NEW CD! In a landmark pairing, the lyric majesty of the Wanamaker Organ is interwoven with Grand Piano as Peter Richard Conte and Jeremy Filsell triumph in two beloved Rachmaninoff masterpieces for Piano and Wanamaker Organ.! Read on....

Join Thomas Murray and Peter Richard Conte for this thrilling stop-by-stop Tonal Tour through all the Wanamaker Organ resources! Includes repertoire performances, segments on the Art of Transcription Playing, registration secrets, and a visit with Murray at Yale's Woolsey Hall organ. A Must Have for folk who want to experience all the wonderful sounds the Wanamaker is capable of! Read on....

This comprehensive DVD is the first complete tour of the Wanamaker Organ. Curt Mangel and Michael Barone explore a forest of 29,000 pipes. Shot in wide-panorama letterbox format and playable on any U.S. DVD player or computer, it is a must-have! Read on....

Peter Richard Conte dazzles with his flair for the Fox Touch in this rafter-shaking collection of Heavy Organ favorites. Included are works by Bach, Reubke, Sir Arthur Sullivan, Mulet, Elmore, Hebble and Fauré! Recorded live at the sellout 2012 Virgil Fox Memorial Concert. Read on....

Our best-selling video includes hundreds of images, rich music and captivating narration. Music by Peter Richard Conte, Keith Chapman and Virgil Fox, stop samples, plus a Curt Mangel restoration update. Read on....

This recently released historic video record of Keith Chapman's landmark 1986 concert includes a pipe-chamber crawl with Curt Mangel and a history feature. The full concert includes Chapman's acclaimed Pictures at an Exhibition. Read on....

The Friends is a world-wide group of Wanamaker Organ supporters. A special introductory contribution of just $25 (U.S., Canada or overseas) entitles the donor to become a Friend and to receive four issues of The Stentor, the Society's lively historical newsletter and restoration update. Membership also brings discount concert admissions. Read on....

NEW! Freshly updated, the classic 20-page Wanamaker Organ pamphlet includes a history, tonal resource exploration and complete specification. Read on....

Get both the Wanamaker Organ Curator's Tour and our Sonic Odyssey Tonal Tour for one discounted price! Join Curt Mangel, NPR's Michael Barone and organists Peter Richard Conte and Thomas Murray for two very special video tours of the Wanamaker Organ's formidable sonic resources! Read on....

The Philadelphia Orchestra joins forces with the world's greatest symphonic pipe organ for this historic concert! Features the Jongen Symphonie Concertante, the Dupre Cortege and Litanie and Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance. Read on....

Fox's famous 1964 Wanamaker Organ recording is on CD again! A surround-sound bonus music DVD has two Fox videos: CBS's La Belle Epoque, and an Evening Magazine Wanamaker Organ piece. Read on....

NEW! The lyric, soulful sound of the Flugelhorn is paired with the incomparable orchestral richness of the Wanamaker Organ, played by Peter Richard Conte. Popular melodies abound in this rich treasury of easy listening favorites.! Read on....

Peter Conte's second Grand Court CD is a tribute to the rich musical Legacy of the Wanamaker Organ. Conte performs stunning renditions of works Guilmant, Dupré. Vierne, and Fox/Bach. A must-have! Read on....

Acquire a library of three Friends Wanamaker Organ Videos at a great discount! The set includes Around the Wanamaker Organ in 80 Minutes, the Keith Chapman Diamond Anniversary Concert and the new Curt Mangel Wanamaker Organ Curators Tour! Read on....

NEW! This CD AND separate, full-length DVD video includes the full 2011 Centennial Concert of the Wanamaker Organ featuring Peter Richard Conte with Rossen Milanov and New Jersey's Symphony in C Orchestra! Immediate shipping! Read on....

Guided Wanamaker Organ tours are conducted the last Saturday of each month following the 12 noon organ performance, and by special arrangement on other dates. An appointment is no longer necessary for groups of four or fewer, but evidence of payment is expected upon arrival. NO REGULAR TOURS ARE HELD IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER. Read on....

Back in Print! Peter Richard Conte's third Compact Disc on the Mighty Wanamaker! Includes breathtaking arrangements of the Empire March and Sospiri by Elgar, the Hebble arrangment of the Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), the Wagner Liebestod, the Debussy Arabesque No. 1, the Vierne Clair de Lune, more! Read on....

