Mark Wong '75, President and CEO of Commercial Data Systems (CDS) is "behind the pedals" in the Honolulu Symphony concerts this coming weekend in more ways than one.
First, his company is a major sponsor of the Symphony season.
Second, the concert features the gigantic 3-manual, 101-rank
CDS Concert Organ in the massive orchestral piece, the Symphony #3 ("The Organ Symphony") by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns.
Third, Mark will be literally "behind the pedals" of the organ as the soloist in this final pair of Honolulu Symphony concerts on Thursday May 15 at 8:00 pm and Sunday May 18 at 4:00 pm at the Blaisdell Center Concert Hall.
A performance of this Saint-Saëns symphony is always a major event in the symphonic world and should not be missed. It marks the conclusion of the current Honolulu Symphony season.
CDS commenced operations in 1985 in Honolulu as a developer of UNIX
software and has grown into one of the top ten Federal IT integrators and
resellers and the largest computer consulting firm in Hawaii.
CDS is also a major sponsor of the arts and arts education in Hawaii.
Founder Mark Wong is a significant contributor to Iolani's Performing Arts Department and an accomplished organist and keyboard artist who performs in numerous venues.
This Blaisdell Center Concert Hall performance also features Concertmaster Ignace Jang in the Mozart Violin Concerto #3 and is guest conducted by Naoto Otomo of the Kyoto Symphony.
Tickets range from $21 to $74 and are available online at:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/861034
or through the Honolulu Symphony at (808) 792-2000 (weekdays) or (808) 524-0815 ext. 245 (evenings). Students, military and seniors receive a 20% discount.
Click here for specifications of the CDS organ:
Walker_Spec.pdf
CDS Concert Organ
Walker Technical Company, 2004
GREAT (20 rks) SWELL (26 rks) CHOIR (20 rks)
16' Violone 16' Rohrbourdon 16' Gemshorn
16' Bourdon 8' Geigen Principal 8' English Diapason
8' Principal 8' Salicional 8' Viola Pomposa
8' Bourdon 8' Voix Céleste 8' Viola Céleste
8' Gamba 8' Cor de Nuit 8' Erzähler Céleste II
8' Harmonic Flute 8' Rohrflöte 8' Hohlflöte
4' Octave 8' Flûte Céleste II 8' Holz Gedeckt
4' Spitzflöte 4' Prestant 4' Principal
2 2/3' Twelfth 4' Flûte Octaviante 4' Koppelflöte
2' Fifteenth 2 2/3' Nazard 2' Flachflöte
2' Blockflöte 2' Octavin 1 1/3' Larigot
Fourniture IV 1 3/
5' Tierce Mixture III
Scharf III Plein Jeu V Sesquialtera II
16' Posaune Cymbale III 8' Cornopean
8' Trompete 16' Basson 8' Cromorne
Tremulant 8' Trumpet 4' Rohr Schalmei
Great Unison Off 8' Hautbois Tremulant
4' Great to Great 8' Vox Humana 16' Choir to Choir
MIDI A 4' Clarion Choir Unison Off
MIDI B Tremulant 4' Choir to Choir
16' Swell to Swell MIDI A
Swell Unison Off MIDI B
4' Swell to Swell MIDI 10
MIDI A
MIDI B
DIVISION/EXPRESS. COUPLERS MISCELLANEOUS
Great to Pedal 8' 192 memories (16 banks*12 levels)
Swell to Pedal 8', 4' Bass Coupler
Choir to Pedal 8', 4' Melody Swell Coupler
Solo to Pedal 8', 4' Melody Choir Coupler
Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' Gt/Ch Transfer
Choir to Great 16', 8', 4' Orch. Crescendo
Solo to Great 16', 8', 4' Tremulant Full
Solo to Swell 16', 8', 4' 64 Programmable Crescendos
Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4' 64 Programmable Tuttis
Solo to Choir 16', 8', 4' 13 Position Transposer (+/-6 steps)
All Swells to Swell 3 Expression Shoes to Swell,
Great Unenclosed Choir/Great/Pedal, and Solo
Pedal Unenclosed Crescendo Shoe
† Grand Cornet is partials 2-5 and 7-9 of the 32' series and is composed
of 16', 10 2/3', 8', 6 2/5', 4 4/7', 4', 3 5/9' ranks, those italicized are independent
3 manual console by R.A. Colby
SOLO (14 rks) PEDAL (21 rks)
8' Flauto Mirabilis 32' Open Wood
8' Gamba Céleste II 32' Contra Bourdon
4' Orchestral Flute 16' Principal
16' Bombarde 16' Bourdon
16' Corno di Bassetto 16' Rohr Bourdon (SW)
8' Tuba Mirabilis 16' Violone (GT)
8' Tuba Sonora 16' Gemshorn (CH)
8' Trompette 10 2/3' Quint
Harmonique 8' Octave
8' French Horn 8' Gamba (GT)
8' Cor Anglais 8' Flûte Ouverte
8' Orchestral Oboe 8' Bourdon
8' Orchestral Clarinet 4' Choral Bass
4' Clairon Harmonique 4' Nachthorn
Tremulant 4' Koppelflöte (CH)
Chimes Mixture IV
Celesta Grand Cornet VII †
32' Contra Bombarde
32' Contre Basson (SW)
16' Bombarde
16' Posaune (GT)
16' Basson (SW)
8' Trumpet
8' Hautbois (SW)
4' Clarion
4' Rohr Schalmei (CH)
MIDI A
MIDI B
TOE/THUMB PISTONS
12 Generals -Toe and Lighted Thumb
8 Great, Swell, Choir Divisionals -Thumb
3 Solo Divisionals -Thumb
5 Pedal Divisionals -Toe and Thumb
Next General, Previous General -Toe and Thumb
Set, General Cancel -Thumb
Digital Music Display:
Next Page -Toe and (2) Thumb
Previous Page -Toe and Thumb
REVERSIBLES AND VENTILS
Swell, Choir, Solo to Great -Thumb
Swell, Solo to Choir -Thumb
Great, Swell, Choir, Solo to Pedal -Toe and Thumb
Reversibles Set 8' and Cancel 16', 8', 4'
Tutti, Full Pedal -Toe and Lighted Thumb
Plein Jeu, Grand Jeu -Lighted Thumb
Celestes Off, Reeds Off, Mixtures Off,
32's Off, 16's Off Manuals -Lighted Thumb
32' Pedal stops -Individual Reversible Toe
