"To promote and fund the the art and music of the classical organ in new and traditional media."
The Organ Media Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, chartered in January of 2011 to encourage and help those who seek to share the art and music of the classical organ in its many forms with a wider world through the use of both traditional and emerging media forms. As technology becomes an increasing part of our daily lives, we want to ensure that the organ continues to be heard, not only in our churches and concert halls, but everywhere around the world. The music of the organ often speaks to us from a different time and age, and so we must work to ensure that its musical voice continues to sound through the conduits and channels our modern world provides. It is the goal of the foundation to bring the labors of those that work to create and recreate the music of the organ to a willing, listening, and watching world. Through our work we hope that the music of the organ will continue to inspire as it has for so many centuries.
David Scribner is originally from Chicago, Illinois, and studied organ and church music at DePaul university with Arthur C. Becker and René Dosogne. During his time at DePaul, he served as Assistant Organist at the University Church under Dr. Becker and followed him as Organist and Choirmaster of the church. Since then, he has held various other Organist / Choirmaster positions around the country, and also has worked for several organbuilders. He currently is a technician with Nichols & Simpson, Inc., Organbuilders in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is a member of the American Institute of Organbuilders, the Organ Historical Society and the American Guild of Organists. David also runs the various lists at PipeChat.org and has served on the Board of Directors of the Atlantic City Convention Hall Organ Society.
Sam Vause is an engineering manager for Intel Corporation, a past Chief Technical Officer for NCR's WCS group and once upon a time worked for Conn Organ. A longtime organ fanatic and general techno-phile, he's managed to integrate the organ in various forms into most jobs; these days, he's an enthusiastic supporter of Organlive which helps him through the busy work day. A pipe-augmented Rodgers 760 and Baldwin M Grand help to remind him that music has incredible value to all our lives. Sam invites everyone to join him in supporting the great programs sponsored by this foundation.
Nicole Morales was born in the St. Louis area but spent her childhood traveling from place to place following her family's work in the terrestrial broadcast industry. Her educational background is in Computer Science and Engineering Management. She has worked around the country in the construction industry and is now back in St. Louis working as an independent consultant.
A lifelong fan of the organ, David McPeak has worked in the console department of Aeolian-Skinner, for the Andover Organ Company, and was the first employee hired by Charlie Fisk for his new organ company in Gloucester, C.B. Fisk. Now retired, Mack has also worked as a medical photographer and property manager. He has been a longtime supporter of Organlive, helping to find and save rare recordings for broadcast. Mack is an active attendee of organ recitals in the Boston area helping to discover upcoming organist talent.
Scott VanZuiden is a teacher of mathematics, originally from Northwest Illinois. Having great interest in the pipe organ, he served on the Organ Team at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport, IA from 2005 - 2008. The team selected the talents of the Bigelow & Company Organ Builders to erect Opus 33, which was dedicated to the church in December, 2008 and an Inaugural Recital was performed on May 15, 2009. Scott enjoys attending organ recitals, and is privileged to support a foundation that promotes the classical pipe organ.
Currently the Organ Media Foundation is supporting the following projects:
Organlive is a streaming audio station dedicated to music of the classical organ. Broadcasting since 2003, Organlive has amassed a library of recorded organ music both new and old. Organlive's broadcast is free and reaches listeners of organ music all around the globe every day. Listeners may tune in on their computers, an Internet radio, or on their Apple or Android smartphones through dedicated applications. Organlive is funded by the listeners. For more information or to tune in, visit www.organlive.com.
Christmas Organlive is a seasonal audio station that plays only the portion of music from the Organlive library marked seasonal for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. These tracks are usually not available for much of the year, but come out in December. To tune in, visit xmas.organlive.com.
At The Organ is a weekly show about the classical organ, its music, and the people behind it. With a focus on education about organ music, composers, the history of the music and the instrument, the show addresses timely topics as well as events in history from the week, and includes interviews with organists and organbuilders. Episodes can be heard at 6am and 6pm Central time on Organlive.com, and on www.attheorgan.com.
Positively Baroque is our second audio stream, similar to Organlive.com and dedicated to music of the classical organ, but focusing on music of the Baroque period and before. For more information or to tune in, visit www.positivelybaroque.com.
The Organ Media Foundation is capable of delivering audio from live events almost anywhere in the world via the Internet. In February and March of 2013 we broadcast two live concert events from Third Baptist Church in St. Louis, Missouri, and the entire International Organ Concert Series from the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis was broadcast live on Organlive.com. If you are interested in having us broadcast and or archiving a classical organ event, concert, masterclass, lecture, or any other such event, please contact us for more information on how we can work together.
The Organ Experience is our third audio stream. It plays almost all of the music from the Organlive library, but grouped into 30 minute to 2-hour playlists of similarly themed music. To tune in to this free broadcast, visit OrganExperience.com.
While out producing audio content, we often take along a video camera or two to document the occasion. Those videos often end up on YouTube as short segments. View our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/OrganMedia/Foundation to view all of our uploaded videos.
The Organ Media Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Tax-deductible contributions can be made from our Support Page