THE BIG ORGAN

This child weighs 5 tons and one can say it is already independent because no wall holds it. Very high, especially in the church choir, with 43 games of 61 notes, it is obvious that he likes to hear voice. 270 kilos of iron, 1 350 lead and tin, 50 m 2 of skin, 1 250 adjustment nuts, 31 35 pipes… these figures cut your breath? Obviously not because 1 350 litres of air are supplied in a second by its fan! Majestic, magical, flamboyant, the grand organ of Plaisance is a pure jewel. This modern instrument was designed by Daniel Birouste and inaugurated in 1988 by Francis Rosary, the renowned organist. Since then, the largest come to Plaisance to give recitals and from May to September, a cycle of concerts even allows to appreciate the richness of its unique sonic palette. Are you seduced? You can play it! And, as a world first, people in situations of disability can also cope with a single, once again unique mechanism. In the light nave of this church built in 1854, it awaits you and is really worth a visit, especially on Thursday where the revisitent musical moments of the Dalida, or even the Cure!