OHS Sym­po­sium Details

Symposium 2019

The Organ His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety is pleased to present a fall Sym­po­sium cel­e­brat­ing E.M. Skin­ner and his con­tri­bu­tion to the organ world. The cen­ter­piece is our Aeo­lian-Skin­ner Opus 878, designed in 1931 as a res­i­dence organ now ful­ly installed into the house at Stoneleigh. A pres­ti­gious pan­el of experts on Skin­ner organs has been assem­bled to delight and inspire atten­dees. Atten­dees will be treat­ed to recitals on the instru­ment, a mas­ter class for Cur­tis Insti­tute stu­dents and a  pre­sen­ta­tion of paper play­er rolls. The con­clud­ing recital pre­sent­ed by Nathan Laube takes place at Girard Col­lege, Opus 871, the largest Skin­ner in the Philadel­phia region and the fifth largest organ in the city.

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The Organ Historical Society announces a Research Grant

The Organ His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety announces a Research Grant.  Appli­ca­tions are due by Novem­ber 1, 2019.  Click here for details about the appli­ca­tion process.

 

OHS official response to the possible closure of American Organ Institute

Down­load the offi­cial let­ter from the OHS CEO as a PDF here.

 

OHS Store Reopens

OHS Store Re-opens

After a lengthy absence, the OHS cat­a­log store has re-opened.  Bear with us as we wade our way through the inven­to­ry, replen­ish the hot tick­et items and fea­ture new, excit­ing prod­ucts.   In addi­tion to the music, the CDs and the books, please check out the OHS cof­fee mugs, a brand new OHS lapel pin, and our awe­some Christ­mas orna­ments.  Until June 30th, one dol­lar from every pur­chase will go to the E. Pow­er Big­gs Schol­ars fund.

OHS has a supe­ri­or rela­tion­ship with many of the organ music pub­lish­ers includ­ing Hal Leonard. See some­thing on the Hal Leonard site?  Let us know and we will get it for you.  We will work hard to ful­fill your music pur­chas­ing needs.

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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!

 

OHS Adds Student Chapters

OHS is delight­ed to wel­come the stu­dents and pro­fes­sors from three US insti­tu­tions of high­er learn­ing.  Con­grat­u­la­tions to Cur­tis Insti­tute of Music in Philadel­phia, Syra­cuse Uni­ver­si­ty and Ari­zona State Uni­ver­si­ty.  Thank you to Alan Mor­ri­son, Anne Laver and Kim­ber­ly Mar­shall for their lead­er­ship and tute­lage of the next gen­er­a­tion of organ­ists.  Wel­come to the OHS fam­i­ly.

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Upcoming Events

October 2019

06oct(oct 6)12:00 am09(oct 9)11:59 pmAIO 2019 National ConventionRichmond, Virginia

13oct(oct 13)8:00 am15(oct 15)10:00 pmThe Symphonic Organ at StoneleighAn Aeolian-Skinner Celebration

July 2020

26jul(jul 26)12:01 am31(jul 31)11:59 pmOHS 2020 National ConventionColumbus, Ohio

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Nathan Laube in Concert

Purchase your tickets now to hear NATHAN LAUBE in recital on the mighty E.M. Skinner, Opus 871 at Girard College. Tuesday October 15, 2019 at 7:30pm.  All proceeds go to the Girard College Friends of the Organ Guild whose efforts to restore the organ are ongoing.

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