The pipe organ, with its strong timber base and towering metal pipes, stands as a bastion in concert halls and church sanctuaries. Even when not in use, the pipe organ affects the acoustical ...

The first mechanical pipe organ, a water-driven monster called a hydraulus, so awed the ancients that they enshrined it in a temple of Venus. A 5th century organ at Jerusalem thundered forth such a ...

For nearly five years Martin Pasi has been enveloped in the art and craft of creating his Opus XIX, the new organ at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. With a team of five metal and wood workers, ...

Hector Berlioz once remarked that the orchestra may be the king of music, but that the organ is the pope. In the past 200 years, since the death of Bach (1685-1750), the king has reigned supreme.

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Hiring a pop star to entertain at a private bash has long been a glittery option exercised by the rich, but Palm Beach’s most famous Gilded Age resident embraced a different approach to delight his ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — After six decades of devotion to the organ, Maestro Leo Krämer treats the instrument like an extension of himself. He doesn’t even need to lay hands on it to hear in his mind how a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEXICO CITY (AP) — After six decades of ...