Jack Sandow's 102nd Birthday Celebration - Ken Double at the 4/23 Grande Page Organ
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- Originally intended strictly as a private video, we thought the sounds of the 4/23 Grande Page theatre pipe organ were too wonderful to keep to our own. Please enjoy this "off-the-cuff" unrehearsed presentation which was produced to celebrate the 102nd birthday of the indefatigable Jack Sandow, without whom this great organ at Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, GA would not exist. Learn more about the Atlanta Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society and the Grande Page theatre pipe organ at www.atosatlant... .
Beautiful instrument. It deserves a long and productive life. Thanks for sharing the sounds of this organ.
The organ was donated by my father (Walter T. Winn).
He donated the organ of his own choice.
TI say this because people have said he thought the organ he donated would be put into the 'pizza restaurant' in Marietta GA. but that was a Wurlitzer at the 'Showboat Pizza. He did help install that organ, but it was not the one he donated.
However, he did donate the 'Page Organ' he had owned and played in his own warehouse for years to Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, GA. through the ATOS because he wanted to preserve the instrument!
Don't believe me, look at the plaque on the base of the organ. It says:
'The Grande Page Theatre Pipe Organ. Donated May 19, 1991 to the Atlanta Chapter of the ATOS (American Theatre Organ Society) by Walt and Donna Winn.' Aka my father.
He was married to Donna at the time but has since been married to Catherine Winn (My mother) and we will not take this lack of recognition!
I will give whatever proof you want for me to prove this, but I will not have my father defaced and disregarded like this.
He may have passed in 2016, but I do not forget him, and neither should you!
Thanks to Ken Double for showing off the sheer beauty of this special instrument. Kudos, Maestro!
A great compilation, theatre organ at its versatile best. I go to Theatre Organ Society of Australia recitals; this youtube made me feel at home. I will keep Georgia on my mind for a future holiday.
Ken you sound amazing! Great opener!!!!
Prachtig groeten van Hans uit Zwolle Nederland gefeliciteerd met uw verjaardag
What an unexpected treat! More, please.
102! Wow! Congratulations Sir! - and Ken, a wonderful concert and tribute, many, many thanks here from Oz.
What a fascinating instrument i can't believe there aren't more videos on here about it
Happy birthday, sir, and many more years to come! 🎉
The organ sounds so amazing and Mr Double plays it so well. Thanks for sharing!
Fantastic!!! Plus great recording quality; the audio is superb which it should be. Thank you so much!!!
Maravilhoso, que instrumento lindo e que execução linda.
I have a suspicion that the pedals were not used in this video, anyone?
The "Pedal" keyboard is integral to theatre organ as it's used to play the bass line. If you want to hear the Pedal in action, you'll need to listen on a decent sound system or pair of headphones (most phones, tablets, and earbuds won't reproduce those low frequencies). If you want to see the Pedal keyboard in action in the video, jump to the camera shots at 00:56 , 08:17, 13:10, or 21:29 (just to highlight a few). On two of those examples, you'll also hear that Ken is using the Pedal to play the tap cymbal in conjunction with the bass.
1922 if that was the first question, you asked yourself when you saw his age