05 November 2009

The Wanamaker ...

is the largest operating pipe organ in the world. It's in Pennsylvania in a Macy's (the department store not the grocery store) and they were having a concert on Halloween day. So ... we rented a car and went to see it!

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On the left is where the guy actually plays (obviously) and on the right behind all the Christmas decor (yes, already up on Halloween) are the pipes. I was bummed we didn't get to see the actual pipes, but they sounded awesome.
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Having never been one interested in the organ I have to say the concert was amazing. He played some very interesting music and it sounded very beautiful, much to my chagrin!

6 comments:

Marisa Jean said...

I'm not a fan of organ music, but I think it's kind of cool that it's inside of a department store. Totally random.

Sara Weir said...

Yeah it was a different store before it was a Macy's - I think it was called Wanamaker actually. Anyway he was crazy and just kept building onto the organ. I think, if anyone knows differently let us know! And I do not enjoy organ music either, but I loved this.

bentanelle said...

oh, sounds like it was fun!! I was thinking about you that day and wondering! Mara looks so cute as a bumble bee!! great pictures!

Alys said...

Isn't it crazy how Christmas comes before Halloween in the stores? I mean, let us enjoy one holiday at a time! I bet it was pretty neat to see that organ. Did it make the one in the conference center look small?

Dustin and Melissa said...

It was a great trip! Thanks for a fun weekend!

Sean and Kristina Kelly said...

Sounds like so much fun!