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Categories > Artist Management Artist management agencies representing organists. Booking, press releases |
| Link/Description |
| Concert Artist Cooperative - Soloists and Ensembles from around the world. Includes such artists as Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin, Faythe Freese, Stephen Roberts, Johan Hermans and more |
| International Organist and World Organ Directory - Featuring independant performing organists, consultants, and world famous instruments. US Artists include Lucious Weathersby, Toni-Desiree' Hines, Carol Williams, James Cook, Cameron Carpenter. |
| Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc. - Concert Organist management since 1921 |
| Michael Harrold Artist Management - Michael Harrold Artist Management is known for the quality of the classical Artists managed and represented. |
| Monica Fallon Artist Management - Monica Fallon Artist Management takes an active part in the constantly renewing networks between composers, performers and concert producers. We participate in program decisions and reach out to the audience through the media. Based in Israel, Monica Fallon manages concert organist Elisabeth Roloff. |
| Patrick Garvey Management - International Artist Management, representing organist Thomas Trotter |
| Pemberton PR, Management and Language Services - MAGDALEN MARY PEMBERTON G.R.S.M., musician and linguist. Texts and translations, management and public relations, tourism (guided tours, organ visits), language coaching. Currently managing Armin Becker and Peter Szeles. |
| Penny Lorenz Artist Management - Penny Lorenz Artist Management specializes in representing professional organists. Penny currently represents the internationally known organ recitalists Robert Bates, Craig Cramer and Aaron David Miller. These artists are available for solo recitals, orchestra concerts, workshops and masterclasses. |
| Philip Truckenbrod Concert Artists - This is the site for information on a variety of concert performers available for booking in the United States and Canada. Included are several outstanding European and American vocal and choral ensembles, some of the world's finest younger concert pianists, instrumental ensembles and recitalists, and today's premiere American and European concert organists. |
| TIngrassia Entertainment - We are a multi-service agency, specializing in celebrity personal appearance management, celebrity merchandise management, manuscript and journal writing, and educational consulting. Managing concert organist Scott Lamlein. |
| Windwerk Artists - WindWerk Artists is an association of professional organists |
Categories > Choral Resources Resources for choral directors, singers, sheet music, more |
| Link/Description |
| Choral Music by Crawford R. Thoburn - Choral Music by Crawford R. Thoburn: Quality Choral Literature for Church, School, and Community. Info on 100+ published works for mixed and treble voices. |
| Choral Public Domain library - Downloadable files of public domain choral music. Updated with new additions daily. |
| Choral Symphony Society - The Choral Symphony Society was founded in 1964 as a non-profit, cultural, educational organization to offer the community an affordable concert experience featuring the finest in choral and orchestral repertoire. |
| Choral Works - Note Perfect Training - These aids will assist individuals and choirs in becoming note perfect. By listening to the notes, learning them in advance, you can prepare yourself or your choir to sing competently from the very start; rehearsal time can effectively be better utilised for working on dynamics and presentation. Our most popular is Handel's 'Messiah' |
| ChoralNet - The Internet Center for Choral Music |
| Choristers - Host site for UK Choirs, Composers, Organisations, Music Shops & Agents |
| Composer Lior Navok - Music for orchestra, chamber music, choir, and more. |
| Google directory of choral music - Google web directory from the Open Directory Project |
| Mainely A Cappella - The largest collection of A Cappella in the world. |
| Male Choir Homepage - A collection of male choir links and information from around the world, at Google.com |
| Music-for-Church-Choirs.com - The Church Choir Music resource - If you conduct a Church Choir, sing in one, employ, support or simply enjoy listening to one, you'll find plenty to interest you here at Music-for-Church-Choirs.com. |
| Sasha Kantsberg (Israel) - Official Website of Alexander (Sasha) Kantsberg – Choir Conductor, Big Band Leader, Teacher, Saxophonist and Arranger |
| Vocal Area Network - Vocal Area Network is dedicated to the advancement of vocal ensemble music in the New York City area. |
Categories > Church Musician Resources Websites with resources for church musicians: information, employment, music, information for and about substitute organists, organist jobs and more |
| Link/Description |
| Choral Music by Crawford R. Thoburn - Choral Music by Crawford R. Thoburn: Quality Choral Literature for Church, School, and Community. Info on 100+ published works for mixed and treble voices. |
| Church Music - This site deals with the Church Music in the Reformed Churches and the role of the organ. With this website we would like to provide some information on church music history, starting with the Scriptures, information about the role of the organist in the church and liturgy. This should give a starting point for any further discussion about church music, in the Reformed churches in North America. |
| ChurchJobs.net Job Openings - Job listings in the Music/Worship Ministry from ChurchJobs.net |
| First Unitarian Substitute Organist Guide - Service Particulars - This is a supremely detailed guide for substitute organists from First Unitarian Church, Worcester, MA. A great example of making the substitute organist's experience smooth. |
| Hervormd Dinteloord - Perhaps you are interested in MIDI files of all 150 Genevan psalmtunes composed in the 16th century by Louis Bourgeois, Maître Pierre and Matthias Greiter, in the order of reformator John Calvin. You can find them, and many other songs, on the melody page of our site, as well the development of our new organ. |
| Hymn CDs - Details of CD organ hymn accompaniments, organ accompaniments for weddings, Christmas day, Remembrance day and organ voluntaries are given on www.hymncds.com |
| Hymns on the Pipe Organ - The site aims to provide quality hymn accompaniments for congregational singing. Public Domain hymns only, and as such are provided free of charge. All MP3 files (320 bits compression) can be freely downloaded. |
| Kirchenmusiker.de - German Internet-portal for church musicians |
| NYC AGO Substitute Organist Referrals - Provides churches and synagogues in immediate need of substitute organist/choir directors with names of qualified musicians; Encourages adequate compensation for all positions offered by area churches and synagogues. |
| Organist Jobs at ExploreTalent.com - Explore Talent is a site that lists a multitude of music-related jobs. You will need to sift through many rock band-type keyboardist postings, but they do have a number of church organist jobs as well. |
| Organist Positions Available - Job service from The American Guild of Organists. Employers: Post New Positions Available. Organists: Search Positions Available |
| Organtek Church Organ & Carillon Service - Valuable information pertaining to church organs and bells, carillons, and chimes. If you are considering the purchase of a new organ or carillon, or refurbishment of an exisiting instrument, this information could save you lots of money, and help you avoid costly mistakes! If you need maintenance or repairs, it can help you understand the needs of these instruments and find qualified technicians. |
| Praise Buildings - The largest directory of products and services for religious properties on the planet.From architects to web designers, we have everything you need to help your house of worship prosper. |
| Presbyterian Association of Musicians - The Presbyterian Association of Musicians (PAM) is a national organization of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for people who are involved in the areas of worship, music, and the arts. Choir directors, organists, Christian educators, clergy, and lay people will find PAM to be a valuable resource for creative worship planning. Musician jobs |
| Resources for Church Musicians: an Online Workshop - Compiled by Rodney C. Murrow, Ph.D. |
| The Art of being a Substitute Organist - A guide for substitute organists by Merle D. Zimmermann |
| The Church Music Report - Website full of information for church musicians. Includes a church jobs listing. |
| UK Cathedral Music Links - Large website with choral / church musician resources and descriptions of UK Cathedrals, Abbeys, Collegiate Churches and College Chapels. |
| Wolcraft Organ Lamps - Wolcraft makes a line of LED-based organ lamps for the music rack as well as pedals that provide outstanding illumination. |
Categories > Colleges, Universities, Schools -- USA Organ study in the USA, organized by state |
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| ** Graduate Degrees in Music - This is a comprehensive listing of graduate programs in music (not necessarily organ) throughout the USA and around the world |
| AL University of Alabama - BA, BM Organ Performance, BS ed, MM Organ Performance/Choral Conducting, MM in Church Music, DMA Organ Performance. Organs: Holtkamp, Walcker, Schlicker; Faculty: Dr. Faythe Freese |
| AR Henderson State University - Henderson is Arkansas' public liberal arts university. It has a fine music, and particularly organ, tradition. Faculty: Dr. Kathleen Scheide |
| AZ Arizona State University School of Music - Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees. Performance degrees offered. Fritts organ. Faculty: Dr. Kimberly Marshall |
| AZ Northern Arizona University - B.M., M.M. in Piano Performance. Organ lessons and master classes are available. Ardrey Auditorium has a fine III/57 Austin organ. Faculty: Liz Smith |
| AZ University of Arizona - B.M., B.A., M.M., D.M.A., Ph.D. offered. Faculty: Dr. Pamela Decker |
| CO Colorado State University - BM, MM in Organ. Campus organs by Casavant, Layton; area organs by Phelps and Marcussen. Faculty: Peggy Johnson. Students who pursue organ studies at CSU are qualified to enter careers as church musicians, solo and ensemble performers, apprentice organ builders, and studio teachers. |
| CT The Hartt School, University of Hartford - Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance, Master of Music in Liturgical Performance. Faculty: Larry Allen |
| CT Western Connecticut State University - B.A. in organ performance. Faculty: Stephen Roberts |
| CT Yale University - B.A, B.A./M.M., M.M., M.M.A, D.M.A., Ph.D. Performance degrees offered. Faculty: Michael Murray |
| FL Florida International University - Studies leading to B.M., B.S., M.M., M.S. Faculty: Jaqueline Yost. The School of Music boasts over 50 pianos, a harpsichord, and a spectacular new Schantz organ. |
| FL Florida State College of Music - Excellent organ department in one of the nation's highest ranked schools of music. Concert instruments by Holtkamp and Taylor and Boody. Other instruments by Holtkamp, Bennett / Giuttari, Schantz, Wicks, and Hill and Davidson. Offering Bachelor's Degrees in Organ Performance and Church Music, as well as graduate degrees (MM, DM) in performance. Dr. Michael Corzine, department chair. |
| FL Stetson University - BM, BME, BM with outside field, BM/MBA; Organs by Beckerath, incl. recital hall, studio and practice instruments; faculty, Boyd Jones |
| FL University of Tampa - Faculty: David Isele. Franz Heissler organ |
| GA Wesleyan College - Faculty: Fletcher Clark Anderson; Aeolian Organ |
| GA Columbus State University Schwob School of Music - BM in Organ Performance, BME with emphasis on Organ. Faculty: Joseph Golden. Letorneau organ |
| GA Emory University - Undergraduate and graduate degrees in choral conducting, organ performance, sacred music. Faculty: Timothy Albrecht. Campus organs by Casavant, Holtkamp, Taylor and Boody, Rosales, Jaeckel |
| GA Shorter College - B.M. in Organ, Bachelor of Church Music in Organ |
| IA University of Iowa School of Music - B.A., B.M in performance. Graduate degrees include MA, MFA, DMA and PhD. Seven practice and recital organs, 80-seat Krapf Organ Studio |
| IL NIU School of Music - Organ Performance Degrees for Undergraduate & Graduate Students - Richard Hoskins |
| IL Wheaton College Conservatory of Music - Degrees offered: BMus (Performance, Composition, History/Lit, Elective Studies in Outside Field), BME, BA Music. Organs: Casavant, Schlicker, Roderer, Austin. Organ-Church Music Programs. |
| IN Indiana University - B.M., M.M., D.M. offered. Organs: Rosales, Dobson, Schantz, practice organs by Beckerath, Noack, Holtkamp, Schantz, Reuter, Moller, and Wicks |
| KS Bethany College - B.A. in Music, B.A. in Christian Ministry, and B.M.E. K-12 Choral or Instrumental. Faculty: Dr. Melody Steed. Organs by Reuter. Identity: Bethany College is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) owned and operated by the Central States Synod and the Arkansas/Oklahoma Synod of the ELCA. |
| KS University of Kansas - B.M. with an emphasis in organ performance or church music; M.M. with a major in organ performance or a major in church music, with either a choral conducting or organ performance emphasis; D.M.A. with a major in organ performance or a major in church music |
| LA Louisiana State University School of Music - B.M., M.M., D.M.A, Faculty: Herndon Spillman |
| MA Boston Conservatory - Undergraduate, graduate and diploma programs |
| MA College of the Holy Cross - The College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, is offering a full tuition undergraduate scholarship, renewable on a yearly basis, beginning in the fall of 2005 (class of 2009) for an Organ Scholar. The recipient of this scholarship will have at his/her disposal the 1985 four manual, fifty stop mechanical action organ built by Taylor & Boody Organbuilders. |
| MA Harvard University - A.B. with a concentration in music; Ph.D. program in historical musicology, ethnomusicology, music theory or composition; A. M. program in Performance Practice; no performance degrees offered. Campus organs by Fisk and Flentrop |
| MA New England Conservatory of Music - Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate programs |
| MA The Peabody Conservatory of Music - Undergraduate and graduate degrees. Holtkamp organ |
| ME University of South Maine School of Music - Bachelors and Masters degrees. Two Sexton organs. Faculty: Ray Cornils |
| MI Central Michigan University - B.M.,M.M. in Organ. Faculty: Steven L. Egler, D.M.A. Concert Organ: Casavant |
| MI University of Michigan - Degrees: undergraduate and graduate; organ performance, liturgical music. Organs by Fisk, Skinner, Letorneau. Faculty: James Kibbie |
