It should be borne in mind that Philip Lefebvre is now 75 years old and Jean-Pierre Leguay will shortly be 85. Both formally retired following the fire and have been appointed organist emeritus which is, at it seems to me, what would be expected. I'm sure both will have the opportunity to play following the re-opening of the cathedral. Johann Vexo now holds two teaching posts in Strasbourg as well as being Titulaire at Nancy. Perhaps he didn't want to return to Paris, we don't know. I'm not sure what the petitioners hope to acheive by asking for the clock to be wound back 5 years. Had the fire not happened, would we expect the same team that was at the cathedral in 2019 to be unchanged in 2024? Of course we don't know what the organists themselves think of the new appointments. The appointmnet of a young assistant organist with Thibault Fajoles, seems a sensible addition to the team, whatever the selection process may have been.

Notre Dame de Paris have announced their new team of organists ahead of the reopening of the Cathedral. https://www.notredamedeparis.fr/nomination-de-quatre-organistes-a-notre-dame-de-paris/ However, the sidelining of long-standing organists Philippe Lefevre (co-titulaire des Grandes orgues) and Johann Vexo (assistant/deputy choir organist) and the appointment of a 21 year old student as one of the team, without a competition, has caused some disquiet in the French professional organist community. The appointment has also been made of Thierry Escaich as one of the co-titulaires, though the petition seems to accept this on the basis of his established record. https://www.change.org/p/notre-dame-de-paris-à-nouveau-en-feu-contre-la-nomination-des-futurs-organistes (there is a translation halfway down the page) Also find biographies of the new team at https://www.notredamedeparis.fr/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Biographies-Organistes-titulaires-de-Notre-Dame.pdf  

Confirmation that Andrew Lucas has been named as Interim Director of Music at Winchester Cathedral  https://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/news/winchester-cathedral-announces-appointment-of-interim-musical-director/

Confirmation that Andrew Lucas has been named as Interim Director of Music at Winchester Cathedral  https://www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk/news/winchester-cathedral-announces-appointment-of-interim-musical-director/