Philadelphia was the incubator of our consumer culture. This profusely illustrated book covers the stories of all the great merchants, from John Wanamaker, Strawbridge & Clothier, Gimbels, Lit Brothers, Snellenburg's and now Macy's. Nostalgic, informative and highly amusing! Read on....

Rare archival digitally restored recordings faithfully capture thrilling interpretations on the Wanamaker Organ, and include more than two hours of music and captivating commentary. Read on....

NEW! This Gothic CD includes the full 2011 Centennial Concert of the Wanamaker Organ featuring Peter Richard Conte with Rossen Milanov and THE Symphony in C Orchestra! It can also be ordered with its companion DVD elsewhere on this site. Immediate shipping! Read on....

The Friends went back to the vaults for more broadcasts from the bestselling series. These superb, digitally restored recordings faithfully capture the lush majesty of the Wanamaker Organ, and include more than two hours of beautiful music and brilliant commentary from Keith Chapman's regular radio broadcasts Read on....

Peter Conte's stupendous Wanamaker Organ CD›the first in the new resonate Grand Court acoustic›features hair-raising works by Mussorgsky and Wagner, and the British pomp and pageantry of Sir Edward Elgar. Read on....

The complete story of the Wanamaker Organ, from its California beginnings through the St. Louis World's Fair to the great Philadelphia department store that calls it home. Ray Biswanger's book unfolds with the richness of a great novel. 302 pp. Read on....

This exciting new tote design features a gorgeous close-up of the famous Herald Angel atop the Wanamaker Organ. Read on....

You can have your name permanently displayed inside the Wanamaker Organ on our Wall of Honor for a tax-deductible gift of 1000!

Gifts of $2000 will be place your name as a Wanamaker Fellow.
Gifts of $5000 will place your name as a Benefactor.
Gifts of $10,000 will place your name as a Herald Angel.

Your fully tax-deductible gift will help keep the Wanamaker Organ singing proudly for decades yet to come and will provide a permanent remembrance of your generosity. Read on....

Guided Wanamaker Organ tours are conducted the last Saturday of each month following the 12 noon organ performance, and by special arrangement on other dates. Appointments are no longer necessary for parties of four or fewer, but evidence of payment is expected at the time of the tour. NO TOURS ARE HELD IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER. Read on....

NEW! This full-length DVD video includes the full 2011 Centennial Concert of the Wanamaker Organ featuring Peter Richard Conte with Rossen Milanov and New Jersey's Symphony in C Orchestra! Immediate shipping! Read on....

Donations to the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ are entirely tax deductible and help support our concert, restoration, newsletter and radio-broadcast programs. All of these initiatives depend on the generosity of caring people like you . Read on....

Barron Smith plays lush, full-organ arrangements! This release of rare, vintage, high-fidelity recordings includes fifteen favorite carols, Ferde Grofé's Christmas Eve Suite and a mini-concert featuring Charles M. Courboin and Paul Mickelson. Read on....

Peter Richard Conte's Yule recording features Philadelphia Brass in carols including O Tannenbaum! O Holy Night, I Saw Three Ships, Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella—plus works by Bach, Chapman, Dragon, Dupré, Langlais, more! Read on....

Charles M. Courboin, Virgil Fox, Walter Baker and Fernando Germani are featured in this deluxe Two CD set of all the very first recordings of the Wanamaker Organ. Thrill to masterful performances and a heroic style of organ playing of yesteryear! Read on....

Have your name placed on a pneumatic playing action and your gift will become an important part of the Wanamaker Organ, used in each performace! Gifts are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law! Read on....

The Friends' latest historic reprint is this riveting, extremely rare 38-page 1904 booklet with color and black-and white photos. Includes a fascinating essay by George Ashdown Audsley and a complete specification. Read on....

Now at a special introductory price! Your recipient receives a personalized gift card in your name plus four information-packed issues of our quarterly newsletter The Stentor. Each issue reminds your friend of your kindness. This special offer is for people who are not yet members. Read on....

These beautiful pins were produced by Macys for the Organ's Centennial, and the Friends was privileged to obtain a limited supply. Every enthusiast will treasure this memento, which comes in a display case for safekeeping. U.S. shipping is free. Read on....

Jim Riggs performs favorites from the American Popular Songbook in a state-of-the art CD recording filled with more than 74 minutes of exciting music! Here our exciting Greek Hall Wurlitzer, with its pristine sound from untouched pipework! Read on....

