March of the Siamiese Children

Tom Hoehn at the Rylander 3/11 Mighty Moller Theatre Pipe Organ at the Rylander Theatre in Americus, Georgia.

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Music

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• Theatre
• Organ
• Moller
• Tom
• Hoehn
• Americus
• Georgia

[ColNostro]

What would be fun would be, if the organ had it, that song with some reeds on the melody and a tambourine or cymbal on the pedal.

[torganist]

Actually the organ did have it, but the instrumentation you suggested isn't called for in the original score -- this was exactly as it was played in the performance presented by the Sumter Players in Americus, Georgia. The organ was used in lieu of orchestra or electronic instrumentation, and was received with much enthusiasm.

[slick3970]

Where to you find your sheet music? I have a theatre organ at home and can never find decent music. Most of it out there is simplified for the every day home organ and doen't sound very impressive on a theatre organ.

[torganist]

I purchased the score for the King and I from Abe Books on the internet. Please note, this is the full orchestral score for the Broadway show -- it is NOT an organ arrangement but my own transcription for the show. This recording was done while I was rehearsing the show in Americus, Georgia and is exactly as it was played in the production by the Sumter Players.

[andyofvermont]

This brings up an interesting question. How small does a "Mo" have to become before it ceases to be "Mighty". Just a joke. Thanks for sharing!

[torganist]

As far as I'm concerned just about any Theatre Pipe Organ is mighty -- it's definitely more versatile than a classical organ of the same number of ranks -- The instrument above is just 11 ranks -- it sounds like much more than it really is.

Thanks for watching.

tom

[edonmusic]

Pretty sound nice looking organ and a great organist. Good luck Tom.

[richyfiresnake]

Love it

[seaquestatari]

On Thursday I am Taking a tour of this organ!! I cant Wait

[a55b47]

One of the very first organ records I bought -- maybe 45 years ago -- was Richard Elsasser @ the Hammond Museum in Massachusetts. He played an arrangement of this march: I guess it was his own. A marvelous piece of music.

[andyofvermont]

Tis true! 11 ranks goes a long way in a theater organ. Similar was true of a 13 rank Aeolian I moved once, which had several extensions and borrows. I never heard it play but that thing was "mighty" heavy!