Current Work
HOJVANGEN CHURCH, SKANDERBORG
In 2025 a new organ, with 21 stops + 2 transmitted stops, will be installed at Hojvangen Church in Skanderborg. The church is currently under construction, according to plans by Henning Larsen Architects. The church building will be finished in december 2024 and the organ will be installed in the autumn 2025.
AIDT CHURCH
In 2026 a new organ with 15 stops (2 manuals & pedal) will be installed at Aidt Church.
CHURCH OF OUR LADY IN ASSENS
In 2026, repairs and modifications will be carried out to the choir organ in the Church of Our Lady in Assens. The choir organ has 14 stops on 2 manuals and pedal, and was originally built around 1850 by Hunther & Webb for the abbey church in New Ross, Ireland. In 2022, the organ was installed in the Church of Our Lady in Assens, Denmark. The organ's original action was replaced at an unknown date, and the manual keyboards are not believed to be original either. The key touch is very heavy. The project is therefore based on making the key action lighter and more reliable, including the renewal of the console and the action, which is stylistically adapted to the historic organ.
HYLTEBJERG CHURCH
In 2027, we will build a new organ to Hyltebjerg Church in Vanløse which is a suburb of Copenhagen. The organ will have 24 stops divided into great, swell and pedal. The key action will be mechanical and the stop action will be electrical, with setzer combinations. Hyltebjerg Church was damaged in a fire in 2022 and the church building is now under reconstruction, led by Fogh & Følner Architects.
EMDRUP CHURCH
In 2027, we are building a new organ for Emdrup Church in Copenhagen. The organ includes 28 stops (including transmitted voices) on Great, Swell, and Pedal.
GRAASTEN PALACE CHURCH
In 2027, a new organ with 22 stops on Great, Positive and Pedal organ will be delivered to Graasten Palace Church. The new organ will have a Great organ 8' Principal base and wind supply with wedge bellows for a more vocal sound. The organ will be stylistically inspired by the reused, historic facade - in construction, choice of materials and specifications, and it will have the tonal character and colour that the space requires. The Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces is the client for the installation of the new organ, and the construction is being carried out with support from the Bitten & Mads Clausen Foundation and the Johan Otto Wroblewski Foundation, among others.
The pulpit of the castle church, which runs around the room, has a carved date of 1701. At the west end of the pulpit there was space for an organ that was delivered in the early 1700s. The organ builder is not known, nor is the original layout of the organ. The organ was destroyed during the Three Years' War of 1848-1850, and only the façade upper part, built in the characteristic Hamburg Baroque style, with a semi-circular centre tower and angled side towers, has survived. It is richly decorated with carvings in the acanthus style, similar to the parapet of the pulpit. The facade has undergone rebuilds over the years, prompted by the organ renovation in 1852 by organ builder Jens Gregersen, Copenhagen. In 1855, Marcussen & Søn took over the care of the Gregersen organ. In 1964, Marcussen & Søn built a new organ with 15 stops, 2 manuals & pedal, and the design of the organ façade was reconstructed. The 1964 organ will be dismantled in 2025 and offered for resale, however, a new façade will have to be made, as the historic organ façade will of course be reused for the new organ in Graasten Palace Church.
ISHOEJ CHURCH
In 2026, a new organ will be delivered to Ishøj Church. The organ will have 14 stops + 3 alternating stops on 2 manuals & pedal. The new organ will be placed on the floor at the west end of the nave. Manuals I and II are placed on a shared windchest, in order to perform alternating registers. Manual II is placed in a swell case (the alternating stops are not placed in the swell case).
The organ façade is designed in collaboration with organ builder Anders Havgaard Rasmussen. Latticework (vertical light slits) is installed in the doors and horizontal light slits in the organ case roof above Manual I. This allows daylight to seep in over the pipework and over the suspended prisms, where it is reflected.
BRAMDRUP CHURCH
In 2026, we will deliver a new organ to Bramdrup Church. The church will undergo a major remodelling in the coming years, and the new organ will be placed on a new gallery, according to plans developed by R arkitekter. The console will be placed on the church floor, with electric key and stop action. The organ will have 15 voices and 2 transmitted voices, 2 manuals and pedal.
VIKEN CHURCH - SE
The organ will be expanded in 2028 with the addition of a swell. Historical parts from, among other places, the organ at Frederiksberg Church (1947) will be used for the swell.
The organ in Viken Church was built by Marcussen & Søn in 1957 with 16 stops on the great organ, brustwerk and pedal. The console was designed with three manuals and pedals, and was thus prepared with stop and key action for a 6-stop positive, which was added in 1967 by organ builder Persson.
SLANGERUP CHURCH
In 2027, we are restoring and reconstructing the organ in Slangerup Church.
Slangerup Church's organ was built in 1855 by Jens Johan Gregersen (1804-64). He trained as a carpenter and in 1826 joined the organ builders Marcussen and Reuter in Aabenraa, where he quickly became a trusted employee. In 1840 he became an independent organ builder. The organ facade is from around 1730, organ builder L. D. Kastens. The organ was restored and partially altered in 1938, 1952, 1970 (Marcussen & Søn) and in 2004 (Olav Haugland). In connection with the work in 2027, the organ will be refurbished, including repair of pipes, renovation of key action, including renewal of the pedal keyboard, repair of wind trunks, and cleaning of the organ. The original specification in the Cornet IV of the main organ is being reconstructed, and a zimbelstern is also being recreated. The original wind supply with 3 box bellows, with mechanical step operation, will be reconstructed, and an electric bellows winding system will be added.