This controversial remembrance of Virgil Fox by Richard Torrence and Marshall Yaeger, based on a memoir by Ted Alan Worth, includes important contributions by his many friends and admirers. 432 pages, softbound, many photographs. Read on....

NEW! These beautiful 6" by 9" color postcards show the console of the Wanamaker Organ on the front and the case on the back, with space for a message and address. The console was taken during a very short period when the railing was removed. Read on....

The zany antics of fabulous Philadelphians Peter Richard Conte, Rudy Lucente, Colin Howland and Michael Stairs—as they put four organs through their paces at the same time! Hear sonic-spectacular arrangements mixed with wild comedy. Read on....

This popular Friends reprint of the 1916 booklet includes a complete tour with photos of the historic Wanamaker Store. The pamphlet opens a window on the storied department store's fabled past, and includes 40 pages of history. Included is Organ lore and numerous photos and illustrations. Read on....

William C. Ressler, A.S.C., has portrayed the Grand Court, the Eagle and The Reigning Monarch of All Instruments in vivid watercolor as part of his acclaimed "Inside Philadelphia" series. Bring the splendor of the Grand Court into your home and support the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ! Read on....

Lowell Ayars, known affectionately as "The Singing Organist," plays five instruments including his own residence organ in this lively CD retrospective spotlighting the Wurlitzer going into Greek Hall. Read on....

George Ritchie perfoms J. S. Bach's Complete Organ Works, availabe here on 11 CDs for only $49.95! "Impossible to recommend highly enough!" reviews The American Organist magazine. Read on....

Peter Richard Conte dazzles with his flair for the Fox Touch in this rafter-shaking collection of Heavy Organ favorites. Included are works by Bach, Reubke, Sir Arthur Sullivan, Mulet, Elmore, Hebble and Fauré! Recorded live at the sellout 2012 Virgil Fox Memorial Concert. Read on....

NEW CD! In a landmark pairing, the lyric majesty of the Wanamaker Organ is interwoven with Grand Piano as Peter Richard Conte and Jeremy Filsell triumph in two beloved Rachmaninoff masterpieces for Piano and Wanamaker Organ.! Read on....

NEW! The lyric, soulful sound of the Flugelhorn is paired with the incomparable orchestral richness of the Wanamaker Organ, played by Peter Richard Conte. Popular melodies abound in this rich treasury of easy listening favorites.! Read on....

The Philadelphia Orchestra joins forces with the world's greatest symphonic pipe organ for this historic concert! Features the Jongen Symphonie Concertante, the Dupre Cortege and Litanie and Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance. Read on....

Barron Smith plays lush, full-organ arrangements! This release of rare, vintage, high-fidelity recordings includes fifteen favorite carols, Ferde Grofé's Christmas Eve Suite and a mini-concert featuring Charles M. Courboin and Paul Mickelson. Read on....

Peter Richard Conte's Yule recording features Philadelphia Brass in carols including O Tannenbaum! O Holy Night, I Saw Three Ships, Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella—plus works by Bach, Chapman, Dragon, Dupré, Langlais, more! Read on....

Jim Riggs performs favorites from the American Popular Songbook in a state-of-the art CD recording filled with more than 74 minutes of exciting music! Here our exciting Greek Hall Wurlitzer, with its pristine, untouched pipework and sound. Read on....

Peter Richard Conte's third Compact Disc on the Mighty Wanamaker! Includes breathtaking arrangements of the Empire March and Sospiri by Elgar, the Hebble arrangment of the Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), the Wagner Liebestod, the Debussy Arabesque No. 1, the Vierne Clair de Lune, more! Read on....

Peter Conte's second Grand Court CD is a tribute to the rich musical Legacy of the Wanamaker Organ. Conte performs stunning renditions of works Guilmant, Dupré. Vierne, and Fox/Bach. A must-have! Read on....

Peter Conte's stupendous Wanamaker Organ CD›the first in the new resonate Grand Court acoustic›features hair-raising works by Mussorgsky and Wagner, and the British pomp and pageantry of Sir Edward Elgar. Read on....

Rare archival digitally restored recordings from the legendary Wanamaker Organist faithfully capture thrilling interpretations on the Wanamaker Organ, and include more than two hours of music and captivating commentary. Read on....

The Friends went back to the vaults for more broadcasts from the bestselling series showcasing the brilliant musical imagination of Keith Chapman. These superb, digitally restored recordings faithfully capture the Wanamaker Organ's lush majesty and include more than two hours of beautiful music and brilliant commentary from Chapman's regular broadcasts. Read on....

