Nightscribe Watching the Wanamaker Organ being played Pic 2
Photo by R. Young, Sr, on 11/24/99
I am observing flawless classical music technique at this
console!
We have been allowed
to watch Peter Richard Conte play his morning
concert, sitting behind
the console, just a few feet away! The pipes sounded
great
in the Grand Court behind me, and I watched carefully, to compare
the music on the score with the sounds being played! It was amazing work!
Great enjoyment
for anyone visiting!
The place: Lord and Taylor's in Philadelphia, Pa.
The date: 11/24/99, my last day in my 40's :)
When you are in the Grand Court, the sound epicenter for
the Wanamaker
Organ is believed to be near a bronze eagle mounted
near the court's center.
Standing near this beautifully crafted bronze eagle will reward you, during any
concert, with an optimum experience of the great sounds emanating from the
approximately 28,482 pipes in 461 ranks, commanded by the above pictured
six manual console!
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