Patrick Collon
Patrick Collon (born November 1942 ) is a Belgian organ builder who has come to the fore by building new organs in a historical style. Collon has delivered organs to various Western European countries and restored historical instruments.
life and work
Patrick Collon was born in 1942 to an English mother and a Belgian-Russian father. He attended Eton College and learned organ building from 1960 to 1963 with Wilhelm Zika in St. Florian (Linz-Land) . From 1964 he attended the master school in Ludwigsburg together with Gerald Woehl . In 1967, Collon set up his own organ building company in Laken , Belgium under the name "Manufacture d'orgues de Bruxelles". His company manufactures organs behind simple, cube-shaped prospects. Collon developed the neo-baroque organ building with German and later Iberian influences to create his own style. The instruments are often based on the classic Italian, French or Spanish style of the 18th century without copying specific historical models. His Herford organ from 2004 combines different national styles. In addition to building new organs, Collon has also restored historic organs. In 2012, the list of works comprised 141 instruments, most of them new builds, of which 60 were delivered abroad. This makes Collon the most productive Belgian organ builder in the second half of the 20th century.
List of works (selection)
The list includes some new buildings.
The Roman number denotes the number of manuals , a capital "P" indicates an independent pedal , a lower-case "p" denotes an attached pedal and the Arabic number indicates the number of sounding registers.
year | place | church | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
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1975 | Uccle / Ukkel | Sint-Marcuskerk | II / P | 28 | ||
1976 | Jette | Clarakerk | II / P | 20th | ||
1977 | Antwerp | Antwerp Royal Conservatory | II / P | 28 | ||
1977 | Brussels | Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula , choir organ | II / P | 28 | ||
1980 | Paris ( 16th arrondissement ) | Église Saint-Georges | II / P | 24 | ||
1986 | Nivelles | Collegiate Church of St. Gertrud | III / P | 40 | ||
1987-1990 | eat | St. Michael at the water tower | III / P | 32 | based on classic French organ building, supplemented by horizontal trumpets and romantic swellings | |
1992 | Berlin | Lindenkirche | I / P | 11 | in the style of an Italian organ | |
1993 | Oberhausen | St. Michael | II / P | 27 | ||
1993 | Schleckheim | Holy Trinity | I. | 9 | ||
1995 | Attersee am Attersee | Parish Church Abtsdorf | ||||
1996 | Großburgwedel | St. Petri | II / P | 28 | based on the classic French organ building | |
1997 | Kempen- Kamperlings | St. Joseph | II / P | 26th | ||
1998 | Leipzig | "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" University of Music and Theater Leipzig , Chamber Music Hall | II / P | 26th | with hanging action , in the classic French style | |
1998 | Nussdorf am Attersee | Parish church Nussdorf am Attersee | I / p | in the style of a Spanish baroque organ with split registers | ||
1998/1999 | Muenster | Church of the Redeemer | II / P | 37 | combines French, South German, Central German, Italian and Spanish elements | |
1998-2001 | Hanover - Calenberger Neustadt | Neustadt Church | I / p | 18th | in the style of a Spanish baroque organ with split stops → organ | |
2004 | Herford | Marienkirche | II / P | 32 | ||
2012 | Vienna |
University of Music and Performing Arts Concert, teaching and practice organ |
II / P | 24 |
literature
- Winfried Berger : The Patrick Collon organ in the Erlöserkirche in Münster. Ardey-Verlag, Münster 1999, ISBN 3-87023-127-0 .
- Otto Wolfgang: The organs in the St. Marien church. Festschrift on the occasion of the inauguration of the Patrick Collon organ. Sievert, Bielefeld 2004.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ orgelmusik.at: Interview with Roman Summereder ( memento from January 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on May 6, 2019.
- ↑ Vita on FOLIA European Organ Foundation , accessed on May 6, 2019.
- ↑ Homepage: Restorations , accessed on May 6, 2019.
- ^ Organ art: Patrick Collon 70 jaar (Dutch), accessed on May 6, 2019.
- ^ Organ in Paris , accessed on May 6, 2019.
- ^ Organ in Essen , accessed on May 6, 2019.
- ^ Organ in Leipzig , accessed on May 6, 2019.
- ^ Organ in Münster, Erlöserkirche , accessed on May 6, 2019.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Collon, Patrick |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian organ builder |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 1942 |