Conservatory Regional Influence De Grand Besançon Métropole AKA Conservatoire du Grand Besançon Métropole is a music and arts conservatory located in Besançon, France. It was established in the late 1960s and features over 80 rehearsal and 5 performance spaces.
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St. Ludgeri is a Gothic style Catholic church in Münster, Germany that was established in late 1100s. It’s one of the oldest religious buildings in northwestern Germany. It’s home to beautiful stain glass windows and more importantly: The Organ of St. Ludgeri😍 an internationally renowned pipe organ that was built in the late 1600s by Arp-Schnitger complete with 46 stops, 76 ranks and comprised over 3,110 pipes. It is the second largest surviving Schnitger Pipe Organ in Germany!
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The Schola Cantorum Basiliensis is a music academy in Basel, Switzerland that was established in 1933. It’s the best known institution for the study of early music and averages around 200 students a year from all over the world.
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The Evangelisch-Lutherse Kerk Groningen AKA The Swan Church AKA The Lutheran Church of Groningen, Netherlands was established in 1696. It’s known for its beautiful stained glass sky lights and for having not just a restored Bernhardt Edskes pipe organ from the late 19th century but also a restored, early 18th century Arp Schnitger pipe organ😍
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The Kingsway Hall was located in Holborn, London, England and was built in 1912. Originally the home of the West London Mission of the Methodist Church, it became one of the most important recording venues for classical music the world over. Sadly, it was demolished in 1998💔(i couldn’t find much info on the pipe organ that wasn’t in a historical text that was not available for shipping to the USA?)
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The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest is an Art Nouveau style music school in Budapest, Hungary that is the only university of music in the world founded by Franz Liszt. It was founded in 1875 and is also home to The Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum. More importantly, it features a fully restored, four-manual, 74-stop pipe organ that weighs and estimated 23 tons😍
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Maison de la Radio et de la Musique AKA “The Round House” was completed in 1963. It features a 4 manual Gerhard Grenzing pipe organ that has 5,320 pipes (which was featured on the ultra cool Franco-Belgian crime series “Astrid et Raphaëlle!) 😍
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St. Luke’s is an 18th century church located in Islington, London, England that could seat up to 414. It’s currently undergoing renovation so I’ll be editing this at some point in the future.
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Tranquillo Studio is a recording studio and performance space in Milan, Italy that opened in 1997
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Villa Bossi is a Villa and event venue in Bodio Lomnago, Italy. It was built in the early 1500s and is known for its beautiful gardens.
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The Oratorio del Rosario di Santa Cita is a Baroque Roman Catholic chapel located in Palermo, Italy that was founded in the late 1500s. It’s most known for having an intricate altarpiece that depicts a Madonna of the Rosary and Child with Dominican Saints and just beautiful Baroque era artwork throughout.
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Atelierfrankfurt is an art space in Frankfurt, Germany. It hosts everything from art exhibits to live performances to swapmeet and farmer’s markets. It also features a large number of on-site art studios for rent.
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Gościkowo-Paradyż is a monastery complex in Gościkowo, Poland that was established in 1230. After the order was disbanded in 1810 it became an educational building for a local diocese seminary. Originally on 16,000 hectares (61 square MILES!) of land by the post WWII era it had been developed and reshaped to it’s current day size. It features an incredibly ornate altarpiece in the chapel.
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And returning to #BaroqueSun is The Church of Lady Bremen (https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/111876057915635357)

Zielonogórsko-Gorzowskie Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne is a former monastery in Gościkowo, Poland that was established in 1947 (Sorry, I couldn’t find more info as I don’t know Polish)
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The Academy of Music in Kraków is a conservatory located in Kraków, Poland that was founded in 1888. The Florianka Recital Hall is one of at least 8 performance spaces (again, sorry, I don’t know Polish)
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Returning to #BaroqueSun is Tranquilo Studios (https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/113104558209435289) and Hong Kong City Concert Hall (https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/112866694471588049)

