"The Organistas" Trailer

2010-11-03T15:19:18.000Z

“The Organistas”, a 27 minute documentary is a
winner of a Directors Award at the prestigious Black Maria Film Festival.

In this impressionistic view behind the scenes into the fascinating world of the pipe organ, master musicians reveal why they are passionate about the "King of Instruments".

World-renowned designers and craftspeople
show how the sophisticated, rarely-seen skills of “voicing” and molten-metal forming are used to make the organ “speak” with a unique sound.

The film uses music ranging from Bach to the contemporary master Stephen Paulus. Their glorious sounds are heard and “seen” in magnificent churches,
chapels, concert halls and private homes. Also included is rare filming of a tiny instrument built about 1680 being played in a private office in London, performed especially for the film.

Additional screenings awards and comments from:
Rochester Film Festival
3rd place Zoie Film Festival
Southside (Bethlehem Pa) Film Festival
New Film Makers Festival NYC

......it is one of the most amazing films I have ever seen on
pipe organ building.......

...The overall effect is one of respect for craft and artistry .......

...not only documents the process of organmaking, but also the passion of the organmakers.....

....camerawork is wonderful....

....."art to convey art by other artists".......a fine and outstanding work!

From molten metal to music.....the artists behind the pipes

For 27 minutes, one is taken on this roller-coaster ride, footage is a joy in itself.

“Creating The Stradivarius of Organs” Trailer

2010-11-03T15:10:45.000Z

A remarkable collaboration between dozens of artists and artisans on two continents resulted in the first tracker organ installed in New York City since the 19th century. Standing over 45 feet high and weighing more than 30 tons, this 5000 pipe instrument was built upon the same principles as the oldest organs of Europe.

In an age when electric-action organs are routinely mass-produced, the painstaking and highly labor-intensive creation of a vast mechanical organ was a historic event. Like grand ocean liners in the jet age, this instrument is an anachronism that offers its own eloquent justification for being.

“Creating The Stradivarius of Organs” is a behind-the-scenes look at this remarkable musical work of art, installed at St. Ignatius Loyola on Park Avenue in Manhattan.

Featuring interviews with organ builder John Mander and renowned organist Kent Tritle, the film includes rare footage, drawings and photographs of the organ during its building in London and subsequent arrival and installation in NYC.

Also included are interviews with Michael Barone, Nancianne Parrella, Renee Louprette and David Higgs the organist at the inaugural concert, and audio segments of his historic performance.

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"The Organistas" Trailer

“Creating The Stradivarius of Organs” Trailer