The Rev. Dan Collison, worship arts pastor at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, is proud of his church's pipe organ. Weighing in at a whopping 40 tons, it is thought to be the largest tracker organ -- ...
When composer Nathan Barr found the instrument he had been looking for, he built a studio for it. Barr (“True Blood,” “The Americans”) collects unusual musical devices, especially mechanical ones from ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Marvel at the 4,322-pipe, $3.1 million king of instruments that is the William J.
Pipe organs are typically associated with churches and cathedrals. Their very size and complexity can render them intimidating. But one young organist, Cameron Carpenter, is reshaping the perception ...
One of the most unique concerts I played in 2022 took place at the Lake Leelenau RV Park in northern Michigan. The owner of this park, a kindly widower in his 80s, is a lover of pipe organs and organ ...
History hasn't always been kind to the University of Minnesota's Aeolian-Skinner organ, built between 1932 and 1936. "It's true that for decades the university spent very little money on the organ," ...
Among classical-music instruments, the organ ranks rather low on the scale of sexy cachet. Hipper than the harp, maybe, but certainly not the violin — Strad or no Strad. Cameron Carpenter wants to ...
The historic Temple Theater in Meridian hosts movies and live events for Lauderdale County and features a restored grand theater organ. We travel to Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church to talk with ...
The pipe organ at Claremont United Church of Christ has few peers in Southern California. With 4,041 pipes and 54 stops, it’s a little sister to the world-renowned 6,125-pipe, 72-stop organ at Disney ...