Lennert Knops has been appointed Manager Sales and Marketing of Orgelmakerij Noorlander as of June 1, 2020. In this new position, Knops is responsible for all commercial aspects and the marketing strategy. Kees Noorlander, founder and owner of Orgelmakerij Noorlander: “I am delighted that we have been able to appoint Lennert to this position. As an organist, Lennert has a great love for the … [Read more...]

The large Kuhn organ is the shining glory of the Philharmonie in Essen (Germany). It was inaugurated on September 24, 2004, a few months after the building opened. The symphonic instrument with 62 stops has a mechanical action and 4502 pipes. A second movable electric console is available on the stage. Anyone who first sees the Philharmonie in Essen often sees the building as "new and … [Read more...]

The St. Ludger Cathedral in Billerbeck (Germany) was built in 1892-1898. For lack of money, only a small organ with 32 stops was built by Friedrich Fleiter. The historic organ case is still preserved. In 1948, the organ was enlarged to 42 stops. In 2008, Orgelbau Fleiter started building a new organ, which was built in several stages and completed in 2014. The instrument has 72 speaking stops … [Read more...]

The history of the Martini organ dates back to 1450, when master Hermannus built an organ and placed it in a new gallery. Later it was expanded with a rugwerk and a bovenwerk and further additions. From 1685 to 1690, Jan Helman began extensive work, including new bellows, keyboards, and spring chests for the Hoofdwerk and Pedaal, but died in 1690, leaving some of the work unfinished. The parish … [Read more...]

Mr. Oppeneer was near Noorlander during a summer vacation and decided to take a quick look at the showroom. That “quick look” has become a bit longer: at a certain moment he only "fled", because he could have stayed much longer! It was a surprise to him to learn how well a digital organ can sound. He has been playing the organ since 1974 and before that he took piano lessons. He never had his own … [Read more...]

In the Reformed Oosterkerk in Elburg (NL) a Hauptwerk organ from Orgelmakerij Noorlander has been placed. The organ façade made from Mahogany was designed in close consultation with the congregation and is based on the realistic length and width dimensions of an 8-foot prestant. The console is placed separately on the gallery so that the organist can hear the organ in the room. The organ has a … [Read more...]

Wim de Penning had been playing with the idea of purchasing a Hauptwerk organ for years. Visits to regular organ dealers were disappointing, especially in the audio field. The Hauptwerk demos on the internet, however, sounded very convincing. That is why he went to companies that only sell Hauptwerk organs. That's how he came to know Noorlander Organs. The staff were friendly and professional. … [Read more...]

In the Restored Reformed Church in Barneveld, an impressive new hybrid Hauptwerk organ has been placed. The 15-stops Fama & Raadgever organ (1972) from the former Bethel Church in Lunteren has been transferred to the Peniel Church and placed behind the already existing organ façade. Noorlander Organs has extended the pipe organ with a third manual with a swell and additional stops on the … [Read more...]

Orgelhaus im Stiftland was founded in 2003 and initially only specialized in digital church organs. After a while we discovered the Hauptwerk software and virtual pipe organs and started to focus on it more intensively. We could not have thought at the time that this would be the start of something big and special. Especially that we would specialize more and more in this new sound technique and … [Read more...]

A few new and very diverse sample sets have appeared in the past season. The baroque Van Deventer organ in the Grote Kerk in Nijkerk, the early romantic English organ in St. Mary-le-Bow in London, the German-romantic Walcker-Eule organ in the St. Annenkirche in Annaberg-Buchholz and the French-romantic organ in the St. Laurentius & Elisabeth Cathedral in Rotterdam. Enthusiasts of all styles … [Read more...]