Organ Biography > Places and Organs > Belgium
Locations and Organs in Belgium
- Antwerp
- Bruges
- Brussels
- Charleroi
- Ghent
- Liége
- Louvain
- Mechelen
- Mons
- Namur
- Ostend
- Tournai
- Verviers
Building Status Key:
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- New Use
- Present
- Rebuilt
- Ruin
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Names for Belgium
- Jean Absil (1893-1974) (Born, Died)
- Joseph Adelaire (Lived, Organist)
- Guy C. Ambrose (1880-1919) (Died)
- Charles Anneessens (1835-1903) (Born)
- Jules Anneessens (1876-1956) (Born)
- Charles Anneessens et fils (Organ builder)
- L. Avaux (Lived, Organist)
- Danielle Baas (1958-) (Born)
- Abbé Emile de Backer (1878-1945) (Born)
- J. L. Balthazar (1942-) (Born)
- Riccardo Barthelemy (1869-1937) (Died)
- L. Bataillie (1958-) (Born)
- Laurent Beeckmans (1967-) (Born)
- Joseph Bellens (1876-1939) (Born)
- Joseph Beltjens (1820-1909) (Born, Died)
- D. Bencteux (Lived, Organist)
- Joseph François Berden (1916-) (Born, Organist)
- Phillpe van den Berghe (1822-) (Born)
- Jacques Bernard (Lived)
- Kurt Bikkembergs (1963-) (Born)
- Gilles Binchois (c1400-1460) (Born, Died)
- Emile Binet (1918-1994) (Born, Organist)
- Dirk Blockeel (1955-) (Born, Organist)
- Philippe Boesmans (1936-) (Born)
- Pater C. F. van den Bogaert (1829-1874) (Born)
- Joachim Bollen (1976-) (Born, Organist)
- Yves Bondue (1966-) (Born)
- M. Borlon (-1992) (Died)
- César Borré (1880-1950) (Born)
- Jules Borremans (1881-1944) (Born)
- F. Boudard (Lived)
- Johan Boudry (1954-) (Born)
- Karel de Brabander (1913-1984) (Born)
- Achille P. Bragers (1887-1955) (Born)
- R. H. Brewerton (1891-1918) (Died)
- A. Bruno (-1914) (Died)
- Jules Burguet (1880-1961) (Born, Organist)
- Peter Cabus (1923-2000) (Born)
- Jean Louis Cadée (1952-) (Born)
- Alphonse Cary (1848-1922) (Born)
- Fabrizio Cassol (1964-) (Born)
- Willy Climan (Born)
- Jenny Cogen (1879-1966) (Born)
- Paul Colinet (1954-) (Born)
- W. Commens (Lived)
- Franz Constant (1910-1996) (Born)
- J. B. Coppens (Lived)
- Abbé H. V. Couwenbergh (1854-) (Born, Organist)
- John van Craen (1864-) (Born)
- J. Cras (1785-1871) (Born, Died)
- Joseph de Crawhez (Lived)
- Thomas Crecquillon (-1577) (Died)
- Ulysee Cruzel (Lived)
- Sir W. G. Cusins (1833-1893) (Died)
- Firmin Decerf (1942-) (Born, Organist)
- Charles L. Dekoster (1885-1939) (Born, Died, Organist)
- Père Michel Ange Demey (Born)
- Pater Jules Denefve (1814-1877) (Born)
- Dom Anselme Deprez (1850-1928) (Born, Organist)
- Lode van Dessel (1909-1993) (Born)
- André Destrait (1929-) (Born)
- André Devaere (1890-1914) (Born, Organist)
- Dom Gabriel Devos (-1987) (Died)
- Georges Dewilde (Lived)
- Eugène Dierckx (Lived, Organist)
- Arnold Dolmetsch (1858-1940) (Born)
- Willy van Dorsselaer (1918-) (Born)
- Olivier Douchain (Lived)
- Jean Douliez (1903-1987) (Born)
- Georges Dubois (1907-1991) (Born)
- Guillaume Dufay (1395-1474) (Born)
- Henri Dumont (1610-1684) (Born)
- Christian Dupriez (1922-2012) (Born)
- Luc Dupuis (1954-) (Born)
- Henri Durieux (1878-1955) (Born)
- Eric Feldbusch (1922-2007) (Born, Died)
- Albert Floris (1885-1954) (Born)
- Victor van Frachen (1924-1999) (Born)
- Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) (Organist)
- Richard Frèteur (1907-1988) (Born, Organist)
- Emmanuel Geeurickx (1925-2013) (Born, Died)
- Ludo Geloen (1962-) (Born)
- Frans Geysen (1936-) (Born)
- Jesse Thomas van den Ghein (1752-) (Born, Organist)
- G. Brebos Gilles (-1584) (Died)
- Père Gilot (Lived)
- Noël Goemanne (1926-2010) (Born, Organist)
- J. Goffinet (Lived)
- François Joseph Gossec (1734-1829) (Born)
- Albert Gossiaux (1899-1977) (Born)
- A. Graff (Lived, Organist)
- Édouard Gregoir (1822-1890) (Born, Died)
- Jules de Groote (1882-1952) (Born, Died)
- Aimé Hanchir (-1985) (Died)
- Anna Maria van Haute (1948-) (Born)
- Constant van Haute (1834-1910) (Born, Died)
- C. van der Hecht (Lived)
- J. Hotterfeldt (Lived)
- Louis de Hovre (Born)
- Émiel Hullebroeck (1878-1965) (Born)
- Camil van Hulse (1897-1988) (Born)
- E. Hust (Lived)
- August Huybrechts (1920-) (Born)
- André Illiashenko (1881-1954) (Died)
- Kristiaan van Ingelgem (1944-) (Born)
- Benoît Jacquemain (1975-) (Born, Organist)
- Abbé Camille Jacquemin (1899-1947) (Born, Died, Organist)
- Léon Jéhin (1853-1928) (Born)
- Fernard Laloux (1901-1970) (Born)
- T. Lambert (Lived)
- Guy Lamouline (Lived)
- Jan van Landeghem (1954-) (Born)
- André Laporte (1931-) (Born, Organist)
- Victor Legley (1915-1994) (Died)
- Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894) (Born)
- Nicolaus Jacques Lemmens (1823-1881) (Born, Died)
- Jan Leopold (1926-) (Born)
- Edward Loos (1906-1968) (Born, Organist)
- Clément Loret (1833-1909) (Born)
- Jean de Macque (c1548-1614) (Born)
- August Maekelberghe (1909-1975) (Born)
- Jozef A. M. van Maele (1954-) (Born)
- Mattheus le Maistre (c1505-1577) (Born)
- Geert Malisse (1955-) (Born, Organist)
- Daniel Malnati (1953-) (Born, Organist)
- Eddy Marien (1962-) (Born)
- Louis Maton (Lived)
- Louis de Meester (1904-1987) (Born)
- Jos Mertens (1924-) (Born, Organist)
- Alfons Merville (1856-1942) (Born)
- Hermann Meulemans (1893-1965) (Born, Died, Organist)
- Raymond Micha (1910-2006) (Born, Died)
- Paul Baudouin Michel (1930-) (Born)
- Alphonse Moortgat (1881-1962) (Born, Died, Organist)
- Renaat Mores (1899-1998) (Born, Organist)
- Rosane van Neste (1911-) (Born)
- Valentin Neuville (1863-1941) (Born)
- Abbé Théodore Nisard (1812-1888) (Born)
- A. Noterman (c1867-1919) (Born)
- Harold Charles Organ (c1889-1917) (Died)
- Willy Ostijn (1913-1993) (Assistant Organist, Born, Died)
- Alfred Victor Paquay (Born)
- Léon Pâques (1921-2014) (Born, Died)
- R. Pauwels (Lived)
- Alphons Piron (Lived)
- Arsene Octave Polet (1887-) (Born)
- Luc Ponet (1959-) (Born, Organist)
- Leopold de Prins (c1832-1922) (Born)
- Peter Frans de Puyselleer (1893-1961) (Born, Died)
- Omer van Puyvelde (1912-1980) (Born)
- Pierre Rodrígue (1910-1973) (Born)
- Herman Roelstraete (1925-1985) (Born, Died)
- Paul Sana (1931-2000) (Born)
- Edmond Schelpe (1886-1961) (Born)
- Hubert Schoonbroodt (1941-1992) (Born)
- Gilbert Schyvens (1958-) (Born)
- Edouard Senny (1923-1980) (Born, Died)
- Hiloine Servaes (1916-) (Born)
- Claude Siquiet (1938-) (Born)
- Karel van den Sloten (1848-1930) (Born, Died)
- Félix Snyers (1940-) (Born)