Virgil Fox's landmark 1964 Wanamaker Organ recording is now available on CD! Includes a surround-sound bonus DVD using the same music plus two Fox videos: CBS's La Belle Epoque, and a 1980 Evening Magazine Wanamaker Organ segment. Read on....

This historic video record of Keith Chapman's landmark 1986 concert includes a pipe crawl with curator Curt Mangeland a history feature The full concert includes Chapman's acclaimed Pictures at an Exhibition. Hosted by Michael Barone. Read on....

This comprehensive DVD is the first complete tour of the Wanamaker Organ. Curt Mangel and Michael Barone explore a forest of 29,000 pipes. Shot in wide-panorama letterbox format, it is a must-have for any enthusiast. Be among the first to have your copies! Read on....

Join Thomas Murray and Peter Richard Conte for this thrilling stop-by-stop Tonal Tour through all the Wanamaker Organ resources! Includes repertoire performances, segments on the Art of Transcription Playing, registration secrets, and a visit with Murray at Yale's Woolsey Hall organ. A Must Have for folk who want to experience all the wonderful sounds the Wanamaker is capable of! Read on....

Join Thomas Murray and Peter Richard Conte for this thrilling stop-by-stop Tonal Tour through all the Wanamaker Organ resources! Includes repertoire performances, segments on the Art of Transcription Playing, registration secrets, and a visit with Murray at Yale's Woolsey Hall organ. A Must Have for folk who want to experience all the wonderful sounds the Wanamaker is capable of! Read on....

This full-length video includes hundreds of images, rich music samples and riveting narration. Explore the cavernous pipe chambers! Includes music by Peter Richard Conte, Keith Chapman and Virgil Fox, and a restoration update with curator Curt Mangel. Read on....

Virgil Fox's landmark 1964 Wanamaker Organ recording is now available on CD! Includes a surround-sound bonus DVD using the same music plus two Fox videos: CBS's La Belle Epoque, and a 1980 Evening Magazine Wanamaker Organ segment. Read on....

Caught in the act: the zany antics of fabulous Philadelphians Peter Richard Conte, Rudy Lucente, Colin Howland and Michael Stairs—as they put four organs through their paces at the same time! Hilarious! Read on....

You can have your name permanently displayed inside the Wanamaker Organ on our Wall of Honor for a tax-deductible gift of 1000!

Gifts of $2000 will be place your name as a Wanamaker Fellow.
Gifts of $5000 will place your name as a Benefactor.
Gifts of $10,000 will place your name as a Herald Angel.

Your fully tax-deductible gift will help keep the Wanamaker Organ singing proudly for decades yet to come and will provide a permanent remembrance of your generosity. Read on....

Click this link to donate to the Century II Fund It is not necessary to make a three year pledge to donate. Thank you for your support! Read on....

Donations to the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ are entirely tax deductible as allowed by law and help support our concert, restoration, newsletter and radio-broadcast programs. All of these initiatives depend on people like you from all over the world who know that hearing the Wanamaker Organ is a life-changing experience and that pipe organs of this quality and magnitude will never be built again. Read on....

This sponsorship covers the costs of engaging a name artist at a future Friends of the Wanamaker Organ concert and thereby help get our music program in Greek Hall off the ground. The Friends Wurlitzer has been dubbed the "Smithsonian" Wurlitzer because it was originally chosen by the Smithsonian Institution for its lack of alteration and superb state of preservation. Read on....

Donations to the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ Wurlitzer project are completely tax deductible and are used exclusively to support the restoration of this historic theatre organ, which was once selected for display in the Smithsonian Institution before exhibition-hall plans were changed. Full details on the Wurlitzer are on the main Friends' website. Read on....

Here is the complete story of the Wanamaker Organ, from its California beginnings through the St. Louis World's Fair to the great Philadelphia department store that calls it home. Ray Biswanger's book unfolds with all the richness and detail of a great novel. Read on....

Here is the complete story of the Wanamaker Organ, from its California beginnings through the St. Louis World's Fair to the great Philadelphia department store that calls it home. Ray Biswanger's book unfolds with all the richness and detail of a great novel. Read on....

NEW! Freshly updated, the classic 20-page Wanamaker Organ pamphlet includes a history, tonal resource exploration and complete specification. Read on....

