Instruments—by
Builders – R
Reisner: Chicago, Illinois, Eighth Church of Christ, Scientist,
1940's console for 1911 Hook & Hastings (opus 2265)—62/19-21SP; 71/5I;
72/4I
Reuter (opus 1058): Chicago, Illinois, Edgebrook Lutheran
Church (1953)—90/1, 10-11SI
Reuter: Chicago, Illinois, Cathedral of the
Holy Name, pipework and console for 1877 Johnson & Son (opus 501), rebuilt
1918 Wangerin-Weickhardt, rebuilt 1950’s Frank Sauter, replaced 1858 Erben,
rebuilt/replaced 1866 Chant, burned 1871, replaced 1989 by Flentrop, (some
pipes now in Whiting, Indiana, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1923 Skinner (opus
405, rebuilt, Bradford), other pipework in Chicago, Illinois, Saint Gabriel
Catholic Church, 1953 Delle (?), Reuter console now at Mundelein, Illinois,
Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary, Chapel, chancel has 1981 Casavant (opus
3537)—13/10-11, 13-14SI (Johnson/Wangerin/Reuter, Casavant); 25/23 (Johnson);
26/19 (Johnson); 28/14 (Johnson); 35/5-6 (Erben, Chant); 37/5-6 (Erben/ Chant);
42/20, 26, 30-32 (Chant); 42/31 (Erben); 59/6-8; 62/19, 21-23S
Reuter (opus
185): Chicago, Illinois, Saint
Basil Catholic Church (1926), removed c. 1990, church demolished 1998, replaced
(?) 1913 M. P. Möller (opus 1496), parish merged with Visitation Catholic
Church to form Saint Basil-Visitation Catholic Church, Visitation Catholic
Church, 1910 Casavant (opus 427), replaced 1929 Austin (opus 1670), Casavant
moved 1929 to Cicero, Illinois, Mary, Queen of Heaven Catholic Church, rebuilt
1954 Casavant (opus 2281), altered 1970’s D. S. Wentz, restoration ongoing
1990’s Michael Perrault—63/4-5S (Reuter); 66/11-15SI; 67/8, 18 (Visitation)
Reuter: Decatur, Illinois, Saint John Episcopal Church, rebuild of
1884 Hilbourne L. Roosevelt (opus 146, built for Chicago, Illinois, Saint
Clement Episcopal Church, moved to Decatur 1892), replaced 1884 Pilcher,
replaced Jardine—32/4
Reuter (opus 1461): Downers Grove, Illinois, Immanuel
Lutheran Church (1964), rebuilt 1982 Berghaus—28/38
Reuter (opus
1020): Evanston, Illinois, Garret
Theological Seminary, Chapel, 1952 rebuild of 1886 Roosevelt (opus 299), built
for Evanston, Illinois, First Congregational Church, replaced 1873 Steere &
Turner (opus 33), burned, Roosevelt fire-damaged, repaired by James Topp,
installed by Frank C. Wichlac & Son, replaced 1993 Casavant, replaced at
First Church 1927 Skinner (opus 616)—69/7, 13-22SPI (Roosevelt/Reuter/Skinner);
70/43 (Skinner); 71/22 (Skinner)
Reuter: Indianapolis,
Indiana, Roberts Park United Methodist Church (1973), 1876 Wm. H. Clarke &
Co., replaced 1915 Ernest M. Skinner Company—95/1I; 96/22
Reuter: La Grange, Illinois, c. 1957 console for First
Congregational Church, 1937 Votteler-Holtkamp-Sparling (job number 1600), now
in Chicago, Illinois, Immaculate Conception (1977)—53/9
Reuter (opus 1477): La Grange, Illinois, First
Congregational Church (1963), chapel installation, church: Verney, replaced 1937
Votteler-Holtkamp-Sparling (console replaced 1957, relocated 1977 to Chicago,
Illinois, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, by John Vroom and altered),
replaced 1978 Van Daalen—53/9, 11S; 85/13-14SI (all organs); 86/6
Reuter (proposal): Gary, Indiana, First Congregational
