Society of Organ Friends
The Society of Organ Friends e. V. (GdO) is an international association which, according to its statutes, is dedicated to the maintenance, expansion and deepening of efforts in the field of organs as well as collaboration in cultural organ life.
History and purpose
It was founded in Ochsenhausen in 1951 . Its approximately 5000 members worldwide come from all age groups, including organists , organ builders , organ experts , music teachers, musicians, theologians and generally friends of the fascinating organ. You are interested in and involved in organ- related topics .
In its publications, the GdO deals with the issues of organ building, organ music, the history of organ building and the preservation of monuments. In particular, the Ars Organi magazine, which has been published since 1952, and Acta Organologica , which has been published since 1968, are important musicological journals with an international reputation.
The main committee is made up of organists, organologists, organ builders, musicologists, representatives of organ monument maintenance and the churches, as well as lay people. The executive committee is responsible for the management.
Matthias Schneider has been president of the company since May 1, 2013. Bert Wisgerhof and Matthias Wirth are vice-presidents .
Working groups
House organ working group
The house organ working group is a working group within the GDO that is dedicated to the topic of the house organ and for this purpose publishes communications from the house organ working group from 1991 , later the journal Die Hausorgel. This circle is relevant for members who either own a house organ or who are already building or want to build a house organ themselves. A forum is available for self-builders, which serves to exchange experiences and mutual help and thus answers many questions about organ building. A material exchange is also available. Founding member of the GdO, Karl Bormann , called for a merger in the GdO magazine "Ars Organi" in issue 24 of 1964. After an eventful history, the working group was revitalized in 1987 and today has around 370 members. The members enjoy making use of the numerous activities.
Harmonium working group
The harmonium working group with currently around 170 members was founded in 1998 with the aim of referring to the special characteristics of the harmonium and providing information about the game and its possible uses. In addition to the annual issues of the working group, numerous other publications are also available online.
International organ conferences
The international organ conferences take place annually at the end of July / beginning of August:
Selection of previous meetings
- 1989: Freiburg
- 1990: Vienna (A)
- 1991: Hildesheim
- 1992: Utrecht (NL)
- 1993: Berlin
- 1994: Bremen
- 1995: Weimar
- 1996: Sheffield (GB)
- 1997: Würzburg
- 1998: Trier
- 1999: Gothenburg (S)
- 2000: Freiberg
- 2001: Metz (F)
- 2002: Lucerne (CH)
- 2003: Bochum
- 2004: Budapest (H)
- 2005: Maastricht (NL)
- 2006: Güstrow
- 2007: Graz (AT)
- 2008: Constance
- 2009: Prague (CZ)
- 2010: Münster
- 2011: 's-Hertogenbosch (NL)
- 2012: Karlsruhe
- 2013: Cologne
- 2014: Bergamo (I)
- 2015: Dresden
- 2016: Zwolle (NL)
- 2017: Kassel
- 2018: Gdansk (PL)
- 2019: Hamburg
Upcoming meetings
- 2021: Vienna (AT)
- 2022: Antwerp (B)
- 2023: Augsburg
Periodical writings
- Ars Organi (four times a year), ISSN 0004-2919
- Organ mirror (supplement to Ars Organi ), without ISSN, ZDB -ID 123395-6
- Acta Organologica, ISSN 0567-7874
- The house organ, without ISSN, ZDB -ID 2090954-8
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Articles of Association of the Society of Organ Friends V.
- ^ Members of the main committee.
- ^ Members of the Presidium.
- ^ Greifswald professor is President of the International Society of Organ Friends. In: juraforum.de. May 8, 2013, accessed on November 9, 2016 (originally: Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald: press release. May 8, 2013).
- ↑ Publications: Die Hausorgel.
- ↑ Website of the house organ working group.
- ↑ Website of the Harmonium Working Group.
- ^ Publications of the AK Harmonium.