Secrets Of The Mighty Theatre Organ Documentary
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- The theatre organ in the United Kingdom has had a long and interesting history, from its earliest days providing accompaniment to silent films right up to the present time when dedicated concert venues are being built to house and showcase these fine instruments in their own right. Along the way, many fine musicians have graced the airwaves and delighted audiences with their unique musical styles and this tradition looks set to continue with the emergence of new talent in both the performing and technical fields.
This documentary brings us full circle; the Majestic backdrop of the Plaza Stockport provides an opportunity to glimpse the sophistication and style of the heyday of the instrument. By the time most super-cinemas were being built across the United Kingdom, silent films were a thing of the past and this allowed the organ to be part of variety show in its own right, with star organists taking top billing alongside other variety acts in an exciting programme which extended far beyond just the films of the moment. Cinema chains vied with one another to attract the best talent and install the finest organs and the BBC even commissioned one of the most impressive of all as organ music played an integral role in light music programming.
However, nothing lasts for even and the advent of war and subsequent popularisation of television meant a sea-change in audience demographics and, as cinemas began to close their doors in the sixties and seventies, enthusiasts stepped in and rescued a remarkable number. Instruments were given a new lease of life in civic halls, churches, barns, private homes and even, in one instance, a pub. Dancing to the sounds of the mighty organ increased in popularity as the stylings so skilfully originated by the Blackpool musicians spread to new venues nationwide and attendances at concerts were high as new audiences were attracted alongside those who remembered the instrument from days gone by as the late seventies and early eighties brought a new wave of star organists and healthy commercial recording sales to boot.
Again, the tides of time bring us round to a new frontier in the life of the theatre organ. The advent of exciting new venues, such as the Astoria Centre in Barnsley, and the development of readily available virtual organ technology will help to bring the instrument to the attention of a new generation. The internet and social media mean that enthusiasts are readily connected with the dissemination of new ideas, technical advice, promotion and web based shows such as ‘The Organist Encores’. As Kevin Grunill says in the documentary, we are always on the lookout for new players and technicians and it’s now easier than ever for people to get involved. The ATOS Young Organist of the Year competition is re-born and 2015 winner, Declan Poole, and his cohort of fellow young performers help to confirm that the future is bright.
The instruments of today are exciting, dynamic and, in most cases, accessible. So as you experience ‘The Secrets of the Mighty Theatre Organ’ in this documentary, why not come and experience one live and in person for yourself?! - Mark Laflin 2016
Credits:
Producer: Damon Cox
Director Kim Hills
Camera: Jack Clayton
Editor: Victoria Baxter
For a weekly dose of cinema organ music, visit organistencores.co.uk 
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Fantastic work. Thank you for sharing this experience with us. It is truly a very touching and awe inspiring piece. The type that brings feelings you never even knew you had. Much appreciated.
Pipe organs are such amazing instruments
5:30 Congrats on your major milestone! Just want to say that I LOVE the little candelabra on the console!
I’m remember the film we did at the State Theatre. with John at the Wurlitzer, we got into trouble with the director because we couldn’t stop laughing. Great memories of John at the Wurlitzer, he is a wonderful entertainer.
Bravo! Nice story. Long live the pipe organ!!
It's good we have quite a few youngster interested in learning to play but we don't seem to be able to find people who want to listen!
🎼 thanks for this wonderful musical and technical education, some of which I learned a lot of already 😉 🎶 🎹 🙏🙏🙏
Wonderful. So good to see these organs preserved and restored.
Fantastic!! 🎵❤️
Simply cracking video Mr Cox. Thank you for sharing. I loved seeing the interior of the Plaza Stockport.
Fantastic video. Great to see that some people are willing to keep these great organs maintained and beefing played. Long may you continue.
Great story, wonderful to see such young people taking up interest and this venue with three organs is amazing!
Glad to know the Compton which was installed on the stage, in the Hall at City School, Sheffield is still extant, I was a pupil at City when it was installed. Nice to know it wasn’t totally destroyed when the School Hall was set on fire ( after my days) by two boys. ( ex pupils if my memory serves me correctly)
Very enjoyable, the Plaza is a beautiful cinema. There is an organ being installed in the old Odeon, Llanelli which is currently being restored.
