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Narbonne, France (Aude (11)) - Église Saint-Bonaventure
Municipal: Narbonne
Region:Languedoc-Roussillon
Address: 3 Rue Barbès, 11000, Narbonne

Description nr.: 2037486.

Built by: firma Georges Schwenkedel (1961)
Destroyed by fire (1993)


  • The company Schwenkedel built a pipe organ for the Église Saint-Bonaventure in Narbonne in 1961. It was a two-manual organ with fifteen stops. The organ was dedicated on June 19, 1961. Henri Billières played the inauguration concert.
  • When a fire broke out in the church in 1993, the organ was seriously damaged, and in 1994 is was dismantled and removed from the church.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue5
- Récit Expressif6
- Pédale4
Total number of stops15
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-g'''): Montre 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Bourdon 4', Doublette 2'.
Récit Expressif (C-g'''): Flûte 8', Unda Maris 8', Flûte Conique 4', Piccolo 2 rangs (2 2/3'+4/5'), Plein-Jeu 3 rangs, Basson-Hautbois 8'.
Pédale (C-f'): Soubasse 16', Bourdon 8', Principal 4', Bourdon 4'.
Couplers: Accouplement du Récit au Grand Orgue, Tirasse Grand Orgue, Tirasse Récit.
Accessories: 3 Combinaisons Fixes, Tutti.

Literature Orgues en Languedoc-Roussillon : Tome 1 : Aude - Pyrénées-Orientales. - Aix-en-Provence : Édisud ; Association Régionale des Activités Musicales en Languedoc-Roussillon (ARAM-LR), 1987.
Other sources
  • Jean-Alain Ripoche