jason
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First, allow me to disclose that I know nothing of organs except that my grandfather used to play one, and he seemed quite talented.
Anyway, I live in Madison, WI, a city of just about 225,000 people with a metro area of just about 560,000 people. Recently we received our first true worldclass performance arts center, The Overture Center. It's an amazing facility for a city of this size, and it has drawn the level of performance entertainment that we've never had here before. That being the level of "wordclass" entertainment.
Within The Overture Center, there is a performance hall which boasts what (to an untrained eye) seems like quite the impressive instrument. A number of local media outlets have expressed the same. It was was built by Orgelbau Klais Bonn of Germany.
As mentioned, and to be brutally honest, I know nothing of organs (I hope to learn more while I'm here), but I was hoping someone who does would be interested enough in this partcular organ here in Madison to take a few moments to educate me on why it's so "great"....
http://www.overturecenter.com/overture_hall.htmOverture Center, Madison WI
Here's an image...
Is it really all that it's been acclaimed to be by the local press? What's so unique about it? If somebody who knows more than I can shed some light on this organ, I would appreciate it.
I ask this out of pure curiosity.
Anyway, I live in Madison, WI, a city of just about 225,000 people with a metro area of just about 560,000 people. Recently we received our first true worldclass performance arts center, The Overture Center. It's an amazing facility for a city of this size, and it has drawn the level of performance entertainment that we've never had here before. That being the level of "wordclass" entertainment.
Within The Overture Center, there is a performance hall which boasts what (to an untrained eye) seems like quite the impressive instrument. A number of local media outlets have expressed the same. It was was built by Orgelbau Klais Bonn of Germany.
As mentioned, and to be brutally honest, I know nothing of organs (I hope to learn more while I'm here), but I was hoping someone who does would be interested enough in this partcular organ here in Madison to take a few moments to educate me on why it's so "great"....
http://www.overturecenter.com/overture_hall.htmOverture Center, Madison WI
Here's an image...

Is it really all that it's been acclaimed to be by the local press? What's so unique about it? If somebody who knows more than I can shed some light on this organ, I would appreciate it.
I ask this out of pure curiosity.
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