Church, (1925)—60/7S
Reuter-Schwarz (opus 2): Matoon, Illinois, Trinity Episcopal
Church (1917)—7/9-10S
Reuter (opus 3): Mason City, Iowa, First Christian
Church (1917)—20/29
Reuter (opus 1236): Ann Arbor, Michigan, First United
Methodist Church (1958), rebuild of 1940 W. W. Kimball, 1988 Reuter
console—48/4
Reuter: Ann Arbor, Michigan, Trinity Luthern Church (1937), built
for Chicago, Illinois, music store—24/22
Reuter (opus 1012): South Bend, Indiana, First Presbyterian Church (1952),
rebuilt 1992 Reuter, earlier building had 1877 Johnson & Son (opus 500),
replaced, c.1910 Hope-Jones, later People’s Church, later Ambassadors for
Christ—73/13-14SI (Hope-Jones)
Reuter (opus 1152): Akron, Ohio, Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church (1955), rebuild of 1914 M. P. Möller (opus 1575), rebuilt 1983
Berghaus—28/38
Reuter: Middletown,
Ohio, Broadway Methodist Church (now First United Methodist) (1974), replaced 1916
M. P. Möller (1935 console) (which replaced Barkhoff)—47/6-7S (Möller)
Reuter (opus 227): Portland, Oregon, Congregation Beth
Israel (1928)—57/12
Reuter: Cheyenne, Wyoming, Saint Mark Episcopal
Church (1951), replaced c. 1887 Alexander Mills (sold 1953 to Cheyenne,
Wyoming, First Covenant Church)—14/8-11 (insert) SI (Mills)
Reynolds Associates, Inc.: Indianapolis, Indiana:
Broadway United Methodist Church (2001)—96/21, 22I
Reynolds Associates, Inc.: Indianapolis, Indiana, North United Methodist Church (2004),
rebuild of 1931 W. W. Kimball (opus 7096), altered, chapel: 1997 Orgues Létourneau—96/22;
97/18-22SPI
Richards, Fowkes,
& Co. (opus 10): Boston,
Massachusetts, First Lutheran Church (2000)—69/33
Richards, Fowkes & Co.: New Brunswick, New Jersey, Christ
Episcopal Church (2001)—85/22
Rieger: Valparaiso, Indiana, William Walton
residence (1980), relocated 2001 by Berghaus to Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso
University, Chapel of the Resurrection—68/33-34S; 74/16
Rieger: Oxford, England, Christ Church
Cathedral—15/17
Roberts, John: Chicago, Illinois, New Jerusalem
Swedenborgian Church (1863), burned 1871 (erroneously listed as Edwards or
Nichols)—35/5; 37/18-22SI; 38/3S; 42/26, 31; 98/22
Roche: now in Hamden, Connecticut, Grace and
Saint Peter Episcopal Church, 1979 rebuild of 1870 Wm. B. D. Simmons—45/6
Roderer, Kurt: Colorado Springs, Colorado, First
Congregational Church, 1973 rebuild of 1889 Hook & Hastings (opus
1432)—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Barrington, Illinois, Saint Michael
Episcopal Church, 1973 revoicing of 1970 Bosch (opus 578)—18/18-19SI
Roderer, Kurt: Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Howard Brown
residence (1968)—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Chicago, Illinois, Fourth Presbyterian
Church (1970), sold 1971 to Palos Park, Illinois, Transfiguration Episcopal
Church—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Chicago, Illinois, Pullman (Greenstone)
United Methodist Church, built as Pullman Palace Car Company Church, later
Presbyterian Church, merged 2002 with South Deering United Methodist Church and
New Fellowship United Methodist Church (merger of West Pullman United Methodist
Church, 1926 M. P. Möller opus 4448, and Saint Stephen United Methodist Church,