From the Los Angeles Art Organ Company comes this 32-page booklet on the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair Organ. We have combined with it a Scientific American reprint (April 23, 1904) of the story of the World's Largest Organ that includes a tour of the fabled factory that built it. Read on....

Murray M. Harris began organbuilding in 1894 Los Angeles. Business skyrocketed, and soon he was building the world's largest pipe organ for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. That organ would become our Wanamaker Organ. But wild cost overruns threatened the organ's completion. Read on....

Keith Chapman was the Wanamaker Organist for 25 years. Rare, digitally restored archival recordings are presented in a double-CD set. Included is more than two hours of beautiful music and captivating commentary from his regular stereo FM radio broadcasts. Read on....

The Friends went back to the vaults for more broadcasts from the bestselling series. These superb, digitally restored recordings faithfully capture the lush majesty of the Wanamaker Organ, and include more than two hours of beautiful music and brilliant commentary from Keith Chapman's regular radio broadcasts Read on....

Barron Smith plays lush, full-organ arrangements! This release of rare, vintage, high-fidelity recordings includes fifteen Yuletide carols, Ferde Grofé's Christmas Eve Suite, plus a mini-concert with Charles M. Courboin and Paul Mickelson. Read on....

NEW! The lyric, soulful sound of the Flugelhorn is paired with the incomparable orchestral richness of the Wanamaker Organ, played by Peter Richard Conte. Popular melodies abound in this rich treasury of easy listening favorites.! Read on....

NEW MEMBERS ONLY RATE: The Friends support the preservation and musical mission of an American musical masterpiece. Our introductory rate of just $25 (U.S., Canada or overseas) entitles the donor to become a Friend, get concert discounts and four issues of our acclaimed newsletter. Read on....

Now at a special introductory price! Your recipient receives a personalized gift card in your name plus four information-packed issues of our quarterly newsletter The Stentor. Each issue reminds your friend of your kindness. This special offer is for people who are not yet members. Read on....

Peter Richard Conte's Yule recording features Philadelphia Brass in carols including O Tannenbaum! O Holy Night, I Saw Three Ships, Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella—plus works by Bach, Chapman, Dragon, Dupré, Langlais, more! Read on....

The Friends of the Wanamaker Organ is a world-wide group of supporters encouraging the preservation and musical mission of this American masterpiece. A special introductory contribution of just $25 (U.S., Canada or overseas) entitles the donor to become a Friend and to receive four issues of our acclaimed newsletter. Read on....

Peter Richard Conte dazzles with his flair for the Fox Touch in this rafter-shaking collection of Heavy Organ favorites. Included are works by Bach, Reubke, Sir Arthur Sullivan, Mulet, Elmore, Hebble and Fauré! Recorded live at the sellout 2012 Virgil Fox Memorial Concert. Read on....

Virgil Fox's landmark 1964 Wanamaker Organ recording is now available on CD! Includes a surround-sound bonus DVD using the same music plus two Fox videos: CBS's La Belle Epoque, and a 1980 Evening Magazine Wanamaker Organ segment. Read on....

This controversial remembrance of Virgil Fox by Richard Torrence and Marshall Yaeger, based on a memoir by Ted Alan Worth, includes important reminiscences by his many friends. 432 pages, softbound, many photographs. Read on....

Guided Wanamaker Organ tours are conducted the last Saturday of each month following the 12 noon organ performance, and by special arrangement on other dates. Appointments are no longer required for parties of four or fewer, but evidence of payment is expected at the time of the tour. No last-Saturday tours are held in November or December. Read on....

Guided Wanamaker Organ tours are conducted the last Saturday of each month following the 12 noon organ performance, and by special arrangement on other dates. An appointment is no longer required for groups of four or fewer, but evidence of pre-payment is expected at arrival. No last-Saturday tours are held in November or December. Read on....

Send a Friends' gift membership to a friend at a special introductory price! He or she will receive a personalized gift card in your name plus four information-packed issues of our quarterly newsletter The Stentor. Each issue will remind your friend of your kindness. Gift subscriptions are available for a special introductory price (to people who are not yet members),! Read on....

The Friends of the Wanamaker Organ is a world-wide group of supporters encouraging the preservation and musical mission of this American masterpiece. A special introductory contribution of just $25 (U.S., Canada or overseas) entitles the donor to become a Friend and to receive four issues of The Stentor, the Society's lively historical newsletter and restoration update. Each issue is chock-full of 16 pages of photos and articles. Added tax-deductible donations (please see our donations entry) support Friends concerts and programs. Read on....