Society of Organists (Vic) Inc.

Organ Practice Advice
This links to a PDF with a comprehensive collection of activities to help acquisition of organ playing fluency

Organ Shoes
If you are going to learn the organ, it is imperative you get yourself a proper pair of organ shoes. Click here.
Listen to Organ Music

About Us
The Society of Organists (Vic) Inc. was founded in 1938 by a small group of Melbourne organists who felt the need for a fellowship of organists sharing the same communion of interests. Herbert Davis was elected the first President by his founding colleagues. The Society is a descendant of one of the oldest organists associations in the world and its origins can be traced back to the formation of a society of organists in Melbourne in 1887. The Society aims to encourage and uphold high musical standards amongst members, teachers and students of the organ, as well as fostering an interest in the organ and its music in the wider community.
Opportunities

Find an Organist
Need an organist for a wedding, funeral or church service? The SOV maintains a list of organists available to play for any number of occasions. Contact our Registrar, Warwick Lewis, on mobile: 0499 171 701 or click on the image to email him.

ANZCO
Our friends at the Australia and New Zealand College of Organists are passionate about keeping the learning of the pipe organ alive. Click on the image to find out more.

OHTA
OHTA has a complete list of every pipe organ in Australia. Click on the image to find out more.

MIFOH
The Melbourne International Festival or Organ and Harpsichord ran from 1973 - 2003. The site contains most of the original programs and a wealth of information about the festival. Click on the image to go to the site.
Council

David Cundy
Webmaster

Robert Craven
Council Member

Colin Prohasky
Editor - Organo Pleno. Colin is not on Council.

Stephen Baldwin
Membership Secretary

Douglas Lawrence
Council Member

Asher Watters-Cowan
Council Member

Ria Angelika Polo
Council Member

Brian Head
Council Member

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“To my eyes and ears the organ will ever be the King of Instruments.”

Igor Stravinsky
“Music praises God. Music is well or better able to praise him than the building of the church and all its decoration; it is the Church's greatest ornament.”
Our Focus
Organ Visits
From time to time, the society arranges visits to three or four organs in a particular area on a Saturday, during which a communal lunch is arranged at a local restaurant. It is an opportunity for members to visit local organs, hear a bit about the history of the organ, listen to a demonstration, then play the organ themselves. Always a very interesting day.

Concerts
From time to time the Society supports visiting artists to give a concert and often a masterclass on one of our wonderful organs.

Organ Music
From time to time the Society runs a competition for budding composers to write Australian music for the pipe organ.

Encouraging Students
From time to time the Society will give a bequest to a budding student to help with lesson costs and development.

Membership
Full
$6.25
Per Month
- Organo Pleno Monthly Newsletter
- Organ Australia Quarterly Journal
- Flexible Subscriptions
- Publication Options
Pensioner
$4.55
Per Month
- Organo Pleno Monthly Newsletter
- Organ Australia Quarterly Journal
- Flexible Subscriptions
- Publication Options
Student
$2.00
Per Month
- Organo Pleno Monthly Newsletter
- Organ Australia Quarterly Journal
- Flexible Subscriptions
- Publication Options
About the Pipe Organ

Encyclopedia Britannica
The Organ, in music, is a keyboard instrument, operated by the player’s hands and feet, in which pressurized air produces notes through a series of pipes organized in scalelike rows. The term organ encompasses reed organs and electronic organs but, unless otherwise specified, is usually understood to refer to pipe organs. Although it is one of the most complex of all musical instruments, the organ has the longest and most involved history and the largest and oldest extant repertoire of any instrument in Western music.

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GPO Box 543, Melbourne Vic 3001
Society of Organists Diversity Statement
The Society supports equality and is against discrimination based on gender, age, race, ethnicity, class, religion, disability, sexuality or membership of a minority group.