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I N T E R N A T I O N A A L O R G E L P A R K S Y M P O S I U M  2 0 2 5 Het internationale Orgelparksymposium staat dit jaar in het teken van nieuw onderzoek: niet minder dan tien jonge wetenschappers van over de hele wereld presenteren hun promotie-onderzoek, twee orgelmakers introduceren revolutionaire hyperorgeltechnologie, en verschillende musici tonen hun zelfontwikkelde instrumenten met orgelpijpen – orgels dus. Elke avond staat er bovendien een concert op het programma. De toegang tot het symposium is gratis. I N T E R N A T I O N A L O R G E L P A R K S Y M P O S I U M   2 0 2 5 N E W     R E S E A R C H ----------------------------- The 18th International Orgelpark Symposium, taking place on June 5th, 6th, and 7th, showcases new research concerning organ art on three levels: research by instrument builders, research by scholars, and research by musicians. On all three levels a remarkable activity can be observed, suggesting that the organ is actually becoming successful at its transition into a 21st century instrument: it proves to fit any music by activating its historic roots, giving access to them in ways considered unthinkable until only recently. ADMISSION: FREE The Symposium brings together some of the main key figures in recent organ history, including Yves Rechsteiner (Toulouse-les-Orgues, initiator of the Explorateur Organ), Daniel Glaus (his project Organ-Innov-Um laid the foundations for the current developments), Hans-Ola Ericsson (who initiated the realization of the Orgel Acusticum, the huge hyperorgan in Piteå, North-Sweden), Randall Harlow (who coined the very term ‘hyperorgan’), Hannes Ritschel (who leads the hyperorgan research unit in Würzburg), and Nils-Henrik Asheim (who pioneered hyperorgan music before the term existed at all); as well as the organ builders Jürgen Scriba (presenting a brand-new dynamic organ valve, developed over the past year), Tony Decap (doing the very same, in a very different fashion), and Claudius Woehl (representing the next generation of organ builders). In addition, the symposium opens the Orgelpark’s floor for no less than fifteen young and very active researchers and artists, including Francesca Ajossa, Annie Garlid, Maria Gajraj, Elisabeth Hubmann, Katta, Jasmine Karimova, Amarante Nat, and Jasna Velickovic. The symposium schedule includes not only lectures, musics, and demonstrations, but also ample time for discussions, and three full-fledged evening concerts. S Y M P O S I U M   D A Y   1 --------------------------------- T H U R S D A Y  /  J U N E  5 14.15 WELCOME & MUSIC > Hans Fidom / Jasmine Karimova 14.30 KEYNOTE > Yves Rechsteiner: New approaches to organ art 15.00 NEW TECHNOLOGIES [1] > Tony Decap / Yves Rechsteiner: the SMARTValve > gamut.inc presents its organ project 15.30 LECTURE > Kevin Toksöz Fairbairn: From Funicity to Feedback: Listening in/as Lutherie 16.00 BREAK 16.30 LECTURE / CONVERSATION > Daniel Glaus: Looking back at the Organ-Innov-Um project 17.00 NEW TECHNOLOGIES [2] > Adrian Foster: The harmonic hyperorgan 17.30 BREAK 20.15 CONCERT > Danya Pilchen: Paper Braids