Orgues Létourneau

Orgues Létourneau Limitée of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec is a prominent Canadian builder and restorer of pipe organs. The company was founded in 1979 by Fernand Létourneau, its president, owner and artistic director.

Létourneau's work has received international recognition, and the company has been contracted to build organs for churches, schools, and concert halls in several countries, including England, New Zealand, and Australia, in addition to Canada and the United States. In 2006, the company completed its largest instrument to date, a five-manual, 144-rank instrument for the Church of St. John the Divine in Houston, Texas.

Founder

Fernand Létourneau worked for Casavant Frères from 1965 to 1978. He left their employ to study the organs of France, Germany, and Holland. In 1979 he returned to Quebec to establish his own firm. ^[1]

Some notable organs

Davis Concert Organ

Opus 50 (2002), the Davis Concert Organ of 96 stops, 122 ranks, and 6,551 pipes in the Francis Winspear Centre for Music in Edmonton Alberta. ^[2]

Opus 95 (2004) of 3 manuals and 30 stops for Selwyn College, Cambridge. ^[3]

Opus 112 (2007) of 101 stops, 98 ranks and 5,447 pipes for Edenton Street United Methodist Church, Raleigh North Carolina. ^[4]

External links

• Orgues Létourneau – company website

References

1. ^ Raudsepp, Karl J.. "Létourneau, Fernand". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0002056. Retrieved 2008-12-19. 
2. ^ "Davis Concert Organ". Frances Winspear Centre for Music. http://www.winspearcentre.com/AbouttheHall/DavisConcertOrgan/tabid/77/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2008-12-03. 
3. ^ "Organ and organ scholarships". Selwyn College. http://www.sel.cam.ac.uk/chapel/organ/. Retrieved 2008-12-03. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "About the Letourneau Opus #112". Edenton Street United Methodist Church. http://www.esumc.org/Music/OrganProject.aspx. Retrieved 2008-12-03.