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Theatre Organ Educational & Research Resources
NEW!! The Unit Orchestra In "The Land Of The Long White Cloud" -- A Look At The Theatre Pipe Organ In New Zealand (article written by R. Jelani Eddington in May 2004 and published in the Journal of the American Theatre Organ Society, July-August 2004).
American Theatre Organ Society Journal Index (Searchable 2002 Edition) -- Search an index of articles 1955 - 2002 from ATOS publications The Tibia, The Bombarde, and Theatre Organ.
American Theatre Organ Society Scholarship Program -- The ATOS scholarship program provides students an opportunity to study with professional theatre organ teachers and also allows college students an opportunity to further their music degree program in organ performance.
American Theatre Organ Society Young Theatre Organist Competition -- The annual Young Theatre Organist Competition is open to contestants between the ages of 13 and 21. Judges select winners in three divisions, and the winners are brought to the ATOS Annual Convention where they each receive a cash award and an opportunity to compete for the title of overall winner.
Anatomy Of A Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ -- This site contains the photographic record of the restoration of Wurlitzer Opus 2027, a Style 150, 2-Manual 5-Rank Theatre Organ.
Compton Melotone Unit And Electrostatic Organs -- Information about English-built Compton theatre organs
Database Of Current Theatre Organ Installations (from theatreorgans.com)
Database Of Original Theatre Organ Installations (from theatreorgans.com)
Database Of Theatre Organ Stoplists (maintained by the South Mississippi Gold Coast Chapter, ATOS):
Duke University Public Domain Music Online -- providing access to digital images of sheet music published in the United States between 1850 and 1920
Encyclopedia Of Organ Stops -- A comprehensive encyclopedia of over 2100 classical and theatre organ stop names.
George Wright Discography -- A discography of the works of original George Wright releases from 1956 to 1998.
Knowledge Base -- A database of technical and other theatre organ articles hosted by the South Mississippi Gold Coast And Magnolia Chapters, American Theatre Organ Society
The Lester S. Levy Online Collection of Public Domain Music at Johns Hopkins University -- providing access to digital images of sheet music published in the United States between 1780 and 1923
Mississippi State University Digital Library Collection -- providing access to the Charles H. Templeton Ragtime Sheet Music Collection
National Institute Of Theatre Organ Studies -- a center for study and research based in the home theatre of the Scottish Theatre Organ Preservation Society (STOPS)
Organ History - The Pipe Organ From Its Origin Through The Twentieth Century
Selected technical articles provided by the Cinema Organ Society, Londond, U.K.
Theatre Organ Classified Ads -- Search a comprehensive listing of organs, music, and other memorabilia maintained by the Theatre Organ Homepage.
Theatre Organ Locator -- This comprehensive list maintained by the American Theatre Organ Society includes theatre pipe organs in use in public locations in the United States and Canada.
2000 Year History Of The Pipe Organ (In French)
The Virtual Radiogram -- listen to theatre organs fifty or more years ago as heard on both records and broadcasts. Presented by Ian McIver (Brisbane, Australia)
Virtual Sheet Music -- Ready-to-download scores of classical music for piano, violin, trumpet, and other instruments.
Wurlitzer Industrial Park -- the site of the former Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ factory in North Tonowanda, New York.
Wurlitzer Opus List (by Peter Beames based on lists compiled by Judd Walton in 1970 and 1973)
Wurlitzer Style Decoder (by Dave Schutt, based on lists compiled by Judd Walton in 1977)
Have a link you would like to submit? Please contact me at rje@rjeproductions.com with your suggestion.
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