The instruments
The course takes place mainly on the organs in Epernay and its surrounding region.
The organs in Epernay, Châlons-en-Champagne and Juvigny are classified as historical monuments.
Notre-Dame in Epernay
Cavaillé-Coll organ built in 1868-69, inaugurated on December 2, 1869,
then restored in 2000 by Bernard Hurvy (Nantes).
Organ with 3 manual keyboards and pedal board
34 stops; 39 rows; 1932 pipes
mechanical traction of keyboards and stops
St-Pierre-St-Paul church in Epernay
Cavaillé-Coll organ from 1898, restored in 1990-92 by Jean Renaud, from Nantes,
Organ with 3 manual keyboards and pedal board
39 stops
St Martin church in Vertus
Bernard Aubertin organ from 1995,
Organ with 3 manual keyboards and pedal board
40 stops
Saint-Etienne cathedral in Châlons-en-Champagne
Organ rebuilt in 1895-98 by the Abbey brothers, starting from the Organ that their father had built in 1849, restored in 2006 by factors Olivier Robert and Denis Lacorre.
Saint Rémi Basilica in Reims
Cattiaux organ with 3 keyboards, pedal board, inaugurated in 2000. French polyphonic instrument which allows to approach a European repertoire from the XVIth to the XVIIIth century, as well as a large part of the repertoire of the XXth century.
Eglise St Brice church in Aÿ
Baroque organ with 4 keyboards and pedals (27 stops), French style. Organ rebuilt in 1988/91 by Gaston Kern, installed in a 1749 old case.
This organ is used by trainees only for individual work, the console being too small for lessons.
Organ built in Châlons-en-Champagne in 1663 by Jean de Villers and Jacques Carouge, restored in the 18th century and then again in the 19th century; this organ was transferred to Juvigny in1791.
The reconstruction of the organ in its original spirit (17th century) was carried out by the organ builder Pascal Quoirin and inaugurated in May 1994.
This organ is one of the few instruments of this style that can be heard in France.
St Didier church in Juvigny
St Martin church in Suippes
Organ built by Rémy Malher, after the construction of St-Etienne-de Baïgorry organ. In the same style, this organ is slitly larger. Installed in Suippes on november 8th 2001, after being exposed at the Salon de la Musique in Paris from mars 30th to april 3rd 2001. Its inauguration was held in october 2003.