1911 Estey opus 849, using West Pullman facility, Saint Stephen facility later
Saint James Missionary Baptist Church, still later Starlight Saint James
Missionary Baptist Church), using Pullman facility, 1968 rebuild of 1882 Steere
& Turner (opus 170)—17/3-7SI; 18/20; 28/6, 26; 29/33; 53/6-7S; 54/9; 56/21;
58/21; 62/29; 64/13; 68/37I; 75/7, 9; 76/4 (merger), 8-9, 23 (Convention);
77/27; 80/7; 82/22; 84/3
Roderer, Kurt: Chicago, Illinois, University of
Chicago, Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 1976 rebuild of 1927 Skinner (opus 634),
alterations by David Skinner, gallery organ rebuilt by Schlicker, some
restoration by Bradford—16/22-24, 29SI; 28/9
Roderer, Kurt: Crescent City, Illinois, Saint Peter
Lutheran Church, 1970 rebuild of 1901 Hinners—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Crystal Lake, Illinois, Michael and
Susan Friesen residence, built 1984 for Hoffman Estates—28/41
Roderer, Kurt: Evanston, Illinois, Dr. Richard Enright
residence (1971)—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Evanston, Illinois, Immanuel Lutheran
Church (1981)—28/41
Roderer, Kurt: Evanston, Illinois, Northwestern
University (1968)—28/40-41
Roderer, Kurt: Evanston, Illinois, Northwestern
University, Vail Chapel, 1969 rebuild of 1860 Hook (opus 265, built for
Thomaston, Maine, Congregational Church)—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Evanston, Illinois, Northwestern
University (1970)—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Evanston, Illinois, Northwestern
University (1975)—28/41
Roderer, Kurt: Evanston, Illinois, Karel Paukert
residence (1971), now in Cleveland, Ohio—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Evanston, Illinois, Saint Luke
Episcopal Church, alterations to 1922 Skinner (opus 327), incorporated 1910
Casavant (opus 386) in chapel, replaced 1906 Colburn & Taylor, replaced
1894 Hook & Hastings (opus 1605), replaced unknown, altered 1959
Æolian-Skinner (opus 327-A), chapel organ replaced 1959 M. P. Möller (opus
9244), later alterations by Tellers, also work by Frank J. Sauter & Sons,
Inc., chapel organ sold 1986 to Rosemont, Illinois, Our Lady of Hope Catholic
Church, restorations 1990’s Thompson-Allen, also c. 1986 Karl Wilhelm
positiv—15/26-32 SI (insert) (Skinner/Casavant/Möller); 28/9 (Skinner);
65/6-12, 14SI (Skinner/Casavant/Möller)
Roderer, Kurt: Evanston, Illinois, Seabury-Western
Seminary, Chapel of Saint John the Divine, 1998 installation of Casavant (opus
3245), built for Rockford, Illinois, Our Savior Lutheran Church (1975), replaced
1933 M. P. Möller (opus 6143), built for Chicago, Illinois, World’s Fair, House
of Religion, altered 1970’s—24/22-28, 34-37 SI (Möller); 28/9 (Möller)
Roderer, Kurt: Highland Park, Illinois, Arlene Milani
residence (1973)—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Hoffman Estates, Illinois, Michael and
Susan Friesen residence (1984), now in Crystal Lake—28/41
Roderer, Kurt: Morris, Illinois, Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church (1974)—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Morton Grove, Illinois, Community
Presbyterian Church (1975)—28/41
Roderer, Kurt: Northfield, Illinois, Margaret Kemper
residence (1968)—28/40-41
