THE ORGAN OF THE CHAPEL
COMPOSITION 1933
The organ was built by Cavaillé-Coll, originally to serve as a choir organ at St Roch
Church. The latter was exhibited at the 1839 Exhibition and was listed as Opus 13.
On this occasion, Lefébure-Wély played on it and he was enchanted by the wind
tunnel at various pressures that fed a double-laye wind chest. It was characteristic
for the first instruments of the young Cavaillé-Coll. The buffet, in classical style,
was later used for the construction of the organ of the Alsatian Lutheran parish of
Redemption (Paris IX), which was then an annex of the Billettes.
In 1842, the organ was purchased by the Lutheran Church of the Billettes and
enlarged. The Lutheran princess Hélène of Menklemburg, a member of the royal
family and parishioner, and the King of Sweden participated in the subscription.
The instrument was admired by Sigismond Neukomm, who was one of the best
acquaintances of King Louis-Philippe. The same year he was called to inaugurate
it during a great spiritual concert during which he gave a Cantata for the Feast of
Ascension and his hymn At night.
In the following decades, several interventions were carried out by Cavaillé-Coll
(1863), Mutin (1912) and Gutschenritter (1945). In 1978, Muhleisen built a completely
new instrument of Baroque aesthetics for the Church of the Billettes. The ancient
organ was then reassembled in the Chapel of Catechisms in 1988 by Jean
Renaud, who rebuilt the instrument. The organ was placed in a new neo-Gothic
buffet made in accordance with the style of the building and designed by the
architect Mouffle. The mechanics of the notes are almost new, the mechanics of
the stops reused the material of the old instrument. All stops are old, with the
exception of the Octavin 2' of the Swell which is new.
LA CHAPELLE DE JESUS ENFANT
This chapel was built between 1878 and 1881 by the architect Hippolyte Destailleur at the initiative of Father Hamelin, the first rector of the Basilica of St. Clotilde, to welcome the children of the catechism. The Chapel is also called the Catechism Chapel and is located near the Basilica in Rue Las-Cases. Built in the purest English neo-Gothic style, the chapel is richly decorated. It includes, among other things, an altar made by the goldsmith Chartier, a ceramic altarpiece inspired by a work by Fra Angelico and a magnificent wooden vault that gives the ensemble a great look.LA CHAPELLE DES CATECHISMES - CHAPELLE DE JESUS-ENFANT
THE ORGAN OF THE
CHAPEL
LA CHAPELLE DES CATECHISMES
CHAPELLE DE JESUS-ENFANT
The organ was built by Cavaillé-Coll, originally
to serve as a choir organ at St Roch Church. The
latter was exhibited at the 1839 Exhibition and
was listed as Opus 13. On this occasion,
Lefébure-Wély played on it and he was
enchanted by the wind tunnel at various
pressures that fed a double-laye wind chest. It
was characteristic for the first instruments of
the young Cavaillé-Coll. The buffet, in classical
style, was later used for the construction of the
organ of the Alsatian Lutheran parish of
Redemption (Paris IX), which was then an
annex of the Billettes.
In 1842, the organ was purchased by the
Lutheran Church of the Billettes and enlarged.
The Lutheran princess Hélène of Menklemburg,
a member of the royal family and parishioner,
and the King of Sweden participated in the
subscription. The instrument was admired by
Sigismond Neukomm, who was one of the best
acquaintances of King Louis-Philippe. The
same year he was called to inaugurate it during
a great spiritual concert during which he gave a
Cantata for the Feast of Ascension and his
hymn At night.
In the following decades, several interventions
were carried out by Cavaillé-Coll (1863), Mutin
(1912) and Gutschenritter (1945). In 1978,
Muhleisen built a completely new instrument
of Baroque aesthetics for the Church of the
Billettes. The ancient organ was then
reassembled in the Chapel of Catechisms in
1988 by Jean Renaud, who rebuilt the
instrument. The organ was placed in a new
neo-Gothic buffet made in accordance with the
style of the building and designed by the
architect Mouffle. The mechanics of the notes
are almost new, the mechanics of the stops
reused the material of the old instrument. All
stops are old, with the exception of the Octavin
2' of the Swell which is new.
