Biographical Dictionary of the Organ

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Algeria

Algiers

Antigua

St. John’s Cathedral

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Lomas

English Church

Quilmes

St. George’s

Bridgetown

Roebuck Moravian Church

Catholic Church
Holy Innocents’

Belgium [35]
Bermuda

Bohemia [15]
Brazil

Para

St. Mary’s (Anglican)

Rio de Janeiro

Cathedral

British Guiana

Demerara

Cathedral

Georgetown

Burma

Moulmein

St. Matthew’s

Rangoon

Cantonment Church

Canada [191]
Ceylon

Colombo

Chile

Iquique

St. Michael’s

Valparaiso

China [13]
Costa Rica

English Church

Croatia

Zagreb

Czech Republic

Brno

Prague [15]

Czechoslovakia

Brno

Prague [15]

Dalmatia

Denmark [22]
Dominica

Wesleyan Church

Egypt

Alexandria

St. Andrew’s (Presbyterian)

Cairo

Port Said

Church

Helsinki

Cathedral

Turku

Cathedral

Viborg

Swedish-German Church

France [187]
Galicia

Cracow

Germany [792]
Gibraltar

Wesleyan Church

Gold Coast

Accra

Wesleyan Mission Church

Cape Coast

Christ Church

Grenada

St. George’s

Reykjavik

Hallgrims Church

Illyria

Sendai

Miyagi Gakuim Woman’s University

Tokyo

Jersey [13]
Kenya

Nairobi

Latvia

Riga

Lebanon

Beirut

Lithuania

Malaysia

Penang

St. George’s (Anglican)

Malta

Dockyard
Sliema

Valleta

Mexico

Guadalajara

Cathedral

Mexico City

Cathedral

Monaco

Monaco City

Cathedral

Monte Carlo

Moravia

Brünn

New Zealand [93]
Nigeria

Lagos

Breadfruit

St. Paul’s

Wesleyan Church

Wesleyan Church

Trinity Church

Norway

Bergen

St. John’s

Drammen

Oslo

Stavanger

Cathedral

Trondheim

Cathedral

Tønsberg

Cathedral

Palestine

Jerusalem

Panama

Christobal

Christ Church

Peru

Lima

Cathedral

Philippines

Manila

American Episcopal Cathedral

Poland

Kraków

Kwidzyn

Legnica

St. Peter’s

Maniowy

St. Mikołaja’s

Szczecin

Warsaw

Lutheran Church

Wołogoszcz

Wroclaw [15]

Portugal

Lisbon

Oporto

Rhodesia

Bulawayo

St. John’s Cathedral

Salisbury

Pro-Cathedral

Russia

St. Petersburg

Scotland [491]
Sierra Leone

Freetown

Singapore

Slovakia

Bratislava [13]

Slovenia

Kingstown

Sudan

Khartoum

St. Matthew’s (R.C.) Cathedral

Turkey

Constantinople

USA [928]
Venezuela

Caracas

Cathedral

Wales [336]
Yugoslavia

Zagreb

Zanzibar

Cathedral

Demolished
Moved
New Use
Present
Rebuilt
Ruin
Unknown

Names for Algeria

Maurice Perrett (1866-) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Bermuda

Norman Parker (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Brazil

Ari Aguiar (1958-) (Organist)
Angelo Camin (1913-1987) (Organist)
Fúrio Franceschini (1880-1976) (Organist)
Rodrigo Herrmann (1916-1971) (Organist)
Willian John White Honey (1863-) (Organist)
Alexandre Rachid (1961-) (Organist)
Leo Schneider (1910-1978) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Czechoslovakia

Petr Chaloupský (1964-) (Organist)
Jiří Dvořáček (1928-2000) (Born)
Karel Hron (1927-) (Born)
Ivan Hrušaovský (1927-2001) (Born)
Josef Vlach-Vrutický (1897-1977) (Died)
Roman Vlad (1919-2013) (Born)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Helsinki, Finland

