Orgues Létourneau Limitée of

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is a prominent Canadian builder and restorer of

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. The company was founded in 1979 by Fernand Létourneau, who served as president, owner and artistic director of the firm until 2019. In 2019, Fernand Létourneau sold the company to a long-time employee, Dudley Oakes. The firm's work has received international recognition, and the company has been contracted to build organs for churches, schools, and concert halls in several countries, including England, New Zealand, and Australia, in addition to Canada and the United States. In 2006, the company completed its largest instrument to date, a five-manual, 144-rank instrument for the Church of St. John the Divine in

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Founder

Fernand Létourneau worked for

Casavant Frères Casavant Frères () is a Canadian organ building company in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, which has been building pipe organs since 1879. As of 2014, the company has produced more than 3,900 organs. Company history Brothers Joseph-Claver (1855� ...

from 1965 to 1978. He left their employ to study the organs of France, Germany, and the Netherlands. In 1979 he returned to Quebec to establish his own firm.

Some notable organs

Opus 43 (1995) of 2 manuals, 22 stops, 26 ranks and 1364 pipes fo
Pembroke College
Oxford. Opus 50 (2002), the Davis Concert Organ of 96 stops, 122 ranks, and 6,551 pipes in the

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. Opus 80 (2002) of 3 manuals, 59 stops, 73 ranks, and 4,119 pipes fo
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
in

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. Opus 95 (2004) of 3 manuals and 30 stops for

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. Opus 97 (2005) of 5 manuals, 113 stops, 144 ranks, and 8,361 pipes fo
The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, Texas
Opus 112 (2007) of 101 stops, 98 ranks and 5,447 pipes for Edenton Street United Methodist Church,

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. Opus 118, of 4 manuals, 90 ranks, 68 registers, and 5,298 pipes for The Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, California

External links

Orgues Létourneau
– company website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Orgues Letourneau Letourneau Musical instrument manufacturing companies of Canada Companies based in Saint-Hyacinthe Manufacturing companies based in Quebec