AsworkshopsupervisorandvoicerforthefirmRenaudin Nantesfrom1991to1997,MichelJurine(*1953)oversaw therestorationsandrenovationsofthefollowingorgans: Saint Sulpice, Saint-Roch and Saint Laurent in Paris.In1997,hefoundedhisownworkshopinFrancheville.The company grew rapidly and relocated in 2000 to Rontalon. Itstwomainareasofactivityaretherestorationof significantinstrumentsandtheconstructionofnew organs: •around50restorations(inFrance,Belgium,Switzerland, andSpain),mainly19th-centuryinstrumentsby Cavaillé-Coll and Merklin, •thebuildingof13neworgans(includingfourforSouth Korea—Seoul,Daegu,Mokpo,andAndong—oneforthe StuttgartUniversityofMusic,andanothercurrently under construction for South Korea).In2024,MichelJurinehandedoverthecompanytohis threeprincipalcollaborators:NicolasClément,Adrien Parret, and Mathieu Delmas.MichelJurinealsostudiedorganwithLouisRobilliard(gold medalwithunanimousdistinctionattheConservatoire régionaldeLyon)andBaroquemusicwithPierrePerdigon. HewroteadissertationontheorganbuilderJoseph Merklinand19th-centuryFrenchorganbuilding (Klincksieck),aswellasatechnicalstudyonBarker pneumaticmachines(ISOYearbook1994/1995),andled workshopsonthevoicingoftheFrenchBasson-Hautbois stop. Hecompletedhistraininginwoodworkwiththeage-old guild of The Compagnons du Tour de France.In2024,hewasappointedChevalierdesArtsetdes Lettres;theFrenchMinistryofCulturethusrecognizedhis contributiontotheinternationaldisseminationofFrench organ culture. HeiscurrentlyrestoringtheorganoftheSacre-Coeur(2025-2027).
AsworkshopsupervisorandvoicerforthefirmRenaudin Nantesfrom1991to1997,MichelJurine(*1953)oversaw therestorationsandrenovationsofthefollowingorgans: Saint Sulpice, Saint-Roch and Saint Laurent in Paris.In1997,hefoundedhisownworkshopinFrancheville.The company grew rapidly and relocated in 2000 to Rontalon. Itstwomainareasofactivityaretherestorationof significantinstrumentsandtheconstructionofnew organs: •around50restorations(inFrance,Belgium,Switzerland, andSpain),mainly19th-centuryinstrumentsby Cavaillé-Coll and Merklin, •thebuildingof13neworgans(includingfourforSouth Korea—Seoul,Daegu,Mokpo,andAndong—oneforthe StuttgartUniversityofMusic,andanothercurrently under construction for South Korea).In2024,MichelJurinehandedoverthecompanytohis threeprincipalcollaborators:NicolasClément,Adrien Parret, and Mathieu Delmas.MichelJurinealsostudiedorganwithLouisRobilliard(gold medalwithunanimousdistinctionattheConservatoire régionaldeLyon)andBaroquemusicwithPierrePerdigon. HewroteadissertationontheorganbuilderJoseph Merklinand19th-centuryFrenchorganbuilding (Klincksieck),aswellasatechnicalstudyonBarker pneumaticmachines(ISOYearbook1994/1995),andled workshopsonthevoicingoftheFrenchBasson-Hautbois stop. Hecompletedhistraininginwoodworkwiththeage-old guild of The Compagnons du Tour de France.In2024,hewasappointedChevalierdesArtsetdes Lettres;theFrenchMinistryofCulturethusrecognizedhis contributiontotheinternationaldisseminationofFrench organ culture. HeiscurrentlyrestoringtheorganoftheSacre-Coeur(2025-2027).