Posts Tagged ‘organ’

Anyone who survived years of Catholic grammar school would shudder at the thought of going to listen to an organ concert – just two notes on an organ is enough to bring memories of the stages of the cross rushing back.  There is one organ, of course, that may just be the exception to the rule.

We could tell you that it’s outfitted with 72 total stops, 109 ranks, and 6,134 pipes, but we would be lying if that implied we knew what all that meant.  What we do know is that when Frank Gehry designed the Walt Disney Concert Hall, he designed this organ to go along with it.  It has been a point of interest ever since. The curved wooden façade of the organ, the meticulousness with which the organ was assembled, tuned, “voiced,” and maintained, all coupled with the unparalleled acoustics of Disney Hall can’t prepare you for the unexpectedly beautiful sound emerging from those pipes.

We think it is time to give the organ another chance.  On Wednesday, December 9 at 8:00pm, the LA Philharmonic’s Holiday Organ Spectacular welcomes David Higgs to the instrument of the hour, soprano Lisa Vroman, Mindy Bell on the harp, and percussionist Bernie Dresel.  To help you kick off the holiday season, we’re giving tickets away to Wednesday’s performance!

Some Extra! Extra! details you’ll want to remember: by entering into this giveaway, you’re also entered into our next three giveaways! All we need is your first name, last name, and email address, and voila – those Catholic school memories will be wiped away – if not by the organ, definitely by the egg nog.

If only we could put in requests – our favorite holiday song is Deck the Halls… “FALA-la-la-la…”

(Click here if you’re all about the organ and you want to buy your own tickets.)