Verschueren Orgelbouw
Verschueren Orgelbouw is a Dutch organ building company in Heythuysen , which operates worldwide.
Company history
On May 5, 1891, Leon Verschueren (1866–1957) founded his company, which first made organ parts for other workshops. But they soon started building whole organs. From 1904 to 1955 , Max Bittner, who came from a south German family of organ builders , worked in the workshop and introduced late romantic principles. From 1920 to 1977 four sons (Leon, Emile, Ton and Frans) worked in the company. Leon II was in charge (1903 to 1983). During this time, the company's largest organ was built for the Sint-Catharinakerk (Eindhoven) according to the ideas of the organ movement . From 1937 to 1998, when George died, Emile and his son George ran a branch in Tongeren , Belgium, which became independent in 1951 and also delivered to Germany. In 1977, with Léon III, Frans' son, the third generation took over the company. In 2010 the company was converted into a foundation, the Stichting Verschueren Orgelbouw Heythuysen . Since then, Johan Zoutendijk, employed master organ builder, has been director of the company.
List of works
Selection with a focus on the German-speaking area. The numbers in the list of works also include repairs.
| year | opus | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Mestlin | Village church |
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II / P | 11 | Free pipe prospectus | |
| 1954 | 312 | Mainz | St. Peter (Mainz) |
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III / P | 40 | Originally built for the Augustinerkerk in Nijmegen , bought in 1984 and rebuilt in 1988 by Heinz Wilbrand in Übach-Palenberg in a nine-axis neo-baroque prospect and supplemented with a register |
| 1964 | 623 | Düren | St. Boniface (Düren) | III / P | 31 | Church should z. T. can be de-dedicated and converted into living space. | |
| 1971 | 817 | Cologne | St. Gregorius in misery |
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The organ was restored in 2015 by Weimbs Orgelbau and moved to the newly built organ gallery. | ||
| until 1987 | Krefeld | St. Hubertus |
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The organ was installed in the St. Hubertus Church in 1987. | |||
| 1999 | 1072 | Naarn im Machlande (A) | Parish church Naarn |
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I / P | 13 1/2 | The baroque housing is also new and adapted to the furnishings of the church. |
| 1999 | 1075 | Andrichsfurt | Andrichsfurt parish church |
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I / P | 11 | First organ of the company in Austria, structure in old case with re-use of 2 registers |
| 2002 | 1084 | Eppan (South Tyrol) | St. Pauli conversion |
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II / P | 21st | Schwalbennestorgel , replaces a Schwarzenbach organ |
| 2005 | 1098 | St. Peter am Kammersberg (A) | Parish Church of St. Peter am Kammersberg |
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II / P | 16 | Organ in the choir of the parish church St. Peter am Kammersberg
The organ was consecrated on June 11, 2005 by Bishop Egon Kapellari . |
| 2007 | 1101 | Bayreuth | University for Protestant Church Music Bayreuth |
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III / P | 16 | In the prayer room of the university |
Web links
- Official company website (most important also in German)