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Previous Events Scrap Book
Oregon Chapter
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American Theatre Organ Society
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AGO Pipe Organ Encounter |
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Pipe Organ Encounters are an AGO sponsored educational outreach programs to young organists aged 13 to 18. This is the second time AGO has hosted a POE in Portland. 24 young organists participated this year, and here were five public events that occurred at various venues around Portland. Monday, July 11, OCATOS and Portland chapter of the AGO sponsored an event at Portland’s Cleveland high school featuring Jonas Nordwall at the 3/21 Kimball pipe organ. Jonas played a short program of pieces that really demonstrated the Theatre organ, including “Hora Staccato” and “Hindustan”. Jonas also gave a tonal tour of the Theatre organ, then proceeded to the silent picture presentation. The movie was Buster Keatons’ “The Balloonatic”. Jonas played as fine a score as I have ever heard him play. What made this even more amazing, as it was Jonas’ second viewing of the film. After the presentation there was a organ crawl chamber tour. There were about 100 or so overall in attendance.
This presentation gave the young organists another view of the organ in
general and its role in American entertainment and musical art form. |
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Photos by Robert Kingdom and others
Open Console, Robert Kingdom Residence
June 2011
CHS Winter Choral Concert Thursday, December 16th, 2010 - 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
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Once again, the Kimball organ did one of its other jobs, accompanying the Cleveland High School choral groups during their annual Winter choral concert. Last years performance was spectacular and this one was the equal. Mrs. Kathryn Giffert conducted the choral groups and Chris Nordwall accompanied playing the Kimball organ. The Handel Hallelujah Chorus, with the combined choirs and past alumni singing onstage was the Finale.
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Post Rehearsal jam session by CHS students (photo: Jerry Hertel) |
From the Concert program |
Multnomah day of the National ATOS Convention July 1st, 2010 featuring Donna Parker and Jonas Nordwall and special guests Micha Bison, Jelani Eddington and Rebecca Anderson
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Photos by Luurt
Outside the Box, Part Deux Nathan Avakian May 5th, 2010
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A reprise of the original Outside the Box program, featuring Nathan Avakian, singer Claire Avakian, silent comedian Angel Ocasio, and the Northwest Fusion dance company. |
Photos by Dottie Pattee
Cleveland High School Winter Choral Concert Thursday, December 17th, 2009 |
There was a 25 minute pre-concert played by Jonas Nordwall starting at 6:35 pm and the evenings' performance ended with the Handël Hallelujah Chorus. Video clips can be seen by clicking here and here.
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The various choral groups under the direction of Sam
Barbara were superb and the selection pieces performed was diverse and
eclectic. This was not an organ event so much as it was an opportunity for the
organ to be used in a supporting role to the various choral groups. Jonas used
the organ in both traditional modes and in quasi theater organ mode to
accompany the choral groups on five different pieces during the two hour
concert. This was the first time the organ was used in this capacity
since the organ was installed almost twenty years ago. Since there were in
excess of 800 people in attendance, this event had the largest audience for a
theater organ in the Portland metro area in many
years. |
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A review of the Hunchback of Notre Dame
Silent Picture Presentation Last night I attended the showing of "The Hunchback of
Notre Dame" at
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Pictures from previous 2009 open console events
The last few events have very enjoyable, with good turnout, some new faces and lots of good music.
Thanks to those who have played:
Mike Bryant
Jeanette Niewenhuis
Matt Neil
Robert Kingdom
Charles Wolf
Paul Quarino
Gary Hughes
Leonard "Lucky" Lucas
Marc Gerlach