After apprenticeship and working in various companies in Switzerland, England, France an Japan, Peter set up is own workshop in Rheinfelden, Switzerland in 2004. He is fascinated by the unique combination in our profession, where technical, musical and aesthetic skills are needed. He sees the ISO as a great opportunity to develop the international exchange and knowledge in organ building.

In 1986 he started his apprenticeship at the Sueddeutsche Orgelpfeifenfabrik Roland Killinger to become a pipe maker with educational at the Oscar Walcker Schule in Ludwigsburg, Germany. In 1989 he worked at the Killinger - reed making and voicing. Since 1995 workshop manager at Killinger. 2002 - CEO of KILLINGER PFEIFEN FREIBERG

Andrew joined Harrison & Harrison as an apprentice in 1994. At the age of 22 he became London Tuner. In 2012 Andrew has been responsible for the musical success of many projects, including the Royal Festival Hall and King’s College, Cambridge. In addition to his work at H & H, Andrew is an accomplished organist and choir trainer, currently holding the posts of Director of Music at St Michael & All Angels, Croydon, and Director of the chamber choir, Amici Coro.

Martin Pasi received his first formal experience in organ building during a four-year apprenticeship with the Rieger Company in his native Austria. In 1981 he immigrated to America and worked with several organ builders in the US and Canada until he opened his own shop in 1990. Since then, 27 instruments have been completed ranging in size from a 3-stop continuo to a large 4-manual organ. All parts including the pipes are made at his shop. www.pasiorgans.com

Catarina Grönlund fourth generation of organbuilders in the Grönlund family and Company. She has since 1980 worked as organbuilder. Now she is managing director and also works with design, technical drawing, service and in the workshop.

Director and co-owner of Orgelbau Goll Luzern, Switzerland. He started his organbuilding apprenticeship after high school graduation, education in architecture and music. He is dedicated to the formation of young Swiss organbuilders. He is also teacher at the music high school in Luzern and Zürich. Simon was president of the organisation committee for the ISO helvetia congress 2012. He is member of the ISO Board since 2010.

Studied « history of art and musicology » (master thesis: “La facture d’orgues liégeoise au XVIII siècle: la dynastie des Le Picard et Robustelly” Musical studies at the Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Liège. Working since 1984 in the family business. Publisher of the ISO Journal and ISO Treasurer since 2006

After studies in Sacred Music and training as an organ builder, Matthias Wirth worked as a voicer for the companies Rieger (Schwarzach/Austria) and Seifert (Kevelaer/Germany). Since 2018 he has been working as a freelance voicer for various companies in Europe. He also specialises in marketing, strategy and communication for small handcraft businesses, non-profit organisations and local politics. He loves to explore the big lines and the details in organ building and music. Therefore, it is a special pleasure for him to bring all these skills together in the activity as editor of the ISO Journal.

In 1976, Bertrand Cattiaux startet his apprenticeship at Jean-Loup Boisseau in Poitiers. Associated with him for 20 years (Boisseau-Cattiaux), he founded the Atelier Bertrand Cattiaux in Liourdres in the south-west of France in 1998. The company has 8 employees. Bertrand Cattiaux has been an ISO member since 1998 and has organized several workshops around French harmony.

Didier Grassins interest in organbulding began in the shadow of the famous clicquot organ of Poitiers, France, his native town. His professional path took him through several years as freelance designer, working for many major european and american firms before joining casavant frères for eight years. In 2011, he joined the Noack Organ Co. in Georgetown, MA, taking its leadership in 2015 at the retirement of Fritz Noack.