Erik Verner Aaltonen (1910-1990) (Died)
Harold Andersén (1919-2001) (Lived)
Erik Bergman (1911-2006) (Organist)
Martha Nina Dahl-Salonen (1909-) (Lived)
Ossi Elokas (1904-1991) (Taught)
Toivo William Elovaara (1907-1978) (Lived)
Conrad Peter Otto Greve (1820-1851) (Organist)
Kaj Erik Gustafsson (1942-) (Organist)
Lauri Hämäläinen (1832-1888) (Organist)
Osmo Honkanen (1964-) (Organist)
Sture Isidor Isacsson (1937-) (Organist)
Arvi Aleksanteri Karvonen (1888-1969) (Organist)
Illmari Krohn (1867-1960) (Organist)
Taneli Kuusisto (1905-1988) (Organist)
Armas Maasalo (1885-1960) (Organist)
Jack Christer Randolph Mattsson (1954-2007) (Died)
Oskar Merikanto (1868-1924) (Organist)
Torsten Stenius (1918-1964) (Organist, Born)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Finland

Hjalmar Backman (1882-1935) (Organist)
Kalevi Kiviniemi (1958-) (Organist)
Timo Juhani Kyllönen (1955-) (Born)
Juho Ranta (1867-1953) (Organist)
Harri Vuori (1957-) (Born)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Cracow, Galicia

Jacek Wiktor Ajdinović (1985-) (Born)
Nicolaus Cracoviensis (Lived)
Kazimierz Garbusiński (1883-1945) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for St. George’s, Grenada

Dr John George Fletcher (1931-) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Grenada

James Fletcher (1931-) (Lived)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Reykjavik, Iceland

Ragnar Björnsson (1926-1998) (Organist)
Páll Isólffson (1893-1974) (Organist)
Brynjólfur Thorláksson (1867-1950) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Tokyo, Japan

Yori Aki Matsudaira (1931-) (Born)
Victor Searle (1929-2012) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Japan

Hiroshi Aoshima (1955-) (Born)
Tamihiro Ozeki (1952-) (Born)
Takashi Sakai (1948-) (Organist)
Walter Karl Eduard Vincent (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Riga, Latvia

Adolfs Abele (1889-1967) (Organist)
Johann Christoph Agthe (1814-1868) (Died, Lived)
Carl Alt (1806-1858) (Organist)
Andris Dzenītis (1978-) (Born)
Julius August Fehre (1745-1812) (Organist, Assistant Organist)
Jānis Mediņš (1890-1966) (Born)
Jāzeps Mediņš (1877-1947) (Died)
Jēkabs Mediņš (1885-1971) (Born)
Johann Gottfried Müthel (1728-1788) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Malaysia

Mark Rochester (1954-) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Malta

Dr George Havelock (c1854-1915) (Organist)
Malcolm Mc Kelvey (1926-2005) (Organist)
Frederick Rimmer (1914-1998) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Mexico City, Mexico

Alfonso de Elías (1902-1984) (Organist)
Júlian Zúniga (1893-1971) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Mexico

Gaspar Fernandes (c1570-1629) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Monaco

Louis Abbiate (1866-1933) (Born)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Lagos, Nigeria

Hugh Marchant (1916-) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Nigeria

Fela Sowande (1905-1987) (Organist, Deputy Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Drammen, Norway

Eyvind Alnæs (1872-1932) (Lived)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Oslo, Norway

Fridthjov Anderssen (1876-1937) (Lived)
Karl Arnold (1794-1873) (Organist, Lived)
Conrad Baden (1908-1989) (Organist, Died)
Thomas Beck (1899-1963) (Organist)
Nils E. Bjerkestrand (1944-) (Organist)
Jan Elgarøy (1930-) (Organist)
Johannes Haarklou (1847-1925) (Organist)
Harald Herresthal (1944-) (Organist)
Wilhelm Huus-Hansen (1894-1935) (Organist)
Kåre Kolberg (1936-) (Organist)
Trond Kverno (1945-) (Organist)
Hjelle Signe Lindeman (1895-1981) (Organist)
Peter Lindeman (1858-1930) (Organist)
Åge Myklegård (1904-1990) (Born)
Ludvig Nielsen (1906-2001) (Organist)
Knut Nystedt (1915-2014) (Organist)
Per Hroar Østern (1942-) (Organist)
Georg Michael Döderlein Reiss (1861-1914) (Organist)
Stein Skøyeneie (1961-) (Organist)
Andrew Smith (1970-) (Organist)
Frithjof Spalder (1896-1985) (Organist)
Christian Teilmann (1845-1909) (Organist)
Otto Winter-Hjelm (1837-1931) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Norway

