FEATURE LENGTH SILENT FILM AT BABSON Saturday, April 17 at 7:30 pm.

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1 Spring Issue March 2004 FEATURE LENGTH SILENT FILM AT BABSON Saturday, April 17 at 7:30 pm. SILENTS IN THE HOUSE PRESENTS "THE BIG PARADE" A blockbuster classic from the silent era, THE BIG PARADE (1925) will be shown at Knight Auditorium on the Babson College campus in Wellesley, MA. The feature length film stars John Gilbert in a role quite different from those he had been portraying. By this film, King Vidor was established as a major director. Part romance, part comedy, THE BIG PARADE tells the story of an American doughboy in France and includes realistic battle scenes that set the standard for the day. Juan Cardona, Jr. will accompany the movie at the Mighty Wurlitzer in Knight Auditorium. Tickets are available at the early purchase price of $8. Learn more by visiting and clicking on Events. IF IT'S GOING ON, IT'S GOING ON..... THE WEB You are missing a lot if you do not pay regular visits to the site maintained by our creative webmaster, Len Beyersdorfer. Click on Site Map at the bottom of the page. It will lead you to the latest news of Events, as well as colorful reminders of past happenings in Scrapbook. THE 2004 CAST OF CHARACTERS Board of Directors President: Bob Evans, Vice President: Len Beyersdorfer, Secretary: Carolyn Wilcox, Treasurer: Dave Ossinger Directors: Term expiring 2004: Dorothy Bromage, Dave Hawkins, Dick Hill, Don Phipps Term expiring 2005: Dick Linder, Hank Lysaght, Allen Walker, Ed Wawrzynowicz Term expiring 2006: Dick Handverger, Bobb Partridge, Lawrie Rhoads, Garrett Shanklin Alternates 2004: Stan Garniss, Stu Hinchliffe, Dave Marden WONDERS OF THE WURLITZER Theatre Organ Concerts at Providence Performing Arts Center 220 Weybosset St. Providence, RI Free concerts from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm - Beverages provided Wed, April 21 Patrick Aiken Mon, May 10 Len Beyersdorfer Mon, April 26 Alden Mitchell Mon, May 24 Robert Legon with silent movie

2 PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF EMCATOS Well folks, spring is almost upon us. As a matter of fact as I sit here at the computer, "spring" is filling up the driveway. I guess I'll have to go out and shovel the "spring" so that my wife can get to the garage! Better days are ahead. Those better days of which I speak will feature a Social on April 4 featuring our own Len Beyersdorfer at the console of our "beloved beast." Many folks don't realize how hard Len works to book the best entertainment for our monthly socials. The artists who have been featured since Len took over as "booking agent" have been outstanding. I, personally, am thrilled with the job that Len has done. As an organization, we owe him our sincere thanks. Thanks, Len and keep those great artists coming. Many other members of EMCATOS labor long and hard so that we can enjoy our concerts, socials, and silent movies. Few who attend our concerts or get this newsletter realize just how much work goes into an EMCATOS production. Our productions, by the way, are professional and creative. We have much to be proud of. Let's take an informal and brief inventory of what must be done to prepare for a concert or silent film... secure artist/film schedule Knight Auditorium troubleshoot Wurlitzer create, print, and send out mailings take ticket orders/mail out tickets tune Wurlitzer publicize event (radio/tv/newspapers/web page) arrange for artist lodgings and transportation (usually two or three day's worth) secure and sell soda/coffee, etc. recruit bakers for refreshment table make crafts for table/sell crafts at table inventory sheet music and records for sale/sell music and records recruit ushers for event make sure auditorium is ready; chairs, etc set up lighting/sound for event arrange to sell artist's recordings staff lighting and sound controls during event arrange for the Wellesley Ave. gate to be open sell tickets at the actual event make punch and man the refreshment tables after the concert and many, many more... These jobs are done by many wonderful volunteers. We could always use more help. If you have a desire to help your club, contact Bob Evans, or any member of the Board of Directors. All of the members that make sure these, and many other jobs, are done right and on time for our events deserve a standing ovation. We literally could not exist without them. Our final event for the concert season will feature Simon Gledhill, world-class organist. We have long sought Simon for an appearance. On May 1 at Babson, and May 2 at The Shanklin Music Hall. Every member who is able should make an effort to attend one (or both) of these concerts. You will not be disappointed. Simon always offers a fantastic concert experience. Be there or be sorry you missed it! The May 23 Social will feature a barbeque by Bobb Partridge. It is a joint meeting with neighboring chapters. Watch for a mailing with the details. Finally, we will be seeking help for our 2006 Regional Convention. We will be glad to hear from any of our members who are willing and able to help in any way. You'll be receiving a detailed list of committees in your next issue of The Pipes. Our aim is to make the 2006 Regional Convention twice as good as the 2000 Regional. You can help us achieve this goal by volunteering to help. On behalf of your EMCATOS Officers and Board of Directors I wish you a safe and happy Spring and Summer season. Bob Evans