Roderer, Kurt: Oak Park, Illinois, First
Congregational Church, 1972 rebuild of 1918 Skinner (opus 274), replaced 1983
Casavant (opus 3544), pipework rebuilt for Rockford, Illinois, Second
Congregational Church by Pipe Organ Specialties, now First United Church of Oak
Park—28/9 (Skinner); 61/8 (Skinner)
Roderer, Kurt: Skokie, Illinois (Evanston mailing
addres), Trinity Lutheran Church (1971), old church housed 1911 Hinners, chapel
to present church houases 1905 Hinners, built for Aurora, Illinois, Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, sold to Skokie 1975—12/2 (Roderer);
19/22-25SI (both organs); 28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Wheaton, Illinois, Wheaton
College—28/40-41
Roderer, Kurt: Wheaton, Illinois, Wheaton
College—28/40-41
Roderer, Kurt: Wilmette, Illinois, Kurt Roderer
residence (1981)—28/41
Roderer, Kurt: Woodworth, Illinois, Saint Paul
Lutheran Church, 1970 rebuild of 1892 Pfeffer—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Fort Wayne, Indiana, Concordia College,
now Concordia Seminary (1971)—28/40-1
Roderer, Kurt: Fort Wayne, Indiana, Grace Lutheran
Church (1979)—28/41
Roderer, Kurt: Hobart, Indiana, Augustana Lutheran
Church (1981)—28/41
Roderer, Kurt: Logansport, Indiana, Trinity Episcopal
Church, 1970’s rebuild of 1877 Hook & Hastings (opus 877)—24/10-11SI
Roderer, Kurt: Plymouth, Indiana, Saint Thomas
Episcopal Church, c. 1972 rebuild of 1907 Henry Pilcher's Sons (opus
601)—22/3-4 (cover) SI
Roderer, Kurt: Upland, Indiana, Taylor University,
1972 Roderer—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso
University, Chapel of the Resurrection, 1958 Schlicker
(voicing/maintenance)—28/39
Roderer, Kurt: Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso
Univeristy (1968)—28/40-41
Roderer, Kurt: Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso University
(1969)—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Decorah, Iowa, Luther College (1970),
built for Appleton, Wisconsin, Miriam Clapp Duncan residence, sold to Appleton,
Wisconsin, Ronald Wahl residence, later sold to Decorah—28/40-41
Roderer, Kurt: Barien Springs, Michigan, Andrews
University (1970)—28/40-41
Roderer, Kurt: Crookston, Minnesota, Mount Saint
Benedict Convent (1974)—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Saint Louis, Missouri, Dr. Marie Kremer
residence (1970)—28/40-41
Roderer, Kurt: New York City, New York, American Guild
of Organists National Convention, installation of 1956 Flentrop—28/39
Roderer, Kurt: Cleveland, Ohio, Karel Paukert
residence, built for Evanston, Illinois (1971)—28/40-1
Roderer, Kurt: Albany, Texas, Matthews Memorial
Presbyterian Church, 1956 Otto Hoffmann, assistance with installation—28/39
Roderer, Kurt: Appleton, Wisconsin, Miriam Clapp
Duncan residence (1970), sold to Appleton, Wisconsin, Ronald Wahl residence,
sold to Decorah, Iowa, Luther College—28/40-41
Roderer, Kurt: Appleton, Wisconsin, Lawrence
University (1970)—28/40-41
Roderer, Kurt: Appleton, Wisconsin, Ronald Wahl
residence, 1970 Roderer, built for Appleton, Wisconsin, Miriam Clapp Duncan
residence, later sold to Decorah, Iowa, Luther College—28/40-41
Roderer, Kurt: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, University of
Wisconsin (1971)—28/40-41
