The Theatre Organ: A Uniquely American Musical Treasure

The Strand Theatre in conjunction with the Central Indiana Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society presented a lecture on the theatre pipe organ.  This free lecture highlighted the history and techology of what is a uniquely American Musical art form.    There werelots of pictures and plenty of music in this informative lecture.

The evening finished with an update on the Strand Theatre Pipe Organ Project and a lively question and answer session.   Along with the lecture, a "petting zoo" of organ parts was located in the cabaret area.  Patrons were able to see and play with real theatre pipe organ parts.

The Strand Organ Project is endowed by the Shelby County Historical Society.    The next lecture in the Series is Tuesday May 5, 2009 at 7:00pm

David M. Finkel during the question and answer session following the lecture.