The Warrington Cavaillé-Coll Organ is housed in Parr Hall in Warrington (UK). It is one of the few surviving pipe organs in the UK that were built by the French organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1811–99).
The organ (in 1870) displayed in the demonstration hall of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in Paris prior to its delivery to Bracewell Hall.
The Musical World’s 1870 report of the new organ.
The pipe organ was built in 1870 for John Turner Hopwood, a lawyer and Liberal MP for Clitheroe, and was installed in his house at Bracewell Hall, Barnoldswick, Lancashire (demolished 1950).[1][2][3] According to reports in The Musical World the completion of the organ - which cost more than £3,000 - was commemorated with three days of organ recitals by Dr William Spark the civic organist of Leeds.[4]
The large music room (in which the organ is placed) [... is] 63 feet long, 25 feet wide and 30 feet high. Nothing can be finer than the view of the organ as you approach it from the dining room, rising, as it does, to the very roof, and occupying the whole breadth of the western end. The pipes in the front towers of the noble looking case of Gothic style, are made of pure tin, having the appearance of burnished silver.
Ketton Hall
The organ in Ketton Hall near Stamford; The Musical Standard, 1 April 1893.
In about 1883 the organ was then moved by Turner Hopwood to Ketton Hall, Rutland (demolished 1920s).[3][5]
Warrington
The organ was bought by Warrington Corporation and installed in the Parr Hall in 1926, still with its original specification.[3]
In 1969 the Warrington Corporation decided that a £9,000 restoration of the instrument was not a viable proposition. But following a publicity drive by local people who formed the Cavaillé-Coll Organ Retention Committee the Corporation agreed to retain the organ if the money could be raised. The Corporation generously added to the sum raised by the Committee to ensure that essential maintenance work went ahead.[6] On completion of the work a celebratory concert took place, on 23 November 1972, featuring the organists Gilbert Kennedy and Nicholas Kynaston, with massed Warrington choirs.[7]
In late 2006 Warrington Borough Council decided that the modern needs of the venue and its continued viability meant that a new home would be sought for the organ. Sheffield Cathedral was a potential new home for the organ, but by September 2011 it was clear that the Cathedral authorities would be unable to raise the substantial sum needed to move and restore the organ.[8] Subsequent discussions have taken place to consider the instrument's move from the Parr Hall to St. Mary's Church, Warrington.[9][10]
In 2015 the national-heritage significance of the instrument was recognized by the award of a Grade 1 Historic Organ certificate by the British Institute of Organ Studies, the UK's amenity society for the pipe organ.[3][11] In 2017 the future of this wonderful civic instrument remains uncertain.
Recordings
Several CD recordings of the organ in the Parr Hall have been made.
Roger Fisher (1984/2011). Roger Fisher plays the Cavaillé-Coll Organ in The Parr Hall, Warrington.[12]
Murray Stewart (1995) Louis Vierne: ‘Symphony No 1’ & ‘24 pièces en style libre’ (extracts).[13]
Roger Fisher (1996). Roger Fisher plays the Cavaillé-Coll Organ in the Parr Hall, Warrington].[14]
KENNEDY, Gilbert. 'A Queen in Distress'. Organist's Review (October 1971) [n.p.][16]
STEWART, Murray. ‘The Warrington Cavaillé-Coll’. The Musical Times, Vol. 121, No. 1644 (Feb., 1980), pp. 127–128[17]
SUMNER, Gerald. 'L'orgue Cavaillé-Coll de Bracewell (1870) et son transfert à Ketton (1875) puis au Parr Hall de Warrington (1928) / The Cavaillé-Coll organ at Bracewell Hall (1870), Ketton Hall (1875) and the Parr Hall at Warrington (1928)'. La Flûte Harmonique (Paris: L'Association Aristide Cavaille-Coll) No. 99, 2017. Special edition in French and English. ISSN 0398-9038.
SUMNER, W. L. 'The Cavaillé-Coll Organ in the Parr Hall, Warrington'. The Organ, no.134 (Oct 1954) [n.p][18]
[——-]. Warrington and District Organists and Choirmasters' Association Syllabus of Meetings: 1923/4-1941/2, 1943/4-1946/7, 1948/9-1949/50, 1951/2-1954/5, 1956/7, 1961/2, 1963/4-1966/7.[19]
External links
'Lancashire Warrington, Parr Hall, Palmyra Square [N01653]', organ specification, listed on the National Pipe Organ Register, online resource, accessed 27 June 2019.
