Dordrecht (NL) Grote Kerk Bach-organ
INFORMATION Impressive style copy On September 26, 2007, the Verschueren Orgelbouw company (Heythuysen) completed a unique project. They created the Bach organ in the Grote Kerk Dordrecht. In general,...
View ArticleWestzaan (NL) Grote Kerk Flaes&Brünjes-organ
INFORMATION A pipe organ with a special character The St. Joris church in Westzaan is a cruciform church and was built from 1740-1741 with a rich façade in the regency style, possibly after a design...
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Veenendaal (NL) Oude Kerk Vierdag-organ
INFORMATION FAMOUS ORGANSOUND An organ with a baroque disposition with pipe material by the romanticist Steenkuyl. In 1974, the organ builder H.J. Vierdag in Enschede delivered the current organ. The...
View ArticleLeeuwarden (NL) Grote Kerk Müller-organ
INFORMATION Masterly Müller Arguably the most important interior piece of the Great Church is the organ which, since 1727, has filled the entire west wall of the church. On 19 March 1727, the new...
View ArticleGorinchem (NL) Grote Kerk Bätz-Witte organ
INFORMATION Dutch bravado The Bätz-Witte organ of the Grote Kerk in Gorinchem was inaugurated in September 1853. During the festive opening, the organ was played by the organists J.A. van Eijken and...
View ArticleKampen (NL) Bovenkerk Hinsz-organ
INFORMATION Worldfamous organ Not much can be said with certainty about the oldest organ, now the Hinsz main organ. It is believed that the Bovenkerk came into the possession of a large organ built by...
View ArticleDordrecht (NL) Augustijnenkerk Maarschalkerweerd-organ
INFORMATION A HARMONIOUS ORGAN SOUND In 1897, Dr. J.J. Stronck, pastor emeritus of Dordrecht, donated 25,000 guilders for the construction of a new organ. One of his conditions was that the old...
View ArticleUrk (NL) Ichthuskerk Boogaard-organ
INFORMATION A HARMONIOUS ORGAN SOUND For the construction of the organ of the CGK Ichthus in Urk, material from the former Kleuker organ of the St. Johanniskirche in Hannover was largely used. The...
View ArticleSchagen (NL) St. Christoforuskerk Nicholson-organ
INFORMATION a fascinating instrument The Nicholson organ in Schagen’s St Christoforus Church is now widely regarded as one of the finest romantic organs in the Netherlands. The organ was built in 1882...
View Articlel’Alpe d’Huez (FR) Notre-Dame des Neiges Kleuker-organ
INFORMATION exceptional quality and richness In Alpe d’Huez, a village and ski resort in the Isère, stands a remarkable church called Notre-Dame des Neiges. The church, completed in 1970, was built to...
View ArticleAmsterdam (NL) Oude Kerk Vater-Müller-organ
INFORMATION Venerable Vater-Müller The Oude Kerk in Amsterdam is an architectural and cultural gem, notably renowned for its two monumental organs, including the Vater-Müller organ. Positioned on the...
View ArticlePoligny (FR) Saint-Hippolyte Cavaillé-Coll-organ
INFORMATION Cavaillé-Coll In 1854, the instrument in the collegiate church of Saint-Hippolyte in Poligny was deemed to be in an irreparable state: the church council decided to have a new instrument...
View ArticleAmsterdam (NL) Oude Kerk Ahrend-organ
INFORMATION Ahrend & Brunzema The Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, a landmark of historical and architectural significance, is especially famous for its monumental organs. One of these is the transept...
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