On September 30, 2018 organist Michal Szostak published an article explaining ways to categorize the largest organs in the world. The article provides some scholarly tid-bits on his logic behind categorizing the behemoths of our industry.One of his lists, which appears below, is drawn from the article first published on Vox Humana, the online digital […]
Pipedreams, a weekly radio program celebrating the organ and its music and broadcast across more than 120 stations throughout the United States and available on internet streaming radio, celebrates its 35th anniversary in October, 2018. Michael Barone serves as the host and senior executive producer of Pipedreams. Barone’s program inspires organists to learn about new […]
The report includes: Agenda 2017 Minutes President’s Report Treasurer’s Report Membership Report Presentation by Peter Partridge on the Drake organ at Westminster Abbey Choir School Nominations Report Elections RCCO Niagara Centre AGM report 6.7.18
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ is home to the world’s largest pipe organ. Midmer-Losh constructed one of the two instruments between 1929 and 1932 for the building previously known as the Atlantic City Convention Center. The biggest instrument, Opus 5550, 7/449, resides in the auditorium which is known for many years as the location of the […]
BBC 3’s Organ and Choir producer Chris Taylor, an organist in his own right, provides five points that organists know about their craft. View it here:
Wilfred Meller’s book, Bach and the Dance of God, is a curious book used by musicians when turning to better understand Bach’s numerology. First published in 1981, Meller claims that it ,”makes explicit as never before the connections between Bach’s works, whether sacred or secular, and the myths, dogma and liturgy of his Church”. Heinrich […]
RCCO Hamilton Centre presents two Saturday workshops for musicians at MacNab Street Presbyterian Church, 116 MacNab St S, Hamilton, Ontario. Saturday, April 28th from 9Am to 12 Noon a session on organ improvisation and hymn playing will be led by Andy Elmhirst, St Christopher’s Anglican, Toronto and Andrew Adair, St. Mary Magdelene, Toronto. Saturday, May 5th […]
Today is the commemoration of the 333rd birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach. Musicians, especially organists, hail him as one of the world’s greatest composers. If you’re looking to introduce someone to JSB consider sharing this 9 minute video produced by the editors of the website Johann Sebastian Bach for Children.
Pedals Pipes and Pizza Presenter has many interests Ryan Baxter is looking forward to talking about the pipe organ at the RCCO Niagara Centre’s March 26th free Pedals Pipes and Pizza Encounter open to children aged six and older together with their families. It reminds him of his first pipe organ experience when he […]
Children aged 6 and older, together with their families, and anyone else with a natural curiosity are invited to have a free, hands-on experience with a musical instrument that looks like the cockpit of a fighter plane combined with making sounds louder than a rock concert. No music experience is necessary. The instrument, the […]
