OHS COLUMBUS 2022

Registration is Now Open!

After a long hia­tus due to the impact of COVID-19, we are pleased to announce that the OHS 2022 con­ven­tion is mov­ing for­ward in Colum­bus, Ohio, July 31st – August 5th, 2022. Spe­cial group rates with 2020 pric­ing are in place, with new­ly added 2022 ben­e­fits of low­er park­ing rates and break­fast meals are includ­ed if you are at the head­quar­ters hotel.
 
The main con­fer­ence is Sun­day evening, July 31st until Thurs­day evening August 4th. The pre-con­ven­tion event will still occur late morn­ing and after­noon of July 31 and post-con­ven­tion events — also not to be missed — are all day in Cincin­nati on Fri­day August 5th. Most of the sched­ule of events are the same. Hope to see you there!
 
Reg­is­ter Now!

First Come First Served

Free Shipping on USA Domestic Orders

OHSLA Annual Book Sale

Hear ye, Hear ye, read all about it.

The OHSLA Annu­al Book Sale opens to all mem­bers on Mon­day April 18th. A link to all of the books is avail­able NOW for you to browse. When sales open, you will need the book ref­er­ence num­ber when you call 484 – 488-7473 to place your order.

Down­load the 2022 OHS Book Sale List now!

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The James M. Weaver Prize

Announcing the James M. Weaver Prize in Organ Scholarship.

 
A prize to cel­e­brate and fos­ter the schol­ar­ly research of pipe organs. 
 
Appli­ca­tions now being accept­ed until Sep­tem­ber 15, 2022 for pre­sen­ta­tion in 2023. 
Apply Now!

A Breath of Fresh Air

Imag­ine watch­ing a 200-year old organ, bro­ken, tat­tered, and for­got­ten com­ing to life again. Imag­ine see­ing crafts­men and his­to­ri­ans work­ing togeth­er on a neglect­ed instru­ment, restor­ing it to glo­ry piece by piece. Imag­ine gaz­ing at its trans­for­ma­tion into an his­tor­i­cal­ly accu­rate ser­vice­able organ. Now, imag­ine hear­ing that instru­ment played for the first time in generations!

You can make these imag­i­na­tions come true. Join us as we attempt to cre­ate A Breath of Fresh Air for the 1817 Hilbus Cab­i­net Organ.

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Kalei­do­scope of Colors

Order your Program Book

NOW REDUCED TO ORDER FOR $20, this is the com­plete Pro­gram Book for Sum­mer 2021’s KALEIDOSCOPE OF COLORS, a vir­tu­al Con­ven­tion over five Sun­days in August that each fea­tured three instru­ments — a total of 15 pipe organs across the USA. Book includes full-col­or pho­tos, well-researched essays on each instru­ment, per­form­ers’ biogra­phies as well their com­plete, imag­i­na­tive pro­grams designed for each instru­ment, and infor­ma­tion cov­er­ing three cen­turies of pipe organ build­ing in the USA.

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Watch the Series

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OHSLA TODAY

New Episode! Stories of Ephemera (Part 1)

Bynum brings us into the Library’s col­lec­tion of ephemera.

Select the ​“Video Playlist” icon on the upper right of the video play­er to play pre­vi­ous episodes.

 

 

LIVE FROM STONELEIGH

Robert McCormick

Anoth­er install­ment in the organ recital series from the Organ His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety’s head­quar­ters in Vil­lano­va, Pennsylvania.

Select the ​“Video Playlist” icon on the upper right of the video play­er to play pre­vi­ous episodes.

 

Support the OHS

Support the OHS

Sup­port our won­der­ful programs.

 

OHS Annual
Fund Drive

Help sup­port oper­at­ing expens­es of OHS pro­grams and services.

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Sustaining Membership

Sustaining Membership

Join Today!

The OHS is pleased to offer a Sus­tain­ing Mem­ber cat­e­go­ry.  For as lit­tle as $10 per month, you can sup­port the OHS grow stronger and more respon­sive to the pipe organ com­mu­ni­ty.  OHS and you – sus­tain­ing a life­time of history.

