First Presbyterian Church has two outstanding mechanical-action pipe organs. Mechanical action organs are so-called because there is a mechanical connection (as opposed to an electrical one) between the key and the pipe.  Sometimes these organs are called “Tracker” organs because the device connecting the key and the pipe is called a “tracker”. Until the advent of electricity, all organs were of mechanical action. These organs are more durable and more easily maintained than their electric action counterparts. FPC is the only church in Dallas with two mechanical action pipe organs.   

The KATE FRIERSON MEMORIAL ORGAN in the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church was built by Robert Sipe, and inaugurated in 1977. Approximately 30% of the pipes in this organ came from the E.M. Skinner organ that was in use in the sanctuary from 1922-1975. 

GREAT ORGAN                           POSITIV ORGAN
16’ Bourdon                              8’ Flute Ouverte  
8’  Principal                               8’ Holzgedackt  
8’ Gedackt                                4’ Principal  
4’ Octave                                  4’ Spillflote  
2’ Super Octave                         2’Octave          
II  Sesquialtera                         1 1/3 Larigot  
IV Mixtur                                  IV Scharf
III  Cymbal                               8’ Cromorne                              
8’ Trompete                              16’ Trompette-en-Chamade                     
4’ Klarine                                  8’ Trompette-en-Chamade
Tremulant                                 Tremulant

SWELL ORGAN                           PEDAL ORGAN             
8’ Rohrflote                              32’ Untersatz     
8’ Gemshorn                            16’ Principal     
8’ Gemshorn Celeste                 16’ Subbass    
4’ Principal                                8’  Octave     
4’ Nachthorn                              4’ Choral Bass
2 2/3 Nazard                             IV Mixtur     
2’ Waldflote                             32’ Kontra Fagott
1 3/5  Tierce                            16’ Posaune    
IV Plein Jeu                               8’ Trompete                              
16’  Basson     
8’ Hautbois                                Gt, Pos, Sw to Pedal     
8’ Vox Humana                          Pos, Sw to Great     
8’ Trompette-en-chamade           Sw to Positiv
Tremulant                                  Electric stop action (16 levels)
Zimbelstern

The Sudie George Chapel houses an organ that was inspired by the instruments of Aristide Cavaille-Coll (France, 1811-1899). It was built by Dan Jaeckel in 1988 and is dedicated to the memory of W. Neill Stewart, Jr.

GRANDE-ORGUE                         RECIT
16’ Bourdon                              8’ Cor de Nuit  
8’ Montre                                  8’ Viole de Gambe  
8’ Salicional                              8’ Voix Celeste  
8’ Flute Harmonique                  4’ Flute Octaviante  
4’ Prestant                               IV Plein Jeu (2’doubledraw)     
                                               8’Trompette
PEDAL ORGAN
16’ Soubasse                            GO, REC to PED  
8’  Montre                                 REC to GO                                                                                                
                                               Recit Ventil                                                                                                                                                                                 

Tom Froehlich has been the organist at First Presbyterian Church since August 1977. He graduated cum laude from Lawrence University where he was a student of Miriam Clapp Duncan. As a student of Wolfgang Rubsam, he was awarded a Master of Music from Northwestern University. He has done doctoral work at the University of North Texas with Charles Brown.

Mr. Froehlich went to Paris where he studied organ for 3 years with Marie-Claire Alain and improvisation with Jean Langlais. Concurrent to this he served as Organist-Choirmaster at St Michael’s Anglican Church in Paris.