July 8-13, 2012 - OHS National, Chicago

Conventioneers

will hear

Casavant

Op. 2769 (1964)

2 m/33 r

Cathedral of the Holy Angels RC

Gary, Indiana

OHS Convention in Chicago July 8-13

July may seem like a long way off, but it's not too far off to plan for a week exploring the world of unqiue, eclectic, and historically significant organs in the Chicago metro area with the Organ Historical Society.  What a week! What a convention! Join us in Chicago to hear:

• Ken Cowan on a beautifully restored four manual E. M. Skinner
• Jonathan Ryan on a powerful and recent Fisk
• Nathan Laube at the grand Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
• Wolfgang Rübsam on the 117-rank Flentrop tracker at the Cathedral of the Holy Name
• Jonathan Ortloff playing the largest Theatre organ in the world at the famous Sanfilippo "Place de la Musique" estate
• Erik William Suter on the Schlicker presided over for years by Paul Manz
• the talented young David Rhodes at the Tivoli theatre accompanying a Charlie Chaplin silent movie filmed in Chicago in 1915
• also featuring Chicago's own David Schrader and William Aylesworth, Stephen Buzard, John Sherer, Stephen Schnurr, Elizabeth Naegele, Cathryn Wilkinson, Derek Nickels, Rhonda Sider Edgington, James Russell Brown, Ricardo Ramirez, David Jonies, Mark Sudeith, Jay Peterson, Adam Gruber and Dennis Northway, among others.

From the convention web site you can link to the photo gallery or the audio clips for a taste of what's to come.  Chicago has a long tradition of hosting organists, including AGO 2006.  There's even more to enjoy in 2012!

 

Join us in THE CITY OF BIG SOUNDS! 

STILL AVAILABLE for 2012

A full-color 2012 calendar for organists and all music lovers out there!  The stunning photography of Chicago organ facades and consoles is surpassed only by the wealth of musical dates, anniversaries, birthdays and significant events listed throughout the year.   You will want one to keep well into the future.  $5 while supplies last.  Contact http://www.ohscatalog.org/20hiorofchil.html