| MN St. John's University/College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN - Organ as major in BA Performance, BA Liturgical Music, MA Liturgical Music, Summer workshops. Profs. KR Kasling, Anthony Ruff. 64rk Walter Holtkamp Sr, 33rk Fritz Noack, 25rk KC Marrin in 60-seat studio. Scholarships, study abroad. Currently 18 organ students. |
| MN St. Olaf College, Northfield - Undergraduate study with Dr. John Ferguson. Pioneering choral tradition. Large organs by Schlicker/Holtkamp & Dobson. 6 Practice organs. |
| MO Lindenwood University - MO, Saint Charles, BA in Organ, Henry Glass Instructor |
| MO William Jewell College - B.S. in Organ Performance and Church Music. Quimby pipe organ |
| MS Mississippi College - BM, MM Programs in Organ Performance, Church Music, Music Education. Faculty: Dr. Robert Knupp. Organs by Moller, Casavant, Austin. |
| NC Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, NC - The Sacred Music Program of Lenoir-Rhyne College serves the changing needs of full- and part-time church musicians in the community, state, and region. The program's emphases are designed to accommodate traditional day students as well as non-traditional (evening and weekend) students working in music or another full-time career. |
| NC East Carolina University School of Music - An uncompromising commitment to creativity and excellence in Organ Performance and the Religious Arts. Faculty: Janette Fishell. Organ: C.B. Fisk to arrive Fall 2004 |
| NC North Carolina School of the Arts - Master of Music, Bachelor of Music, and the college Arts Diploma in Music. Organ Performance degrees offered |
| NC University of North Carolina--Greensboro - Undergraduate and graduate degrees in performance offered. New Andover III/35 organ. |
| NE University of Nebraska-Lincoln - B.M., B.A., B.M.E., M.M., D.M.A. offered. Faculty: Dr. Christopher Marks. Organs by Reuter and Bedient. |
| NJ Rutgers University, New Brunswick - B.M., B.A., B.M.E., M.M., D.M.A., Artist Diploma offered. Faculty: Antonius Bittmann; Mark Trautman (church music). |
| NJ Westminster Choir College of Rider University - Westminster Choir College of Rider University is located in Princeton, NJ. Organ faculty includes Diane Belcher, Ken Cowan, and Stefan Engels. |
| NY Eastman School of Music - B.Mus.,M.Mus., M.A., D.M.A. |
| NY Houghton College - The Greatbatch School of Music at Houghton College offers Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Music. Faculty: Judy A. Congdon. Wesley Chapel houses a magnificent 47-stop Holtkamp pipe organ. |
| NY Manhattan School of Music - M.Mus, DMA, Professional Studies Certificate. Faculty: McNeil Robinson, Walter Hilse, Dennis Keene, Paul-Martin Maki, Allen Sever |
| NY New York University Steinhardt School of Education - B.A. in organ, non-degree private study available for academic credit. Austin organ at First Presbyterian Church. Faculty: Dr. William Entriken |
| NY Syracuse University - Undergraduate and Graduate Studies in Piano, Organ, and Harpsichord. Holtkamp organ. Faculty: Christopher Marks |
| NY The Juilliard School - BM, MM, DMA, Diplomas. Faculty: Paul Jacobs: chair, Organ Department, since 2004. Instruments: Holtkamp, Kuhn (at Alice Tully Hall) |
| NY University at Buffalo - Undergraduate and graduate degrees. Faculty: Roland Martin, Michael Burke. C.B. Fisk Organ in Slee Hall |
| NY Vassar College - B.A., various concentrations |
| OH Cleveland Institute of Music - B.Mus., M.Mus., D.M.A. |
| OH Oberlin Conservatory - The Conservatory at Oberlin has a great organ dept. |
| OH Ohio University School of Music - B.M., M.M. for performance majors, there are also degrees in Music Education, Music Therapy, Music Theory, Music History, etc. |
| OH University of Cincinnati College Conservatory - Undergraduate and graduate degree programs, 7 pipe organs, 8 harpsichords, clavichord, fortepiano |
| OR Lewis & Clark College - Faculty: Lee Garrett. Organ: Casavant, 85 ranks |
| PA Curtis Institute of Music - Faculty: John Weaver, Alan Morrison |
| PA Duquesne University -- Mary Pappert School of Music: Sacred Music Department - B.M., M.M. in organ and sacred music. Faculty: Ann Labounsky-Chair, David Craighead, Philip Pfatteicher, John Walker. Campus organs by Moeller, Schlicker, Fischer, Tellers. Many Pittsburgh churches are willing to host degree recitals |
| PA Grove City College - Bachelor of Music, with concentrations in Performance, Education, Music, Business, Music & Religion, Performing Arts |
| PA West Chester University School of Music - Undergraduate and graduate degrees. Faculty: Anita Greenlee |
| RI Providence College - B.A. in Music Performance and Church Music. Holtkamp organ |
| SC Bob Jones University - Christian University; B.Mus and M.Mus. degrees in organ and church music. Also see The Organs of Bob Jones University -- an in-depth look |
| SC Furman University - Bachelor of Church Music. Faculty: Dr. Charles Tompkins. Among the exceptional instruments available to students at Furman are concert grand pianos, a 2-manual Philip Tyre harpsichord; the 3-manual Holtkamp pipe organ in McAlister Auditorium; new 3-manual Fisk at Daniel Chapel, and the 86-rank 4-manual Casavant organ at First Baptist Church, Greenville. |
| SC USC School of Music - University of South Carolina School of Music. BM, MM, DMA degrees in performance are offered. Dr. William Bates, professor. Recital instrument by Lynn Dobson; others by Moller, Schantz. |
| TN University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Bachelors and Masters degrees in organ. Studio organ by Kney; Practice facilities include organs by Flentrop (two manuals, three ranks), Schantz (two manuals, five ranks), and Andover (one manual, three ranks). Recitals are normally played on one of the fine church organs in the Knoxville area. Faculty: John Brock |
| TX Rice University, The Shepherd School of Music - Faculty: Clyde Holloway. Fisk/Rosales concert organ, other practice instruments |
| TX University of North Texas College of Music - Degrees in organ: Bachelors, Masters, Doctoral. Under consideration: Organbuilding degrees. Faculty: Jesse Eschbach, DMA, Lenora McCroskey, DMA, Dale Peters, MM, FAGO, ChMAGO, Joel Martinson, MM. Instruments by Bedient, Möller, M.P. Moller, Rieger, Hofmann, Flentrop. |
| UT Brigham Young University - Organ study for majors and non-majors, certifications available. Faculty: Don Cook, Douglas E. Bush. Seven practice organs, electronic organ lab. |
| UT Universtiy of Utah - B.A., B.Mus. Organ: Lively-Fulcher |
| VA University of Richmond - B. Mus.;Beckerath Organ (at U of R) Aeolian-Skinner Organ (at St. Stephen's Church); Faculty: Neal Campbel |
| WA Pacific Lutheran University - B.M. in Organ Performance; The Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, built by world-renowned organ builder and Parkland native Paul Fritts, is the largest all-mechanical organ in a university setting on the West Coast. Faculty: Dr. Paul Tegels |
| WA Walla Walla College - Degrees: B.A. in Music; B.Mus. Education; B.Mus. Performance |
| WI Carroll College - The music department offers professional degrees in music performance, music education, music business and liberal arts music. Students are also able to obtain a music minor. Faculty: Phyllis Stringham. Organ: Schantz |
Categories > Colleges, Universities, Schools -- Africa Organ study in South Africa |
| Link/Description |
| Potchesfroom University - Undergraduate and graduate degrees, diploma programs. Faculty: Daleen Kruger, Jetty van Rensburg |
| University of the Orange Free State - Undergraduate and graduate degrees. Odeion organ |
Categories > Colleges, Universities, Schools -- Americas Organ study in Canada and South American countries. |
| Link/Description |
| McGill University - Faculty: Prof. John Grew. Facilities include practice organs by Beckerath, Casavant, Tsuji, Wilhelm and Wolff as well as the famous French classical organ in Redpath Hall. There are many opportunities to perform and frequent master classes. The curriculum includes courses in choral conducting, continuo playing and improvisation. |
| University of Alberta - B.M, M.M. and D.M. in Applied Organ Performance. Faculty: Marnie Giesbrecht, Debra Cairns, Robert de Frece, Leonard Ratzlaff, Jacobus Kloppers, Joachim Segger |
| Wilfrid Laurier University - 4-year B.Mus. in Church Music and Performance, 3-year Performance degree. Organs by Casavant, Letorneau, Brunzema, Wilhelm |
Categories > Colleges, Universities, Schools -- Asia Pacific Organ study in Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, etc |
| Link/Description |
| Haus Sonnenschein - Haus Sonnenschein, located in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture, at the base of beautiful Mount Fuji was founded in 1992. It is a classical music school offering lessons in piano, organ, harpsichord and violin. Organ faculty, Craig Hansen. Historic l910 Mutin Cavaille-Coll organ |
| Kobe College (Kobe Jogakuin) - Faculty: Keiko Inoue |
| Kunitachi College of Music - Faculty: M. Yoshida. Website in Japanese only. |
| The University of Melbourne - Undergraduate and graduate degrees, Roger Podgson tracker-action pipe organ |
| Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music - Faculty: Masaaki Suzuki, Naoko Imai, Hirono Tsuguo |
| Yonsei University - B.Mus., Faculty: Tong-soon Kwak |
Categories > Colleges, Universities, Schools -- Europe Organ study in Austria, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Russia, the UK, etc |
| Link/Description |
| Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris - The Paris Conservatory. Faculty: Olivier Latry and Michel Bouvard - Interprétation; Loïc Mallie and Gabriel Marghieri - Improvisation |
| Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris-CNR - Regional Conservatory in Paris, France. Faculty: Marie-Louise Langlais and Sylvie Mallet. |
| Conservatorium van Amsterdam - Lessons are given on famous organs: St. Bavo, Haarlem (Chr. Müller, 1735-8), St. Laurens, Alkmaar (main organ by van Hagerbeer/F.C. Schnitger, 1646/1725, and choir organ by Jan van Covelens, 1511) and in Amsterdam: Waalsekerk (Chr. Müller 1680/1733-4), Augustinuskerk (Cavaillé-Coll, 1881) and Nicolaaskerk (Sauer, 1889). Faculty: Jacques van Oortmerssen, Pieter van Dijk, Jean Boyer (regular guest). |
| Fachakademie Bayreuth - Hochschule und Institut für ev. Kirchenmusik Bayreuth |
| Lemmens Institute, Belgium - Hogeschool voor wetenschap en kunst. |
| Luleå University of Technology - Church Music (MFA - 160 pts), Organ Music (80-120 pts). Homepage of the Music Department in Swedish: http://www.mh.luth.se/index2.html |
| Moscow State University Organ Class - One of the unique pearls of Moscow is the Organ class. It doesn’t consist of many persons, but all the members are extremely persistent and purposeful. These are the qualities necessary for the studying this difficult instrument despite lack of time. |
| Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory |
| Rotterdams Conservatorium - Faculty: Aart Bergwerff, Ben van Oosten, Bas de Vroome, Bernard Winsemius |
| Royal Northern College of Music - Undergraduate and postgraduate degrees offered |
| The Göteborg Organ Art Center - The Göteborg Organ Art Center - GOArt - within Göteborg University and in close collaboration with Chalmers University of Technology is a research and development center for the organ that includes the study of instruments as well as music. |
| The Moscow Thaikovsky Conservatory - Faculty: N. Gureeva, A. Parshin |
| Vienna Conservatory of Music - Performance and pedagogy degrees, post graduate studies, preparatory and short studies. Faculty: Michael Gailit, Thomas Schmögner |
Categories > Event Listings Listings of current and upcoming organ concerts and recitals around the world.Free publicity! List your organ concerts and events in OrganFocus online database |
| Link/Description |
| * World - Competitions - Organ competitions around the world, at orgelland.nl Website |
| Australia - Organ Concerts Australia - Organ Concerts Australia, Australia's leading organ concert management service, booking pipe organ concerts and special pipe organ events throughout the continent of Australia. |
| BachTrack concert listings - Listings of classical music concerts (mostly symphony) from various venues around the world |
| Belgium - Kathedraalconcerten Brugge - Brugge Cathedral concert series |
| Belgium - Kathedraalconcerten Hasselt - Hasselt Cathedral concert series 'organ on Saturday' |
| Canada - Liberation Choir Concerts - European Organ Centre - Organ and choir concerts in southern Ontario, led by Willem van Suijdam. |
| Canada - The Royal Canadian College of Organists schedule - Schedule of upcoming events, including the Sundays at 3 series. |
| France - International Summer Organ Academy - International Summer Organ Academy in France, with Dame Gillian WEIR and Nigel ALLCOAT |
| France - Organ Concerts and Events - Listings of organ concerts and events in France |
| Germany - Internationale Orgelkonzerte - Orgelkonzerte in St. Joseph, Bonn-Beuel |
| Germany - Internationale Orgelkonzerte Matthäuskirche Stuttgart - Concerts on the Weigle/Berner organ in Matthäuskirche Stuttgart |
| Germany - Kirchenmusik im Bistum Erfurt - Concerts in Dom zu Erfurt |
| Germany - Kirrweilerer Orgelkonzerte - Organ concerts in Pfarrkirche 'Heilig Kreuzerhöhung' |
| Germany - Organ concerts in St Thomas Church - Listings of events in Thomaskirche in Leipzig, place of J.S. Bach's last musical appointment from 1723-1750 |
| Germany - Trierer Orgelpunkt - Listings of organ concerts in Hohen Domkirche zu Trier |
| Italy - Concerti per Organo - Concert listings from the International Organ Festival of Aosta, Italy |
| Italy - Accademia Organistica Campana - Listings of organ performances and competitions in Italy |
| Japan - Concert Schedule of Keiko Inoue - Upcoming concert schedule of Japanese organist Keiko Inoue |
| Japan - Organ Concerts - Schedule of the Japan Organ Society (in Japanese only) |
| Japan - Suntory Hall - Concert and lecture schedule at Suntory Hall, Tokyo |
| Netherlands - Commissie Kerkconcerten Grote Kerk Goes - The concert site of organ concerts at the Marcussen-organ in the Grote- of Maria Magdalenakerk in Goes (The Netherlands). |
| Netherlands - concerts in Martinikerk Groningen - Welcome at the website of the society 'Avondtmusyck Martinikerk Groningen'. Every summer since 1949 we have been organizing a recital series on the famous Arp Schnitger-organ of St. Martin's church in Groningen, Netherlands. |
| Netherlands - organ concert listings - Organ concert listings in The Netherlands |
| Netherlands - Orgelconcert - Site with detailed descriptions of concerts in various churches in The Netherlands |
| Netherlands - Orgelgorinchem - Organ concerts in Grote Kerk Gorinchem |
| Netherlands - Stichting Concerten Grote Kerk Harlingen - We are an organistation, which provides a number of fantastic concerts every summer in the Big Church of Harlingen (The Netherlands), with performances of several famous organplayers from all over the world and sometimes with other musicians. The worldfamous Hinszorgan from 1776 stands in the middle of it all. |
| Netherlands - Stichting Orgelconcerten Noorbeek - Organ Concerts in St.Brigidakerk in Noorbeek |
