Organ Historical Society

Organ Historical Society The OHS enriches public knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the pipe organ, and its history!
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The OHS celebrates, preserves, and studies the pipe organ in the USA; in all its historical styles, through research, education, advocacy and music.

In the Villanova, Pennsylvania area this Friday? Consider attending the last recital in our spring series of Friday Orga...
06/11/2026

In the Villanova, Pennsylvania area this Friday? Consider attending the last recital in our spring series of Friday Organ Concerts in collaboration with Natural Lands featuring our residence Aeolian-Skinner organ!

Our last featured recital this season will be tomorrow, Friday, June 12, 2026 at 12pm, and will feature OHS Executive Assistant to the CEO, Edward Senn, on the Stoneleigh residence organ with accompaniment from Steven Heitzer on trumpet!

Steven Heitzer, a native Philadelphian, is an active classical trumpet player in the tri-state area. He is also a frequent performer with Delaware Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Ballet Orchestra, Lancaster Symphony, and the Walnut Street Theatre.

For more information, hit the link below:

https://wp.natlands.org/event/friday-organ-concert-2026-0612/

Join us this summer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to celebrate the 70th Anniversary - or the Platinum Jubilee - of the O...
06/10/2026

Join us this summer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to celebrate the 70th Anniversary - or the Platinum Jubilee - of the OHS! Take the opportunity to see pipe organs in the area including C.B. Fisk, Inc. Opus 150 built circa 2016 at Historic Christ Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!

Registration continues through Tuesday, July 14, 2026 for the OHS Platinum Jubilee! If you haven't registered to attend yet, please feel free to do so by hitting the link below:

https://organhistoricalsociety.org/2026/registration/

Damin Spritzer will be the third featured artist at the OHS 2026 Platinum Jubilee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! She wil...
06/08/2026

Damin Spritzer will be the third featured artist at the OHS 2026 Platinum Jubilee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! She will be serving as organist for the third performance at Historic Christ Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and will be playing on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 9:45am and 11am on their C.B. Fisk, Inc. Opus 150 built circa 2016.

Damin Spritzer is an internationally acclaimed organist whose concert career spans the globe, with performances in Belgium, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Scotland, Norway, and throughout the United States. She is consistently featured in performances and lectures for organizations including the American Guild of Organists, the Organ Historical Society, the Association of Anglican Musicians, and appearing internationally at major festivals, universities, and churches.

Registration continues through Tuesday, July 14, 2026 for the OHS Platinum Jubilee! If you haven't registered to attend yet, please feel free to do so by hitting the link below:

https://organhistoricalsociety.org/2026/registration/

Have any candid photographs of yourself or other prominent members of the Organ Historical Society from over the past 70...
06/04/2026

Have any candid photographs of yourself or other prominent members of the Organ Historical Society from over the past 70 years? Please feel free to submit them to us for use in a special slideshow presentation to be shown during the festivities this August by leaving a comment below with your selected photographs, or by emailing us at [email protected].

Registration continues through Tuesday, July 14th for the OHS Platinum Jubilee! Join us this August in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the OHS and the 250th Anniversary of the United States!

Hit the link below to take a sneak peek at everything that awaits and be sure to secure your spot in time for the big event:

https://organhistoricalsociety.org/2026/registration/

Registration continues through Tuesday, July 14th for the OHS Platinum Jubilee! Join us this August in Philadelphia, Pen...
06/03/2026

Registration continues through Tuesday, July 14th for the OHS Platinum Jubilee! Join us this August in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the OHS and the 250th Anniversary of the United States!

Hit the link below to take a sneak peek at everything that awaits and be sure to secure your spot in time for the big event:

https://organhistoricalsociety.org/2026/registration/

The OHS Library & Archives announces the acquisition of the Edward Hodges Diary! This 414-page manuscript offers a rare ...
06/03/2026

The OHS Library & Archives announces the acquisition of the Edward Hodges Diary! This 414-page manuscript offers a rare glimpse into the life of the English organist and composer, primarily covering the years between 1814 to 1820. The diary also includes entries from the first half of 1824 and detailed accounts of the 1812 parliamentary elections in Bristol, England.

Edward Hodges is a pivotal figure in liturgical history, best known for introducing the English Cathedral music tradition to the Anglican Church in the United States, and for designing the Henry Erben organ at Trinity Church in New York, New York, where he was elected organist in 1839. We are deeply grateful to Kathy Hodges, a direct descendant, and her husband Peter Thomas for donating the diary and providing the transcription.

To take a look at the transcription for yourself, hit the link below:

https://organhistoricalsociety.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/96

The OHS Oral History Project continues with accomplished organ builder and longtime OHS board member, Bill Czelusniak!Cz...
06/01/2026

The OHS Oral History Project continues with accomplished organ builder and longtime OHS board member, Bill Czelusniak!

Czelusniak and Dugal, Inc. began building and servicing pipe organs in 1971. From their base in Northampton, Massachusetts, the company built a roster of institutional heavyweights that includes Amherst College, the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth College, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Bill Czelusniak has been an OHS member for over fifty years, serving as OHS president from 2013-2015, and, as a board member, steering the organization through some of its most significant periods of growth.

This oral history interview focuses on the last fifteen years of OHS governance, as the organization has taken stock of its approach to conventions, created new bylaws, and consolidated its collections in the archives at Stoneleigh.

To check out the full interview for yourself, hit the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d9dLh8lPRo

*Photograph used courtesy of Matthew Cavanaugh.*

Leading up to our Platinum Jubilee event in August, we’ll be highlighting select items in our store at heavily discounte...
05/28/2026

Leading up to our Platinum Jubilee event in August, we’ll be highlighting select items in our store at heavily discounted prices. This month's item is a quartet of Pro Organo CDs for $17, including "In the Old World and the New" by Claudia Dumschat!

Interested in snagging a few discounted CDs for yourself? Then be sure to hit the link below:

https://ohscatalog.org/

Our Spring Series of Friday Organ Concerts in collaboration with Natural Lands featuring our residence Aeolian-Skinner o...
05/27/2026

Our Spring Series of Friday Organ Concerts in collaboration with Natural Lands featuring our residence Aeolian-Skinner organ concludes next month! And OHS members in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region are always welcome to attend at our headquarters in Villanova, Pennsylvania!

Our next featured recital will be on Friday, June 12, 2026 at 12pm and will feature Edward Senn accompanied by Steven Heitzer on trumpet! Edward has performed in recital throughout the United States and internationally. From 2013 to 2025, Edward served as Assistant Director of Music at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He currently serves as Executive Assistant to the CEO of the Organ Historical Society.

Steven Heitzer, a native Philadelphian, is an active classical trumpet player in the tri-state area. He is also a frequent performer with Delaware Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Ballet Orchestra, Lancaster Symphony, and the Walnut Street Theatre.

For more information, hit the link below:

https://wp.natlands.org/event/friday-organ-concert-2026-0612/

Join us this summer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to celebrate the 70th Anniversary - or the Platinum Jubilee - of the O...
05/20/2026

Join us this summer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to celebrate the 70th Anniversary - or the Platinum Jubilee - of the OHS! Take the opportunity to see pipe organs in the area including Austin Organ Company Opus 2348 built circa 1960 at Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania!

Hit the link below to take a sneak peek at everything that awaits and be sure to register for all of the included festivities:

https://organhistoricalsociety.org/2026/

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Villanova, PA
19085

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