Kney was born in Speyer, Germany. At the age of 15, he apprenticed to Paul Sattel of Speyer to become an organ builder, and concurrently studied organ and composition with Erhard Quack and Ludwig Doerr at the Bishop’s Institute for Church Music in Speyer.
In 1951, he moved to Canada to work as a voicer with the Keates Organ Co.[1][2]
In 1955 he formed with John Bright the Kney and Bright Organ Co to build tracker organs. Blanton (1957) described their first instrument as "a handsome little organ with mechanical action, slider chests, 1-3/4" pressure".[3] They were at the vanguard of the tracker organ revival in Canada, so much so that they were then to build 30 electro-pneumatic organs before customers caught on and started ordering instruments with mechanical action. In the early 1960s, they rebuilt the organs of Aeolian Hall in London and St Michael's Cathedral in Toronto.
In 1967, Kney formed Gabriel Kney Pipe Organ Builders, Ltd., and by 1990 he and his seven employees had built more than 110 organs for customers across the United States and Canada. Some of the best examples of this company's designs are the organs of Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Ontario,[4]Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City,[5] Christ Church Parish in Pensacola, Florida,[6] and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.[7][8]
Referencesedit
^Bouchard, Antoine; Graham, Melva. . Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Archived from the original on 2006-05-02. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
^. Ames Historical Society. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
^Blanton, Joseph E. (1957). The organ in church design. Albany Tx: Venture Press. p. 431.
^Komisaruk, Kevin (2005). "Gabriel Kney Pipe Organ, Opus 95, 1981". The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall. Retrieved 2008-04-19.[permanent dead link]
^. Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
^. American Guild of Organists - Pensacola Chapter. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
^. University of St. Thomas. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
^. American Public Media. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
External linksedit
Gabriel Kney, Pipe Organ Builder 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
Audio archive of performances on the 1987 Gabriel Kney organ at the University of Saint Thomas in St. Paul, MN
December 18, 2023
gabriel, kney, born, november, 1929, canadian, builder, pipe, organs, based, london, ontario, kney, born, speyer, germany, apprenticed, paul, sattel, speyer, become, organ, builder, concurrently, studied, organ, composition, with, erhard, quack, ludwig, doerr,. Gabriel Kney born 21 November 1929 is a Canadian builder of pipe organs based in London Ontario Kney was born in Speyer Germany At the age of 15 he apprenticed to Paul Sattel of Speyer to become an organ builder and concurrently studied organ and composition with Erhard Quack and Ludwig Doerr at the Bishop s Institute for Church Music in Speyer In 1951 he moved to Canada to work as a voicer with the Keates Organ Co 1 2 In 1955 he formed with John Bright the Kney and Bright Organ Co to build tracker organs Blanton 1957 described their first instrument as a handsome little organ with mechanical action slider chests 1 3 4 pressure 3 They were at the vanguard of the tracker organ revival in Canada so much so that they were then to build 30 electro pneumatic organs before customers caught on and started ordering instruments with mechanical action In the early 1960s they rebuilt the organs of Aeolian Hall in London and St Michael s Cathedral in Toronto In 1967 Kney formed Gabriel Kney Pipe Organ Builders Ltd and by 1990 he and his seven employees had built more than 110 organs for customers across the United States and Canada Some of the best examples of this company s designs are the organs of Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto Ontario 4 Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City 5 Christ Church Parish in Pensacola Florida 6 and the University of St Thomas in St Paul Minnesota 7 8 References edit Bouchard Antoine Graham Melva Kney Gabriel Encyclopedia of Music in Canada Archived from the original on 2006 05 02 Retrieved 2008 04 19 Organs in Ames Churches Ames Historical Society Archived from the original on 8 February 2012 Retrieved 2008 04 20 Blanton Joseph E 1957 The organ in church design Albany Tx Venture Press p 431 Komisaruk Kevin 2005 Gabriel Kney Pipe Organ Opus 95 1981 The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall Retrieved 2008 04 19 permanent dead link About the Cathedral s organ Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral Archived from the original on 7 July 2011 Retrieved 2008 04 19 Christ Church Episcopal American Guild of Organists Pensacola Chapter Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 2008 04 20 Gabriel Kney Opus 105 University of St Thomas Archived from the original on 3 November 2013 Retrieved 2008 04 19 1987 Kney organ at the University of St Thomas St Paul MN American Public Media Archived from the original on August 21 2008 Retrieved 2008 04 19 External links editGabriel Kney Pipe Organ Builder Archived 2010 06 19 at the Wayback Machine Audio archive of performances on the 1987 Gabriel Kney organ at the University of Saint Thomas in St Paul MN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gabriel Kney amp oldid 1083605947, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