| Switzerland - Listings from Temps Libre - Recherchez une information culturelle en Suisse romande |
| UK - Birmingham listings - Organ recital listings in Symphony Hall. |
| UK - Concert Diary - Organ concert listings from Concert Diary, the interactive Concert Guide specialising in listings for Opera, Ballet and Classical Music Concerts across the UK |
| UK - Leeds Cathedral Organ Recitals - Listing of recitals at Leeds Cathedral |
| UK - Listings from The Organ magazine - Organ concerts in the UK |
| UK - music at heene - 'music at heene', a new professional concert promoter in Worthing launched it's season on Saturday 5th June 2004 |
| UK - Music-Room - Organ and choral events on North East England |
| UK - Organ Venues and Recitals in Liverpool - These pages have been advertising organ recitals in Liverpool since 1996. |
| UK - OrganRecitals.com - Organ recitals, stoplists and photos in England |
| UK - The London Organ Concerts Guide - Your guide to organ music in and around London |
| USA - Abendmusik:Lincoln - Fine Arts program involving choral, instrumental, organ music; based in First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE. |
| USA - Central Florida AGO Chapter Calendar - Central Florida Chapter of the American Guild of Organists -- Chapter Programs for Current and Previous years |
| USA - Greater Hartford (CT) American Guild of Organists - Organ and choral concerts, master classes and special events of interest to church musicians in the Greater Hartford, CT area. Concert and special events calendar page: http://www.hartfordago.org/calendar.htm. Visit the Organs of Hartford at www.hartfordago.org |
| USA - Karen McFarlane Artists Calendar - Listings of concerts by organists represented by Karen McFarlane |
| USA - Kirk Organ Concert Series in Dunedin, FL - The Kirk Organ Series is certainly the largest series of theatre style pipe organ concerts in the world. The series presents thirty one concerts each season. More than EIGHT HUNDRED formal concerts have been presented since they began as an extension of the music ministry from the church to the community. |
| USA - Listings in the Pacific Northwest - Listings of organ concerts and related events in the greater Vancouver, Seattle and Portland areas, maintained by Dr. Herb Huestis |
| USA - Methuen Memorial Music Hall - Website of the Skinner organ at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, includes recital schedules and special events |
| USA - MPR PipeDreams Calendar - The page represents a comprehensive listing of organ events in Minnesota (and adjacent border areas) |
| USA - NYC AGO Metro Concert Calendar - Organ concerts in the New York City area |
| USA - Organ Concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall - Organ recital schedule at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles (Rosales/Glatter-Gotz organ premiering summer 2004) |
| USA - Organiste: What's happening in the southeast Florida music community - Competitions/Scholarships, Organ Recitals, Instruments, Performing Groups/Season Schedules, Artists Available, Positions Available, Music news and more |
| USA - Philip Truckenbrod Concert Artists Highlights - Listings of concerts by organists represented by Philip Truckenbrod |
| USA - Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society schedule - Theatre organ recitals in the Pacific Northwest |
| USA - Recitals at Washington National Cathedral - Organ recital schedule at Washington National Cathedral, Washington DC |
| USA - Schedule of Daily Tabernacle Organ Recitals - Daily organ recitals in the Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, UT. |
| USA - Spreckels Organ Society - Homepage of the Spreckels Organ Society of San Diego. Includes information on civic organist Carol Williams and upcoming recital schedule |
| USA - St. Thomas Church recital listings - Organ recitals in St. Thomas Church, New York City |
| USA - The Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago - Concerts during the 2003-2004 season at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, 126 East Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2094 312.787.4570 |
| USA - Tuesdays with Sebastian - Tuesdays with Sebastian is an independent two-year benefit concert series in which Christa Rakich and Peter Sykes will perform the entire keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach for organ and harpsichord in thirty-four recitals. |
Categories > Festivals, Competitions, Special Projects Sites devoted to organ festivals, organ competitions, special learning and restoration projects and more |
| Link/Description |
| Royal Bank Calgary International Organ Festival and Competition |
| Aland Organ Festival - The Åland Organ Festival is an institution on Ålands music scene. The guest artists that come from different countries, are to perform exciting organ music in several of the Åland churches - not just on the main island but also out in the Åland archipelago. |
| Arctic Organ Festival |
| Dublin International Organ and Choral Festival - For those for whom organ and choral music is a staple diet, there is much to relish, from the participation of international organ virtuosi to a resplendent array of choral talent, both home grown and imported. |
| Erben Renewal - Erben Renewal is the preservation program of the 1868 Henry Erben pipe organ at St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, New York City, by cathedral organist Jared Lamenzo |
| GrandPrix Bach Lausanne - International Organ “Bach Festival of Lausanne” that takes place annually and for the International Organ Competition “Grand Prix Bach of Lausanne” that takes place biannually in Lausanne, Switzerland |
| International Organ Competition for the Wiesbaden Bach-Prize - The International Organ Competition for the Wiesbaden Bach-Prize is held since 1977 every other year in connection with the Wiesbaden Bach Festival (Wiesbadener Bachwochen) and is awarded with EUR 4000, 2500, and 1500. |
| International Organ Festival Haarlem - Festival and Improvisation Competition held every two years, regular performances on the Müller organ at St. Bavo church |
| Livadia Festival of Organ Music - Annual Festival of Organ Music in Livadia (Yalta, Crimea). |
| Mikael Tariverdiev International Organ Competition - The competition takes place biannually in Kaliningrad, Russia. |
| Odense International Organ Competition - The competition takes place biannually |
| Organ Festival Holland - Festival takes place every 2 years |
| Organum Histriae - ORGANUM HISTRIAE (ex- ORGAN MUSIC DAYS IN ISTRIA) is a long-term intersectional project with the main objective of preserving, renovating and restoring the organs and organ music in Istria and an already established tendency to propagate into the areas of Slovenia and northern Italy, rich in this 'heritage to listen to' and of similar historical-artistical tradition. |
| St. Albans International Organ Festival - The Festival staged every two years – predominantly in the magnificent historic Norman St Albans Cathedral – attracts artists, musicians and performers of the highest calibre from all around the world. |
| Tallinn International Organ Festival |
| The Komorniki Organ and Chamber Music Festival - The Komorniki Organ and Chamber Music Festival (Polish: Ogolnopolski Festiwal Muzyki Organowej i Kameralnej - Komorniki) is a summer series of concerts held annually in Komorniki, Wielkopolska, Poland. The festival features choral, organ and chamber music concerts among its events held in local churches. Artistic Director: Krzysztof Czerwinski |
| The Magadino International Organ Music Festival - Magadino, the quiet village on the left shore of Lake Maggiore, and its parish church have hosted the International Organ Music Festival, which has become unique well beyond its regional borders, since June 22, 1963. |
Categories > Great Music Links Websites devoted to music eras, history and instruments, performance practice and musicians, etc |
| Link/Description |
| Alchemical Music - MIDI files of the fugues in Atalanta Fugiens, Michael Maier's alchemical emblem book published in 1617 |
| Baroque Music Page - A Baroque Music Sampler, Portraits of Baroque Composers, Rare Baroque Instruments |
| Clara Wieck Schumann on the Net - Clara Schumann, the Premier Female Musician of the 19th Century. |
| Classical Music Lovers' Exchange - Classical Music Lovers' Exchange is a nationwide organization founded in 1980 to provide the community of classical music lovers access to one another. Since then there have been over 15,000 members. |
| Classical Net - Classical Net features more than 2700 CD reviews, as well as 6000 files and over 4000 links to other classical music web sites. |
| Diabolus in Musica - Historical music played on authentic instruments by specialist musicians in period costume; guide to early music instruments, more |
| EarlyMusic Network - Information and services about early music and historical performance all over the world |
| Ebenezer Prout's words for the Fugue Subjects of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier - 19th-century English professor of music's words to the subjects of Bach's WTC Fugues |
| Google Directory of Tuning Systems - Directory of sites devoted to the various tuning systems used throughout the world and in all ages |
| Kora Music - This project is devoted to the music, the culture and the musicians of the most demanding and highest developed African string instrument |
| Medieval Music & Arts Foundation - Large reference site for European Medieval and Renaissance music |
| Music Phrase Translator - A great resource from Fluteinfo.com which translates music tempo and other markings into English |
| Odd Music - Oddmusic.com is for anyone interested in unique, unusual, ethnic, or experimental music and instruments. So whether you play stalagmites in a cave, the kaval, bow telegraph wires across the Nullarbor Plain, twist electrons by circuit bending, call whales on a Waterphone, or just love listening, this site is for you. |
| Olivier Messiaen site - The site includes a comprehensive database of works by Olivier Messiaen and audio/visual resources as well as an up to date listing of concerts, events and reviews. |
| Polyphony.com - Polyphony.com is a Web based concert listing of all early music and historically informed performances held within the greater New York City metropolitan area, including New York State, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. |
| Russian Bells - Website about Russian Orthodox bells, the history of bell-ringing, with pictures and music samples |
| Strange And Unusual Pianos! - A Growing Collection of Unusual Piano Pictures from PianoWorld. Includes concave keyboard, pedal piano, double ended grand, more |
| The Classical Free-Reed, Inc. - a nonprofit educational and cultural organization dedicated to the advancement of the free-reed instruments, ie., accordion & bayan, concertina & bandoneón, harmonium & reed organ, harmonica, shêng, sho, khaen, kobing, etc., in classical music |
| The Lute and the Guitar - Kenneth Sparr's Homepage - information about the lute, the guitar and the early keyboard |
| The Lute-Harpsichord: A Forgotten Instrument - Learn about one of Bach's favorite keyboard instruments which is now almost impossible to hear on record. It's a truly wonderful instrument with a deep, rich and resonant sound. No wonder Bach had one custom-built to his own specifications. |
| The Peter Schickele/P.D.Q. Bach Website - Web site devoted to Peter Schickele, Prof. Schickele, and P.D.Q. Bach. Featured features include crosspuzz wordles, complete information about the concertizing activities, plus ordering information for whatever merchandising rip-offs are being made available. |
| The Sound of Bells - This web site is devoted to an investigation into the sound and tuning of church bells. |
| TonalityGUIDE - TonalityGUIDE.com is a free resource for Level I university music students. It has been developed to accompany tutorials in 'Musical Techniques' at Liverpool Hope University College. Developed by Tom Pankhurst. |
| Violin Acoustics - A detailed analysis of how a violin functions and links to other sites - A resource from University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Worldwide Internet Music Resources - A list of resources of all things musical |
Categories > Home Pipe Organs Home pipe organ builders, home organ installations and useful information for prospective owners of home pipe organs |
| Link/Description |
| Homemade Pipe Organ by Raphi Giangiulio - The following website describes the process of how I designed and am currently building a 5 stop, 5 rank, all wood pipe organ for my house. I'm not an organist and I can barely play piano but I love music, organs and woodworking. Add to that that I'm a mechanical engineer and you have all the ingredients for a project like this. |
| My Homebrew Pipe Organ - The story of Matthias Wandel's home made pipe organ |
| Roger Brown's Website - This site will mainly be of interest to organists and those interested in pipe organs - and more specifically residence organs. The site mostly illustrates a residence organ located in my home in Melbourne Australia but also includes views of prominent Melbourne places of worship as well as views of the city and its surrounds. |
| The Organ of Don and Jill Knuth - The home pipe organ of Donald E. Knuth, Professor Emeritus of The Art of Computer Programming at Stanford University |
Categories > Individual Organs and Tours Links to individual pipe organs and tours of area organs located around the world |
| Link/Description |
| Antichi Organi del Canavese - Antichi Organi del Canavese (Antique Canavese Pipe Organs), a discografic collection born in 1996, has as its only aim the diffusion, divulgation, and valorization of a patrimony important both for it's quality and quantity; namely, more than 120 historical organs, some of which deserve to be counted as among the most important and best preserved achievements of their time. |
| Cullercoats TC Lewis Organ - history and details of the historic 2 manual TC Lewis organ in Cullercoats, UK |
| First-Plymouth Church, UCC, Lincoln, NE - A section devoted to the pipe organs at First-Plymouth, past and present. Click on the 'Music' button and follow the links to our pipe organs. |
| Granada-www-Organo - Site about the organs of the Granada city, organist and events. |
| Moller organ at Roswell United Methodist Church - The Roswell United Methodist Church Moller organ contains 94 ranks of pipes divided into 6 divisions totaling 5,300 pipes, plus a chime set of 25 bells and a zimbelstern of 11 bells. The entire organ is controlled from a massive console of 5 manuals. Site contains an interactive pipe organ console. |
| Moscow Organ - Web site featuring a major new pipe organ being installed in the International House of Music in Moscow, Russia. This project, a collaboration between Glatter-Gotz and Klais organbuilders, will be inaugurated in December 2004. Site owner is producing a video about the creation of a pipe organ. |
