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Saint-Maur, CRR
25 Rue Kruger, 94100 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés 1974 - Danion-Gonzalez (1) 1990 - Bernard Dargassies (6) 2003 - Jean-Marc Cicchero (6) 2023 - Yves Fossaert (5)III/31 - traction: mechanical (notes), electrical (stops)
Composition
The first music school in the city of Saint-Maur-des-
Fossés was established in 1933. In 1961, with the
appointment of Pierre Doury as director, it
experienced a prodigious boom. New disciplines are
taught and new teachers, among the most renowned
in the musical world, are appointed. The school grew
from four hundred students in 1961 to more than
1,000 years later.
In 1968, the school was promoted to the National
School of Music. Its innovative and renowned teaching
team then set up an important action to improve the
study of music theory. It was this work that led to the
National Reform Commissions of the 1970s.
In 1974, the school moved from the cramped premises
on Avenue Diderot to 25 Rue Krüger. This new
building, an integral part of the Rond-Point Liberté
cultural complex, houses thirty-three classrooms, two
organ rooms, three large studios for dance, drama,
musical comedy and percussion, a 435-seat
auditorium with a concert organ as well as a library
and a listening discotheque.
In 1981, the school became the National Regional
Conservatory (the highest grade of the schools
controlled by the State at the time) and was labelled
Regional Conservatory (CRR) in 2007. This label,
awarded by the Ministry of Culture, allows it to award
national diplomas in the three disciplinary fields that
constitute the heart of its activity: music, dance and
theatre. In 2019, under the impetus of Jean Roudon,
its director at the time, the CRR of Saint-Maur received
the approval of the State for the creation of a
Preparatory Cycle for Higher Education (CPES), proof
of the quality of its teaching.
Source
L'orgue : une tradition à Saint-Maur de plus de 40 ans
1974
Construction by Danion Gonzalez, harmonization started
by Jean-Marc Cicchero
1990
Transformation of the Pedal mechanism (Danion-type
ribbon mechanism replaced by a traditional one) by
Bernard Dargassies
2003
Works by Jean-Marc Cicchero. Reprise of the harmony of
the Doublette 2' of the Grand Orgue. Change of the reeds
of the 8' Trumpet of the Récit. Removal of one rank of high
mixture in the Grand Orgue and two ranks in the Positif.
2019
Modern Combiner (9999 combinations) by Pellerin and Uys
2023
Restoration by Yves Fossaert.
•
The ribbon mechanism of the Danion house has been
replaced by traditional mechanics with abbreviations
specially created by the Fossaert manufacture.
•
The Pedal 8' Bourdon has been transformed into a 10
2/3 Fifth.
•
The 4' Open Flute of the Swell has been transformed
into the 8' Flute on the same keyboard.
•
Similarly, the Cor de Nuit has become a 4' Flûte douce.
•
The damper motors at the console have been replaced
with more reliable and quiet systems.
•
The harmony has been revised, especially the GO
foundations and reeds. The whole organ is based on a
much more grounded fundamental.
Source
Professors
Eric Lebrun
David Cassan (improvisation)
Concerts
Now and thenParfois
Video
Eric Lebrun (upcoming)
Organs of Paris
Saint-Maur, CRR
25 Rue Kruger, 94100 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés 1974 - Danion-Gonzalez (1) 1990 - Bernard Dargassies (6) 2003 - Jean-Marc Cicchero (6) 2023 - Yves Fossaert (5)III/31 - traction: mechanical (notes), electrical (stops)
Composition
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1974
Construction by Danion Gonzalez, harmonization started by
Jean-Marc Cicchero
1990
Transformation of the Pedal mechanism (Danion-type ribbon
mechanism replaced by a traditional one) by Bernard
Dargassies
2003
Works by Jean-Marc Cicchero. Reprise of the harmony of the
Doublette 2' of the Grand Orgue. Change of the reeds of the 8'
Trumpet of the Récit. Removal of one rank of high mixture in
the Grand Orgue and two ranks in the Positif.
2019
Modern Combiner (9999 combinations) by Pellerin and Uys
2023
Restoration by Yves Fossaert.
•
The ribbon mechanism of the Danion house has been
replaced by traditional mechanics with abbreviations
specially created by the Fossaert manufacture.
•
The Pedal 8' Bourdon has been transformed into a 10 2/3
Fifth.
•
The 4' Open Flute of the Swell has been transformed into
the 8' Flute on the same keyboard.
•
Similarly, the Cor de Nuit has become a 4' Flûte douce.
•
The damper motors at the console have been replaced
with more reliable and quiet systems.
•
The harmony has been revised, especially the GO
foundations and reeds. The whole organ is based on a
much more grounded fundamental.
Source
Professors
Eric Lebrun
David Cassan (improvisation)
Concerts
Now and thenParfois
Video
Eric Lebrun (upcoming)
