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Photo: Jaap Huttenga. Date: October 2022.

Photo: Jaap Huttenga

Ulm, Deutschland (Baden-Württemberg) - Münsterkirche, Chororgel
Municipal: Ulm
Region:Württemberg
Address: Münsterplatz 1, 89073, Ulm
Website: https://www.ulmer-muenster.de/

Description nr.: 2067048.

Built by: Orgelbau Kuhn AG (2021)


In 2020, the company Kuhn started with the construction of a new choir organ for the Münsterkirche in Ulm. The instrument replaced the previous choir organ by Rieger from 1960, that was sold to a church in Biłgoraj in Poland. The new organ has been designed in french romantic style. It was dedicated on November 28, 2021. Friedemann Johannes Wieland played the inaugural concert. Consultant was Thomas Haller.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Grand Orgue9
- Récit Expressif7
- Pédale5 (1)
Total number of stops21 (17)
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Grand Orgue (C-c''''): Montre 8', Flûte Ouverte 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Fourniture 4 rangs (1 1/3'), Trompette 8'.
Récit Expressif (C-c''''): Cor de Nuit 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8' (from c°), Flûte Octaviante 4', Piccolo 2', Basson-Hautbois 8', Trompette Harmonique 8', Tremblant.
Pédale (C-g'): Soubasse 16', Montre 8' - transmission, Bourdon 8' - transmission, Prestant 4' - transmission, Trompette 16' - extension from Grand Orgue.
Couplers: Manual I - Manual II, Manual II - Manual II Suboktav, Pedal - Manual I, Pedal - Manual II.

Literature
  • Festschrift zur Einweihung der neuen Kuhn-Orgel im Chorraum des Ulmer Münsters 2021. - Ulm : Evangelische Münstergemeinde, 2021.
  • Neue Chororgel für das Ulmer Münster / Friedemann Johannes Wieland, Thomas Haller. - In: Württembergische Blätter für Kirchenmusik, 89. Jahrgang Nr. 1, Januar/Februar 2022.
Links https://www.orgelbau.ch/de/orgel-details/114750.html
https://www.ulmer-muenster.de/kirchenmusik/orgeln

Photo: Jaap Huttenga. Date: October 2022.
Photo: Jaap Huttenga
Photo: Kuhn Orgelbau.
Photo: Kuhn Orgelbau