Per Inge Almås (1947-) (Lived)
Arvid Årsnes (1920-) (Lived)
Sverre Bergh (1915-1980) (Lived)
Johann Daniel Berlin (1710-1775) (Lived)
Abram Bezuijen (1966-) (Organist, Lived)
Bernt Bøe (1947-) (Organist)
Ola L. Bosnes (1970-) (Lived)
Sigurd Djupvik (1923-2005) (Born)
Owain T. Edwards (1940-) (Organist)
Sverre Eftestøl (1952-) (Born)
Jon Kristian Fjellestad (1984-) (Born)
Johan Gjendem (1924-) (Born)
Ruben Sverre Gjertsen (1977-) (Born)
Eilert M. Hægeland (1951-2004) (Organist, Born)
Stephen Hicks (1949-) (Organist)
Egil Hovland (1924-2013) (Organist)
Ketil Hvoslef (1939-) (Born)
Iver Kleive (1949-) (Organist)
Magnus Kløften (1968-) (Organist)
Alexey Kurbanov (1971-) (Organist)
Lars Moberg (1933-2009) (Born, Died)
Dagfinn Moe (1929-) (Born)
Rolf Nyhus (1938-2001) (Organist)
Ingarth Rojahn (1869-1956) (Organist)
Oddbjørn Sæbø (1958-) (Organist)
Bjarne Sløgedal (1927-) (Organist)
Sigmund Jarle Stai (1930-2001) (Organist)
Odd Stavne (1942-) (Organist)
Njål Steinsland (1942-) (Organist)
Terje Tjervåg (1950-) (Organist, Born)
Magnus Tvedt (1882-1913) (Born)
Sigvald Tveit (1945-) (Organist)
Johan Varen Ugland (1946-) (Lived)
Sverre Volle (1938-) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Peru

Juan Pérez Bocanegra (1590-1631) (Lived)
Pablo Chávez Aguilar (1898-1950) (Lived)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Poland

Wladislaw Brankiewicz (1853-1929) (Organist)
Korneliusz Brzozowski (1887-1944) (Born, Lived)
Giuseppe Cervellini (c1745-1824) (Lived)
Andrzej Cwojdziński (1928-) (Born)
Andrzej Dziadek (1957-) (Born)
Magdalena Dziadek (1961-) (Born)
Walerian Gniot (1902-1977) (Born)
Leon Moczyński (1860-1941) (Born)
Zbigniew Pniewski (1946-) (Born)
Jacek Rządkowski (1967-) (Born)
Vladislav Rzepko (1854-1932) (Born)
Walerian Styś (1885-1936) (Born)
Piotr Żelechowski (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Portugal

Pedro de Araujo (-1684) (Organist)
Sérgio Azevedo (1968-) (Born)
Gaspar dos Reis (-1674) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Russia

Sergei Dmitriev (1964-) (Born)
Johann David Holland (1746-1827) (Died)
Alexander Otto Moensch (1880-) (Born)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Singapore

Mark Rochester (1954-) (Organist)
John S. Yolland (1921-) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Slovakia

Václav Mladý (1866-1921) (Born)
Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský (1881-1958) (Organist)
Jan Zarewutius (1645-1699) (Organist)
Zakariás Zarewutius (c1600-1667) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Port of Spain, Trinidad

W. Vipond-Barry (1827-1872) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)

Names for Trinidad

W. S. Doorly (1851-) (Organist)
Melville Woodrow Robin (1921-) (Organist)

(Names not already included in sub-pages)