The Midmer-Losh organ at Jim Whelen Boardwalk Hall is the world’s largest pipe organ. Hear it in noontime recitals Dec. 9-20.
ATLANTIC CITY — The Historic Organ Restoration Committee, Inc., a nonprofit created to bring the world’s largest pipe organ back to life, is presenting a series of free recitals to coincide with Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall’s Deck the Hall event.
Holiday favorites will be played on the massive Midmer-Losh pipe organ, the world’s largest musical instrument with 33,112 pipes. Local organists will bring holiday music to the public with 10 free recitals Dec. 9-20. The recitals will be presented at noon Monday-Friday in the main arena of Boardwalk Hall. This is the fifth year of holiday recitals that HORC has presented to the public.
These free recitals are made possible by funds from the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Historic Organ Restoration Committee’s mission is the restoration and preservation of the two pipe organs of Historic Boardwalk Hall. In addition to the actual physical restoration of the instruments, HORC seeks to educate and increase awareness of the unique importance of these instruments as irreplaceable national treasures through programming and tours throughout the year.
The large organ in the main auditorium is the world’s largest musical instrument, the smaller instrument in the Adrian Phillips Theater is one uniquely suited to the interpretation of silent film.