HVIDING CHURCH
In 2027 we are rebuilding and expanding the organ in Hviding Church, Ribe Diocese. The organ was built in 1966 by Marcussen & Søn, with 12 stops on manual (C-c3) and pedal (C-d1). The manual division was built in behind the old organ facade (organ builder: Amdi Worm) from 1782. A new swell organ will be placed behind the existing pedal action. The console is replaced by a new 2-manual console with a compass of C-g3/ C-d1. The main division will be rebuilt with new and existing manual stops, which are placed on a new wind chest. Four of the existing manual stops are moved to the new swell. The pedal division remains unchanged. The specification is expanded to a total of 16 stops.
SKALS CHURCH
In 2027, the former organ from Bramdrup Church will be installed in Skals Church. It is a Marcussen organ from 2000, with 11 stops, 2 manuals and pedal.
The organ's façade was designed in collaboration with architect MAA Mogens Svenning.
HELSINGØR SCT. OLAI
In 2027/2028, restoration and alteration work will be carried out, including cleaning of the organ, renovation of the bellows leather, renewal of the manual keyboards, installation of a new setzer, re-voicing, various repairs to the pipes and replacement of the Octave 2'.
The organ was built by Poul-Gerhard Andersen in 1969 and contains three pedal stops from the church's previous organ (Marcussen & Søn 1865). Minor rearrangements and revoicing were carried out in 1987 by Poul-Gerhard Andersen’s Orgelbyggeri. A pedal stop and setzer system were added by P.G. Andersen & Bruhn in 2000. The organ now comprises 53 stops distributed across 3 manuals and pedal.
LØKKEN CHURCH
In 2029, we will deliver a new organ to Løkken Church. The organ will have 29 + 5 transmitted stops distributed across the Great, Positive, Swell and Pedal divisions. The movable console will be placed on the floor under the pulpit, and the organ's key and stop actions will be transmitted electrically. The organ will be placed on a new gallery, which will be designed in collaboration with the architectural firm Bundgaard, which is responsible for renovating the interior of the church.
NUSTRUP KIRKE
In 2028, restoration and reconstruction of the organ in Nustrup Church will be carried out. The organ was delivered in 1893 by our company, with 11 stops + 2 vacant stops, and with slider windchests, mechanical action and stops. The following stops will be reconstructed: Doppelflöte 8' and Salicional 8' in Manual I, Viola di Gamba 8' in Manual II. In addition, stops that were originally planned for the vacant spaces will be added: Trompet 8' in Manual I and Violon 16' in Pedal. Furthermore, an octave coupler will be reinstalled.
The organ was originally equipped with box bellows, and this system will be recreated with foot pedals for mechanical operation and an electric pull-up mechanism for electric operation.
The newer façade from 1952 will be replaced by a reconstruction of the façade from 1893. The organ was originally located on a gallery, but this will not be recreated.
MUNKEBO CHURCH
In 2029, we will deliver a new organ to Munkebo Church. The organ will have 19 stops + 1 transmitted stop, distributed across the Great, Swell and Pedal divisions. The organ will be installed on the floor at the west end of the church in two organ cases – a solution that takes into account both the vaulted contours of the tower room and the location of the west window.
The great organ section will be placed on the north side, and the swell and pedal sections on the south side (wooden pipes belonging to the pedal's Subbas 16' C-H will be placed on the north side, behind the great organ). The console will be placed in front of the great organ and connected with a mechanical action and electric stop action, with a combination system. The mechanical key action is supplemented with pallet magnets in the swell in order to realise a sub-octave coupling.
The project is being carried out in collaboration with C & W arkitekter a/s.
ERRITSØ CHURCH
In 2028, we will deliver a new organ to Erritsø Church. The organ will have 14 stops, 4 transmissions and 1 vacant stop. The organ will be placed in a rebuilt tower room and on a new/rebuilt gallery, and will be designed in collaboration with Tegnestuen v. Gert Madsen arkitekt m.a.a. and NB Tegnestuen ApS. The great organ, flanked by pedal towers, will be placed at the front of the gallery. The swell division will be placed behind it, inside the tower. A wind system with wedge bellows for the manual divsions and a blower will be placed at the rear, under the modified tower staircase.
The console will be placed down in the church room, and the organ's key and stop actions will be transmitted electrically by means of a Sinua system, which handles both stop combinations and couplers.
DAMSHOLTE CHURCH
In 2029, we will deliver a new 16-stop organ to Damsholte Church. The church was built in 1741-43 by architect Philip de Lange.
The organ will have a Great, Swell and Pedal division and will be placed on the existing gallery at the west end of the church. A wind system with a blower motor and wedge bellows will be installed behind the organ. The new organ has been designed in collaboration with the architectural firm Arp & Nielsen and organ consultant Peter Bjerregaard.
SEE AND HEAR AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF OUR ORGANS
The sound of a Marcussen & Son organ is something special. Since our very beginning, the sound has been a central part of our hallmark – and so it remains. A pipe organ from Marcussen & Son is known by the sound. We are proud when we are told that music lovers clearly feel and hear the difference and know when it is a Marcussen & Son organ that is played. We are dedicated to ensure that the organs we build fits perfectly with the specific room.