Orgue de Cinéma - groupes anglais

Greetings. Welcome to the Theatre Organ Academy.

This group is for those who want to learn how to play the King of Instruments, the Mighty Theatre Pipe Organ, both real and virtual, such as the Mighty MidiTzer, jOrgan, and Hauptwerk.

We welcome all levels of musicianship, from the beginner to the professional artist. We can all learn from eachother here. There are no "bosses" or "minions".

We appreciate good humor and supporting eachother in times of need, but we will not be host to politics or religion, etc.

This is not a technology discussion sector. Rather, it is a place where music can be shared in a way that teaches folks how to play. See Walnut Hill's complete Yahoo! Music TPO group listing to get active in other areas of study. The link is:

http://www.theatreorgans.com/walnuthill/links005.htm

This group is concerned mainly with British cinema pipe organs installed in cinemas and concert halls in the inter-war period. It is for the discussion and exchange of information about these instruments to help those of us restoring, maintaining and playing them in our work and aims. Discussions and postings should be light hearted, factual, perhaps amusing or at least reasonably interesting. Any postings which are derogatory, deemed pointless by the moderator or liable to cause offense or upset will be disallowed. Overseas members are welcome and whilst mention of foreign instruments is fine, the principal topics of conversation should be about organs or organists residing or originating in the UK.

Peter Hammond
HWS Associates LLP
peter@hws.org.uk

Project leader:
Southampton Guildhall Compton organ restoration
Battersea Town Hall Hope-Jones organ project
Odeon Hammersmith Compton restoration
ABC Plymouth/Blackheath Halls project
Cameo cinema Regent St Compton restoration
Regal Uxbridge Compton restoration

HWS Associates are sole UK agents for Opus-Two pipe organ control system

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UKCinemaOrgans group is dedicated to the memory of Ivor Buckingham