Roderer, Kurt: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Alverno College,
1970 Roderer built for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Saint Joseph Convent—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Saint Joseph
Convent, sold, 1970 to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Alverno College—28/40-41
Roderer, Kurt: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Saint Joseph
Convent, 1970 Roderer—28/40
Roderer, Kurt: Racine, Wisconsin,
Unitarian-Universalist Church (built as Good Shepherd Church), 1970 rebuild of
1903 Hutchings-Votey (opus 1503 or 1518)—11/4, 8SI; 28/40
Roosevelt, Hilbourne: New York City, New York, Grace
(Episcopal) Church (1878)—43/5
Roosevelt, Hilbourne L. (opus 79): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Saint
Charles Borromeo Catholic Church (1880)—53/14
Roosevelt, Hilbourne L. (opus
125): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Saint Clement Episcopal Church, rebuilt 1914 Austin (opus 507)—53/14
Roosevelt, Hilbourne L.: Great
Barrington, Massachusetts, First Congregational Church (1883)—18/9, 16
Roosevelt, Hilbourne, L. (opus
146): built for Chicago, Illinois,
Saint Clement Episcopal Church (1884), moved in 1892 to Decatur, Illinois,
Saint John Episcopal Church, which replaced 1884 Pilcher, which replaced
Jardine, Roosevelt rebuilt by Reuter—25/23; 26/19; 32/4
Roosevelt, Hilbourne L. (opus
148): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Fifth Baptist Church, now Highway Tabernacle Church (1884), restored 1987
Patrick J. Murphy & Associates—53/15
Roosevelt, Hilbourne L. (opus
294): now in Cathlamet, Puget
Sound, Washington, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church (1885)—57/15
Roosevelt, Hilborne L. (opus 297): built for Washington, DC, Willard Hotel
(1885), later in Deland, Florida, Robert Gellerman residence, relocated 2003 to
Gary, Indiana, Stephen Schnurr residence—81/3-4S
Roosevelt, Hilborne
L. (opus 299): Evanston, Illinois,
First Congregational Church (1886), replaced 1873 Steere & Turner (opus
33), burned, Roosevelt fire-damaged, repaired by James Topp (relocated to
Evanston, Illinois, Garrett Theological Seminary, Chapel, rebuilt 1952 Reuter
(opus 1020), installed by Frank C. Wichlac & Son, replaced 1993 Casavant),
replaced 1927 Skinner (opus 616)—69/7, 13-22SPI (Roosevelt/Reuter/Skinner);
70/43 (Skinner); 71/22 (Skinner)
Roosevelt, Frank (opus 374): New York City, New York, Calvary Church
(1887)—43/5
Roosevelt, Frank
(opus 380): Denver, Colorado,
Trinity United Methodist Church (1888)—61/25
Roosevelt, Frank
(opus 382): built for Denver,
Colorado, Grace Methodist Church, now in Boulder, Colorado, First United
Methodist Church (1888)—61/22-23
Roosevelt, Frank
(opus 400): Chicago, Illinois,
Auditorium (1889-1890), now Roosevelt University, Auditorium Theatre—15/20, 31;
16/14; 17/27, 29, 38; 19/17; 20/16, 18; 25/4, 8; 62/6; 74/22
Roosevelt, Frank (opus 494): Chicago, Illinois, Saint James Catholic
Church (1891), replaced 1871 Pilcher Bros. (opus 125)—10/5 (Roosevelt); 11/4 (insert) (Roosevelt); 13/3-5SI (Roosevelt); 14/8; 15/20 (Roosevelt); 18/16
(insert); 24/11 (Roosevelt); 28/6, 12, 14, 31 (Roosevelt); 29/33 (Roosevelt);
35/6 (Pilcher); 42/19S (Pilcher); 53/5; 54/12, 16-17S; 56/20; 75/2 (recording),
