Pipe Organ MapCasavant Frères
| Founded/Born - Closed/Death | 1879 - ??? |
|---|---|
| Still active? | yes |
| casavant@casavant.ca | |
| Webpage | https://www.casavant.ca |
Casavant Frères ("Casavant Brothers") is the oldest still-operating organ building company in North America.
The company was founded by Canadian brothers Joseph-Claver and Samuel-Marie Casavant (1859–1929), sons of blacksmith and organ builder Joseph Casavant. In 1878, the brothers went to France to learn from organ builders E. et J. Abbey and Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. They also toured France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and England to study significant organs. Upon returning to Canada, they established Casavant Frères in Saint-Hyacinthe in 1879.
Their first two-manual organ was created for Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes in Montreal in 1880, and their first three-manual organ for Saint-Hyacinthe Cathedral in 1885 was later listed as historically significant by the Organ Historical Society in 1999.
International recognition came with the four-manual organ for Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal in 1891. Their first U.S. organ was built in 1895 for a church in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Casavant organs were also installed in France, the West Indies, South and Central America, South Africa, and Japan. In 1930, the company won the Grand Prize at the Antwerp World Exhibition.
Renowned organists like Alexandre Guilmant, Louis Vierne, Charles-Marie Widor, Joseph Bonnet, and others played Casavant organs. After Claver Casavant's death, Stephen Stoot became the artistic director, contributing significantly to the company's direction.
In the early 1960s, with significant input from German organ builder Karl Wilhelm and Swiss organ builder Hellmuth Wolff, Casavant returned to mechanical action organs. Under the artistic direction of Gerhard Brunzema (1972–79), the company aimed for the ideal of North German Baroque organs. Jean-Louis Coignet, the artistic director from 1981, integrated the symphonic sound ideal of French organ building. Jacquelin Rochette has been the artistic director since 2004.
The company was founded by Canadian brothers Joseph-Claver and Samuel-Marie Casavant (1859–1929), sons of blacksmith and organ builder Joseph Casavant. In 1878, the brothers went to France to learn from organ builders E. et J. Abbey and Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. They also toured France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and England to study significant organs. Upon returning to Canada, they established Casavant Frères in Saint-Hyacinthe in 1879.
Their first two-manual organ was created for Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes in Montreal in 1880, and their first three-manual organ for Saint-Hyacinthe Cathedral in 1885 was later listed as historically significant by the Organ Historical Society in 1999.
International recognition came with the four-manual organ for Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal in 1891. Their first U.S. organ was built in 1895 for a church in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Casavant organs were also installed in France, the West Indies, South and Central America, South Africa, and Japan. In 1930, the company won the Grand Prize at the Antwerp World Exhibition.
Renowned organists like Alexandre Guilmant, Louis Vierne, Charles-Marie Widor, Joseph Bonnet, and others played Casavant organs. After Claver Casavant's death, Stephen Stoot became the artistic director, contributing significantly to the company's direction.
In the early 1960s, with significant input from German organ builder Karl Wilhelm and Swiss organ builder Hellmuth Wolff, Casavant returned to mechanical action organs. Under the artistic direction of Gerhard Brunzema (1972–79), the company aimed for the ideal of North German Baroque organs. Jean-Louis Coignet, the artistic director from 1981, integrated the symphonic sound ideal of French organ building. Jacquelin Rochette has been the artistic director since 2004.
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