Concert of organs

Name: Concert of organs
Start: 2018-09-16T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2018-09-16T18:30:00+02:00
Location: Abbatiale Saint-Nabor

big(great) organs of the Abbey church Saint-Nabor will reveal their tones to close Heritage Days.

Sunday 16 September 2018, 17:00Passed

Conditions

Free and open to all

Office de tourisme de Saint-Avold

It is about an organ of French classic style built in 1770-1771 by the mailman Barthélémy CHEVREUX. The whole decoration is of style late Louis XV or even Louis XVI. This organ was victim of the bombardments of 1944. It was renovated and inaugurated on April 26th, 1987. He(It) contains 4 keyboards, 1 crankset, 39 games(sets) and 2 407 pipes(tips). Pipes(Tips) are leaden or tin. Mechanics of oak wood.
Two organists will propose you a directory of classical music.
To note: guided tour of organs on Saturday and Sunday from 13 h.

About the location

Abbatiale Saint-Nabor

5 rue de Gaulle 57500 SAINT-AVOLD

Moselle
Grand Est

The old(former) Abbey church, become seat(siege) of constitutional worship(cult) further to revolution, was built between 1755 and 1769\. In November, 1944, an American bomb(spray) crashes on the building(ship). Works of restoration(catering) will last to in the seventies and return to the abbey church his(her,its) purity and his(her,its) simplicity, as well as more modern stained-glass windows. The church receives(holds) many treasures, such the retable of the Virgin(Virgo), the entombment, the great organ...