10; 76/33-34 (Convention); 77/16 (compact disc)
Roosevelt, Frank
(opus 498): Chicago, Illinois,
Holy Family Catholic Church, 1892 rebuild of 1870 Louis Mitchell, which
replaced (?) 1865 Pilcher & Chant (opus 66), from Chicago, Illinois, Reed’s
Temple of Music, which possibly replaced unknown, Roosevelt rebuilt 1922
Tellers-Kent, rebuilt 1950 Austin (opus 2159), sold and removed 1971 (gallery
only) to Lake Zurich, Illinois, Saint Peter United Church of Christ, rebuilt by
Temple Organ Company (Burlington, Iowa), lower gallery 1905 Colburn &
Taylor, rebuilt into Austin organ (opus 2168), rebuilt Berghaus; 1879
Steinmeyer organ—13/6-8, 14-16, 18SPI (Mitchell/Roosevelt/Austin, Coburn &
Taylor); 14/14 (unknown/Pilcher/Mitchell); 15/9 (Mitchell), 18-25, 38SP; 17/24
(Mitchell/Roosevelt); 18/6 (Mitchell); 22/12-19 (Mitchell); 25/21 (Mitchell);
26/19 (Mitchell); 35/4-6 (Pilcher, Mitchell); 38/8S (Pilcher), 14-15
(Mitchell); 40/8; 41/13-14 (Mitchell); 42/19S, 31 (Pilcher); 42/31, 43/30, 32
(Mitchell); 49/2-3S (Steinmeyer); 71/8-9I (Mitchell/Steinmeyer/Austin); 72/9
Roosevelt, Frank (opus 506): built for Chicago, Illinois, Unitarian
Church of the Messiah (1892), congregation founded as First Unitarian Church,
now known by original name (replaced 1863 Pilcher Bros. opus 53), now in
Michigan City, Indiana, First Congregational Church (1891), restored 1998
Rutz—6/3-5SI (Roosevelt); 14/8; 37/16-17S; 53/5 (Roosevelt); 54/8S, 10-11
(Roosevelt); 58/3 (restoration, Rutz); 63/4 (Roosevelt); 65/5, 13 (Roosevelt);
75/10; 76/32-33 (convention); 96/1I
Roosevelt, Frank (opus 532): Evanston, Illinois, Emmanuel United
Methodist Church (1892), rebuilt 1960’s Emanuel Semerad—96/14-16SI; 97/6
Rosales: Los Angeles, California, Saint James Episcopal
Church—58/5
Rosales
(opus 11): Portland, Oregon,
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (1987)—57/12
Ruffatti: San Francisco, California, Grace Cathedral (Episcopal), 1968
console for 1934 Æolian-Skinner (opus 910), rebuilt 1952 (Æolian-Skinner),
additions 1972 (Casavant)—49/7
Ruffatti: San Francisco, California, Cathedral of
Saint Mary of the Assumption (1970)—49/7
Ruggles, Charles: Brownsburg, Indiana, Calvary United Methodist Church
(1994)—95/9; 96/24
Ruggles,
Charles (opus 17): Grosse Isle,
Michigan, Saint James Episcopal Church (1987)—48/7
Rutz: Michigan City, Indiana, First
Congregational Church, 1998-1999 restoration of 1891 Frank Roosevelt (opus
506), built for Chicago, Illinois, Unitarian Church of the Messiah, moved 1908
to Michigan City by Coburn & Taylor, replaced c. 1881 Moline, burned 1907,
which replaced Jardine—6/3-5SI (Roosevelt); 14/8 (Roosevelt); 53/5; 54/8S,
10-11; 58/3 (restoration, Rutz); 63/4 (Roosevelt/Rutz); 75/10; 76/32-33
(convention)
Rutz: Valparaiso, Indiana, Saint Paul Catholic
Church, Chapel of Mary, Queen of the Apostles, restoration of 1883 Johnson
& Son (opus 615), built for Faribault, Minnesota, First Congregational
Church, then in Faribault, Minnesota, Masonic Temple—54/6S; 69/29I (Johnson
& Son); 75/10
Ryder & Co., Geo.
H. (opus 101): Leadville,
Colorado, Saint George Episcopal Church (1882)—61/24
Ryder & Co., Geo.
H. (opus 156): Naugatuck, Connecticut, Saint Francis Catholic Church
(1890)—45/5