L'Association Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. Online resource in French, accessed 15 July 2018
^"England's Lost Country Houses | Ketton Hall". lostheritage.org.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
^Information from programme notes accompanying Roger Fisher plays the Cavaillé-Coll Organ in The Parr Hall, Warrington, a CD-recording of works played in 1984 and 2011; Wealden Studios WS221
^‘’Programme for inaugural concert to celebrate the renovation of the Cavaille-Coll Organ in the Parr Hall, Warrington, 23 November 1972’’. Shelfmark WP5261. 'Warrington Library Heritage Hub/Culture Hub'. Online resource, accessed 3 September 2020.
^Organists Review, official website. Online resource, Accessed 17 July 2018.
^Available online via JSTOR. ONline resource. Accessed: 27 July 2018
^The Organ, official website. Online resource. Accessed 18 July 2018.
^Warrington and District Organists and Choirmasters' Association Syllabus of Meetings. Shelfmark WPS24 Warrington Library Heritage Hub/Cultural Hub. Online resource, accessed 3 September 2020.
January 20, 2023
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The Warrington Cavaille Coll Organ is housed in Parr Hall in Warrington UK It is one of the few surviving pipe organs in the UK that were built by the French organ builder Aristide Cavaille Coll 1811 99 Contents 1 History 1 1 Bracewell Hall 1 2 Ketton Hall 1 3 Warrington 2 Recordings 3 Further reading 4 External links 5 ReferencesHistory EditBracewell Hall Edit The organ in 1870 displayed in the demonstration hall of Aristide Cavaille Coll in Paris prior to its delivery to Bracewell Hall The Musical World s 1870 report of the new organ The pipe organ was built in 1870 for John Turner Hopwood a lawyer and Liberal MP for Clitheroe and was installed in his house at Bracewell Hall Barnoldswick Lancashire demolished 1950 1 2 3 According to reports in The Musical World the completion of the organ which cost more than 3 000 was commemorated with three days of organ recitals by Dr William Spark the civic organist of Leeds 4 The large music room in which the organ is placed is 63 feet long 25 feet wide and 30 feet high Nothing can be finer than the view of the organ as you approach it from the dining room rising as it does to the very roof and occupying the whole breadth of the western end The pipes in the front towers of the noble looking case of Gothic style are made of pure tin having the appearance of burnished silver Ketton Hall Edit The organ in Ketton Hall near Stamford The Musical Standard 1 April 1893 In about 1883 the organ was then moved by Turner Hopwood to Ketton Hall Rutland demolished 1920s 3 5 Warrington Edit The organ was bought by Warrington Corporation and installed in the Parr Hall in 1926 still with its original specification 3 In 1969 the Warrington Corporation decided that a 9 000 restoration of the instrument was not a viable proposition But following a publicity drive by local people who formed the Cavaille Coll Organ Retention Committee the Corporation agreed to retain the organ if the money could be raised The Corporation generously added to the sum raised by the Committee to ensure that essential maintenance work went ahead 6 On completion of the work a celebratory concert took place on 23 November 1972 featuring the organists Gilbert Kennedy and Nicholas Kynaston with massed Warrington choirs 7 In late 2006 Warrington Borough Council decided that the modern needs of the venue and its continued viability meant that a new home would be sought for the organ Sheffield Cathedral was a potential new home for the organ but by September 2011 it was clear that the Cathedral authorities would be unable to raise the substantial sum needed to move and restore the organ 8 Subsequent discussions have taken place to consider the instrument s move from the Parr Hall to St Mary s Church Warrington 9 10 In 2015 the national heritage significance of the instrument was recognized by the award of a Grade 1 Historic Organ certificate by the British Institute of Organ Studies the UK s