- Théodore Auguste Solvay (1822-1908) (Born)
- Paul Steefmans (1957-) (Born)
- Jacques Stekke (Lived)
- Robert Steyaert (1919-2002) (Born, Died)
- J. Stuyck (1880-1957) (Born)
- Alfons Suys (1883-1944) (Born)
- Piet Swerts (1960-) (Born)
- Armand Thomas (Lived)
- Joseph Tilborghs (1830-1910) (Born, Died)
- Georges Tincler (Lived, Organist)
- Antoine Toulmonde (1902-1993) (Born, Died)
- Eric Trekels (Lived)
- Walter de Troyer (1952-1996) (Born, Organist)
- Yolande Uyttenhove (1925-2000) (Born)
- Jozef Valcke (1930-) (Born)
- René L. Vanstreels (1925-2010) (Born)
- J. Vastersavendts (Lived)
- Maurace Vaute (1913-2000) (Born)
- Raymond Vauterin (1932-) (Born)
- F. van de Velde (1888-) (Born)
- Joris Verdin (1952-) (Born)
- Emiel Constant Verrees (1892-1968) (Born)
- Leon Verrees (1893-1947) (Born)
- Christiane Josée Vigneron-Ramakers (1914-2002) (Born)
- Edmund de Vos (1924-) (Born)
- Jean de Walque (c1900-1978) (Born, Organist)
- C. A. Weber (Lived)
- Gaspar van Weerbecke (c1440-) (Born)
- D. Werson (Lived)
- Jakob de Wert (c1536-1596) (Born)
- Nicolaus L. Wéry (1789-1867) (Born, Died)
- F. P. Wheeldon (c1885-1917) (Died)
- Bernadinus d’Hooghe (1858-1936) (Born, Died)
- Josef d’Hooghe (Lived)
- Peter d’Hooghe (Lived)
- Adolphe Auguste d’Hulst (1851-1916) (Born)
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Names for Antwerp, Belgium
- Hugo Chayim Adler (1894-1955) (Born)
- A. Agemans (1836-1872) (Born)
- Karel Candael (1883-1948) (Born)
- Frits Celis (1929-) (Born)
- Gaston Feremans (1907-1964) (Died, Organist)
- Jan Foks (1946-) (Organist)
- Jacqueline Fontyn (1930-) (Born)
- Didacus van Geyseghem (1859-) (Born)
- Karel Goeyvaerts-Falk (1923-1993) (Born, Died)
- Raf Goormans (1932-) (Organist)
- Georges de la Hèle (1547-1587) (Born)
- Jean Emmanuel Hensken (1820-1859) (Organist)
- Cesar Hinderdael (1878-1934) (Born)
- Jef van Hoof (1886-1959) (Born, Died, Organist)
- Lode Huybrechts (1911-1973) (Organist)
- Marinus de Jong (1891-1984) (Died)
- William Kersters (1929-1998) (Born, Died)
- Ekeren H. J. Keurvels (1853-1916) (Born, Died)
- Edgar de Laet (1910-1973) (Born)
- Willem de Latin (1876-1942) (Born, Died)
- Charles Liesenhoff (1815-) (Born)
- Jos van Looy (1927-2001) (Born)
- Karel Luython (1556-1620) (Born)
- Joseph M. Maes (1905-1996) (Born, Died)
- Lt. Gen. Alexis Mols (1853-1923) (Born, Died)
- Jozef Gratiaan Moorkens (1881-1973) (Born)
- Ivo Oscar Mortelmans (1901-1984) (Born)
- Floris van der Mueren (1890-1966) (Born)
- monsignor Jules Nuffel (1883-1953) (Born, Died)
- Dr C. A. J. Parmentier (1898-1981) (Born)
- Emil Peeters (1893-1974) (Born)
- Willem Pelemans (1901-1991) (Born)
- Peter Philips (c1560-1625) (Organist)
- Antoine Guillaume Ravets (c1758-1827) (Died, Organist)
- David S. Richmond (1888-1964) (Organist)
- Dr Frédéric L. Ritter (1834-1891) (Died)
- Cipriano de Rore (c1516-1565) (Born)
- Hans Ruckers (1578-1642) (Born, Died)
- Hans Ruckers (c1550-c1625) (Died)
- William Ford Schmoele (1847-1920) (Died)
- Hendrik van Schoor (1887-1954) (Born, Died)
- Karel Reginald de Schrijver (1908-1992) (Born, Died)
- Jean Marie Simonis (1931-) (Born)
- Raoul de Smet (1936-) (Born)