3 OPT-IN TO DELIVERY OF THE EASTERN PIPES AND SAVE EMCATOS $$$$ Many organizations, profit and non-profit alike, are trying to migrate US Mail delivery of information to delivery for one important reason: It saves them money! And EMCATOS is no exception. Here is what you can do to help. 1. If we currently have your address on file, you should already have received an from that contains instructions for how you can opt-in to delivery of the Eastern Pipes. 2. If you have an address and have not yet received the mentioned in (1) above, that probably means that we either do not have your address or the address we do have is incorrect. In this case, send to with the Subject set to "Pipes " and include your name and address in the body of the message. We will then send you an to that address explaining your Pipes options. Note that our Web site at contains the current issue of the Pipes, plus an archive of past issues, starting with fall, Check it out by clicking on the About / Join EMCATOS stop tab and following your nose. If you take no action or do not have , you will continue to receive the Pipes via US Mail. Thank you for your help! PROUD TO WEAR AN EMCATOS NAME BADGE Send a check for $6.00 (payable to Majestic Badge) to Carolyn Wilcox, 59 Macon Road, Burlington, MA ( ) Important: Specify how you want your name to read on the badge. Please send contributions for the newsletter to Dorothy Bromage, Editor "Eastern Pipes," 8 Skyline Drive, Billerica, MA BromageD.com@verizon.net (voice or fax) Deadline for Fall issue: August 1, 2004 WANTED Your back issues of THEATRE ORGAN. They must be in excellent condition, as they are sent to possible new members of ATOS and EMCATOS. Please get them to me at a Social or concert. Thanks. Carolyn Wilcox. THEATRE PIPE ORGAN RECORDINGS, MUSIC, AND LITERATURE The EMCATOS thrift shop needs your surplus theatre pipe organ memorabilia. Please donate any items that you no longer need, as we can sell them at Babson concerts. We especially need single LP recordings of both pipe and electronic organ music. Also albums, sheet music, and other literature pertaining to organs. We use the proceeds to help defray the cost of maintaining our Wurlitzer. What is the saying? "One person's trash is another person's treasure!" To arrange for a donation (and pickup if needed), call Lawrie Rhoads at