| Norwegian Pipe Organs on the Web - NTNU Pipe Organ Pages - Organs in Norway |
| Organ at St Mary Magdalene, Holloway, London - The organ was originally built in 1814, the last church organ of important English organbuilder George England. The organ is well-known to organ historians and “may be numbered among the most important in London” |
| Organ of the Dome Brighton, England - Comprehensive site on the finest dual purpose organ in England which is undergoing restoration in the newly re-vamped concert hall. Built in 1936 by Hill, Norman & Beard, it is being re-installed and updated by David Wells (Organ Builders) of Liverpool. |
| Organs in Alsace - This site is dedicated to the Organ, as a music instrument, and more precisely to organs in Alsace, which is a region of France often called 'the country of Organs'. You will find stop lists, historical data, and a 'general description' of the instrument, which is used by the rest of the pages as a reference. Site in English and French. |
| Organs in Denmark - Descriptions and pictures of 100 selected Danish pipe organs. |
| Organs of Bob Jones University - An in-depth look at the organs at Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC. Complete with extensive photos and sounds of the instruments. |
| Organs of Gdansk, Poland - Organs of Gdansk is a growing website featuring past and present organs in the city as well as concert information |
| Organs of Poland - Polskie Wirtualne Centrum Organowe - Descriptions of pipe organs in Poland. Site in Polish. |
| Orgel Ekeren - Forceville-organ (1711) Ekeren /Antwerp /BELGIUM |
| Pipe Organs of Oregon - Portland Metro Area Pipe Organ stoplists of note |
| PIPORG-L link collection of individual organs and tours - Link collection from PIPORG-L, an electronic mailing list whose members discuss musical, technical and historical aspects of organs of all kinds |
| Schnitgerorgel Zwolle - The Commission Church and Music of the Great Church Zwolle organises concerts on the Schnitger Organ in several series. |
| Sion Organ at Église Notre-Dame-de-Valère - Believed to be the oldest playable organ in the world. Switzerland. |
| The Great Auditorium Organ in Ocean Grove, NJ - The Great Auditorium organ was installed in 1908 by English organ builder Robert Hope-Jones. |
| The Hoopernacle - The pipe organ Hal Stoddard is building in his barn. |
| The Organs of Watford - Specifications, photographs and comments on organs in Watford (UK), including a number by renowned builders such as Walker and Binns. |
Categories > Informational Sites Well-presented sites devoted to various aspects of the pipe organ. Organ stops, pipes, case design, tonal design, history, architecture, research and education, etc. |
| Link/Description |
| A concert goer's guide to the organ - A history of the organ and a tour through the mechanics and acoustics of the Royal Festival Hall organ in London, by organ historian Stephen Bicknell. |
| Aeolian-Skinner Archives - This page chronicles the evolution of the Æolian-Skinner style through stop lists, pictures, and first-hand memoirs. Through the stop lists, one can observe the instruments, both famous and obscure, evolve from the grand symphonic style of E. M. Skinner to the great American Classic that we are all so familiar with. |
| Alastair Disley's pipe organ site - Includes an MP3-powered virtual pipe organ |
| Ceos v.z.w. - Non-profit Belgian organization involved in small-scale organ restorations and producing publications about the organ. Details of restorations of historical organs in Belgium and Spain/Catalonia, publications about pipe organs, and an organ dictionary with 19 languages. |
| Cinema Organs - Cinema Organ Society page |
| Directory of Organ Music Publishers - A comprehensive set of publisher links from Dr. John Henderson |
| Encyclopedia of Organ Stops - This work is an attempt to produce a truly comprehensive and complete encyclopedia of pipe organ stops. |
| Flue Pipe Acoustics - The Physics behind the Sound of Organ Pipes, Whistles and Flutes by Richard J. Weisenberger |
| Formentelli Pipe Organ Factory visit - Visiting Formentelli's Organ Factory in Pedemonte (Verona , Italy) by Filippo Tigli, author of SCPOP software |
| Inspired Acoustics - Inspired Acoustics Knowledge Base - a comprehensive, community edited knowledge base about pipe organs, acoustics, virtual pipe organs and more |
| Institute for Pipe Organ Research and Education (IPORE) - IPORE is a non-profit corporation organized for educational, cultural and scientific purposes relating to the pipe organ, its construction, history, literature, and music. |
| International Organ Foundation - The International Organ Foundation (IOF) publishes a world pipe organ catalogue on the Internet. This searchable database contains details of several thousand organs in some 50 countries. The catalogue is freely available for use by everyone. |
| Ivor Buckingham’s Compton List - Ongoing research into the theatre, church and electronic organs produced by the John Compton Organ Company, London. |
| Julian Rhodes' Dream Organs - Site created by the late British organ virtuoso Julian Rhodes. Contains organ descriptions, essays and musings, organ facts, and imaginary organ stop lists. |
| Les Noms des Jeux de l'Orgue a Travers les Pays - Organ stops and examples, many wonderful organ pictures. In French. |
| Nederland Orgelland - Large site with Dutch concert schedules, links and other resources |
| Organ Biography - Biographical Dictionary of Organists, Composers for Organ and Organ Builders |
| Organ Data Base Berlin - The organ data base contains more than 153,000 data records refering to about 74,000 organs all over the world, of which 126,000 data records refer to about 53,000 organs in Germany alone. The information which has been incorporated in the data base derives not only from the analysis of magazines and books, but is particularly based on detailed studies of archive materials. |
| Organ History Tour - The Pipe Organ from its Origin through the Twentieth Century |
| ORGANfax - ORGANfax - portal to the organ and keyboard world, with over 600 pages of information relating to clubs/societies, players, concerts for electronic and pipe/theatre organs, user groups, manufacturers, dealers, software, tuition, repairs and so much more. Also hundreds of photographs, a forum, classified ads, streaming audio radio and a news page which is constantly updated. |
| Orgel Modern - ORGEL MODERN (the name could be translated with 'modern organ') is an institution (with its seat in Vienna) that supports comtemporary organ music in multiple ways. That includes not only to familiarize the audience with interesting compositions of the present day but also to encourage composers to write for organ. |
| Orgel.com - T. Ohbayashi's Pipe Organs and Music site |
| Orgelist.nl - A weekly sound fragment of an organ piece with explanation and discussion in the forum, A forum, with discussions about new organs, restorations, but also reviews of CD's etc; Over 700 photos of organs all over the world, free sheetmusic in pdf format, downloadable sound fragments, organ news; frequently and partly with video fragments (Orgel Nieuws: Utrecht and Ommen) and puzzles. In Dutch |
| Pipe Metallurgy - A beginner's introduction to organ pipe metallurgy |
| Pipemaking - An informative article on the making or metal pipes by David Smit. Topics discussed include: pipemaking materials; metal properties, aging, structure; metal analysis and composition; dangers; metal diseases such as Tin Leprosy (Lèpre d'etain)' and Tin Plague (Zinnpest) |
| Royal Dutch Organists Association (KNOV) - het ORGEL is a magazine of Dutch origin. This Internet site contains English summaries of articles published in het ORGEL. Every second month we will add the newest summaries (click on [New] to read them). The site also contains a survey of which festival is happening where in Europe ([Calendar]), and an extensive collection of links to other interesting organ sites throughout the world ([Links]). |
| The American Municipal Pipe Organ Research Project - Mission: To increase the awareness of the organ community and the general public about the history of municipal pipe organs in the United States by producing a book or other media on the subject. |
| The Organ in Jewish Liturgy - Description of the role of pipe organ in Jewish liturgy, from the Jewish Encyclopedia. |
| The Osiris Archive of Organ Specifications and The Diapason Index - The Osiris Archive is a collection of world-wide pipe organ specifications. These documents include stoplists, builders comments, players notes, available recordings, and any other information that is submitted by many contributors. The Diapason Index is a compilation of reviews of articles and references for each year of the publication of The Diapason from 1911 to 1998. |
| The Pipe Organ Education Project by Marya J. Fancey - How does a pipe organ work? What are the various pipe organ parts and how is organ sound produced? This ongoing project contains useful information about the pipe organ. |
Categories > Instrumentalists who play with Organists Instrumentalists who are looking for opportunities to play with organists |
| Link/Description |
| Trumpet Piccolo: David Glukh - Since his graduation from The Juilliard School in May 2000, David Glukh has been leading an active performance schedule first as a member of Dallas Brass and later as a bandleader, composer and a soloist of David Glukh International Ensemble, Manhattan Soloists and Wholly Brass in addition to solo engagements throughout the world. Video sampler: http://www.glukh.com/movies.php?mov=strings |
Categories > J.S. Bach sites Johann Sebastian Bach's life, recordings, information, music |
| Link/Description |
| Bach Cantatas - Site devoted to J.S. Bach cantatas. Discussions, performer biographics, mailing list, background information, more. |
| Bach Digital - This site's Digital Library is a pilot application that uses the Internet to give scientists, musicians, and music lovers world-wide access to materials concerning Bach autographs. For the first time, autographs and related material from various collections have been digitized and collected together in a single virtual environment. |
| BachOrgan.com - A website dedicated to building a community of people who love the pipe organ music of Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Dave's J.S. Bach Page - J.S. Bach Works Catalog, Recommended Recordings, MIDI, Audio, Images, Icons, Links, Bach Central Station, Bach Quiz Archives, Transcriptions for Six-String Electric Bass |
| J.S. Bach Homepage - His life, complete works listings, recommended recordings, links to more information |
| James Kibbie: Bach Organ Works - Free downloads of the complete organ works of J. S. Bach in MP3 or AAC format, newly recorded by James Kibbie on original 18th-century German organs by Silbermann, Hildebrandt, Trost, and others; sponsored by the University of Michigan |
| Johann Sebastian Bach's tuning - Bach's tuning (organ, harpsichord, clavichord, fortepiano temperament) research and practice by Bradley Lehman |
| Johann-Sebastian-Bach.org - Great site with excellent MP3s of Bach's works played on the Organo del Sol Mayor - Marbella - Spain |
| Stichting J.S.Bachorgelconcerten - The Foundation organizes concerts with the famous organworks of J.S. Bach in the Westerkerk, Amsterdam. We work together with some of the best organ players, such as Jos van der Kooy (organplayer Westerkerk, Amsterdam), Charles de Wolff (director Bachkoor Holland) and Leo van Doeselaar (organ player Concertgebouw, Pieterskerk Leiden). |
| The Bach Chorales - MIDI and QT files of chorales in music by J.S. Bach. |
| The Canons and Fugues of J. S. Bach - The Sojurn project of Tim Smith |
| Tuesdays with Sebastian: The Bach Keyboard Project - Tuesdays with Sebastian is an independent two-year benefit concert series in which Christa Rakich and Peter Sykes will perform the entire keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach in thirty-four recitals in the Boston area. The project lasts from October 2003 through May 2005. |
| Why Bach? - Why Bach? is an online appreciation of Bach’s genius for the general reader. It features notated musical examples that play as a cursor follows along. Lively, incisive commentary uses colored text to call attention to specific events in the examples, giving the non-music reader a window into Bach's incomparable art. |
Categories > MIDI Resources Resources for organists who use MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) |
| Link/Description |
| Frog Music Press - Publishing music for organ and MIDI including hymn arrangements and original works. |
| Hervormd Dinteloord - midi files off all 150 Genevan psalmtunes composed in the 16 th century bij Louis Bourgeois, Maître Pierre and Matthias Greiter, in order off reformator John Calvin. on the melodie page of our site. Aswel the development off our new organ. http://www.hervormddinteloord.com/muziek.htm |
| jOrgan - With jOrgan you can use your computer as a virtual pipe organ. All major Operation Systems are supported: Windows, Linux and Mac(in the future). |
| Kunst der Fuge.com - contains 2000+ classical and jazz MIDI files, 5000+ listed fugues, fugue theory and analyses. Inside Bach and Beethoven's special pages include large biographies, rare images and complete bibliographies. |
| MIDI overview - The development of the MIDI system has been a major catalyst in the recent unprecedented explosion of music technology. MIDI has put powerful computer instrument networks and software in the hands of less technically versed musicians and amateurs and has provided new and time-saving tools for computer musicians. |
| MIDIorgan.com - Your MIDI Organ Resource. Contains information on software, installations, and many links to MIDI installations |
| The Internet Lodge Organist - Music for use in Masonic Craft Lodges and Chapters: the Internet Lodge Organist is a Web based program that controls the music being played at meetings. |
| Virtually Baroque - This website brings you the complete organ works of J. S. Bach, as interpreted by James Pressler. |
Categories > New Pipe Organs -- Information Resources for students, architects, church committees and customers on building a new pipe organ, fundraising, terminology, negotiations, materials, structure and other considerations |
| Link/Description |
| Introduction to Church Organs - A handbook for students, committee members, musicians, and architects -- from The Ross King Company organbuilders |
| Materials for Church Organ Committees - A selection from the catalog of Organ Historical Society |
| The Successful Funding of a New Pipe Organ - A publication from APOBA, The American Pipe Organ Builders Association |
Categories > Offline Communities Local organ clubs and societies whose members meet primarily off-line |
| Link/Description |
