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2011 Blancafort organ at Basílica Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

1907 Walcker organ at Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, Spain

2008 Grenzing organ at Convent de Sant Francesc, Palma, Spain

1765 Bosch organ at Parròquia de St. Andreu, Santanyi, Spain

2009 Grenzing organ at Iglesia de Santa María la Real, Deba, Spain

2013 Pipedreams Tour - Pipe Organs of Spain

The itinerary for this year's tour of The Pipe Organs of Spain took PIPEDREAMS host Michael Barone and his coach full of 40 organ-loving friends to Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Burgos, Toledo and Madrid for opportunities to hear and play Iberian instruments ranging in size from four to seventy-one stops. They'll also travelled to the Basque region in the north to experience its romantic-era Cavaillé-Coll organs, visited the famous monastery at Montserrat and the organ-building shop of Gerhard Grenzing, where they met iconic teacher and recitalist Montserrat Torrent, and later enjoyed an after-hours presentation of the new Blancafort installation in the Gaudi-designed Basilica Sagrada Familia.

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Itinerary:

Tuesday, May 14: Barcelona

Gerhard Grenzing Organ Builders

Wednesday, May 15: Barcelona

Santa Maria de Montserrat, 2010 Blancafort (IV/63)

Museo de la Música, 1719 Perez (I/7) – 17th C. Anonymous (I/7); 2005 Grenzing – 1590 Hauslaib (I/4 + espineta) Claviorgan, Grenzing 2012

Basílica Sagrada Familia, 2011 Blancafort (II/26)

Thursday, May 16: Barcelona/Palma de Mallorca

Barcelona, Palau de la Música Catalana, 1907 Walcker (IV/63); 2003 Grenzing

Barcelona, Basílica Santa Maria del Mar, 18th C. Anonymous (II/21); 1998 Grenzing (III/44)

Friday, May 17: Palma de Mallorca/Bilbao

Palma, Convent de St. Agusti (Eglésia dels Socors), 1703 Damià & Sebastià Caimari (III/30); 1970 Grenzing

Palma, Convent de Sant Francesc, 2008 Grenzing (III/55) – Gothic facade

Santanyi, Parròquia de St. Andreu, 1765 Bosch (II/23); 1978-2002 Grenzing

Saturday, May 18: Bilbao/San Sebastian

Azpetia, Basílica de Loyola, 1889 Cavaillé-Coll (III/36)

Azkoitia, Iglesia Santa Maria la Real, 1898 Cavaillé-Coll (III/40)

Deba, Iglesia de Santa María la Real, 2009 Grenzing (III/35)

Sunday, May 19: San Sebastian

San Sebastian, Iglesia San Vicente, 1868 Cavaillé-Coll; 1893 Puget; 1904 Mutin (III/35)

San Sebastian, Iglesia Santa María del Coro, 1863 Cavaillé-Coll (III/44)

San Sebastian, Iglesia San Iganacio de Loyola, 1914 E. F. Walcker (II/28)

Usurbil, Iglesia del Salvador, 1907-1920 Mutin; Cavaillé-Coll (II/50)

Monday, May 20: Burgos

Catedtral de Burgos, 1883 Roqués – 1670-74 Anonymous (1/75); 1999 Grenzing – 1530 F./F. Giménez (I/8,5); 1997 Magaz

Eglesia la Merced, 1905 Cavaillé-Coll (II/56); 2004 Grenzing

Tuesday, May 21: Lerma/Madrid

Iglesia de Lerma, 1615 Quijano (I/5) – 1615 Quijano (I/12)

Madrid, Escuela Superior de Musica Riena Sofia, 2008 Grenzing (II/24)

Wednesday, May 22: Madrid

Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena, 1999 Grenzing (IV/71)

Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia, 2008 Grenzing (II/24)

San Francisco el Grande, 1884 Cavaillé-Coll, (II/22)

Thursday, May 23: Getafe/Toledo

Getafe, Catedral Santa Maria Magdalena, 18th c. Echevarria (I/16)

Toledo, Catedral of Saint Mary, 1798 Verdalonga (II/33) – 1755 Echevarria (III/28) – 1791 Verdalonga (III/55)

Friday, May 24: Madrid

Real Academia de las Bellas Artes de San Fernando, 1981 Blancafort

Basilica Pontifica San Miguel, 1975 Grenzing (III/58)

Palacio Real, 1778 Bosch & Davila (III/44); Grenzing

2010 Blancafort organ at Santa Maria de Montserrat, Barcelona, Spain