St. Joseph Church in Ljubljana, Slovenia was established in the late 19th century. It is known for its spacious interior and beautiful altar.
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The National Philharmonic in Warsaw AKA Filharmonia Narodowa w Warszawie is a eclecticist style cultural institution located in Warsaw, Poland that was built in 1901, heavily damaged during WWII and rebuilt in 1955. I tried but couldn’t info on their frankly gorgeous pipe organ😍/💔
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This week sees the return of The Frankfurt Radio Symphony (https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/111836474107242549) and The Church of Our Lady Bremen (https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/111876057915635357) to #BaroqueSun

Waalse Kerk in Haarlem, The Netherlands is a 14th century church that was a Catholic Church but is not a Protestant church (😱). It features a Friederichs made pipe organ from 1808 known for it’s beautiful and rich sound
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Le Ventre is a former synagogue in Basel, Switzerland that’s now a performance space
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Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th century palace in the alps in southern Germany (near Austria) that was the residence of Bavarian monarchs
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Returning to #BaroqueSun are The Hobby Center for The Performing Arts (https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/112668583626891124) and Maison de la Radio et de la Musique (https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/113065088410733118)

Home for the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra is Gewandhaus, which is located in Leipzig, Germany. The third/current day incarnation of The Gewandhaus can seat 1,900 and was opened in 1981. Previous Gewandhauses were established in 1781 and 1884, respectively, and all were/are considered to have exquisite acoustics. Currently it is home to a fully restored, 91 stop Schuke pipe organ with 6,845 pipes
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Kunsthalle Lingen is an art space and museum located in Lingen, Germany. It opened in 1983.
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Heliconian Hall is a Carpenter’s Gothic Revival style arts space and club house located in Toronto, Canada and is the home of The Toronto Heliconian Women’s Club. It was once a Methodist Chapel and Charity but as of the mid 1920s it’s belonged to the women’s club.
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Église de Verbier Station is a Catholic Church located in Val de Bagnes, Switzerland that was built in the 1930s and can seat 430.
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Groote Kerk is a reform church located in Maassluis, The Netherlands that was built in 1629. It features a restored, 9-section Garrels Pipe Organ from the 1730s that has 5000 pipes!
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Gościkowo-Paradyż is a monastery complex in Gościkowo, Poland. I couldn’t find much more info than this b/c I don’t know any Polish (sorry)
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Returning is #BaroqueSun’s favorite Bremen-based church The Church of Our Lady Bremen (https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/111876057915635357)

Dlf Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal is an events and performance venue located in Köln, Germany that was built 1962. It’s home to Germany’s 8th most popular radio networks, Deutschlandradio, and has various recording and performance spaces onsite
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Cafeteatret is a 100 seat performance space and cafe located in Oslo, Norway. It was built in the late 1800s as a Methodist Church but became a performance space in the 1980s.
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And returning to #BaroqueSun is mainstay The Church of Our Lady Bremen (https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/111876057915635357)

St. Martin in the Fields is a neo-classical style Church of England church that was built in the mid-1720s. It features spire that’s nearly 60m (190ish ft) tall and a 6-stop Whiteford Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ complete with over 3,000 pipes!
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Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in Saint-Michel, Aisne, France that was established in 693 CE. It is known for its spacious grounds and beautiful stained glass altar. It features an 8ft tall, 31-stop, Boizard pipe organ that is significant due to the fact that it’s one of the few 18th century worship instruments that is nearly identical to its original structure and is still in use!
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The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is home to 11 resident arts organizations in Manhattan. It opened in 1962 and puts on approximately 5,000 events & programs a year.
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Severance Music Center is an Art Deco style concert hall in Cleveland, Ohio that opened 1931. In addition to its beautiful deco design it also features an enormous Skinner pipe organ that is comprised of 94 ranks, 6,025 pipes ranging in length from 32 feet to 7 inches and it weighted over 50,000lbs!
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St. John's Church, Riga AKA Svētā Jāņan Evaņģēliski Luteriskā Baznīca is a Lutheran church located in Riga, Latvia. Founded in 1201, it is the oldest church in the country. It features a restored pipe organ that enjoys the exquisite acoustics of the parish.
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Evangelický Kristův Kostel is an evangelical church in Ostravě, Czechia that was built in 1906. Sorry I don’t have much more info than that b/c I don’t know the language
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