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Discover the Magic
of the Mighty Wurlitzer!

Hear the glorious sounds of the WurliTzer "Unit Orchestra" installed in the Auditorium Center Theatre in Rochester, NY. Join us for our next event...

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Request From Membership Secretary

RTOS Members are being requested to update their e-mail addresses.  Click on button to the right to read Membership Secretary's request.
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Donate to RTOS

Click on the button to the right to make an On-Line donation to RTOS.
Donate On-Line

RTOS YouTube Channel

 RTOS now has a YouTube Channel.  As performance material becomes available the channel will expand it contents.
The channel can be reached using the button to the right.  Visit after December 4th to view the RTOS Virtual Christmas Program.

Below is a poster for the event.  A download of the poster is available using the button labeled "Poster View/Print".
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RTOS on YouTube





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Latest RTOS Newsletter

The latest issue of the RTOS Blower is available, click on button to the right.
RTOS Blower

Learn about RTOS

The "RTOS Story" has been updated with new photographs. 
RTOS Story Link

Want to be better informed about RTOS activities?

The Rochester Theatre Organ Society has launched an e-mailing service.  The goal is to provide monthly reminders of RTOS events and activities.  To join the mailing list, you must register your e-mail address.  A website page has been created to allow you to register.  The page on this site is available by selecting the button to the right.  
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Register Your Address

A sound you won't forget: The "Unit Orchestra."

The theater organ or "unit orchestra" was created during the silent film era to provide musical accompaniment to movies before they had sound.  In addition to uniquely voiced pipes, they contain a wide array of tuned percussions and many sound effect devices.  After sound became part of the movie experience, the instruments' use included intermission performances.  The theater pipe organ developed into a concert instrument as the HI-Fi records released in the 1950s made their sound popular again.  
The RTOS instrument, from the former RKO Palace theater, is now presented to the Rochester community in a series of concerts and silent movie events. 
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RTOS Now on YouTube

The Rochester Theatre Organ Society now has a YouTube Channel.  Initially there are selections from past ATOS Young Artist winners appearances at RTOS.  Other material will follow.
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Go To YouTube Channel

Hear theater organs using ATOS Radio

If you click on the image to the right, a new browser window will open to a link taking you to the ATOS Theatre Organ Radio streaming service.  This service plays theater organ music 24 hours a day and will provide you with many different organ and artist selections.

Full details about this streaming radio service can be found here: http://www.atos.org/atos-theatre-organ-radio

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Another Web Hosted Theater Organ Source

Another source for theater organ programming is the HOT PIPES weekly broadcasts and bi-weekly podcasts.

The button to the right provides access to their home page, which includes links to their podcast playlist library.

For the very best in theatre organ
entertainment from around the world.


HOT PIPES Home Page
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About the RTOS Wurlitzer

This website contains a growing set of photos and documentary materials about the RTOS and their WurliTzer instruments.

To learn more, click here!

About RTOS Membership

RTOS membership is open to anyone over 18 years of age. A Regular membership is available on an annual basis.  An Associate membership is available to anyone who lives more than 50 airline miles from Rochester and to all students between the ages of 18 to 24. An additional fee for first-class mailings is recommended for all non-local members and is required by postal regulations for Canadian members.

To learn more about the benefits of membership, click here!
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