| Atlantic City Convention Hall Organ Society - Society exists to: Create a greater awareness of, and interest in, the Boardwalk Hall's Midmer-Losh and Kimball organs. Promote both instruments through newsletters, magazine articles, a website, and recordings, both audio and video. Arrange periodic organ recitals and organize meetings of ACCHOS members. Encourage ongoing maintenance of the instruments and seek funding for their restoration. |
| Free State Theatre Organ Society - Free Theatre Organ Concerts Theatre Organ Restoration Workshop |
| International Dieterich Buxtehude Society - Formed in May 2004, the society's aim is to promote the music of Dieterich Buxtehude, spread the knowledge of and support the research in his work, life and cultural environment and its research. Society arranges organ recitals of Buxtehude's works. Ton Koopman, President |
| Organ Historical Society - The Society promotes a widespread musical and historical interest in American organbuilding through collection, preservation, and publication of historical information, and through recordings and public concerts. |
| Organ Meetup - Find Organ Groups Near You Find Organ Groups Near You: Meet other locals who are interested in rebuilding and playing electronic, theatre, and pipe organs. |
| Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society - A non-profit organization furthering the appreciation, preservation and use of the Theatre Pipe Organs of yesteryear. PSTOS serves Washington, Oregon and the entire Pacific Northwest. |
| Southern African Church Organists' Society (SAKOV) - The Southern African Church Organists’ Society (SAKOV) promotes Protestant church music in the Afrikaans churches and functions as a professional body serving the interests of church organists. While its medium of communication is Afrikaans, SAKOV boasts a membership of almost a thousand, and is thus accommodating of all church organists. |
| The Organ Club - An organisation which brings together those interested in all aspects of the pipe organ - its history, construction and musical repertoire. Based in London area and other parts of Great Britain. |
| The Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society - Organization committed to the promotion of interest in and the study of early keyboard instruments, principally harpsichord, clavichord, fortepiano, and organ prior to 1860, and the music intended for these instruments. SEHKS provides a forum for all aspects of early keyboard music through its meetings and publications. Membership is open to all interested persons and institutions worldwide. |
| The Swedish Society for Organ-building - Objectives: Stimulation of the art of Swedish organ-building based on classical tradition and practised according to principles of finest craftsmanship; Encouragement of an understanding of the earlier Swedish art of organ-building and active promotion of the preservation of its examples; Encouragement of professional training and skill within the various branches of organ-building; and more |
Categories > Online Communities Meet organists online. Mailing lists, online groups, organist clubs, forums, chat |
| Link/Description |
| Association of Young Organists - This group was founded in 1995 in order to increase the popularity of the organ among young people. With a newsletter published each month and this website, we have developed into a very diverse organization with members from all over the United States. |
| Bear Organists - This website is an online directory of Gay male 'Bear' organists and pipe organ enthusiasts. Individual listings include e-mail addresses, web URLs, messaging information, and pictures. All the guys will welcome friendly social or professional chat. |
| Free Chat for Organ Music Lovers - Chatroom channel for organ music lovers at the Oberlinger Orgelbau website. The German channel of this chat is located here: http://organisten.de/oberlinger/chat.htm |
| Israeli Organists Club - Biographies and contact information for organists in Israel |
| LiveJournal Communities and Users - This is a listing of LiveJournal communities and users who have specified 'pipe organ' in their interests. |
| Magle International Music Forums - Pipe Organ Forum - Open community focused on pipe organs, organists and organ music related matters. |
| NZOrgan.com Forums - For chat about organs and organ music, at the site of the Rieger organ in Christchurch Town Hall, New Zealand |
| Organ Forum - The Organ Forum is a web based community of people interested in exchanging information about the King Of Instruments |
| ORGUE-L -- A forum for serious discussion on pipe organs - This is a discussion list for those interested in exchanging information about pipe organs. The aim is serious debate, to the standard of 'letters to the editor' of a decent organ periodical, about any matters however technical. Idle chat, trivia, jokes and commercial material is disallowed - there are other places for that... |
| Pipe Organs and Related Topics (PIPORG-L) - PIPORG-L is an electronic mailing list whose members discuss musical, technical and historical aspects of organs of all kinds |
| PipeChat - PipeChat is the 'chat' discussion group for pipe/digital/electronic organs and related topics. |
| Recital announcements and CD reviews - Two online forums: Organ recital announcements and Compact disc reviews. In French |
| Rodgers Organ Users Group - An independent help and resource group of people who are interested in Rodgers Organs. Includes MIDI file downloads and a comprehensive FAQ about Rodgers and MIDI. |
| The Society of Crematorium Organists - Open to all organists active in the funeral business, and especially those playing at Crematoria. |
| Yahoo! Organ Groups - A listing of all organ-related groups on Yahoo!. Includes groups for pipe organ voicers, classical organists, liturgical organists, teens who play organ, academically certified organists, organbuilders and more. Several groups are for Dutch speakers |
Categories > Organ Music -- Live and Recorded Sites devoted to organ music in streaming audio, MP3 and internet radio formats. Listen to pipe organ performances and recordings at these pages. |
| Link/Description |
| Classic Cat - Links to free pipe organ music recordings on the Internet |
| MPR's Pipedreams - Pipedreams is a radio station devoted to pipe organ music, hosted by Michael Barone. Tune in or listen to streaming audio broadcasts over the Internet. |
| NCRV Orgelconcerten - Historic organ concert recordings on various organs in the Netherlands |
| Organ uploads - A site where members can upload and download organ recordings Currently includes Timothy Grenz at his house organ, The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Sacramento, CA (Schlicker pipe) and the Holtkamp Organ III/44 at St John Vianny Catholic Church, Rancho. Ca. Also JOHN FOSS at his house organ, The Royal Albert Hall, London and St Paul's Church, Covent Garden. |
| ORGANLive - ORGANLive is a sponsor and listener supported internet broadcast of music of the organ. It is free to all who want to listen |
| Organs and Organists Online - The purpose of this website is to provide a friendly and useful home on the Web for our members to discuss their interests in the Organ and its music. Site contains a large list of member-recorded organ music, organ photos and more. |
| Orgel Radio - Welkom bij ORGELradio, de eerste Nederlandstalige website met online orgelmuziek.==The first website for online organ music in the Netherlands. |
| ORGELradio.nl - ORGELradio.nl - Nederlandstalige InternetRadio voor de orgelliefhebber |
| Pipes for Pleasure - John Shrubb is a member of the Cinema Organ Society and has been very involved with the restoration of cinema organs for some years. This broadcast in mp3PRO format highlights theatre organ music at Radio Classical Music Network |
| The AHRC Research Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music - Organ recordings dating from early part of 20th Century. Listen to Albert Schweitzer, George Thalben-Ball and others perform. |
| The DoveSong Foundation Romantic French Organ MP3s - Recordings of French organ music. Site also contains other pages devoted to organ MP3s. |
| WRTI.org - Listen to the Wanamaker organ at Lord & Taylor, Philadelphia, in the 'Wanamaker Organ Hour' with Peter Richard Conte and Jill Pasternak, every first Sunday of the month. Site contains streaming audio. |
Categories > Organbuilders Websites of organ builders and organ restorers |
| Link/Description |
| A.E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company - Atlanta-based organ builder |
| David E. Wallace & Co. LLC - Pipe Organ Builders - David E. Wallace & Co. LLC has been in the business of restoring 19th century tracker pipe organs for 23 years. Our web site at www.wallacepipeorgans.com will fill you in on our company, history, instruments and curent projects. |
| Dobson Pipe Organ Builders - Builder of artistically conceived and musically voiced mechanical action pipe organs for churches, universities, concert halls and residences. Founded in 1974 in Lake City, Iowa. |
| Elsener Organ Works, Inc. - Dedicated to the creation and preservation of the world's finest instrument. |
| Estey Pipe Organs - For some 60 years on a quiet street in lovely Brattleboro, VT, the Estey Organ Company manufactured pipe organs large and small. The Opus List includes some 3261 numbers, although a number of those jobs were rebuilds of earlier organs by Estey or other builders. This site is a tribute to the vision and achievements of the men and women who dreamed and created these wonderful instruments. |
| Glatter-Götz Orgelbau - The new moderns. Builder of the famous organ at Disney Hall |
| Glück New York - Restorers and Builders. Sebastian Glück, tonal director |
| GO Organ Builders Ltd. - We are a Liverpool based organ building firm, offering a full range of services. Our website contains a lot of information, images and now videos. It is expanding rapidly and maintained on a daily basis. |
| Hey Orgelbau - 250 Years of experience - Two and one-half centuries of devotion to sacred instruments. At Hey Organ Builders, it is our pleasure to help You come to an informed construction of new organ, restoration, consulting, rebuilding, maintenance, service, small organs and chest-type organs, organs for hire. |
| Jonathan Lane & Associates LTD - Jonathan Lane & Associates are organ builders based in Dorset, who specialise in the restoration of organs, and new small mechanical action instruments, and larger electric action ones. We also participate in the rescue and salvage of pipe organs and pipework. |
| Lee T. Lovallo Pipe Organs - Mechanical action organs based on historical design concepts. |
| Mander Organs - New mechanical action organs, exquisite continuo organs, imaginative restorations. The 68 stop four manual and pedal organ in the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York is the largest mechanical action ever to have been built by a British builder. |
| Manufacture d'Orgues Kern - Famous Organ Builder located in France, Strasbourg. Daniel Kern built pipe organs in Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Dallas... |
| Milnar Organ Company - Milnar Organ Company LLC. has been in business for more than thirty-six years and is dedicated to building and maintaining pipe organs to the highest level of quality possible. |
| Neiland Organs - Neiland Organs is one of the foremost companies in 21st century Ireland carrying out the sympathetic restoration of historic pipe organs and also rebuilding instruments where necessity and expediency require it. |
| New England Organbuilders - New England Organbuilders is dedicated to the careful design, restoration, construction, and maintenance of pipe organs. With over seventeen years experience building, tuning and restoring organs, we are qualified to maintain and tune all types of pipe organs. |
| Oberlinger Orgelbau - Gebruder Oberlinger Orgelbau, organ building in the Middle-Rhine tradition |
| Robert I. Coulter, Organbuilder - Providing the highest quality pipe organ services to the Southeast United States including Atlanta, Montgomery, Macon, Birmingham, Chattanooga, Spartanburg, and Greenville. |
| The New Zealand Organ Manufactory - The New Zealand Organ Manufactory was established in 1998 to provide owners of pipe and reed organs with quality care and maintenance at an affordable cost. |
| The Reuter Organ Company - Fine Pipe Organs, Established 1917 |
| Waldkircher Orgelbau Jäger & Brommer - New organs and restorations of highest quality in Waldkirch im Breisgau, Black Forest, Germany |
| Wilhelmy Organ Builder - The world's first 'speaking' glass pipes |
Categories > Organbuilding Supplies Supplies for pipe organ builders: chests, pipes, blowers, tuners, accessories, etc |
| Link/Description |
| Organ Research - Organ Research designs and manufactures machinery and tools for the pipe organ industry. We also partner and consult to organbuilding firms needing answers to problems in electronic or mechanical design, control systems, and acoustical physics. |
| Organ Supply Industries - North America's largest and most complete wholesale manufacturer and supplier of pipe organ related parts and materials. |
| Peterson Electro-Musical Products - Since 1948, Peterson Electro-Musical Products has been dedicated to engineering and manufacturing products that creatively blend the benefits of modern technology with the many virtues of custom designed, hand built pipe organs. |
| The Leather Supply House - Highest quality Leather Supplies and Musical Instrument Leather. Twenty-one years ago, The Leather Supply House began working with leather tanneries around the world, dedicated to learning their process in order to meet the needs of Builders, Restorers, Designers, & Craftsmen like yourself. The Leather Supply House now stocks Leather and Organ Tools, Rubberized Cloth, and much more. |
| White Blower Manufacturing - A Lansing, Michigan-based manufacturer of quality new pipe organ blowers. |
| White Blower Mfg. Inc. - Lansing, Michigan-based manufacturer of quality new pipe organ blowers. |
Categories > Organistic Curiosities Interesting and amuzing pipe organ stops, unique, non-traditional organs and organ-like structures |
| Link/Description |
| Atalanta Fugiens Portative Organ - A Hagiographical Reed Organ by artist Cynthia Large |
| Bible-Regal - The Bible-Regal is probably one of the smallest organs ever built. |
| Bruder Fairground Organ - One of the finest playing Gebrüder Bruder Waldkirch Germany fairground organs. This superbe instrument was made in the 1920's with the new paper roll system which replaced the cardboard music. To read the music this organ uses a vacuum system called Aerophone and to play the pressure air system...'Karusselorgel Modell 107', includes pictures and specification |
| Friday Night Organ Pump - The Friday Night Organ Pump is a monthly concert put on by organ students at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. The Organ Pump happens in Finney Chapel at Midnight. All sorts of organ music is performed on Oberlin's new French Romantic instrument, Fisk Opus 116. |
| Julian Rhodes' Esoteric Organs page - From the website of Julian Rhodes, essays on organ symbolism and philosophy, its relation to the elements, and other esoterica |
