http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/move-the-historic-cavaille-coll-organ-from-the-parr-hall-into-st-marys-warrington.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:46 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23474625?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Feb 2020 10:44:14 UTC 23474625 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19808159?utm_medium=rss Sat, 12 Mar 2016 05:18:28 UTC 19808159 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19571968?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Dec 2015 05:28:52 UTC 19571968 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19558251?utm_medium=rss It would be given good use in St MARY's.

]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2015 01:34:28 UTC 19558251 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19549928?utm_medium=rss Excellent idea!
Ask William Drake Limited to move and restore the instrument.

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2015 01:05:39 UTC 19549928 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19539463?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Dec 2015 04:41:57 UTC 19539463 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19539153?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Dec 2015 01:04:30 UTC 19539153 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19539066?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Dec 2015 12:06:15 UTC 19539066 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19538914?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Dec 2015 10:52:52 UTC 19538914 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19538564?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Dec 2015 07:49:10 UTC 19538564 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19538513?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Dec 2015 07:14:54 UTC 19538513 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19538466?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Dec 2015 06:48:57 UTC 19538466 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19538386?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Dec 2015 06:08:32 UTC 19538386 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19538304?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Dec 2015 04:18:24 UTC 19538304 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19538261?utm_medium=rss I sing in the choir under the excellent directorship of Michael Wynne.

]]> Fri, 4 Dec 2015 03:09:43 UTC 19538261 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19538223?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Dec 2015 02:07:26 UTC 19538223 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19537214?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Dec 2015 05:19:37 UTC 19537214 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19224459?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Aug 2015 02:27:13 UTC 19224459 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19223273?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Aug 2015 07:07:12 UTC 19223273 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19223115?utm_medium=rss Organist in my youth.

]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2015 05:18:35 UTC 19223115 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19223087?utm_medium=rss I have been a church organist since 1955 and am appalled that this historic organ is being neglected.

]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2015 04:48:33 UTC 19223087 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19221844?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Aug 2015 03:29:33 UTC 19221844 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19221762?utm_medium=rss A great organ deserves a good home!

]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2015 02:46:25 UTC 19221762 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19221636?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Aug 2015 02:01:38 UTC 19221636 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19221578?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Aug 2015 01:38:07 UTC 19221578 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19135450?utm_medium=rss Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:27:24 UTC 19135450 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19122176?utm_medium=rss Mon, 27 Jul 2015 03:07:59 UTC 19122176 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19122171?utm_medium=rss Mon, 27 Jul 2015 03:06:56 UTC 19122171 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19122164?utm_medium=rss Mon, 27 Jul 2015 03:06:13 UTC 19122164 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19121983?utm_medium=rss SU9D

]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2015 01:59:26 UTC 19121983 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19121579?utm_medium=rss Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:07:17 UTC 19121579 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19119483?utm_medium=rss This organ is a real treasure both to music historians, and organists. It is rare and needs to be preserved in a suitable home.

]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2015 05:37:52 UTC 19119483 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19040022?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Jul 2015 05:08:32 UTC 19040022 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19039802?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Jul 2015 03:00:39 UTC 19039802 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19039458?utm_medium=rss Moving the Cavaille-Coll to St Mary's enables its future to be secured. It's present home in the Parr Hall is far from ideal for the organ and for Warrington Corporation as administrators of the hall. The move would benefit the corporation, the organ and St Mary's musical tradition.

]]> Thu, 9 Jul 2015 11:41:53 UTC 19039458 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19039405?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Jul 2015 11:09:37 UTC 19039405 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19039074?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Jul 2015 08:42:38 UTC 19039074 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19038570?utm_medium=rss This rare organ is a valuable part of Warrington's cultural heritage and should not be sold off outside the town.

]]> Thu, 9 Jul 2015 02:02:48 UTC 19038570 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19038007?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Jul 2015 07:57:56 UTC 19038007 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18881779?utm_medium=rss Thu, 14 May 2015 01:57:32 UTC 18881779 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18881145?utm_medium=rss Having recently heard a masterful organ recital on Warrington's beautiful Cavaillé-Coll organ by Michael Wynne and Benjamin Chewter, I feel it would be a shame and a folly for this great organ to remain as neglected as it has been in recent years.
St. Mary's Church has such a vibrant musical life; supporting religious worship as well as regular recitals and concerts. The suggested adoption will be beneficial for the organ's well-being and musical delight of all visitors to the church. I can think of no better home for Warrington's famous Cavaillé-Coll organ than St Mary's and no more ardent guardian of its usance and well-being than Michael Wynne.

