"To promote and fund the music of the art and music of the classical organ in new and traditional media."
The Organ Media Foundation was 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.
Brent Johnson is an organist, teacher, and freelance web developer. He studied organ under Robert T. Anderson and Kenneth Hart in the Meadows School of the Arts and Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Brent worked as a technician for the Wicks Organ Company of Highland, Illinois for several years. He plays percussion and has worked in many different fields of classical, church and pop music, but has always returned to the organ. He has been the head producer of Organlive since 2003 and currently serves as organist for Third Baptist Church in St. Louis, and is a member of the American Guild of Organists. He and his wife Carrie are completing the restoration of a historic house in the Carondelet neighborhood of St. Louis.
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.
Ben Oberkfell is a software engineer at the Genome Center at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He has served as a technical consultant for Organlive since 2005 and is the author of Organlive's new suite of mobile applications for iOS and Android. Ben has worked directly in the terrestrial radio broadcast industry and has worked with several independent radio stations on technical matters related to streaming media. He holds an MBA from Washington University and is the proprietor of Genesis Computing Services, LLC.
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.
At The Organ is a weekly show about classical organ music. 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. The show is broadcast every Sunday on Organlive, and is available for streaming from www.attheorgan.com and will soon be available in limited form as a podcast. Sponsors for individual episodes are being sought. For sponsorship information contact info@attheorgan.com.
The Organ Media Foundation is at this time pursuing 501(c)(3) status from the IRS. Donations to the Foundation will be tax-deductible. For more information, contact us at info@organmedia.org. Contributions can be made to
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