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THE ORGAN OF THE DOME CONCERT HALL BRIGHTON, ENGLAND |
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CLICK ON THE ACCOMPANYING PICTURES TO ACCESS THE SITES FIRST OF ALL - TWO OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL THEATRE ORGAN SOCIETIES THE CINEMA ORGAN SOCIETY Founded in 1952 by Hubert Selby for those interested in organ music as entertainment - Regular monthly newsletters with Concert Diaries and news from the many Districts in the United Kingdom. QUARTERLY MAGAZINE (illustrated at left) with news and articles about theatre organs and organists worldwide.
THE AMERICAN THEATRE ORGAN SOCIETY Annual Conventions in famous USA cities well-stocked with fine theatre organs of the highest calibre - San Francisco, Chicago, Milwaukee, etc. featuring the finest theatre organists on the planet. SUPERB BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE "Theatre Organ" (at right)
Members worldwide - monthly organ crawls - continental trips to visit world famous instruments - and above all ----- EXCELLENT JOURNAL
A publication packed full of articles, CD reviews (it is published by MSS Studios, a mail-order firm dealing with basically theatre organ and electronic organ/keyboard CDs) and is probably the finest mail order catalogue of its type in this country. A series of articles on the Dome Organ by the author of this site was published in 2003
THE INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION OF ORGANISTS Links to the many Organists' Associations in the United Kingdom. The Organists' Review is full of wonderful articles relating to organ and choral matters, including first rate reviews by eminent organists of CDs from all over the world. The Brighton Organists' Association website ► http://www.iao.org.uk/bdoa/
THE BEVINGTON ORGAN OF THE CHURCH
OF S This noted remarkable instrument has just passed its 125th birthday and the site is devoted to its history and the wonderful transformation in its tonal qualities when restored to its original 1878 condition in the year 2000. During the summer months there are monthly Saturday afternoon recitals with fine organists playing music from all periods. The site is maintained by the Organist of the Church, Bill Sibbey who is also the author of this Dome Organ site. By clicking on the heading, or the picture, this link takes you initially to the Church's own site with pictures of its wonderful Victorian stained glass and other treasures and subsequently via another link to the Bevington Organ.
OTHER INTERESTING SITES: Mechanical musical instrument museum near Liskeard in Cornwall - houses the ex-Regent Brighton's 2 manual 9 rank WurliTzer organ CLICK ON PICTURE ►►
find specifications of practically every pipe organ in the British Isles |