CHAMPAGNE ORGANS                             Organ tour arranged by Anthony Burns-Cox                               7th - 13th September 2008 Staying at: Hotel Prim'Hotel Bagatelle, Chemin "Les Bas Jardins", 51530 DIZY and one night at: Hotel La Hulotte au Lion d'Or, Place de l'Eglise, 08380 SIGNY LE PETIT. Organs visited - a selection of the photographs taken on the trip. Further information about many of the places and specific organs visited, with stoplists and some pictures, can be accessed via the hotlinks provided. .   Vertus:  Aubertin (1996); 3m (N.German style)      http://membres.lycos.fr/orguever/index.html              Juvigny:  Jean de Villers (1663) for a convent; transferred here in 1791 [at the Revolution]. Restd. Quoirin (1994); 3m http://www.atelier-quoirin.com/Juvigny.htm http://membres.lycos.fr/orguever/juvigny.html Vraux:  Cochu (1791), restd. Londe (2004); 2m http://membres.lycos.fr/orguever/index.html Villers-Allerand, S.Agathe: Dejardin (1852), restd. Plet (1988); 1m http://lplet.org/orgues/c_viller.htm http://lplet.org/index.htm http://lplet.org.fr/orgues/cham-ard.htm Epernay: Notre Dame: Cavaillé-Coll (1869), restd. Hurvy (2001); 3m http://pagesperso-orange.fr/organ-au-logis/Pages/Abecedaire/Epernay.htm S.Pierre:  Cavaillé-Coll (1897); 3m L'Epine, Notre Dame:                  1) Buffet 1542  2) Rudi Jaques 2000;  1m (German baroque style) http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilique_Notre-Dame_de_l'%C3%89pine http://www.jedecouvrelafrance.com/f-3066.marne-notre-dame-epine.html Mouzon, Notre Dame: Moucherel (1725); new organ in restd. case, by Formentelli (2003);  4m http://miagep5.free.fr/index.html Gerpinnes: Boremans (1666); new organ using ranks of old pipework, R. Jaques (2004); 1m http://www.orguesjacques.org/gerpinnes.htm Signy le Petit, S.Michel-en-Thierache: Jean-Boizard (1714), restd. Haerpfer et Herman (1980); 4m http://www.uquebec.ca/~uss1010/orgues/france/thieracheasm.html Guignicourt, S.Pierre: Daldosso (2001); 2m http://michele-gabriel.chez-alice.fr/pge36.html Unfortunately our visit clashed with a funeral Bourgogne: Desmottes (2007- Spanish baroque style); 1m http://orguebourgogne.free.fr/ St-Dizier, Notre Dame: Cavaillé-Coll (1862), restd.Plet (1990); 3m http://lplet.org/orgues/c_stdiz.htm http://lplet.org/orgues/cham-ard.htm Suippes, paroissale: Mahler (2003); 2m http://remy.mahler.free.fr/orgues/suippes/suippes.html Reims, Basilique St.Remi:  Cattieaux (2000); 3m http://www.orgues-saint-remi-reims.com/ Other Websites: try French organs on the Net <http://frederic.chapelet.free.fr/trouvorgfr.htm> <http://www.orguesjacques.org/jeanchris.htm> <http://www.michaelise.com/france/may11.html> Cavaillé-Coll websites <http://cavaille-coll.com/ccorglista.html> <http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/cavaille-coll/en/index.html> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristide_Cavaill%C3%A9-Coll> <http://hydraule.free.fr/bureau/biblio/cavaille/> * * * * * Earlier years: Burgundy 2007: http://www.duresme.org.uk/ABC/burgundy.htm Toulouse 2006: http://www.duresme.org.uk/ABC/toulouse.htm Alsace 2005: http://www.duresme.org.uk/ABC/alsace.htm Return to top of page     . ©  RDH fecit: revised October 2008