Organist shares how his childhood music lessons led him to a lifelong passion

For StoryCorps, Lance Jackson speaks with his former music teacher about how her lessons led him to a career as a professional organist.
Hyperallergic

The Return of Organ Music in the World's Oldest Photography Museum

George Eastman House North Organ Project (all images courtesy the George Eastman House) Each morning as he sat down to breakfast, George Eastman would be serenaded by live pipe organ music played by a ...
Your Observer

Notre-Dame organist offers concert dedicating pipe organ at SAKLC

Olivier Latry visited Sarasota to provide the concert that dedicated the St. Armands Lutheran Church's Schantz pipe organ ...
PBS

The Pipes of Valparaiso: A Holiday Celebration

A celebration of the power and elegance of music performed with the pipe organ. We are proud to bring you The Pipes of Valparaiso: A Christmas Celebration. The talented musicians perform Christmas ...
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The craft and power of the pipe organ

A look at the history and craftsmanship behind pipe organs built by Henry Willis and Sons.
Yahoo

BYU Music Building’s ‘crown jewel’ is 3rd largest pipe organ in Utah

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Opus 100, a world-class organ in the BYU Music Building, has two consoles where organists can play from. | BYU BYU’s new music ...
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World's largest theater pipe organ found in Franklin business park

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 ...
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Henry Flagler loved the pipe organ at his Gilded Age mansion in Palm Beach

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whitehall, the Palm Beach mansion built by Henry Flagler, circa 1901. Hiring a pop star to entertain at a private bash has long ...
KNKX Public Radio

70 years ago, the 'Incredible' Jimmy Smith redefined jazz organ

Following his first Blue Note sessions in February 1956, Jimmy Smith’s groundbreaking musical approach left a lasting impression that endures today.
WGBH

Bach, the Hook organ and the sounds like ‘heaven’ at Mechanics Hall

Mechanics Hall in Worcester is home to the famed Hook Organ, also known as the Worcester Organ. And GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath sat down with Mechanics Hall principal organist Peter ...
Daily Journal

In Mexico City, this German organist says music is a gift from God and the organ’s sound is proof

MEXICO CITY (AP) — After six decades of devotion to the organ, Maestro Leo Krämer treats the instrument like an extension of himself. He doesn’t even need to lay hands on it to hear in his mind how a ...
Hartford Courant

A small CT college features a big instrument. It’s bringing in more students.

The college students have different goals and plans as they learn to play what Mozart called the “King of the Instruments.” One Trinity College student wants to become a full-time organist, playing in ...