James]’ Mechanical Organ of Dutch origin has been around longer than he has, but thanks to being rebuilt over the years and lovingly cared for, it delivers its unique performances just as ...

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 ...

On Friday, Feb. 20, you can enjoy the classic silent film "The General" while two Quad Cities musicians fill the space with an improvised score and sound effects.

To some lovers of classical sounds, organ music seems irremediably goyish, despite outstanding achievements by such Jewish composers as Aaron Copland and Arnold Schoenberg in writing for the so-called ...

The first mechanical pipe organ, a water-driven monster called a hydraulus, so awed the ancients that they enshrined it in a temple of Venus. A 5th century organ at Jerusalem thundered forth such a ...

We associate the pipe organ with Johann Sebastian Bach and other Baroque masters. But, since the mid-14th century, there has been an unbroken stream of notated organ music, making it the most enduring ...

Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5448985/5449017" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> The ...

Syracuse University organist Anne Laver will perform at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22 in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall.

Celebrating the classic jazz combo configuration of the Hammond B3 organ, guitar and drums, and the Black- American experience through music, Chris Foreman, Greg Rockingham and Bobby Broom bring a ...

The world's largest theater pipe organ can be found in a Franklin warehouse. The massive instrument is the brainchild of Paul Woelbing. When Woelbing is asked why he put the theater organ together, he ...

The Centennial Organ was so named because of its construction during Chico State University’s 100-year-anniversary. It graced the stage at the university’s Harlen Adams Theatre since the late 1980s.

There is nothing worse than hauling yourself out of your warm bed to practice in a cold church all day. Organists, we feel your pain. *Warning - this page contains much organ geekery* Sadly, owning ...