the essentials In Castres, embellishment work on the case of the Kern organ in the Platé church is in progress. The result will be presented to the public this Friday, July 21 at 5 p.m., during the first concert of the summer.
After the work dedicated to the restoration of the building, the embellishment phase of the case of the positive of the Kern organ of the church of Notre-Dame de La Platé has started and should even be completed within a few days, just in time for the opening of the summer organ season. For information, the case of the positive corresponds to the part located at the bottom of the organ, a kind of small trim adorned with moldings and which completes “the case”, i.e. the complete carpentry structure in which the pipes and windchests are placed. of the organ.
It was Jean Chabbert, sculptor from Castres, who agreed to continue this beautiful work. DR
And it was Jean Chabbert, sculptor from Castres, who agreed to continue this beautiful work and who took care that the whole is coherent with the decorations of the turrets of the main body while preserving a more harmonious and feminine look. The latter is also working on the two pots – financed by the “Friends of the Organ” association – which will be polychrome gilded with gold leaf and will soon be placed on the two exterior turrets of the organ. Note that the central turret will also be the subject of a sculpture: basket or simple instrument trophy.
A buffet hailed “by most organists”
” We can not wait to see the result ! You should know that the case is welcomed by most organists who come to play the organ, in particular Olivier Latry, who during his visit had been amazed by the quality of the sculptures”, confided Florence Jaud, president of the Friends of the Organs of the parish of Ste Emilie de Villeneuve, which also wishes to salute “the remarkable involvement of Jean Chabbert made possible by donations from associations”.
It was Jean Chabbert, sculptor from Castres, who agreed to continue this beautiful work. DR
It would also like to thank La Société Culturelle du Pays Castrais and its president, Aimé Balssa, who, through his financial assistance, has made it possible to finalize the first of the three sections that remain to be made on the organ case.
On this subject, Aimée Balssa will officially present this participation during the opening concert of the summer season of the Organs, this Friday, concert given by the titular organist Yves Gourinat. The donations collected at the end of the 7 concerts this summer (see box) will fully support this embellishment effort.
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