| La Musique du Vent - French-language site with instructions on building various Aeolian instruments |
| Large Hot Pipe Organ - The Large Hot Pipe Organ is the world's only MIDI controlled, propane powered explosion organ. The LHPO's pyro-acoustic explodo-rhythmations will throbbatize your earholes and dance-ify your booty and make you realize what 'Industrial Music' REALLY means! |
| Le Ludion Fair Organs / Band Organs - ALL our instruments are really flutes organs with bellows and air pressure. They are hand-made by the best art-craftmen. You'll be proud to transfer them to next generations. Be kind not to mistake them with electronic replicas. |
| Mocean - Mocean is an immersive environment that explores the potential of water as an emotive interface for public spaces and installations. A very interesting installation involving water, light and organ pipes. |
| Organ Pipe Cactus - A distinctive cactus that lives in the Sonoran Desert and Arizona |
| Organ Stop: Cuckoo - A 'toy' stop which imitates the call of the cuckoo bird using two pipes pitched a major or minor third apart and blown successively. Read more... |
| Organ Stop: Fuchsschwanz - One of the strange accessories sometimes found in old German organs. A stop-knob bearing the inscription 'Noli me tangere' ('Do not touch') was attached to the console. Read more... |
| Organ Stop: Paukerengel - A stop found in a few old German organs, actuated by a pedal, which caused one or more angels, mounted in the organ case, to beat drums. Read more... |
| Organ Stop: Vox Inaudita - A facetious pleasantry indulged in by some mediaeval organ builders. Read more... |
| Organ Stop: Vox Vinolata - (Lat.) Vinolentus = drunken. (Vinolata is very bad Latin). Read more... |
| Peterson Beer Bottle Organ - Take One Down and pass it around, but here are Seventy-Four Bottles of Beer that Peterson won't let go Flat! |
| San Francisco's unique Wave Organ - The Wave Organ is a unique artifact, part musical instrument, part environmental sculpture. It's an organ the way windchimes are chimes, and the way an aeolian harp is a harp, because it's not an organ to be played by human hands and feet, but by San Francisco Bay itself. It's also evidently a good spot for fishing and crabbing. |
| Shaker Chimes - A description of the Shaker Chimes, or Triple Octave Chimes, a rare musical instrument |
| Stalacpipe Organ - Located deep in the Luray Caverns in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley is the Great Stalacpipe Organ, the world's largest musical instrument. Stalactites covering 3 1/2 acres of the surrounding caverns produce tones of symphonic quality when electronically tapped by rubber-tipped mallets. |
| The Busker Organ Music Web Site - This site caters for most hand-turned busker organs, street organs, monkey organs, etc. If you are looking for music rolls, cardboard books, chips, or music cartridges for your busker or street organ, you will probably find them on this site. |
| The Las Piñas Bamboo Organ - The only extant pipe organ with pipes made of bamboo |
| The Musical Box Society International - The Musical Box Society International is a non-profit organization dedicated to the enjoyment, study and preservation of all automatic musical instruments. |
| The Organ Cave - Organ Cave is located in Greenbrier County, West Virginia and has 7 entrances to its 39.5 miles of multilevel passages. It is the 7th-longest cave system in the United States. |
| The Pneumaphone Project - Boreas, Eurus, Notus, Astraeos, Adad, Apu-Matangi, Ventus, Tembo, Xix, Shu, Njord...all pneumaphones, pneumatic soundsculptures or instruments, or both, if you wish. Flutes, single-reeds, lipps, tongues, double-reeds, sirens, whistles, membranes, mirlitons, water-organs, cavity-resonators and such, make up the individual voice of each single pneumaphone, all together a wind orchestra: Pneumaphone. |
| The Probability Pipe Organ - This page, which requires a Web browser that supports Java applets, demonstrates how experiments with random data converge toward the predictions of probability theory as more and more experiments are run. |
| The Stone Organ - The stone organ is a project to construct a pipe organ almost entirely out of stone, in this case marble. The organ is being built in Novelda, in the province of Alicante, Spain, by a young Spanish organ builder, Ivan Larrea. When completed, it will have two manuals, pedals, 11 stops and a total of over 700 pipes. |
| Transistor Organ - This simple circuit can provide hours of enjoyment as you learn tunes, play duets or just make some really weird sounds by pushing all the buttons at once. |
| Trivento and other organ-like instruments - A description of organ-like instruments created in the 20th century, including the telharmonium and the Trivento |
Categories > Organs - Electronic and Hybrid Pages about electronic organs, hybrid pipe-electronic organs, digital and analog instruments |
| Link/Description |
| Fischer Organ Company - Custom Digital Organ Solutions |
| Rodgers550.com - Rodgers 550 American Classic Analog Organ website. |
Categories > Personal Pages Personal pages and websites of organists and composers. Alphabetized by last name. |
| Link/Description |
| Aberg, Thomas - This is the international website of Swedish composer Thomas Åberg addressed to organ music lovers all over the world. Listen to him free of charge playing at the great organs in Washington National Cathedral, Washington DC, Stockholm Cathedral and St. John's church in Stockholm (RealAudio). |
| Archer, Gail - Gail Archer is the director of the music program at Barnard College, Columbia University and conductor of the Barnard-Columbia Chorus. She teaches the doctoral seminar in historical performance practice and an undergraduate course in Baroque music at the Manhattan School of Music, and is music director and organist at All Saints Episcopal Church in Manhattan. |
| Bertero, Roberto - Read about Italian organist Roberto Bertero, listen to his recordings (MP3), see pictures, concert schedule and more |
| Biagetti, Giulia - concert organist - The Website link of Giulia Biagetti organist in Lucca |
| Breukhoven, Arjan -- organist of Holland - Arjan Breukhoven, organist from Rotterdam. He gives a lot of concerts over the world. Had made many CD's, for example the serie of choralimprovisations on different famous instruments in Holland. |
| Carr, Paul - Prize-winning concert organist and accompanist from the UK. Photos, biography, concert schedule, descriptions of pipe organs. |
| Chulovskiy, Andrey - Russian concert recitalist, professor, recording artist (organ and piano solo, chamber ensemble, solo & orchestra) |
| Cooman, Carson - Carson Cooman is an American composer who has composed over four hundred works in many forms ranging from solo instrumental works to operas and from orchestral works to hymn tunes. Cooman has created a great deal of music for both concert and church settings. Cooman's music has been and frequently continues to be performed on all six inhabited continents. Site contains MP3s of his works. |
| Czerwinski, Krzysztof - Website of Polish-born concert organist, conductor, accompanist and voice teacher. Biography, awards, prizes, CV, recordings, audio samples, photographs, links. |
| de Groen, Aarnoud - Organist of the Bethlehemkerk in Den Hague, The Netherlands. Photos, organ specification, concert schedule, MP3s |
| de Haan, Jeroen - Jeroen de Haan, organist of the Lutheran Church in Woerden (The Netherlands). Photos, organ-specifications, concert schedule and audiofiles are also on this site. |
| De Sole, Nina, organiste - Canadian organist Nina De Sole,website. Concert calendar, links page, biography and a brief history of the pipe organ. |
| Duella, Mario - Concert Organist MARIO DUELLA studied music at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi of Milano, where he received diplomas in Choral Music and Conducting, Organo and Organ Composition. |
| Eisenberg, Matthias - Organist from Germany. Biography, discography, concert schedule, MP3, organ specifications |
| Entriken, William - William Entriken is Organist and Choirmaster at The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York and Organ Instructor at New York University. |
| Ferran, Dominique - Organiste, Claveciniste, Professeur d'Orgue et de Clavecin au Conservatoire National de Région de Poitiers, Co-Titulaire de l'orgue de Notre-Dame-La-Grande de Poitiers |
| Fiseisky, Alexander - Alexander Fiseisky is one of the most distinguished of Russia's organists. He has played in some thirty countries, including the USA, Europe, Britain, and Japan. He is especially well known in Germany, being renowned for his interpretations of Bach. |
| Gatti, Walter - Harpsichordist, Organist |
| Geluk, Kees - Kees Geluk, MA studied with Bram Beekman at the 'Brabants Conservatorium' in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Both his Bacherlors' and his Masters' exam resulted in a 9 grade (in a 1-10 system). keesgeluk.com is currently in Dutch, but will be updated in various languages from summer 2004 on. For information in Dutch, English or Spanish, mailto:keesgeluk@hotmail.com |
| Grigsby, Nicholas - Nicholas Grigsby, Concert Organist, Harpsichordist & Broadcaster, New Zealand. |
| Hagen, Toon - Information about Toon Hagen, his organ and church, his recordings en compositions and his programm |
| Hall, Jonathan B. - Website for the recitalist, choral conductor, writer and teacher living in New York City. |
| Hallein, Eric - Belgian organist and organiser of an international organ festival |
| Hell, Felix - Young German virtuoso organist. Read his biography, see tour schedule and pictures, and more. |
| Hermans, Johan - concert organist of Belgium - Johan Hermans is one of the leading Belgian concert organists of the younger generation. He has performed in most European countries, in the U.S., Russia and Japan. He's titular organist of the well-preserved Cavaillé-Coll organ at the Sacred Heart Church of Hasselt, Belgium where he's also teaching organ performance at the Conservatory. Biography, reviews, photos, MP3, calendar and more. |
| Hernandez, Heather Marie - Heather Hernandez is Director of Parish Music at Lutheran Church of the Master in Phoenix, Arizona and Accompanist for the Phoenix Girls Chorus. She was Cathedral Organ Scholar at St. Cecilia's Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska from 2001-2004. Prior to that appointment, she was a student of Marie-Louise Langlais at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris-CNR in Paris, France for two years. |
| Heyes, Bernard J D - British organist and composer of eight organ symphonies as well as other works. Read about him and his music and listen to MP3s on the website. |
| Hines, Desiree - Founder and Artistic Director, Philadelphia GLBT Artists Festival; Freelance Organist |
| Hogg, Darren - Organist / Accompanist / Recitalist / Tutor |
| Hoornaert, Tom - Tom Hoornaert is organist of the main church of St.-Pieter's at Tielt. He directs the church-choir and accompanies the youth-choir. He also teaches at the Music-academy. As professional organist, he stimulated the start of the organ association: 'Chamade'.He is also the conductor of the Chamber-choir Ultreya of Tielt. |
| Hopper, Patrick - Organist and composer. MP3s and PDFs of compositions available for download, also a monthly newsletter. |
| Jordan, Jeannine, DMA - Pro-Motion Music: Dr. Jeannine Jordan, concert organist, is devoted to the promotion of the organ and its music |
| Kaman, Frank - Organist Frank Kaman (Netherlands) |
| Kasel, Jean Jacques - web site featuring Jean Jacques Kasel, professor at the Conservatoire of Luxembourg,concertorganist,organbuildingconsultant and conférencier.Current activities,a monthly twice coming Journal with musicological and organbuilding related themes,links to CHAMADES,his organ magazine at RADIO 100,7 as well as his class at Conservatoire. |
| Keys, John - John Keys is the organist of Nottingham University in the UK, and Director of Music at St Mary's Church in the city centre. He plays many recitals each year, in Britain and abroad. He has also recorded one of the world's most comprehensive collections of organ hymn accompaniments. |
| Kibbie, James - Includes free downloads of James Kibbie's annual 'audio holiday cards' recorded on Orgues Létourneau, Op. 7 |
| Knupp, Bob - Assistant Professor of Music at Mississippi College, he maintains a large and active organ studio of outstanding organ majors. |
| Komisaruk, Kevin - Assistant Professor of Organ at the University of Toronto. Organist at St. Mary Madgalene Church, Toronto. Site contains complete press materials, CV, and unedited sound files from recent public performances and disc releases. |
| Koolstra, Robert - Robert Koolstra is a professional organ and harpsichord player from the Netherlands.(Groningen) |
| Koschel, Alexander - Concert appearances, CD recordings, writings on music. He has been First and Choir Organist at Parish Church in Wettingen(Switzerland) since 2003. He is founder and president of the Ladegast Society, which dedicates itself to the maintenance of Friedrich Ladegast's legacy for generations to come. |
| Kraemer, Otto - Website of organist Otto Kramer. Includes photos, CV, description of the Stockmann-organ in St. Peter and Paul, Straelen, compositions and more. |
| Krasnovsky, Roman - Internationally renowned organist and composer, originally from Russia, now residing in Israel. |
| Körber, Thor F - Organist & Organolog Thor F. Körber |
| Lafford, Lindsay A. J. , Lord of Ridley - Dr. Lindsay Arthur Lafford, Professor Emeritus. Site contains his biography, compositions and more. |
| Lamlein, Scott - Scott Lamlein, Director of Music Ministries Wesley United Methodist Church |
| LaMort, Anthony Mark - Anthony Mark LaMort - Organist and Composer. Here you will find links to recordings of my performance of organ repertoire, compositions and improvisations, information on current projects and upcoming performances, biographical information and a means to contact me |
| Liddle, David - Visit the website of the blind English concert organist and composer. Lots of photos, details of David's organ works, recital schedule and lots more.... |
| Lindley, Simon - Simon Lindley: Duties as Organist & Master of the Music at the Parish Church of Leeds and as City Organist are complemented by work for Leeds City Council's Department of Learning & Leisure. Read fascinating articles at his website. |
| Lo Muscio, Marco: International Organist and pianist - Marco Lo Muscio, international organist and pianist (Rome - Italy): Curriculum, CD, MP3, repertoire, transcriptions, concerts,... |
| Madrigal, Delfino - Delfino Madrigal Gil is is one of the composers and more prominent organists of Mexico. |
| Matsyura, Liudmila - Liudmila Matsyura - international concert organist |
