Saint André de l'Europe
24 bis Rue de Saint-Pétersbourg, 75008 Paris1871/97 - Delmotte
1911 - Béasse
1961 - Muller
1998 - Hedelin
2016 - Fossaert
II/19 - mechanical traction -
stoplist: see below
The Church of Saint-André-de-l'Europe is housed in the
former chapel of the convent of the ‘Oblats de Marie-
Immaculée’, built in neo-Gothic style between 1897-
1900 on the plans of the architects Alfred Coulomb and
Louis-Pierre Chauvet. After the closure of the convent
and the expulsion of the clerics in 1901, the building
was bought in 1907 by the Archbishop of Paris. Re-
opened to the cult under the name of "Saint-André
D'Antin", it became a parish church in 1959. In 1967,
the Church adopted its current name, in reference to
the quarter of Europe, at the heart of which it is
located.
Organiste titulaire
Bertrand Ferrier
Concerts
Regularly
Masses with organ
Saturday 6h30p.m., Sunday 10h45a.m., 7p.m. Videos Bertrand Ferrier
The organ of Saint-André-de-l'Europe comes from the
old church of Notre-Dame Auxiliaire de Clichy-la-
Garenne (Hauts-de-Seine) doomed to demolition and
was acquired by the parish in 1995. It was first
attributed to Louis Béasse, former collaborator of
Cavaillé-Coll, due to the plate on its console. But a
recent expertise has shown that it is actually the work of
the brothers Delmotte, famous Belgian organ builders
and that it was built in 1871 for the Petit Séminaire de
Cambrai (Nord), which was estroyed during the first
world war.
This organ had originally 12 stops on two key-boards of
56 notes. 7 stops including 4 pedal stops were reserved.
In 1897 the brothers DELMOTTE completed the
instrument with 6 stops including two pedal stops. The
study of the existing pipes fits perfectly with this change.
In 1911, the organ was placed at Clichy-la-Garenne by
Louis Beasse who put his plate on the console. He
added a pedal of 30 notes (the last three notes ‘en
tirasse’) and a basson 16' on the Swell.
In 1961, Erwin Muller of Croissy-sur-Seine (Yvelines)
renovated he organ in a neo-baroque style, replacing
the Salicional 8' of the GO by a Plein-jeu III, the Basson
16’ of the Swell by a Sesquialtera II and the Flûte
Traversière by a Quarte 2' and changing the Flute
Octaviante 4' into a Principal 4' by re-cutting of the
pipes. In 1995, the Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice was closed
then destroyed in 1997 before being replaced by a
modern church in 2000. The organ was put on sale for
one symbolic euro. In 1998, the organ was transferred
to St André de l’Europe (the old Merklin-organ was
considered 'irreparable') by Marc Hedelin of Mauvieres
(Indre), who restored the original character of the organ,
adding a trumpet (instead of the Sesquialtera II) and
new oboe at the swell, changing the Prestant 4' into a
Flute octaviante 4' again and the Quarte 2' into a Octavin
2', as previously.
During the recent restauration (2014-2016) by Yves
Fossaert, a new Plein-jeu and Doublette 2 (GO) were
made, both being copies of the same stops of the organ
of Delmotte (1891) of the Sacré-Coeur à Coudekerque
Branch.
The organs of Paris
Saint André de
l'Europe
24 bis Rue de Saint-Pétersbourg, 75008 Paris1871/97 - Delmotte
1911 - Béasse
1961 - Muller
1998 - Hedelin
2016 - Fossaert
II/19 - mechanical traction -
stoplist: see below
The Church of Saint-André-de-l'Europe is housed in the
former chapel of the convent of the ‘Oblats de Marie-
Immaculée’, built in neo-Gothic style between 1897-1900 on
the plans of the architects Alfred Coulomb and Louis-Pierre
Chauvet. After the closure of the convent and the expulsion
of the clerics in 1901, the building was bought in 1907 by
the Archbishop of Paris. Re-opened to the cult under the
name of "Saint-André D'Antin", it became a parish church in
1959. In 1967, the Church adopted its current name, in
reference to the quarter of Europe, at the heart of which it is
located.
The organ of Saint-André-de-l'Europe comes from the old
church of Notre-Dame Auxiliaire de Clichy-la-Garenne
(Hauts-de-Seine) doomed to demolition and was acquired
by the parish in 1995. It was first attributed to Louis Béasse,
former collaborator of Cavaillé-Coll, due to the plate on its
console. But a recent expertise has shown that it is actually
the work of the brothers Delmotte, famous Belgian organ
builders and that it was built in 1871 for the Petit Séminaire
de Cambrai (Nord), which was estroyed during the first
world war.
This organ had originally 12 stops on two key-boards of 56
notes. 7 stops including 4 pedal stops were reserved. In
1897 the brothers DELMOTTE completed the instrument
with 6 stops including two pedal stops. The study of the
existing pipes fits perfectly with this change. In 1911, the
organ was placed at Clichy-la-Garenne by Louis Beasse who
put his plate on the console. He added a pedal of 30 notes
(the last three notes ‘en tirasse’) and a basson 16' on the
Swell.
In 1961, Erwin Muller of Croissy-sur-Seine (Yvelines)
renovated he organ in a neo-baroque style, replacing the
Salicional 8' of the GO by a Plein-jeu III, the Basson 16’ of the
Swell by a Sesquialtera II and the Flûte Traversière by a
Quarte 2' and changing the Flute Octaviante 4' into a
Principal 4' by re-cutting of the pipes. In 1995, the Notre-
Dame-Auxiliatrice was closed then destroyed in 1997 before
being replaced by a modern church in 2000. The organ was
put on sale for one symbolic euro. In 1998, the organ was
transferred to St André de l’Europe (the old Merklin-organ
was considered 'irreparable') by Marc Hedelin of Mauvieres
(Indre), who restored the original character of the organ,
adding a trumpet (instead of the Sesquialtera II) and new
oboe at the swell, changing the Prestant 4' into a Flute
octaviante 4' again and the Quarte 2' into a Octavin 2', as
previously.
During the recent restauration (2014-2016) by Yves Fossaert,
a new Plein-jeu and Doublette 2 (GO) were made, both
being copies of the same stops of the organ of Delmotte
(1891) of the Sacré-Coeur à Coudekerque Branch.
Organiste titulaire
Bertrand Ferrier
Concerts
Regularly