The 2003 European Tour

The 2003 Annual Oxford Organ Tour was to Belgium and Southern Holland between 25 and 29 April and organised on behalf of ODOA by John Brennan The Tour visited a variety of instruments both large and small, old and modern from the host of excellent instruments available in the area of North Branant having made a small detour to Bruxelles to visit the new Grenzing organ in the Cathedral of Saint Michel and Saint Gudule.

The Tour was based in the small town of Gorichem (pronounced more like Hawken) at the Hotel Gorichem which provided simple but comfortable accommodation and excellent food.

The overall programme is given below:

• Friday 25th April
  • Oxford to Dover and then on to Bruxelles
  • Bruxelles: Cathedral of St Michel & St Gudule - Grenzing (2000, IV/P/61)
  • On to Gorinchem and the Hotel Gorinchem
    
    
• Saturday 26th April
  • Gouda: Sint-Janskerk - J.F. Moreau (1733-6, III/P/53)
  • Woerden: Sint-Petruskerk - J.H.H. Bätz (1768, II/P/27)
  • Zaltbommel: Sint-Maartenskerk - Andries Wolferts (1783-6, III/P/39)
  • Gorinchem: Grote Kerk - C.G.F. Witte (1853, III/P/41)
    
    
• Sunday 27th April
  • ´s-Hertogenbosch: Pels & Van Leeuwen - Organ Builders
  • ´s-Hertogenbosch: Sint-Janskathedraal - G van Hagerbeer (1618-34, III/P/48)
  • Cuijk: Sint-Martinuskerk - c.1650 rebuilt Verschueren (1992, III/P/31)
  • Helmond: Sint-Lambertukerk - Robustelly/Smits (1772/1862 - restored 1975, III/P/47)
    
    
• Monday 28th April
  • Utrecht: Tunidorpkerk - C.Ruprecht (c.1710 - restored 2000, II/P/28)
  • Museum van Speelklok
  • Utrecht: Domkerk - G. Batz (1831, III/P/50)
  • Utrecht: Niolaïkerk - Marcussen (1953, II/P/16; 1956, III/P/33)
    
    
• Tuesday 29th April
  • Woudrichem: Hervormdekerk - Case work 1680, Blank (1980, II/P/20)
  • Haringe, Piter van Peterghem (1778 - restored 1994, III/P/29)
  • Back to Oxford via Calais and Dover.