Wurlitzer Organ Trust of Auckland

Hollywood Cinema, Avondale, Auckland

New Zealand

 

The Following Extract from “Pipes & Percussion” –

Newsletter for the “Friends of the Wurlitzer”.

 

 

HOLLYWOOD GOES TO BRITAIN…!

 


Last June, UK organist Chris Powell was in NZ for a mini concert tour which of course, included the Wurlitzer organ here at the Hollywood Cinema.  Chris is one of our favourite sons and always attracts a large audience due to his great personality and lively “Blackpool Style” of playing the Wurlitzer.

 

As expected, we had an almost capacity house on hand to welcome Chris and the atmosphere in the cinema was electric – all in all a great afternoon of music and entertainment was enjoyed by all.

 

As always, I forwarded our artist the audio recording of the show and as I think nearly all agree, the Hollywood Wurlitzer is sounding the best it has ever been – added to that, as an instrument, it now records very well.

 

Not long after sending the audio CDs to Chris, I received an ecstatic email from him stating that with both the organ and audience sounding so fantastic, he would dearly love to produce a “concert highlights” commercial CD to meet the constant demands for “LIVE” concert recordings.

 

Live at the Hollywood Again!” is the finished product and it is currently selling like hot-cakes in the UK wherever Chris is performing.  It is truly exciting that a “good” recording of the Hollywood Wurlitzer is now available overseas, and we are honoured that Chris thinks so much of the organ to want to take it to a wider world.

 

The CD is very much music to go, being for the most part, very lively, “happy” music and represents Chris’ live concerts exceptionally well.  What is more, for a normally reserved Kiwi audience, our crowd that day were exceptionally active, singing along here and there and thoroughly enjoying the menu of delights Chris was serving up.

 

Be proud to know that wherever you were sitting in the Hollywood that day in June - that is where you’ll be on the CD!!

 

 

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