Thank you Damon 👍 will show John later on
He should remember it - he’s in it!
This little documentry helped me find out about the Astoria Centre in Barnsley. It's a great place that i've been to in July of 2021 and was also the place that i got to play my first cinema organ! Thank you Damon for making this informative documentry!
Glad to have helped! The first experience of playing one is something amazing isn't it?! Don't forget you can listen every week to our free podcast "The Organist Encores" (Shameless plug!)
@@EBCBroadcasting It sure is! I'll definitely be going back regularly from now on! (Haha, don't worry about it. I've been listening to it for quite a while now)
This is lovely Damon. Thank You
It was a great pleasure to listen and enjoy the sounds of Declan Poole playing his Yamaha using virtual technology. I met Declan in Eccles a while back and he has obviously become a star on the theatre organ scene. He also seems to have a great deal of knowledge in this kind of technology, and is also an inspiration to the organ world.
He was so excited to be interviewed, great that he's keen on sharing his knowledge and talent with others, he has, indeed, a great future in this area and opportunity to lead!
My grandmother
was employed as a principal vocalist at Granada theatre
Bedford where the Wurlitzer was installed. She sang alongside it on a regular basis. The resident organist there was a chap named. John Huff.
My grandmother and the wurlitzer Organ were featured on the radio program opportunity knocks many
Years ago. She had no idea the organ was still in existence and is really happy to know its going to be restored.
I come from Bedford and knew John, As a boy I was taken to the cinema and remmeber the organ rising out of the pit and being played during aftefrnoon performances, more than likely played by John and the white dot going over the words on the screen. I sang in ther choir or St. Marys Cardington the choirmaster a Mr. A Beaumount a rather flamboyant man when the choir was require to walk through the village down to the cemetery for R101 and other memorial services he wolud wear bright red ropes and a mortar board, when Mr. B. went on holiday John would stand in for him. The last time I met John he was playing elect organ in a pub some forty years ago. Dudley Fisher
@@dudleyfisher9336 Hi Dudley thanks for this information. Very Interesting. My grandmother spoke very fondly of John. I believe he also played piano in a Dance band of the day with a band leader named Freddie Marshall. My nan would often be asked to sing with them..
Such a beautiful sound by very talented people. Great seeing the inner workings of the machinery involved. Thanks for creating this production.
Very interesting
10:21 I’ve heard that tune before but I’ve never been able to find out the name… ???
It’s a Glen Miller song called Pennsylvania 6-500
@@EBCBroadcasting oh ok! Thank you!
I was astonished to hear that there is, or was a theatre organ just down the road from me in Uckfield but I wondered if somebody could give me the name of the software that Declan spoke about? He just said it too quickly and even after trying to listen over and over I can’t pick it up. Wonderful film.
The software is Hauptwerk. You can then load in a number of sample sets!
great film did phil kelsall not want to be in it ?
If I lived near the Astoria there would be another volunteer. Very good little programme likely to appeal to a good wide audience.
Can anyone tell me why white ribbon is tied around some of the pipes which are out of view?
Good question. The white ribbon you saw is attached to a framework behind the pipes and is generally out of view. It is simply to hold the pipe in place and to help stop the pipe from sagging over time. Pipe metal is typically a combination of lead and tin while some pipes are made of zinc, so the material is relatively soft. Once you get to a moderate length metal organ pipe, it's always susceptible to sagging simply because of its size and the ribbon holds the pipe upright. For longer pipes such as those that go on the front of an organ case, a bent piece of metal is attached to the rear of the pipe and out of sight which engages a metal pin on a framework hidden behind.
Where's the ex Aberdeen capitol organ these days Kevin and who bought it ? Never !mentioned up here at the time_? Thanks
3:45 What Kevin Grunill said about peoples interest in the organ being similar to steam really struck me, because it's something I've also often thought about but I don't I've ever heard anybody relate peoples interest to the organ with steam.
and his neighbours? (organ at house)
des sous-titres en français ça serai fabuleux
2021 Defeats 2020