Dear Patron and Friend of the Arts,
As you many know Central Florida has embarked on a once in a lifetime opportunity with the birthing of Phase I of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. All major halls and art centers across American and the world include a Pipe Organ in their halls to be a complete world class arts complex.
We are concerned to learn, with Orlando being a world class destination, the Executive Board of the Arts Center has not yet included a pipe organ in Phase II of the building plan. The inclusion of a pipe organ at the hall would cost less than 1% of the total cost of the DPAC project itself!
A Pipe Organ would bring more musical diversity to the centers repertoire. For example, more than 400 organ/orchestra pieces plus 10’s of thousands of organ and choral works would be available which would otherwise not be heard or capable of performance. The organ would also serve as a communal focal point and center piece creating a visual as well as aural musical piece of art.
Without your voice of support the pipe organ or as described by W.A. Mozart "The King of Instruments" may not be included in "our" community performing arts center.
Please sign below and encourage the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Executive team to strongly consider the inclusion of a pipe organ in Phase II of the concert hall yet to be built.
Updates
October 10, 2012
Reaching this level of support has been a long road and my eyes are tired from staring at these screens. Still I am glad to see people agreeing that a hall without a pipe organ feels incomplete. We are pushing ahead despite the silence from the executive team.
Reached 100 supporters
October 10, 2012
20 Comments
The pipe organ is not just an instrument, but a work of art. Throughout history people have chosen to include the King of Instruments as part of performing arts centers. WE must not look at just initial costs, but at the legacy we leave for others. Please include a pipe organ in your planning.
As a professional organist with first-hand experience installing the New York Paramount Wurlitzer in Wichita's Century II civic center, having an equally exciting pipe organ in a concert hall/theater setting such as Dr. Phillips Center would be a no-brainer! You have my vocal support!
The pipe organs is central to much of the music repertoire of baroque and included in much of the romantic music but there is also a large repertoire of jazz, blues and other music written for the _pipe_ organ. Any performing art center without a pipe organ is simply incomplete !!!
Please don't think you can wheel in a digital organ for the occasions when you need an organ. Digitals sound OK, but they're not thrilling. When you go to a concert, you want thrilling.
A pipe organ adds a whole different dimension to a theater or performing arts center. I know that my family is drawn to events that include pipe organ music. I can't imaging why you would spend the amount of money required to build a world-class center and leave out one of the most important elements that would make it truly world-class.
As an Organist myself, the Pipe Organ would greatly enhance the space. It would be a major loss for the community to not include one!
a Vote for the King of Instruments!
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Dear Patron and Friend of the Arts,
As you many know Central Florida has embarked on a once in a lifetime opportunity with the birthing of Phase I of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. All major halls and art centers across American and the world include a Pipe Organ in their halls to be a complete world class arts complex.
We are concerned to learn, with Orlando being a world class destination, the Executive Board of the Arts Center has not yet included a pipe organ in Phase II of the building plan. The inclusion of a pipe organ at the hall would cost less than 1% of the total cost of the DPAC project itself!
A Pipe Organ would bring more musical diversity to the centers repertoire. For example, more than 400 organ/orchestra pieces plus 10’s of thousands of organ and choral works would be available which would otherwise not be heard or capable of performance. The organ would also serve as a communal focal point and center piece creating a visual as well as aural musical piece of art.
Without your voice of support the pipe organ or as described by W.A. Mozart "The King of Instruments" may not be included in "our" community performing arts center.
Please sign below and encourage the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Executive team to strongly consider the inclusion of a pipe organ in Phase II of the concert hall yet to be built.
Updates
October 10, 2012
Reaching this level of support has been a long road and my eyes are tired from staring at these screens. Still I am glad to see people agreeing that a hall without a pipe organ feels incomplete. We are pushing ahead despite the silence from the executive team.
Reached 100 supporters
October 10, 2012
20 Comments
Central Florida deserves to have a concert hall complete with a world class pipe organ. I can't imagine a concert hall without one. In the early 90's, I attended many noon recitals at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas Texas and can still remember the first time I heard the orchestra with the C.B. Fisk organ. We need that in Orlando. We need to take it up a notch. That's what being the Entertainment Capital of the World is all about!
The pipe organ is not just an instrument, but a work of art. Throughout history people have chosen to include the King of Instruments as part of performing arts centers. WE must not look at just initial costs, but at the legacy we leave for others. Please include a pipe organ in your planning.
As a professional organist with first-hand experience installing the New York Paramount Wurlitzer in Wichita's Century II civic center, having an equally exciting pipe organ in a concert hall/theater setting such as Dr. Phillips Center would be a no-brainer! You have my vocal support!
The pipe organs is central to much of the music repertoire of baroque and included in much of the romantic music but there is also a large repertoire of jazz, blues and other music written for the _pipe_ organ. Any performing art center without a pipe organ is simply incomplete !!!
Please don't think you can wheel in a digital organ for the occasions when you need an organ. Digitals sound OK, but they're not thrilling. When you go to a concert, you want thrilling.
A pipe organ adds a whole different dimension to a theater or performing arts center. I know that my family is drawn to events that include pipe organ music. I can't imaging why you would spend the amount of money required to build a world-class center and leave out one of the most important elements that would make it truly world-class.
As an Organist myself, the Pipe Organ would greatly enhance the space. It would be a major loss for the community to not include one!
a Vote for the King of Instruments!
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Central Florida deserves to have a concert hall complete with a world class pipe organ. I can't imagine a concert hall without one. In the early 90's, I attended many noon recitals at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas Texas and can still remember the first time I heard the orchestra with the C.B. Fisk organ. We need that in Orlando. We need to take it up a notch. That's what being the Entertainment Capital of the World is all about!