Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue - William Webber IV- Theatre Organ CD

Description: SOMETHING OLD, NEW, BORROWED and BLUEA CD of Theatre Organ music performed by William Webber IV on the Carolina Theatre organ in Greensboro, NC. TRACKS:1) Give My Regards to Broadway2) The Gift of Love3) Festival March4) A Whole New World5) 1928 Earl Carroll Vanities6) In the Quietness7) Jeanine, I Dream of Lilac Time8) Carolina in the Morning9) When You Wish Upon a Star10) The Rose of Descanso13) Kings Row Suite14) Desert Caravan15) The Wedding of the Painted Doll16) Lady Gaga Review17) My Old Kentucky Home WILLIAM A WEBBER A new name is being added to the roster of Theatre Organists: William (Bill) Webber. Bill comes to the theatre organ profession by a unique route. He has spent many decades as a church organist, has nearly forty years experience and holds graduate degrees in that field. He spent fourteen years as a keyboardist and singer for touring rock bands in the 1980's and '90's and spent ten years as a college professor of music. When Bill first arrived in this area we soon became friends. It was my pleasure to tutor him in the history of the theatre pipe organ over the past seven years. I have watched him develop from a church organist into my Associate Organist of the Kentucky Theatre. Bill has been instrumental in revitalizing the Bluegrass Chapter of ATOS and assisting with the restoration of the original Wurlitzer which someday will be reinstalled in the Kentucky Theatre. Dr. John Landon (Author, Historian and Organist of the Kentucky Theatre) CAROLINA THEATRE ORGAN The Carolina Theater organ is a 3-manual, 10-rank theatre pipe organ (Opus 2344 with additions). Designed and built by the Robert Morton Pipe Organ Company of Van Nuys, CA, it was shipped to the theater and installed in 1927 as a 2-manual, 6-rank instrument. Over time, the original console fell into disrepair and was replaced by a 3-manual console built by the Smith Organ Company (Frederick Smith) in 1999. Theatre organist Walt Strony played for the opening concert on the new console in 2000. The additional four Robert Morton ranks of pipes were made operational in 2020 during preparation for this recording. Like most theatre pipe organs, this instrument also contains different types of bells, tuned percussion, drums, cymbals, and other sound effects, as these types of instruments were made to replace the pit orchestra and to accompany silent films.

Price: 15 USD

Location: Lexington, Kentucky

End Time: 2024-09-12T16:17:07.000Z

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