Society for the authorities
Barnim Grüneberg
We create a platform for contact and action for people for whom the organs built in the company of the Barnim Grüneberg family are of extraordinary value, who care that the achievements of Grüneberg organ builders, which remain to our times, still serve the faithful and lovers of music in good condition.
We protect existing derived instruments
from the Barnim Grüneberg factory
Who we are
Our Association was established in April 2021. It is an initiative of people who see the importance of cultural heritage, including the legacy of Barnim Grüneberg and members of his organ-building family, and the need for comprehensive care for it. We invite people interested in activities in this area, as well as the popularization of organ music, to cooperate with us.
Maciej Kawałko is the representative of our Association.
We care
the organ is built
in the company of the Barnim Grüneberg family.
Many years ago, there was a man in Szczecin who gave his craft a higher rank. He built instruments to the sound of which people prayed, moved, meditated, communed with beauty. We want that the legacy of his and his family's achievements, which remains to our times, regain its splendor and serve to enrich the spiritual life as long as possible.
History
Carl Barnim Theodor Grüneberg was born on December 27, 1828 in Szczecin as the third of six children of August Wilhelm and Carolina Henrietta Rosalia Grüneberg née Breslich. His father continued the more than a hundred years old tradition of the Grüneberg family in the field of organ construction, dating back to the Baroque period.
Due to his father's premature death in 1837, it is difficult to say whether Barnim Grüneberg received any training from him - he was only 9 years old at the time of his father's death. In the years 1843-47 he apprenticed at the workshop of his uncle, Carl August Buchholz in Berlin, who was then one of the most respected organ builders in Germany. It can be assumed that it was there that Barnim Grüneberg was liberated as a journeyman. In the following years, he wandered around the largest European organ workshops. At the present stage of research, it is impossible to determine how long it lasted, one can only assume that it took place between 1847 and 1854. The workshop of the deceased father was taken over by his widow and turned into a piano and piano shop.
We popularize
knowledge of the organs built in the Barnim Grüneberg factory
Cooperate with us
We want to use the potential that lies dormant in unusual instruments, often located in small towns and even villages, for activities that activate local communities and build the attractiveness of places and facilities. We combine our enthusiasm with the expertise of organ builders and organologists as well as the talent of organists. This is how it is created a group of people who see the value of historic instruments and their importance for the development of the region.
Wojska Polskiego 11,
71-004 Tanowo
Tel: 123-456-789
Mail: mail@mail.com
