DtBOB — A digital organ documentation centre on a Belgian national scale

About seven years after its launch, the DtBOB website has welcomed more than one million visits! Taking advantage of an essential update for security reasons, DtBOB.2 is presented to you this first October 2022.

You will discover by clicking on the images and texts below, access to a dozen databases that will facilitate your research in the field of the organ in Belgium.

Databases

The Loret Archives

Dynamic inventory of the 1000 documents on Loret, kept at the KBR. Click for the last of the 251 documents online.

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Inaugurations

Dynamic database of organ inaugurations in Belgium (1846 to date). Click to see the last of the 2301 documents online.

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Répertoire

Database of printed organ works, from their origin (1517) to 1685. Click for the last of the 0 scores online.

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Postcards

Catalogue (and reproduction) of all old postcards of Belgian organs. Click to see the last 621 cards online.

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Magazines

L'Organiste

Index of the review of the Union Wallonne des Organistes (1969 to date).

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De Schalmei

Full scan of the journal from 1946 to 1950 and full table of contents of the journal.

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De Praestant

Register of the journal from 1952 to 1971. In preparation: full scan of the journal.

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Orgelkunst

Register of the journal from 1978 to today.

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News

Today's organ concert schedule

Date Description
12 VII 2025 Roche (CH) , Musée Suisse de l'Orgue
Samedi 12 Juillet à 17.15
Festival d'Orgue - Été 2025
Pierre-Laurent Hæsler
Organisateur: Le Musée Suisse de l'Orgue, secretariat@orgue.ch , +41 21 960 46 57,
https://www.orgue.ch/
Bruxelles (BE) , Église Saint-Joseph
Samedi 12 Juillet à 19.15
Été de l'Orgue 2025
François Houtart
Paul-Henri Fischler, hautbois
J. S. Bach, Vierne, Jongen, Roesgen-Champion, Pinkham
Organisateur: Organum Novum, organum.novum.94@gmail.com, +32 497 88 42 55,
http://www.organum-novum.org
Brugge (BE) , H.Bloedbasiliek
Samedi 12 Juillet à 20.00
Eric Hallein
Isabelle Dekeyser, mezzosopraan
Organisateur: Eric Hallein, info@organassociation-adriaenwillaert.com, +32 467 04 98 54,
www.organassociation-adriaenwillaert.com
Leuven (BE) , Sint-Michielskerk
Samedi 12 Juillet à 20.30
International Contius Bach Festival
Jeremy Joseph & Maude Gratton
J. S. Bach et compositeurs d'Allemagne du Nord
Organisateur: Contius Foundation, info@contiusfoundation.org, +32 497 35 88 33,
http://www.contiusfoundation.org.
See the 170 concerts on the agenda Announcing a concert

Last publication in the press review

The Tracker - 69/3

Journal of the Organ Historical Society
July 2025

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Edward McCall From the CEO. 3

Barbara Owen Fund Scholars. 6

New Members. 6

Sustaining Members. 7

Message from the OHS Board of Directors. 8

Organs in the News. 12

Haig Mardirosian Review Feature: Félix Raugel The Great Organs of the City of Paris. 14

Articles of Interest. 18

Sebastian M. Glück The E.M. Skinner Organ in Congregation Emanu-El, Milwaukee. 20

Rollin Smith Ernest M. Skinner’s Organ in the Milwaukee Auditorium. 28

James Lewis The Wilhelm Brothers. Court-Appointed Organbuilders Working in California, 1891-1900. 32

Scot L. Huntington 50 Years Ago in The Tracker. 36

Joan Lippincott Obituary. 38

Reviews. 40

Journal of the Organ Historical Society

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