| Metzler, James R. - Organist & Director of Music, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Nisbet, John - John Nisbet is Music Director and Organist at St. Peter Church, New Britain, CT., which is home to a magnificent Oberlinger 2 manual organ. Mr. Nisbet directs the vocal and instrumental ensembles at St. Peter Church, and administers the Sacred Music concert series 'Music Celebrating the Church Year', offering the best in sacred organ and vocal music. U.S. representative of Oberlinger Orgelbau. |
| Olivera, Hector - Website of Hector Olivera, internationally acclaimed organist. Contains biography, concert schedule, photos, CD order form and more |
| Parolini, Giorgio - Italian concert organist, accompanist, teacher. Site contains his biography, concert reviews, repertoire, MP3s and photos. |
| Potts, Nigel - Nigel Potts is rapidly establishing himself internationally as one of the young promising organists of a new generation of artists who have embraced the orchestral and coloristic possibilities of the Romantic Symphonic Organ. |
| Proulx, Richard -- Compositions - A complete listing of the works of this prolific composer, including many recordings by his ensemble, The Cathedral Singers. |
| Pyrhönen, Tuomas - Organist from Finland. Information, discography, concert schedule, photos etc. Site in English and in Finnish. |
| Reger, Max - The Max Reger Organ Pages - Discussion on the organ music of the great German Romantic composer Max Reger (1873-1916), together with descriptions of the organs of the time, and a comprehensive discography. |
| Reijnaerdts, Ton -- Ton's Organ Page - Website of the Dutch musician and photographer Ton Reijnaerdts. Info about his cd-label TRA Records, MP3's, complete photo gallery, etc. |
| Ridgell, Robert P. - Robert Ridgell, liturgical musician and composer, Director of Music of the Philadelphia Cathedral. |
| Rodyns, Bart -- Organ-Harpsichord-Teacher - Bart Rodyns (Belgium) is a young professional organplayer. He has won several prices in international organcompetitions. |
| Sarkozy, Gergely - Gergely Sarkozy is an amazing musician from Hungary. He plays the organ, lute, guitar, lute-harpsichord, viola, viola bastarda... truly a multifaceted talent. Listen to him play Bach on his Hungaroton recording and be transformed. --- L.K. |
| Setchell, Martin - Concert organist from New Zealand. Martin Setchell is organ curator of the Town Hall organ in Christchurch, NZ. Biography, concerts/publications, MP3s, photos, more. |
| Stetsenko, Paul - Organist, choral director, composer. Site contains biography, repertoire, compositions, audio clips and concert schedule. |
| Swinton, Mark - Mark Swinton (MA, FRCO) - Assistant Organist, Bath Abbey |
| Tradgett, Chris -- Music-Room - New compositions by Chris Tradgett, with FREE download pdf files of choral pieces |
| Trant, Ross - Canadian organist Ross Trant is also involved with servicing pipe and reed organs. Read his writings on Toronto pipe organs at the website. |
| van der Kooy, Jos - City organist of the St. Bavo church in Haarlem, The Netherlands; also director of music and organist at the West Church (Westekerk) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Photos, MP3s, Concert Schedule, more. |
| van Eersel, Kees - The website of the Dutch organist Kees van Eersel, organist of the Marcussen-organ at the Grote- of Maria Magdalenakerk in Goes (The Netherlands). |
| van Westenbrugge, Jan - Homepage of Jan van Westenbrugge, organist at Hervomde Kerk Wateringen. Includes photos and sound samples. |
| Vernet, Olivier - Mr. Vernet is titular organist at the Cathedral of Monaco since January 2006 and co-titular organist in the Church of St. Louis in Vichy (with its exceptional Bernard Aubertin organ) since 1991. He maintains an international career as soloist and concert artist. Within the span of 20 years Mr. Vernet has given more than 800 performances worldwide. |
| Völker, Elke - Elke Völker is a prize-winning Concert Organist, Church Musician, Music Critic and Journalist from Germany. Site includes biography, photos and concert schedule. |
| Zaretsky, Daniel - Russian concert organist Daniel Zaretsky has an extensive touring schedule. He is also professor of organ at Nizhnij Novgorod State Conservatory. Read his biography and see concert schedule on the site. |
Categories > Pipe Organ in Literature Literary works, old and modern, in which the organ is featured prominently. Other works in which the organ is mentioned in passing are also acknowledged. |
| Link/Description |
| Neal Stephenson: Cryptonomicon (Excerpt) - 'When Lawrence understood, it was as if the math teacher had suddenly played the good part of Bach's Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor on a pipe organ the size of the Spiral Nebula in Andromeda--the part where Uncle Johann dissects the architecture of the Universe in one merciless descending ever-mutating chord...' |
| Neal Stephenson: The Big U - The organ and organ music (specifically Bach's Passacaglia in c) play an important role throughout the work, effectively forming a setting which starts and ends the book. A theme of order (organ, Bach) literally bringing down the disorder of the Big U. Too many examples to list here, and I will not provide a spoiler for those who haven't read it. |
| The Glorious Sound - About the adventures of two boys growing up in the 1910's and Roaring 20's, their love of music and a certain powerful and fascinating musical instrument which draws them into the center of exciting and dangerous events. If you are interested in history, music, the Theatre Organ and Silent Movies, you will enjoy this nostalgic story of a childhood fascination which grows into an adventure. |
| The Organ in Literature: From the classical world to the present day - The following pages contain accounts of the organ in literature. They are fully illustrated by quotations and extracts from novels and poetry. -- by Julian Rhodes, the late British organ virtuoso |
Categories > Pipe Organ Restoration, Relocation, Rebuilding Resources for pipe organ preservation. Pipe organ parts for sale, useful information on prolonging the life of the pipe organ and more. Organ builders |
| Link/Description |
| Church Organ Trader - Message board for buying and selling used organ parts, consoles, pipes, pedalboards, and more |
| European Organ Centre - Restored pipe organs for sale in Canada and the United States. We have new organs available regularly. |
| Free State Theatre Organ Society (MD) - Weekly theatre organ restoration/rebuilding workshops Free theatre organ concerts (~monthly) |
| New Zealand Organ Manufactory and Museum - The New Zealand Organ Manufactory was established in 1998 to provide churches and other owners of reed and pipe organs with quality restoration, repair and maintenance at an affordable cost. |
| NSW Heritage Pipe Organ Conservation and Maintenance Guide - Pipe organs are a unique and very significant part of the heritage of Australia and the country is well known internationally for its extensive collection of these instruments. The Pipe Organ Conservation and Maintenance Guide is designed for owners, users and conservators of pipe organs. In association with Organ Historical Trust of Australia. |
| Organ Clearing House - The Organ Clearing House was founded in 1959 to facilitate the relocation of pipe organs which might otherwise be discarded. Another important service of the Organ Clearing House is the provision of information about instruments available for relocation to those institutions or individuals interested in obtaining one. |
| Organ Historical Society - The Society promotes a widespread musical and historical interest in American organbuilding through collection, preservation, and publication of historical information, and through recordings and public concerts. |
| Organ Historical Trust of Australia - This national organization has the following aims and objectives: To preserve historic pipe organs and organbuilding records; To stimulate public interest in pipe organs which are of national or local importance; To encourage scholarly research into the history of the organ, its musical use, and organ music. |
| Pipe Organ Foundation - The mission of the Pipe Organ Foundation is to charitably promote the preservation, placement, and playing of pipe organs. |
| Pipe Organ Preservation Co. of Ireland - Preserving and rehousing redundant pipe organs from the island of Ireland |
| Pipeorgans.com - Your organ rebuilding website |
| Redundant Organ Rehousing Company Ltd. - The Redundant Organ Rehousing Company Ltd.(RORCL) was set up to address the problem of saving from destruction those pipe organs deemed to be of historic or heritage significance. To that end, secure storage facilities are currently available near Kington, Herefordshire. |
| The British Institute of Organ Studies - Aims: Objective, scholarly research into the history of the organ and its music and, in particular, into the organ and its music in Britain. To conserve the sources and materials for the history of the organ in Britain, and to make them accessible to scholars. To work for the preservation, and where necessary, the faithful restoration of historic organs in Britain. |
Categories > Professional Organizations Guilds, societies and professional organizations for organists and organbuilders |
| Link/Description |
| ACO - Organists Association of Rio de Janeiro - Associação Carioca de Organistas. The Carioca Association of Organists (ACO) also called Organists Association of Rio de Janeiro is a cultural-artistic non profit private entity totally non partisan who main objective is to promote the organ music. |
| AGO - The American Guild of Organists - The American Guild of Organists (AGO) is the national professional association serving the organ and choral music fields. |
| AIO - American Institute of Organbuilders - Objectives: to advance the science and practice of pipe organbuilding by discussion, inquiry, research, experiment and other means; to disseminate knowledge regarding pipe organbuilding by such means as lectures, publications and exchange of information; to establish an organized training program for organbuilders, leading to examinations and certifications of degree of proficiency. |
| APOBA -- The Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America - Our site offers a wealth of information to help you in purchasing or renovating a pipe organ, or simply learning more about the fascinating art of pipe organ building. |
| ArteOrg - Instituto de Cultura e Arte Organística - The Institute of Culture and Organistic Art (ArteOrg) is a non profit organization established in the form of an association with main headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. |
| EGO - European Guild of Organists - The European Guild of Organists is the first structure associating the different European actors of the pipeorgan world: organists, organbuilders, music publishers, CD producers, musical magazines, academies of music, festivals, associations, etc. |
| IAO - Incorporated Association of Organists - The IAO is an educational charity, based in the United Kingdom, with over 90 affiliated associations and nearly 6,000 members worldwide. |
| ISO - The International Society of Organ Builders - The International Society of Organ Builders (ISO) was founded in 1957 in Amsterdam. A large group of Organ Builders from several European countries met there with the aim of promoting communication, mutual respect and sharing of knowledge among organ builders. ISO stands for quality in pipe-organ building and welcomes the variety of styles and methods of organ building in different countries. |
| Organum Society - Founded in 1964, the Organum Society is an organization dedicated to the support and foster, promote and develop all forms of organ art in Finland. The central work of the Society is to organize concerts, masterclasses and seminars, and produce publications. As a discussion forum, the Society has had an important impact on the development of organ art in the past decades. |
| RCCO -- The Royal Canadian College of Organists - Founded in 1909 as the Canadian Guild of Organists, the RCCO is Canada's oldest musicians' association. Today, the RCCO is a nationwide interdenominational community of professional and amateur organists, church musicians, choral conductors, and others sharing an interest in the organ and church music. |
| SFO - The Scottish Federation of Organists - We are a federation of Scottish societies of organists. Our purposes are social and professional. Local societies throughout Scotland organise regular programmes of social events. We assist our members professionally through the work of several groups and organisations. |
Categories > Publications Periodicals, journals, magazines, print and online, of interest to organists and organbuilders |
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| Choir & Organ - The classical music magazine for organists and musicians, directors of sacred and secular choirs, singers, organ builders, and everyone who loves choral and organ music. Choir & Organ provides insights into the careers of leading organists and choral conductors, examines important instruments and provides comprehensive news and reviews of new publications, recordings and events. |
| het Orgel - Europe's oldest magazine on Organ Art: het ORGEL [i.e. the ORGAN]. het ORGEL is a magazine of Dutch origin. Site contains English summaries of articles published in het ORGEL. Every second month we will add the newest summaries. The site also contains a survey of which festival is happening where in Europe, and an extensive collection of links to other interesting organ sites throughout the world. |
| Journal of American Organbuilding - American Institute of Organbuilders publishes a quarterly journal featuring technical articles, product and book reviews, and a forum for the exchange of building and service information and techniques. |
| Organ Alternatives - Organ Alternatives is a Canadian production and communications company based in Toronto, Ontario dedicated to the future of the organ as a performing instrument, and to its ongoing development in artistic and interdisciplinary creation. OrgAlt publishes a website and an internet journal. |
| Organist Publications - A source of reliable reference for organists in the big wide world, Organist Publications was founded in 2005 by Robert Leach and Barry Williams to provide authoritative reference information to all involved in the making of music in worship. Our mission is to provide a reliable source of information and advice through this website, along with a number of published works and resources to help. |
| Orgelkunst - Orgelkunst is the Flemish quarterly magazine for organ culture in Belgium. The magazine caters for organ professionals and amateurs. To facilitate access to its contents, the editors will provide English summarries of the leading artciles on the internet from the September 1998 issue onwards. |
| Orgelmagazin - German-language internet magazine devoted to pipe organs |
| The American Organist Magazine - The American Organist Magazine (TAO), published monthly by the AGO, is the most widely read journal devoted to organ and choral music in the world. It is the official journal of the American Guild of Organists, the Royal Canadian College of Organists, and the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America. |