Become a Sus­tain­ing Member

Big Things
Are Happening!

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re-opening
of the OHS Catalog

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OHS News

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Breaking News

NOLA Organ Recital — April 21, 2022

The OHS is pleased to be spon­sor­ing an evening recital on the Skin­ner Organ, Opus 622, 1926 on Thurs­day April 21st at Tem­ple Sinai in New Orleans, LA.  Open to the pub­lic, the recital fea­tures Dr. J. Thomas Mitts and Dr. Richard Webb.  Open admis­sion  with a free will offer­ing.  Tem­ple Sinai is locat­ed at 6225 St. Charles Avenue.

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OHSLA List of Books and Pamphlets Needed

OHSLA List of Books and Pamphlets Needed

Down­load a PDF of this list from the OHSLA.

Down­load the PDF now.

OHS Columbus 2022 — Register Now!
 

OHS 2022 Convention
Register Now

After a long hia­tus due to the impact of COVID-19, we are pleased to announce that the OHS 2022 con­ven­tion is mov­ing for­ward in Colum­bus, Ohio July 31st – August 5th, 2022. HOTEL is now open – and expect­ed to fill fast. Spe­cial group rates with 2020 pric­ing are in place, with new­ly added 2022 ben­e­fits of low­er park­ing rates and break­fast meals includ­ed if you are at the head­quar­ters hotel.
Reg­is­tra­tion will open lat­er next week.
 
The main con­fer­ence is Sun­day evening, July 31st until Thurs­day evening August 4th. The pre-con­ven­tion event will still occur late morn­ing and after­noon of July 31 and post-con­ven­tion events — also not to be missed — are all day in Cincin­nati on Fri­day August 5th. Most of the sched­ule of events are the same – stay tuned for more infor­ma­tion com­ing lat­er next week!
 

 

The Hunt for Rare Organ Books

The Hunt for Rare Organ Books

Down­load a PDF of these book from the OHSLA.

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New OHS Phone Number 484.488.PIPE (7473)

As of March 1, 2019 OHS has a brand new tele­phone num­ber to reflect our res­i­den­cy in Penn­syl­va­nia.  While the old num­ber will work for a while, please take note:

484.488.PIPE (7473). Four foots and eight foots with no mix­tures but it works!

 

Upcoming Events

The Tracker

OHS pub­lish­es its jour­nal four times a year. The Track­er includes news and arti­cles about the organ and its his­to­ry, organ­builders, exem­plary organs, region­al sur­veys of instru­ments, and the music played on the organ. The empha­sis is on Amer­i­can organ top­ics of the 18th, 19th, and 20th cen­turies, and there are occa­sion­al arti­cles on Euro­pean top­ics. Most issues run 48 pages with many illus­tra­tions and photographs.

More about The Tracker

Dear Friend of the Organ –
A New Opportunity

Think about the plea­sure you will receive in offer­ing an OHS mem­ber­ship to a friend or rel­a­tive. You can share your love of the pipe organ and intro­duce some­one else to the good works of the Soci­ety in edu­cat­ing, pre­serv­ing and chron­i­cling our rich organ her­itage and cul­ture. Mem­ber­ships make splen­did gifts. The recip­i­ent will receive a sub­scrip­tion to our quar­ter­ly mag­a­zine, The Track­er, a spe­cial gift and all the ben­e­fits of mem­ber­ship, includ­ing mem­bers’ prices on many items in the OHS Catalog.

Give A Gift Sub­scrip­tion Now!

The OHS Mission Statement

The Organ His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety cel­ebrates, pre­serves, and stud­ies the pipe organ in Amer­i­ca in all its his­toric styles, through re­search, edu­ca­tion, ad­vocacy, and music.

The Organ Historical Society

330 North Spring Mill Road
Vil­lano­va, PA 19085 – 1737
(484) 488-PIPE (7473)
info@​organhistoricalsociety.​org

 

 

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