The pride of the Buckeye State, the Ohio Theater and of COURSE the fabulous, the mighty MORTON THEATER ORGAN!! I'm from Columbus, and this fills me with a LOT of pride! Thanks for posting this gem!
I was brought up on these and many other 20's tunes by my mom. She played the organ, an electronic one, but she'd have gone absolutely crazy to have been able to play an organ of this magnitude. It brings back good memories of my mom's playing.
Been to the Ohio Theater dozens of times (I live in Columbus Ohio) and every time I hear this fabulous organ played, it's sheer enjoyment each and every time!!
I only wish they'd restore the Morton 3/33 (if I remember correctly) in the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans! Hurricane Katrina dealt a virtually fatal blow to that magnificent instrument. Blower/generator in the basement and console lowered into the pit when the theatre took many feet of flood water. Pipework probably mostly intact... They did a fantastic job of restoring the theatre back to its original grandeur, but allocated zero for the organ's repair/restoration. ;-(
Some of the most beautiful rooms and spaces in the world were destroyed between 1950 and 1980. The idiocy and lack of respect for the craftsmanship and artistry some of the people behind these decisions have is outrageous. Some have the audacity to genuinely believe that whatever concrete and glass box or car park they are replacing them with has more cultural and architectural value than the building they are demolishing.
I would have loved to have been born and lived through this eara..I absolutely loved the way people dressed up to go out anywhere in the evenings the guys in top hat and tails ....apart from the War 😩
It wasn't all rosy though, poverty was rife, sanitation was still horrific in many places, and in many countries, people just didn't have the support systems we have now.
Wether to just silently observe or to interfere (without a save button to implement the permanence of your actions of course, otherwise universe breaking consequences), the events you would be witnessing, even the most trivial, would be absolutely mesmerizing, awe inspiring.
A truly superb organ, beautifully played. A real joy to hear. Many thanks indeed. Peter A :)
The pride of the Buckeye State, the Ohio Theater and of COURSE the fabulous, the mighty MORTON THEATER ORGAN!! I'm from Columbus, and this fills me with a LOT of pride! Thanks for posting this gem!
Love the unique sounds of the theater organ, that no other instrument has
Fantastic ambience and reverberation in the sound; whoever recorded this did an amazing job!
I thoroughly enjoyed these songs played on the theatre organ.
I was brought up on these and many other 20's tunes by my mom. She played the organ, an electronic one, but she'd have gone absolutely crazy to have been able to play an organ of this magnitude. It brings back good memories of my mom's playing.
Been to the Ohio Theater dozens of times (I live in Columbus Ohio) and every time I hear this fabulous organ played, it's sheer enjoyment each and every time!!
I only wish they'd restore the Morton 3/33 (if I remember correctly) in the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans! Hurricane Katrina dealt a virtually fatal blow to that magnificent instrument. Blower/generator in the basement and console lowered into the pit when the theatre took many feet of flood water. Pipework probably mostly intact... They did a fantastic job of restoring the theatre back to its original grandeur, but allocated zero for the organ's repair/restoration. ;-(
I'm pretty sure the organ was a 4/23. It was originally a prototype for the Wonder Morton series.
@@matts.3761 You know, Matt, I think you might be right. I still wonder if they'll ever do anything to restore that wonderful instrument.
The Ohio Theater. One of the most beautiful theaters in the world. And it was saved 8 days before the wrecking ball! People are idiots!
Some of the most beautiful rooms and spaces in the world were destroyed between 1950 and 1980. The idiocy and lack of respect for the craftsmanship and artistry some of the people behind these decisions have is outrageous. Some have the audacity to genuinely believe that whatever concrete and glass box or car park they are replacing them with has more cultural and architectural value than the building they are demolishing.
@@OrganMusicYT We're losing our culture more and more by the day. All by design.
I would have loved to have been born and lived through this eara..I absolutely loved the way people dressed up to go out anywhere in the evenings the guys in top hat and tails ....apart from the War 😩
It wasn't all rosy though, poverty was rife, sanitation was still horrific in many places, and in many countries, people just didn't have the support systems we have now.
The feeling of being in an era you were never physically supposed to experience would be astronomically wondrous, nonetheless.
Wether to just silently observe or to interfere (without a save button to implement the permanence of your actions of course, otherwise universe breaking consequences), the events you would be witnessing, even the most trivial, would be absolutely mesmerizing, awe inspiring.
Still in it's original home.
Very warm and relaxing.Joe
i knew Bill.......not well....i was a youngster. he was an amazing theater organist.......
a dear friend, miss him
Just wonderful! Feels like I'm in an Old Theatr watching a silent film.
Pleased you enjoyed it, and hope you keep coming back for more :)
is this from one of his late 60s - early 70s albums?
My, but we have become a vulgar ruin of what we once were
In some respects yes, arts and culture have suffered significantly. Music and the arts don't seem to hold much of a place in education anymore.