]]> Thu, 14 May 2015 10:59:24 UTC 18881145 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18776182?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Apr 2015 08:22:27 UTC 18776182 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18517167?utm_medium=rss In agreement with Stephen Hough's hypothesis.

]]> Sun, 8 Feb 2015 08:33:01 UTC 18517167 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17807380?utm_medium=rss It Would be fantastic if this instrument could be used for both liturgy and concerts, let's keep our fingers crossed, and one day hopefully I would very gladly come to do a free recital if of course it would be allowed.

]]> Tue, 2 Sep 2014 03:25:21 UTC 17807380 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17794195?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Aug 2014 07:45:09 UTC 17794195 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17784654?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Aug 2014 01:21:14 UTC 17784654 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17613584?utm_medium=rss Sun, 13 Jul 2014 09:52:55 UTC 17613584 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17040141?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 Mar 2014 04:01:55 UTC 17040141 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17031987?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 Mar 2014 10:07:22 UTC 17031987 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16842651?utm_medium=rss St Mary's appears the perfect venue for such a valuable instrument - being used regularly to enhance and support worshipful music. Surely Warrington's most valuable artistic asset deserves to be retained in the town to astound and inspire musicians of the future as it did me in my past when learning to play the organ. Only now, later in life, do I realise the privilege I had, being able to gain free access to practice on this instrument in the Parr Hall. The church setting with its strong choral tradition will treasure and use the organ properly.

]]> Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:55:40 UTC 16842651 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15485506?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Jul 2013 10:43:09 UTC 15485506 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15250730?utm_medium=rss It would be great to home this organ in a church where it will be used and appreciated rather than sidelined in a multi purpose hall and undervalued. I for one, as an enthusiastic performer of French 19th/20th century organ music, would very much value an instrument locally where I could learn how to register this music authentically and gain experience in playing this genre of organ.

]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 12:11:44 UTC 15250730 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14537560?utm_medium=rss I started to play piano and organ at the age of 5 i could however not play the pedal keyboard at that age but when i did i got more invlved with pipe organs they are in their own right THE KING OF INSTRMENTS i loater went on to study music at The Manchester School Of Music which used to be in Albert Square opposite the town hall when i first discoverd the organ in the Parr Hall Warrington i did not like it at first because i did not know about the ventill pedals to put the action on and off or the reeds sectionj on and of i have now been a music teacher for the past 30 years and i have in total played the piano and organ for the past 60 years and i always encourage my music students to play these big monster giant organs because they are awsom when played at full capacity and i have now got to learn that this historic organ builder Aristide Cavaille-Cll and i just did not like the organ in the Parr Hall in Warrington but i am very much wiser and the master concived and built very very powerfull instruments and so i hope that my final my ears that i will get the grat oppertuity to play many of the great masters powerful instruments the organ for many years to come so Good Luck All.

]]> Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:51:07 UTC 14537560 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14441826?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:48:04 UTC 14441826 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14010517?utm_medium=rss Sun, 28 Oct 2012 05:53:15 UTC 14010517 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13224905?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Jul 2012 06:19:28 UTC 13224905 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12945580?utm_medium=rss I believe this is the right thing to for this organ and for the town. A wonderful musical instrument - please save it. Signed to honour my Dad who loved going to listen to the Cavaille-Coll and wanted it saved for Warrington. He died on Easter Monday this year.

]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 04:56:15 UTC 12945580 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12478263?utm_medium=rss As an admirer of the organs of Cavaille-Coll, I support any interest in their faithful restoration!

]]> Sun, 1 Apr 2012 02:15:33 UTC 12478263 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12225913?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:42:26 UTC 12225913 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12134084?utm_medium=rss As a schoolboy in Warrington [Boteler GS] this is one of the instruments I learned on. I would be delighted to see it safeguarded in St. Mary's,

]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 08:16:32 UTC 12134084 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12087870?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:11:22 UTC 12087870 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12087832?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:58:08 UTC 12087832 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12071694?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:58:57 UTC 12071694 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12068000?utm_medium=rss I think it is very important to preserve this historic instrument built by one of the greatest organ builders of all time.

