Hellmuth Wolff (organ builder)

For other people named Hellmuth Wolff, see Hellmuth Wolff (disambiguation).
Wolff & Associés, opus 22 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Davenport, Iowa

Hellmuth Wolff (September 3, 1937 – November 20, 2013) was a Canadian organ builder and the founder of the firm Wolff & Associés. Under his guidance the firm set new standards in Canada for historical organ building. [1][2]

Life

Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Wolff apprenticed to Metzler & Söhne in nearby Dietikon. He then worked for Rieger Orgelbau of Schwarzach, Vorarlberg, and Charles Fisk of Gloucester, Massachusetts, before emigrating to Canada in 1963 to be a designer in the new mechanical action department of Casavant Frères of St-Hyacinthe, Quebec. He worked briefly with Karl Wilhelm before establishing his own firm in 1968 in Laval, Quebec. By 1997, he had built 40 organs, ranging in size from 1 stop to 50 stops. Wolff's largest organ is of 61 stops, 85 ranks, which he installed in Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, British Columbia in 2005.

References

  1. Raudsepp, Karl J. "Hellmuth Wolff". In Macy, Laura. Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. (subscription required)
  2. "Prodiges au programme | Claude Gingras | Musique classique". Lapresse.ca. Retrieved 2013-11-29.



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