amenity society for the pipe organ 3 11 In 2017 the future of this wonderful civic instrument remains uncertain Recordings EditSeveral CD recordings of the organ in the Parr Hall have been made Roger Fisher 1984 2011 Roger Fisher plays the Cavaille Coll Organ in The Parr Hall Warrington 12 Murray Stewart 1995 Louis Vierne Symphony No 1 amp 24 pieces en style libre extracts 13 Roger Fisher 1996 Roger Fisher plays the Cavaille Coll Organ in the Parr Hall Warrington 14 Aldert Winkelman 2004 Cesar Franck L organiste Volume 1 15 Further reading EditKENNEDY Gilbert A Queen in Distress Organist s Review October 1971 n p 16 STEWART Murray The Warrington Cavaille Coll The Musical Times Vol 121 No 1644 Feb 1980 pp 127 128 17 SUMNER Gerald L orgue Cavaille Coll de Bracewell 1870 et son transfert a Ketton 1875 puis au Parr Hall de Warrington 1928 The Cavaille Coll organ at Bracewell Hall 1870 Ketton Hall 1875 and the Parr Hall at Warrington 1928 La Flute Harmonique Paris L Association Aristide Cavaille Coll No 99 2017 Special edition in French and English ISSN 0398 9038 SUMNER W L The Cavaille Coll Organ in the Parr Hall Warrington The Organ no 134 Oct 1954 n p 18 Warrington and District Organists and Choirmasters Association Syllabus of Meetings 1923 4 1941 2 1943 4 1946 7 1948 9 1949 50 1951 2 1954 5 1956 7 1961 2 1963 4 1966 7 19 External links Edit Lancashire Warrington Parr Hall Palmyra Square N01653 organ specification listed on the National Pipe Organ Register online resource accessed 27 June 2019 L Association Aristide Cavaille Coll Online resource in French accessed 15 July 2018 Warrington Cavaille Coll Organ Facebook Group Online resource accessed 27 June 2019References Edit The French Connection OneGuyFromBarkuck Online resource accessed 28 April 2017 Bracewell Hall England s Lost Country Houses lostheritage org uk Retrieved 21 July 2018 a b c d Lancashire Warrington Parr Hall Palmyra Square N01653 National Pipe Organ Register British Institute of Organ Studies Online resource accessed 28 April 2017 Opening of a new organ at Bracewell Hall The Musical World London Vol 48 Iss 46 Nov 12 1870 753 753 England s Lost Country Houses Ketton Hall lostheritage org uk Retrieved 21 July 2018 Information from programme notes accompanying Roger Fisher plays the Cavaille Coll Organ in The Parr Hall Warrington a CD recording of works played in 1984 and 2011 Wealden Studios WS221 Programme for inaugural concert to celebrate the renovation of the Cavaille Coll Organ in the Parr Hall Warrington 23 November 1972 Shelfmark WP5261 Warrington Library Heritage Hub Culture Hub Online resource accessed 3 September 2020 Gary Skentelbery Organ deal falls through Warrington Worldwide Retrieved 9 February 2016 04 July 2015 Finding a suitable home for Warrington s splendid organ The Daily Telegraph archived from the original on 26 September 2011 retrieved 10 July 2015 Robert Beale Preserving the Cavaille Coll organ at Parr Hall Warrington Cheshire Life 28 September 2014 Online resource accessed 28 April 2017 Historic Organ Certificate Scheme The British Institute of Organ Studies Online resource accessed 28 April 2017 Roger Fisher plays the Cavaille Coll Organ in The Parr Hall Warrington 1984 2011 Online resource Accessed 21 July 2018 Vierne Symphony No 1 Etc Murray Stewart 1995 Online resource Accessed 21 July 2018 Roger Fisher plays the Cavaille Coll Organ in the Parr Hall Warrington 1995 Online resource Accessed 21 July 2018 Cesar Franck L organiste Volume 1 Aldert Winkelman 2004 Online resource Accessed 21 July 2018 Organists Review official website Online resource Accessed 17 July 2018 Available online via JSTOR ONline resource Accessed 27 July 2018 The Organ official website Online resource Accessed 18 July 2018 Warrington and District Organists and Choirmasters Association Syllabus of Meetings Shelfmark WPS24 Warrington Library Heritage Hub Cultural Hub Online resource accessed 3 September 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Warrington Cavaille Coll Organ amp oldid 1049465667, 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