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Versailles, Chateaux (1995)

Parisian organs built by Boisseau

Chapelle des soeurs de Saint-Joseph-de-Cluny (1963)

Parisian organs built by Chevron

Chapelle Notre-Dame du Saint Sacrement (2017).

Parisian organs restored by

Boisseau/Cattiaux

Notre-Dame-de-Paris (1962/2014)
The Boisseau family was a family of French organ builders of the twentieth century. Robert Boisseau (1909-1979), a great specialist in organ building for the Clicquot family, took an early interest in ancient organ building and reintroduced the use of hammered tin. In 1964, at the request of Pierre Cochereau, he took charge of the maintenance and then the restoration of the organ of Notre-Dame de Paris and then rebuilt the choir organ. He then passed on his know-how to his eldest son Jean-Loup Boisseau (1940-2023). Also very interested in ancient organ building, he carried out numerous restorations of historic organs, first with his father Robert Boisseau, then with Bertrand Cattiaux, with whom he joined forces in 1980. He has participated in the restoration of the organs of Notre-Dame de Paris, the Basilica of Saint-Sernin in Toulouse, the Basilica of Saint-Denis, and the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre in Poitiers. Among his other major achievements was the meticulous reconstruction of the organ of the Royal Chapel of Versailles, in the manner of its fifteenth-century designers. A major figure in organ restoration, especially from the 1980s to the 2000s, he also built the organs of the cathedrals of Monaco and Nice, among others. His grandson Jean-Baptiste Boisseau (1965-2022) followed the path of his (grand)father and created with Jean-Marie Gaborit the company Béthines les Orgues. Bertrand Cattiaux (* 1955) was a pupil of Jean-Loup Boisseau and was associated with him during the years 1980-1998. He created his own company (Atelier Bertrand Cattiaux) in 1998. He built many new instruments and worked on the reconstruction of historic organs. Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, Knight of the National Order of Merit, Bertrand Cattiaux was for a long time president of the GPFO (Professional Group of French Organ Builders). Since August 1, 2019, the company has been taken over by organ builder Olivier Chevron. Olivier Chevron (*1967) worked for a long time for Jean-Loup Boisseau before setting up his own company in Decazeville (12) in 2002. Its activities include both the construction and restoration of organs. The creation of new organs is particularly close to his heart. Their designs are inspired by historical instruments while respecting the needs of the organist of the twenty-first century. He built the organ of the Chapelle Notre-Dame du Saint Sacrement (2017). In 2019, the Bertrand Cattiaux Workshop became " Atelier Cattiaux - Olivier Chevron successeur" . Olivier Chevron took over the management of the Cattiaux company as the succession of Bertrand Cattiaux with the same team of production companions. Bertrand Cattiaux will accompany Olivier Chevron for a few years by ensuring the harmony of the next instruments.
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The Boisseau family was a family of French organ builders of the twentieth century. Robert Boisseau (1909-1979), a great specialist in organ building for the Clicquot family, took an early interest in ancient organ building and reintroduced the use of hammered tin. In 1964, at the request of Pierre Cochereau, he took charge of the maintenance and then the restoration of the organ of Notre-Dame de Paris and then rebuilt the choir organ. He then passed on his know-how to his eldest son Jean- Loup Boisseau (1940-2023). Also very interested in ancient organ building, he carried out numerous restorations of historic organs, first with his father Robert Boisseau, then with Bertrand Cattiaux, with whom he joined forces in 1980. He has participated in the restoration of the organs of Notre-Dame de Paris, the Basilica of Saint-Sernin in Toulouse, the Basilica of Saint-Denis, and the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre in Poitiers. Among his other major achievements was the meticulous reconstruction of the organ of the Royal Chapel of Versailles, in the manner of its fifteenth-century designers. A major figure in organ restoration, especially from the 1980s to the 2000s, he also built the organs of the cathedrals of Monaco and Nice, among others. His grandson Jean-Baptiste Boisseau (1965-2022) followed the path of his (grand)father and created with Jean-Marie Gaborit the company Béthines les Orgues. Bertrand Cattiaux (* 1955) was a pupil of Jean-Loup Boisseau and was associated with him during the years 1980-1998. He created his own company (Atelier Bertrand Cattiaux) in 1998. He built many new instruments and worked on the reconstruction of historic organs. Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, Knight of the National Order of Merit, Bertrand Cattiaux was for a long time president of the GPFO (Professional Group of French Organ Builders). Since August 1, 2019, the company has been taken over by organ builder Olivier Chevron. Olivier Chevron (*1967) worked for a long time for Jean- Loup Boisseau before setting up his own company in Decazeville (12) in 2002. Its activities include both the construction and restoration of organs. The creation of new organs is particularly close to his heart. Their designs are inspired by historical instruments while respecting the needs of the organist of the twenty-first century. He built the organ of the Chapelle Notre-Dame du Saint Sacrement (2017). In 2019, the Bertrand Cattiaux Workshop became " Atelier Cattiaux - Olivier Chevron successeur" . Olivier Chevron took over the management of the Cattiaux company as the succession of Bertrand Cattiaux with the same team of production companions. Bertrand Cattiaux will accompany Olivier Chevron for a few years by ensuring the harmony of the next instruments.
Versailles, Chateaux (1995)

Parisian organs built by Boisseau

Chapelle des soeurs de Saint-Joseph-de-Cluny (1963)

Parisian organs built by Chevron

Chapelle Notre-Dame du Saint Sacrement (2017).

Parisian organs restored by Boisseau/Cattiaux

Notre-Dame-de-Paris (1962/2014)