![]() Claver Casavant was the first tonal director, and he was succeeded by Stephen Stoot (England), Lawrence Phelps (USA), Gerhard Brunzema (Germany), Jean-Louis Coignet (France), and Jacquelin Rochette (Canada). The instrument that is widely considered the firm’s first “landmark” organ is the 1891 four-manual tracker organ built for the Church (now Basilica) of Notre-Dame in Montréal.Ĭasavant’s international and sometimes “eclectic” organ building style is represented in the diverse nationalities of the various tonal directors of the firm. ![]() The company remains today at the same location Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec where it was first founded. Before returning to Canada, the brothers traveled extensively throughout Europe, visiting significant organs and builders. ![]() Both Casavant brothers had worked in France with John Abbey and Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. It was founded in 1879 by two Canadian brothers ( Claver and Samuel Casavant), the sons of organ builder Joseph Casavant. Casavant, opus 3742 (1995), Bellevue, WashingtonĬasavant Frères (Casavant Brothers) is Canada’s best-known organ building firm.
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