]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:47:44 UTC 12068000 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12065531?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:23:26 UTC 12065531 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12061900?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:41:46 UTC 12061900 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12061857?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:34:15 UTC 12061857 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12056916?utm_medium=rss Good luck with your plan!

]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:47:49 UTC 12056916 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12055930?utm_medium=rss What a wonderful idea. It would be too sad if the organ were allowed to deteriorate and become unplayable. Good luck with this project!

]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:01:14 UTC 12055930 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12054084?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:50:03 UTC 12054084 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12053765?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:08:16 UTC 12053765 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12053397?utm_medium=rss I am very pleased to support this campaign to keep this historic instrument in use, and in Warrington. I hope that amateur organists will be able to use it (for a small fee) so that we can experience its unique tone first-hand.

]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:23:57 UTC 12053397 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12007472?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:31:30 UTC 12007472 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12000647?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:09:54 UTC 12000647 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11936860?utm_medium=rss Wed, 4 Jan 2012 03:30:47 UTC 11936860 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11904205?utm_medium=rss I attend St Mary's weekly. This organ would be a great additional to a very beautiful church.

]]> Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:13:49 UTC 11904205 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11502348?utm_medium=rss Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:22:24 UTC 11502348 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11498316?utm_medium=rss I had hoped to see this organ moved to The Community of the Resurrection, Mirfield, but as nothing has moved in terms of a firm bid this seems the best alternative. Having played the instrument, I can attest to its unique character and welcome the possibility of wider and easier access to it.

]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:04:04 UTC 11498316 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11497632?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:30:36 UTC 11497632 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11497121?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:15:02 UTC 11497121 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11496367?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:23:49 UTC 11496367 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11495590?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:15:19 UTC 11495590 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11495277?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:40:51 UTC 11495277 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11495220?utm_medium=rss A Cavaille-Coll organ is a rare and worthwhile instrument for maintenance and hearing it played by the public essential.

]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:20:40 UTC 11495220 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11471662?utm_medium=rss Mon, 7 Nov 2011 07:01:13 UTC 11471662 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11471333?utm_medium=rss Mon, 7 Nov 2011 05:52:49 UTC 11471333 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11466786?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Nov 2011 12:51:04 UTC 11466786 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11464528?utm_medium=rss Though living in the East Midlands, I have good connections with Warrington Male Voice Choir and through them the continuing story of the Cavaille-Coll organ. I fully support the proposal to retain it in Warrington and the opportunity to do that is too good to miss.

]]> Sun, 6 Nov 2011 07:36:15 UTC 11464528 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11436226?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Nov 2011 11:27:49 UTC 11436226 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11409590?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:04:54 UTC 11409590 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11394159?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:57:09 UTC 11394159 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11301051?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:36:04 UTC 11301051 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11300965?utm_medium=rss This historic organ must be saved at all costs.

]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:23:13 UTC 11300965 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11300944?utm_medium=rss The restoration of the Cavaille-Coll organ is an obligation to the history of this great organ builder and the future of each magnificent organ. Having been a student and assistant in Paris at Ste. Clotilde where Caesar Franck was organist, I experienced the glory of the Cavaille-Coll organ. May the powers that be in Warrington realize the importance of this organ as all Cavaille-Coll organs are treasures. Warrington has a gift to behold, a Cavaille-Coll organ waiting to display its grandeur.

]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:20:03 UTC 11300944 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11298786?utm_medium=rss Parish Priest St Mary's Warrington 1997-2007

]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:17:57 UTC 11298786 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11297786?utm_medium=rss The famous and much-loved Cavaille Coll Organ should stay in Warrington and would be in excellent hands if transferred to St.Mary's Priory Church in the town.

]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:12:21 UTC 11297786 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11290333?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:31:59 UTC 11290333 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11287652?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:46:59 UTC 11287652 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11285848?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:17:58 UTC 11285848 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11280976?utm_medium=rss It is vital that this unique instrument should be preserved and used for the benefit of the community.

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