The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and host Brian Lauritzen take you inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall organ, affectionately nicknamed “Hurricane Mama.” Discover the story behind Hurricane Mama, organ’s unique place in classical music and how the WDCH organ has inspired composers and artists alike over the past ten years.
These 4 videos feature architect Frank Gehry, organ builder Manuel Rosales, and organist Cameron Carpenter. Brian Lauritzen hosts.
The videos will run sequentially.
WQXR Radio is sponsoring an all-day Bach Organ Marathon beginning at 7am on Saturday, November 22nd, at St. Peter’s Church in Manhattan. The marathon is curated by Paul Jacobs, chair of the organ department at the Juilliard School. Ticket prices range from $10 to $75 for the entire marathon. Performers include:
7:00 AM: David Crean
8:15 AM: James Wetzel
9:30 AM: Raymond Nagem
10:45 AM: Yinying Luo, Colin MacKnight, Janet Yieh
12:00 PM: Chelsea Chen
1:15 PM: Ryan Jackson
2:30 PM: Benjamin Sheen
4:15 PM: David Ball, Daniel Ficarri, Griffin McMahon
5:30 PM: Isabelle Demers
6:45 PM: David Enlow
8:00 PM: Paul Jacobs
9:15 PM: Christopher Houlihan
10:30 PM: Michael Hey
11:45 PM: Ryan Kennedy, Alexander Pattavina, Gregory Zelek
Additional information, including a live stream, is available on the WQXR website
Paul Jacobs at the St. Peter’s Church organ.
Photo credit: Kim Nowacki/WQXR
The November, 2014 issue of TAO features the installation of the Lewnosksi Family Organ in Dahlgren Chapel at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. The organ was built by Schoenstein & Co. from San Francisco, CA.
It began on a snowy day:
Pipework of the Great Diapason chorus (L) and Pedal 16′ Open Wood pipes, horizontal, behind central wall (R):
The casework is installed:
Read the article and view the complete stoplist in the November issue of the The American Organist.
The AGO’s 2015 Southeast Regional Convention will showcase fine organs played by artists of who are protégés of the great French organists of the last century. Featured organs and venues include:
Fisk Organ
Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church (Charlotte, NC)
AEolian-Skinner Organ
Covenant Presbyterian Church (Charlotte)
Schlueter Organ
Covenant Presbyterian Church (Charlotte)
Ruffatti Organ
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (Charlotte)
AEolian-Skinner Organ
Winthrop University (Rock Hill, SC)
AEolian-Skinner Organ
Myers Park Baptist Church (Charlotte)
Letourneau Organ
Saint John’s Baptist Church (Charlotte)
Moller Organ
First United Methodist Church (Charlotte)
Commissioned artists include Ned Rorem, David Conte, Richard Webster, Mary Louise Bringle, Helen Kemp, Sally Ann Morris, and Joyce Teta.
For Further information:
Home page slider photo: St. John’s Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC – Orgues Létourneau ltée Opus 113 (2008) III/45. Pipe Organ Database Entry
Submissions to the 2016 Pogorzelski-Yankee Composition Competition are due by November 28th, 2014.
The Pogorzelski-Yankee tracker organ is now in its new home at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The competition fosters the creation of new music for this instrument and organs of this size.
The 2016 Competition calls for an organ composition of 10-12 minutes in length; there are no restrictions in regard to compositional style. The competition is open to proposals from composers of all ages and nationalities.
For further information:
Pogorzelski-Yankee tracker organ installation
New Music & Competitions
Thirteen different venues in Indianapolis and Bloomington Indiana will host performances this summer at the AGO’s Great Lakes Regional Convention. The venues are:
Christ Church Cathedral
Christian Theological Seminary
Grand Hall, Indiana Landmarks Center
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
Second Presbyterian Church
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Warren Performing Arts Center
All Saints Episcopal Church
Christ Church Cathedral
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
Auer Hall, Simon Music Center
Alumni Hall, Memorial Union
For more information:
Links to all 2015 AGO Regional Conventions
The organs and venues featured in the home page slider are:
LEFT: Christian Theological Seminary (Indianapolis) – Holtkamp Opus 1999 (1987), III/34. Pipe Organ Database Entry
CENTER: Grand Hall, Indiana Landmarks Center (Indianapolis) – Thomas P. Sanborn & Son (1892), II/33. Pipe Organ Database Entry
RIGHT: Auer Hall, Simon Music Center, Bloomington, IN – Instrument: C. B. Fisk Opus 135 (2010), III/68. Pipe Organ Database Entry