935-1952) John E. Fay (1952-1976) Douglas Rafter (1976-1981) Gerald McGee (1983-1988) Earl Miller (1988-1989) Ray Cornils (1990-2017) James Kennerley (2018-)
Stoplist	click here for stoplist
Links	Friends of the Kotzschmar Memorial Organ
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