Silbermann - Organ days Thu 3 and Frid 4 October 2024 in Königsfeld and in Villingen in the Black Forest Sat 5 October Organ day Strasbourg 3 shiny silver, fresh and lively organ days for young and old, for organists, organ builders and organ lovers a German-French encounter based on the motto of fun and enjoyment of music and the sound of the organ   Encounter, exchange, conversation, learning Interplay between organ building-organ playing-instrument How do I handle a historical organ? How do I play a historical instrument? What does the organ tell me, what can I learn from the instrument? The sound of the organ? Practical exercise on the voicing chest Germany - France - Organ music and organ building 1680 - 1780 Silbermann photo exhipition of Albert Drescher

 

Johann A. Silbermann organ in Villingen		Organ in the church hall in Königsfeld

 

 

Contributors:

Marianne Bucher and Jean-Christian Guerrier (organ builders in Alsace)

Jan Katzschke (organist and member of the Gottfried Silbermann Society)

Prof. Dr. Michael Kaufmann (organologist and organist)

Monique Leimbach (President of the French Silbermann Society)

Christian Lutz (organologist in France; responsible for the organ of Notre-Dame)

Daniel Maurer (organist in Strasbourg)

Kristian Wegscheider (organ builder in Dresden)

Olivier Wyrwas (organist in Mulhouse)

the German and French Silbermann Societies

Albert Drescher (Silbermann photographer from Bad Saulgau)

 

Program:

Wednesday, October 2

7.30 pm Guided tour and reading in the Albert Schweitzer House

 

Thursday, October 3 and Friday, October 4 at the Haus des Gastes in Königsfeld

mornings 9.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. “Dialog Organ Building” (keynote speeches, talk, discussion)

• Special features of the construction of Gottfried Silbermann's principal pipes and

• What is well-tempered tuning anyway? (Wegscheider)

• What is with the wind of the organ? (Kaufmann)

• What about the sound of the organ? A lecture on the voicing chest (Guerrier/Bucher)

• The restoration of a Silbermann organ in Alsace and Germany (Lutz/Katzschke)

• Silbermann photography (Albert Drescher)

• Presentation of the Silbermann Society France (Monique Leimbach, President)

• Presentation of the Silbermann Society Germany (Jan Katzschke, Vice President)

• Book presentation (Olivier Wyrwas)

 

in the afternoon 14.30 - 17.00 “Dialog Organ Playing” How do I play a historical organ?

Organ course on the organs in Königsfeld and Villingen

with Jan Katzschke and Olivier Wyrwas

 

Thursday 8.00 p.m. “Organ concert” in the Königsfeld church hall

 

Friday 6.30 p.m. “Organ concert” on the J.A. Silbermann organ in Villingen

 

Saturday, October 3: “Organ Day Strasbourg” with Daniel Maurer

• morning St. Aurélie

Andreas Silbermann 1718, Rest. Q. Blumenroeder 2015, II/20

• early afternoon St. Thomas

Johann Andreas Silbermann 1741 Rest. A. Kern 1979, general overhaul Q. Blumenroeder 2009, III/38
choir organ Daltsein-Haerpfer 1905, remainder; Q. Blumenroeder 2001, II/12

• late afternoon St-Pierre le Jeune

Johann Andreas Silbermann 1780, rest. A. Kern 1966, general overhaul Q. Blumenroeder 2014

• walk in between: Münster and Madeleine

 

Participation fee: per day incl. evening concerts: € 50 (students, pupils € 30)

Concerts on Thursday and Friday: 10 € adults, 15 € combined ticket for both concerts, 5 € with guest card and pupils & students

minimum number of participants organ day Strasbourg15 persons

 

An event of the European Organ Academy Albert Schweitzer EOA Königsfeld in the Black Forest

Registration/information at:

Michael Grüber

Tel. 0174 / 174 05 64

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