| The Diapason - Devoted to the organ, the harpsichord and church music since 1909 |
| The Organ - The Organ is the magazine for all who play, build or love to listen to the organ in all its forms. Established in 1877, The Organ includes articles on new and historic instruments, concert and recording reviews, organists, composers, festivals and competitions. Wherever the organ appears, we're there. |
| The Organ - Russian journal about organ culture. In Russian and English. |
Categories > Russian-language sites First-rate music sites in Russian. |
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| Andrej Tchulovsky articles on the pipe organ history - Articles in Russian on Albert Schweizer, Organbuilding history and more |
| Library of Classical Music - This large site contains a huge library of free music scores for download, for many instruments including organ. Also has an English version. |
| Moscovskii Muzykal'nyi Vestnik - Academic classical music in Moscow. |
| Oboe.ru - The Russian Oboe Site. Great music articles and resources |
Categories > Sheet Music, Books and Recordings -- Sellers Buy organ music, organ recordings and more at these shops. Some cater exclusively to the organist and choral director needs. |
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| Accolla Editore- Musicastampata.com - We have a comprehensive selection of sheet music for organ, voice and choir, many titles are in-stock. Fastest source for European publishers, including Ricordi, direct from Italy. Serving the Music Community with Excellence worldwide. |
| Aeolus Music - Klassische Musik - Alte Musik - Orgelmusik |
| Amazon.com - Earth's Biggest SelectionTM. Buy new and used organ CDs, DVDs, books and more at this superstore. |
| Andrey Chulovskiy Music - New printed music from Russian composer and organist Andrey Chulovskiy |
| Berkshire Record Outlet - Closeouts and overstock deals on classical CDs, DVDs, LPs, cassettes and sheet music |
| Birolius Editions - With a focus on J. S. Bach and his Art of Fugue, Birolius Editions offers Michael Ferguson's CD recording of the complete Art of Fugue on the organ, scores of his completion of Contrapunctus XIV, and a variety of MP3 files for downloading. |
| Bodensee-Musikversand - Our scope of delivery encompasses a large selection of titles in the fields of church music and keyboard instruments. |
| Cliff Hill Music - Cliff Hill Music deals with all the major music publishers in North America and many in Europe as well. We offer a 20% discount on most items. Be sure to look at 'Cliff's Picks' for suggestions on choral/organ literature for upcoming services and events. |
| Fitzjohn Music Publications - Fitzjohn Music Publications is a unique catalogue of sheet music edited and arranged by David Patrick - organist, harpsichordist, conductor. |
| Fuga Musiikki - Fuga, the special shop for classical music, was established in 1960. It is the biggest and oldest company of the kind in Finland and is still owned by the founder family. |
| Gebruiktebladmuziek.nl - Web-shop in Holland that sells used sheet-music |
| JAV Recordings - JAV Recordings specializes in Pipe Organ CDs |
| Loft Recordings - Specializes in organ and choral music. Home of Loft Recordins, Gothic Records, Quilisma, reZound, Organeum, The Organ Loft Radio Program and e power productions--a recording, editing and mastering company that specializes in organ and choral recordings |
| Musica Bona - Czech classical music store. CDs, books, sheet music |
| Organ Historical Society Catalog - This site contains more than 3,000 items related to the pipe organ and its music, including a large collection of classical and theatre organ CDs, books, videos, and classical sheet music. More items are added almost every day. |
| Organ Music CDs - A site specializing in recorded organ music |
| Organ Music Only - Site devoted exclusively to organ sheet music, categorized by liturgical needs as well as styles and organ solos/organ with instruments. Incudes some sound samples. Division of Stanton's Sheet Music. |
| Priory Records - Britain's Premier Church Music Label |
| Querstand label - CDs, DVDs and Books with a special focus on organ and choral music |
| seeMUSICdvd - OrganArts releases a new DVD/CD series featuring surround sound live organ recordings and accompanying kaleidoscopic visuals designed by Marshall Yaeger, now available online at www.seemusicdvd.com! Sonic Bloom (Larry Douglas Embury) and Heavy Organ: Tribute to Virgil Fox (Richard Morris) and more! |
| Sheet Music Plus - Find sheet music for organ at Sheet Music Plus -- the online shop that has something for everyone |
| TRA Records - Netherlands - CD-label of the Dutch musician and photographer Ton Reijnaerdts. Info about his records, MP3's, order form, a complete photo gallery, etc. |
| Worldwide Music International - Above site is our selected on-hand inventory (music/books in print). Also our www.classicalmusicdirect.com - a search site - includes selected LP/CD/cassette recordings. |
| Zarex.com - the CD audio and DVD / VHS video store for Classical / Sacred Organ, Choral and Eclectic Modern Piano music. Home of Frederick Hohman's Midnight Pipes, Pro Organo and Ariel productions. |
Categories > Software Software for organbuilders, organists and other musicians |
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| A design software for advanced wind systems in pipe organs - [project proposal] The project is aimed at the planning and manufacturing much more reliable and higher quality wind systems for pipe organs with reduced costs. The main progress will be the optimization of the new, open wind systems, their adaptation to industrial requirements and the development of industrial prototypes. |
| Classic OrganWorks - OrganWorks - an organ design and specification software package for PCs running Microsoft WindowsTM. Also: complete control solutions for the pipe organ, including combination action, relay and MIDI |
| FlexiMusic - FlexiMusic turns your home PC into a complete music studio. You will find FlexiMusic products to be fun, easy to use and economical. No matter what your experience level is, Ours is one of the best music software to start editing and creating music on your PC. Products include: Wave Editor, Composer, Kids Composer, Generator and FlexiMusic Orchestra |
| Hauptwerk - Hauptwerk is a generic computer simulation of a pipe organ. It is a computer program into which you can load different pipe organs and play them using a MIDI keyboard or keyboards. In place of, or in addition to MIDI keyboards, you can use a sequencer to control the organ. It is a specialised form of 'virtual sampler'. It receives MIDI data and produces sounds using real pipe organ recordings. |
| Inspired Acoustics - Inspired Acoustics - virtual pipe organs, pipe organ samples |
| Instrument-Tuner - The Instrument-Tuner is a professional software product that lets you verify and tune up any instrument with a laptop. More than 130 different modern and historic scales available. |
| Java Microtuning Organ (JMTOrgan) - This easy-to-use program provides musicians the experience of playing keyboard instruments in historical temperaments and at historical pitches. © 2007, Jeroen Donkers, www.jedosoft.info |
| Ktesibios - Windchest design software for Organbuilders - KTESIBIOS - the design software that significantly reduces your windchest design time. |
| NDB Pipe Organ Samples - A new way in recording pipe organ music: play the virtual pipe organ, Notre Dame de Budapest Pipe Organ Samples, featuring two famous organs from Hungary. |
| OrganAssist - OrganAssist uses MIDI to record, playback and even transfer music to other instruments (including registration) |
| OrganCADD Software for pipe organ design - OrganCADD was originaly designed as a modular system of menus and symbol libraries especially designed to offer simple, efficient, and powerful design tools for the pipe organ builder. OrganCADD is currently in regular use by more than 30 pipe organ designers, builders, and technicians throughout the United States and Canada. |
| OrganTutor - ORGANTUTOR is a computer-based resource for classical and traditional sacred organ instruction. It was created by Dr. Don Cook, Brigham Young University. ORGAN 101 is an OrganTutor course in basic organ playing for those with piano training. OrganTutor uses a new approach to help teach an old subject - it is an interactive multimedia organ tutorial. |
| SCPOP - Sound Canvas - The S.C.P.O.P. (Sound Canvas Pipe Organ Project) softwares give to the owners of the Roland Sound Canvas midi modules the possibility to recreate the true sounds and the playing style of a real pipe organ by their midi synth. |
| Tempo Productions -- Serving the Church Musician - Tempo Productions publishes various software titles for church musicians. Includes service planning, music administration, note scanning software and more |
| Teoria Software - The teoría program will help you develop your music theory and ear-training skills. teoría offers many types of exercises: Construction and identification of intervals, scales, key signatures, chords and harmonic functions; Intervals, scales, chords ear-training; Melodic dictation and harmonic progressions. Explore the program or download the evaluation copy. |
| Virtual Pipe Organ on Linux (VPO) - With one or more MIDI keyboards, your PC running Linux works as a digital pipe organ! The purpose of this software is similar with that of SCPOP on Windows. Thanks to the Jeux soundfont by John Wynne McCoy, you can get high quality sounds. |
Categories > The Science of Music Science articles and news about music, human perception of music, musical brain and more |
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| BBC: Organ music 'instils religious feelings' - People who experience a sense of spirituality in church may be reacting to the extreme bass sound produced by some organ pipes. |
| BioMusic: The Music of Nature and the Nature of Music - Scientists discuss the Songs of Birds and Whales and Insects |
| Dr. Ernst Terhardt - Dr Ernst Terhardt: Teaching/Research on Electroacoustics, Psychoacoustics, Musical Acoustics, Audiocommunication |
| Nature: Music mirrors tone patterns in our speech - Would Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance or Debussy's Clair de Lune have sounded the same if the composers had been born in different countries? Probably not, according to researchers who have found that the melodies composers write are influenced by the language they speak. |
| Neurobiology of Music - Article citations and abstracts from the Annals of New York Academy of Sciences |
| Prime Origins: Birdsong may hold the key to the origins of music - Ornithologist Luis Baptista from the Californian Academy of Sciences says he's discovered some 'fantastic convergences between bird song and music'. |
| Science of Music at UNSW - Five of Australia's outstanding musicians took their instruments and their questions to the laboratory. The result is a series of radio programs about music and musical instruments, comprising structured discussions between musician and scientist, richly illustrated with examples from the concert stage, the studio and the laboratory. A resource from University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Scientific American: Early Musical Training May Enlarge Parts of the Brain - Musical training at an early age may lead to the increased growth of certain brain regions |
| Scientific American: Exploring the Musical Brain - Music may be even more ancient than the human race, over which it holds tremendous sway. Scientists are beginning to find out why |
| Scientific American: Music and the Brain - What is the secret of music's strange power? Seeking an answer, scientists are piecing together a picture of what happens in the brains of listeners and musicians |
| Scientific American: Musical Medicine - A high-tech piano treats a repetitive stress disorder |
| Scientific American: Musical Training Aids Memory - Article describing how musical training benefits verbal memory |
| Scientific American: Perception of Musical Pitch Uses Separate Parts of Brain - The brain identifies individual musical notes differently from how it decides whether the pitch is high or low |
| Scientific American: Scientists Refine Musical Map of the Brain - Musical map of the brain is mapped using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) |
| Scientific American: Secrets of the Stradivarius - An Interview with Joseph Nagyvary, who researches the chemicals possibly used by Stradivari in creating his violins |
| Scientific American: Speaking In Tones - Differences in perception in the East and West offer clues to perfect pitch |
| Scientific American: Speaking Tonal Languages Promotes Perfect Pitch - A new study concludes that young musicians who speak Mandarin Chinese can learn to identify isolated musical notes much better than English speakers can. |
| Scientific American: Supermassive Black Hole Sings for Its Supper - Astronomers have discovered the longest-running symphony in a cluster of galaxies more than 250 million light-years from Earth. |
| The Music Cognition Group at University of Amsterdam - This website, online since 1994, describes research in music cognition and related topics. The research aims to arrive at a cognitive science of music, with a special focus on its temporal aspects, such as rhythm, tempo and timing. The site contains papers with sound examples, movies and animations, archives, demonstrations, and other material. |
Categories > xxxx Organaut's personal links xxxx Links to websites I like to visit, sites of my friends and places that are meaningful to me. |
| Link/Description |
| Daniel's Manhattan Architecture - Great tour of Manhattan buildings. |
| Dead Programmer's Cafe - New York programmer's blog on subjects ranging from NY subway and infrastructure to coffee, obsolete technology, weird food, good music and more |
| Grub Guru LLC - Personal chef and caterer |
| Homecrest Presbyterian Church - A small, friendly, progressive, Christian community in southern Brooklyn, New York loving and serving God and our neighbors |
| PhotoTravels.net - Great travel photos from Frantisek Straud |
| Rev. Carl Bowers - Reverend John Carl Bowers of Homecrest Presbyterian Church where I have served as organist for several years |
| Scientific American - Science news and content from America's oldest continuously published science magazine |
| The Alchemy Site - Over 90 megabytes online of information on alchemy in all its facets. Divided into over 1300 sections and providing tens of thousands of pages of text, over 2000 images, over 200 complete alchemical texts, extensive bibliographical material on the printed books and manuscripts, numerous articles, introductory and general reference material on alchemy. |
| Weight Loss Science - The scientific approach to weight loss and maintenance. Indepenent, hype-free research. |
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