- Renée van der Stighelen (1914-2004) (Born)
- Ignace de Sutter (1911-1988) (Organist)
- Armand Timmermans (1860-1939) (Born, Died)
- Wannes Vanderhoeven (1971-) (Organist)
- Marc Verhaegen (1943-) (Born)
- Abbé François Verhelst (1853-1934) (Born)
- Arthur Hendrik Verhoeven (1889-1958) (Born, Organist)
- J. Vermeiren (1904-1999) (Born)
- Herman Elie Bertha Verschraegen (1936-) (Organist)
- Lodewijk de Vocht (1887-1977) (Born)
- Raimundus Waelrant (1549-1617) (Born, Died, Organist)
- Jos Watelet (1881-1951) (Born, Died)
- August Wiegand (1849-1904) (Organist)
- Jozef d’Hoir (1933-2008) (Organist)
- Clement d’Hooghe (1899-1951) (Died)
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Names for Bruges, Belgium
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Names for Brussels, Belgium
- Jean Florent A’kempis (1635-1711) (Organist)
- Raymond Baervoets (1930-1989) (Born)
- René Barbier (1890-1981) (Died)
- Marios Barbogles (1885-1967) (Born)
- Pierre Bartholomée (1937-) (Born)
- Louis Bärwolf (-1899) (Died)
- Louis de Bondt (1877-1920) (Died)
- Jozef de Brabanter (1918-2006) (Organist)
- Hercule Bréhy (1673-1737) (Born, Died, Organist)
- Michel Brusselmans (1886-1960) (Died)
- Bernard ten Cate (Organist)
- Emile de Ceuninck (1935-1996) (Born)
- Victor Ceuppens (1835-) (Born, Organist)
- Jean Collot (1907-1986) (Organist)
- Pieter Cornet (1563-1633) (Died, Organist)
- Nicholas Adolphe Gustave Daneau (1866-1944) (Died)
- Léon Delcroix (1880-1938) (Born, Died)
- Willem Demol (1846-1874) (Born, Organist)
- Léon Dubois (1859-1935) (Born)
- Auguste Dupont (1828-1890) (Died)
- Albert Dupuis (1877-1967) (Died)
- J. van Durme (1907-1965) (Died)
- Xavier Victor van Elewijck (1825-1888) (Born)
- Paul Éraly (1910-1987) (Died, Organist)
- François Joseph Fétis (1784-1871) (Died)
- François Auguste Gevært (1828-1908) (Died)
- Paul Gilson (1865-1942) (Born, Died)
- Carlo Graziani-Walter (1851-1927) (Born)
- Arthur de Greef (1862-1940) (Died)
- Richard de Guide (1909-1962) (Died)
- Eugène Guillaume (1882-1953) (Died)
- W. Franke Harling (1887-1958) (Organist)
- Charles Hens (1898-1967) (Died, Organist)
- G. Huberti (1843-1910) (Born, Died)
- Albert Huybrechts (1899-1938) (Died)
- Robert Janssens (1939-) (Born)
- Léon Jongen (1885-1969) (Died)
- Léon Jouret (1828-1905) (Died)
- Johann Kaspar von Kerll (1627-1693) (Organist)
- Alfred de Keyser (1872-1917) (Born)
- Hubert F. Kufferath (1818-1896) (Died)
- Jacques Leduc (1932-) (Born)
- Father Jos Lerinckx (1920-2000) (Born)
- Thierry Levaux (1959-) (Organist)
- Lazare Lévy (1882-1964) (Born)
- Martin Lunssens (1871-1944) (Born)
- Karel Luython (1556-1620) (Organist)
- Michel Lysight (1958-) (Born)
- Alphonse Mailly (1833-1918) (Born, Died)
- Paul de Maleingreau (1887-1956) (Died)
- Merklin, Schütze & Co. (Organ builder)
- Joseph Merklin (1819-1905) (Organ builder)
- Arthur Meulemans (1884-1966) (Died)
- Jean de Middeleer (1906-1986) (Born)
- François Marie de Mol (1844-1883) (Born)
- Raymond Moulaert (1875-1962) (Born, Died)
- Ernest Alfons van Nieuwenhove (1880-1968) (Born, Died)
- Heinrich Oberhoffer (1824-1885) (Organist)
- Jean Baptiste Charles de Pauw (1852-1924) (Born)