4 EARLY FILMS WITH THE EMPHASIS ON COMEDY Before all the sophisticated technology of today, there was just plain movie making, with cameras and film and lots of creativity. An event in July features films from archival institutions and private collectors and goes on for four days in the Boston area. Here are some details: the name is SLAPSTICON II, Thursday, July 8 through Sunday, July 11. One venue will be Knight Auditorium on Friday, July 9 at 7:30 pm with an evening of silent films accompanied by Juan Cardona, Jr at the Wurlitzer. A flyer will be sent to members of EMCATOS, containing ticket ordering information. For information now, call Dorothy Bromage at or send to BromageD.com@verizon.net. COMING EVENTS Sun, Apr 4 2:00 pm EMCATOS Social Knight Aud, Babson College Len Beyersdorfer Wellesley, MA Sat, Apr 17 7:30 pm Silents in the House Knight Aud, Babson College THE BIG PARADE Wellesley, MA Juan Cardona, Jr. Sat, Apr 24 1:30 pm Board of Directors Congregational Church EMCATOS Rt 16 near Rt 9 Sat, May 1 7:30 pm Simon Gledhill Knight Aud, Babson College EMCATOS Wellesley, MA Sun, May 2 2:30 pm Simon Gledhill Shanklin Music Hall EMCATOS Groton, MA Sat, May Fabulous Fox Organ Weekend Atlanta, GA Atlanta Chapter ATOS (See p. 17 in March/April 2004 Theatre Organ) Sun, May 23 2:30 pm "A Good Old Fashioned Barbeque & Concert" EMCATOS The Phipps Experience New Bedford, MA Tue, June 15 7:30 pm Start of Kotzschmar Merrill Aud 2004 Summer Series Portland, ME Fri July 2-8 ATOS 2004 convention Milwaukee, WI Fri, July 9 7:30 pm Slapsticon II Knight Aud, Babson College Movies & Wurlitzer Wellesley, MA Nov 3-5, Regional Convention New England venues EMCATOS, Pine Tree Chapter If you suspect that an event may be canceled or postponed due to stormy weather conditions, please call Carolyn Wilcox at

5 P.O. Box 7455 Ray Cornils Portland, Maine Municipal Organist Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ CONCERT LISTINGS The Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, custodians of Portland s 6,862 pipe-austin organ, invite you to the following concerts in their 2004 Concert Series 2004 Summer Series 92nd Anniversary Season Tuesday Classics Series June 15 7:30 pm Ray Cornils Portland Municipal Organist June 22 7:30 pm Peter Richard Conte Wanamaker Grand Court Organist June 29 7:30 pm Frederick Hohman concert organist July 6 7:30 pm Felix Hell child prodigy July 13 7:30 pm Cameron Carpenter New York City July 20 7:30 pm Carol Williams San Diego Civic Organist August 3 7:30 pm John Weaver Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, NYC August 10 7:30 pm Timothy Smith The Riverside Church, NYC August 17 7:30 pm Gordon Turk Ocean Grove Auditorium, NJ August 24 7:30 pm Otto Krämer an evening of improvisations in all styles August 31 7:30 pm Nigel Potts Bay Shore, New York Thursday Pops Series July 8 7:30 pm Simon Gledhill London, England August 5 7:30 pm Scott Foppian Memphis, TN August 19 7:30 pm Walt Strony Las Vegas, NV phone web-site Admission to all evening concerts is by donation at the door, $10.00 suggested All concerts feature the Kotzschmar Memorial Organ, America s first municipal pipe organ, located in: Merrill Auditorium at Portland City Hall 389 Congress Street Portland, Maine For further information, call (207) or (207) or visit our website at

6 THE TICKET WINDOW SILENTS IN THE HOUSE (voice or fax) >>> Sat, April 17 THE BIG PARADE - advance sale $8 Send check (payable to Pipe Organ Pops) to 8 Skyline Drive, Billerica, MA At the Door Adult $12 Senior/Student $10 Under 16, free with adult PIPE ORGAN POPS (voice or fax) tickets@emcatos.com >>> Sat, May 1 (Babson) - Simon Gledhill - advance sale $10 Send check (payable to Pipe Organ Pops) to 8 Skyline Drive, Billerica, MA At the Door Adult $14 Senior/Student $12 Under 16, free with adult >>> Sun, May 2 (Shanklin) - Simon Gledhill All tickets are $20 and sold in advance only Tickets may be purchased ahead of time, but at no advance sale discount Send check (payable to Pipe Organ Pops) to 8 Skyline Drive, Billerica, MA EASTERN PIPES 8 Skyline Drive Billerica, MA See important notice about delivery of Eastern Pipes