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Pietro Yon at the console of a Casavant Frères organ, 1919. Casavant Frères practice organ in the Salt Lake Assembly Hall. Casavant Frères is a Canadian organ building company in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, which has been building pipe organs since 1879. [1] As of 2014, the company has produced more than 3,900 organs. [2]
Joseph Casavant. Joseph Casavant (1807 – 1874) was a French Canadian manufacturer of pipe organs. [1] Casavant was born 23 January 1807 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Dominique Casavant and Marie-Desanges Coderre. [2][3] Originally a blacksmith, Casavant gave up his trade at age 27 to pursue classical studies in Sainte-Thérèse-de ...
The organ was rebuilt in 1946 by Casavant Frères Ltée. as Opus 1841, at a cost of $7,600.00. Key- and stop- actions were partly electrified, three new Choir stops were added, a new traditional style console with roll top was supplied with three manuals, 4 divisions, 33 stops, 30 registers, 32 ranks, 2045 pipes.
Other character-defining elements are its construction of locally made brick, all original interior elements including: Casavant Frères pipe organ, railings, columns, trim and barrel vaulted ceiling arcing 44 feet (13 m) above the theatre floor; ten bells, inscribed with Biblical verses in bell tower. [4] Highland Arts Theatre Casavant Frères ...
April 13, 1973. (1973-04-13) (aged 89) New York City, US. Known for. Charles M. Courboin, organ virtuoso [1] Charles Marie Courboin (1884–1973) was a Belgian–American organ virtuoso who enjoyed popularity during the 1920s. During this time he was engaged by department store magnate Rodman Wanamaker to oversee the second enlargement of the ...
The Casavant Organ (Opus 2670) was dedicated in January 1963. The organ replaced an original organ installed during the 1924 construction of the church's building that was in need of extensive repairs. It is one of the largest Casavant organs in world and among the largest pipe organs in the United States. [7] [circular reference]
Joseph Casavant built an 18-stop instrument (1,063 pipes) and placed it in a case that was later sculpted by Flavien Rochon in 1871. The instrument was restored by organ builder Louis Mitchell a few years later. Casavant's sons completely reconstructed the organ in 1892. At that time, it was a 52-stop instrument with over 3 manuals and pedal.
St. George's (Anglican) Round Church is a wooden round church in the neo-Classical Palladian style located in Halifax Regional Municipality in Downtown Halifax. Construction on the church began in 1800 thanks in large part to the financial backing of the British royal family.
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