- Julio Miguel Adolfo Perceval (1903-1963) (Born)
- Peter Philips (c1560-1625) (Died, Organist)
- A. van den Plas (Organist)
- Père Jean Marie Plum (1899-1944) (Died, Organist)
- Henri Pousseur (1929-2009) (Died)
- Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) (Died)
- Alove Rammaert (1915-2006) (Died)
- Érasme Raway (1850-1918) (Died)
- François Riga (1831-1892) (Organist)
- Emile Saemen (1835-1915) (Died, Organist)
- Henry Sarly (1884-1954) (Died)
- Johannes Hubertus Schaecken (1862-1905) (Died, Organist)
- Maurice Schoemaker (1890-1964) (Born, Died)
- Edgar Tinel (1854-1912) (Died)
- Abbé François Verhelst (1853-1934) (Organist)
- Wladimir Woronoff (1903-1980) (Died)
- F. Adolphe Wouters (1841-1924) (Born, Died, Organist)
- Jozef d’Hoir (1933-2008) (Organist)
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Names for Charleroi, Belgium
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Names for Ghent, Belgium
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Names for Liége, Belgium
- Jean Denis Bloemen (1838-) (Born)
- F. Carez (1827-) (Born, Organist)
- Antoine Dabin (1816-1894) (Born, Died, Organist)
- Pieter van Dalem (c1550-a1601) (Born)
- Pierre van Damme (1867-1947) (Born, Died, Organist)
- A. Daussoigne-Méhul (1830-1902) (Born, Died)
- Emile Dethier (1850-1933) (Born)
- Jean V. Dethier (1891-1973) (Born)
- Sylvain Dupuis (1856-1931) (Born)
- Désiré Duysens (1867-) (Born)
- Bernard Foccroulle (1953-) (Born)
- Juliette Folville (1870-1946) (Born)
- César Franck (1822-1890) (Born)
- Joseph Franck (1825-1891) (Born)
- Henri Gagnebin (1886-1977) (Born)
- Jules Philippe Godard (1899-1978) (Born)
- Simon Goffin (1981-) (Born)
- André Grétry (1741-1813) (Born)
- Frère René Hermans (1915-2002) (Born)
- Léon Jongen (1885-1969) (Born)
- Albert Leblanc (1903-1987) (Born)
- Michel Leclerc (1914-1995) (Born)
- Simon Lohet (c1550-1611) (Born)
- Victor Marchot (1857-1895) (Died)
- Armand Marsick (1877-1959) (Born)
- Pierre Matot (1938-) (Born)
- Fernand Mawet (1870-1945) (Died, Organist)
- Désiré Pâque (1867-1939) (Born)
- Père Jean Marie Plum (1899-1944) (Born)
- Fernand Quinet (1898-1971) (Died)
- Théodore Radoux (1835-1911) (Born, Died)
- Dieudonné de Raick (1702-1764) (Born)
- François Riga (1831-1892) (Born)
- Philipp Rüfer (1810-1891) (Died)
- Philippe B. Rüfer (1844-1919) (Born)
- Adolphe Samuel (1824-1898) (Born)
- Carl Smulders (1863-1934) (Died)
- Berthe di Vito-Delvaux (1915-2005) (Born)
- August Wiegand (1849-1904) (Born, Organist)
- Patrick Wilwerth (1959-) (Born, Organist)
- Edouard d’Archambeau (1834-) (Born)
- Jean Michel d’Archambeau (1823-1899) (Born)
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Names for Louvain, Belgium
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Names for Mechelen, Belgium
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Names for Mons, Belgium
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Names for Namur, Belgium
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Names for Tournai, Belgium
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Names for Verviers, Belgium
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