Hello Folks,
As some of you know, I (we) recently completed a very large Hauptwerk installation at Greenwood United Methodist Church (Indianapolis, IN area).
http://forum.hauptwerk.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=15009
I was recently talking to Danny B. (aka "Magnaton") and the idea of having a "Hauptwerk Convention" (for lack of a better term) came up.
Since we are centrally located in the country (sort of) and have a, to my mind, great example of what Hauptwerk can do, and since it has already drawn several visitors from surrounding states, the idea of having some sort of Hauptwerk Convention or Symposium sounds like it could be really neat and, in many ways, extremely valuable to the organ world.
I have gotten so many emails, messages, and even random visitors showing up to see and hear the instrument after reading about it here on the forums, or on our music department website. I can't begin to count the number of people who have reached out to me, wondering if something like this is feasible in their church - either to replace their current failing pipe or electric organs, or to add an instrument where there currently is none - but they aren't sure how to go about it, and since there aren't a ton of builders out there, they don't know where to start. Even during the dedication concert, I was amazed at the number of people who showed up with a pen and pad of paper to take notes. Even today I had 2 visitors from Cleveland, OH, and 2 more from Anderson, IN, who came to check it out after reading about it online.
This is just preliminary. We are not committing to anything or scheduling anything at this point, but....
IF YOU WOULD BE SERIOUSLY WILLING TO ATTEND SUCH AN EVENT, EITHER AS A VISITOR, OR VENDOR, PLEASE COMMENT BELOW!
If there is a genuine interest in having, say, a weekend-long series of concerts, workshops, lectures, presentations, etc., where Hauptwerk vendors, sample set producers, and those knowledgeable in Hauptwerk would be willing to come and demonstrate their products, services, knowledge, etc. we have a great venue and instrument at our disposal that I am more than willing to offer up.
There may be a small registration fee, or something, to help cover custodial and other miscellaneous expenses but it wouldn't be large. I'm just not sure yet. There's just too much to consider and I've never done this sort of thing. Maybe there's someone here on the forum, near by who is good at this sort of thing?
I feel pretty confident in the church's willingness to allow the event, but ultimately, I don't know what kind of turnout we could potentially have. So, with not better place to start, I leave this open-ended, and let's see where it goes.
As some of you know, I (we) recently completed a very large Hauptwerk installation at Greenwood United Methodist Church (Indianapolis, IN area).
http://forum.hauptwerk.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=15009
I was recently talking to Danny B. (aka "Magnaton") and the idea of having a "Hauptwerk Convention" (for lack of a better term) came up.
Since we are centrally located in the country (sort of) and have a, to my mind, great example of what Hauptwerk can do, and since it has already drawn several visitors from surrounding states, the idea of having some sort of Hauptwerk Convention or Symposium sounds like it could be really neat and, in many ways, extremely valuable to the organ world.
I have gotten so many emails, messages, and even random visitors showing up to see and hear the instrument after reading about it here on the forums, or on our music department website. I can't begin to count the number of people who have reached out to me, wondering if something like this is feasible in their church - either to replace their current failing pipe or electric organs, or to add an instrument where there currently is none - but they aren't sure how to go about it, and since there aren't a ton of builders out there, they don't know where to start. Even during the dedication concert, I was amazed at the number of people who showed up with a pen and pad of paper to take notes. Even today I had 2 visitors from Cleveland, OH, and 2 more from Anderson, IN, who came to check it out after reading about it online.
This is just preliminary. We are not committing to anything or scheduling anything at this point, but....
IF YOU WOULD BE SERIOUSLY WILLING TO ATTEND SUCH AN EVENT, EITHER AS A VISITOR, OR VENDOR, PLEASE COMMENT BELOW!
If there is a genuine interest in having, say, a weekend-long series of concerts, workshops, lectures, presentations, etc., where Hauptwerk vendors, sample set producers, and those knowledgeable in Hauptwerk would be willing to come and demonstrate their products, services, knowledge, etc. we have a great venue and instrument at our disposal that I am more than willing to offer up.
There may be a small registration fee, or something, to help cover custodial and other miscellaneous expenses but it wouldn't be large. I'm just not sure yet. There's just too much to consider and I've never done this sort of thing. Maybe there's someone here on the forum, near by who is good at this sort of thing?
I feel pretty confident in the church's willingness to allow the event, but ultimately, I don't know what kind of turnout we could potentially have. So, with not better place to start, I leave this open-ended, and let's see where it goes.
Drew A. Worthen
Master of Music in Composition - Butler University
http://www.drewworthen.com
Director of Music & Website Admin - Greenwood UMC
http://www.greenwoodumc.org
Design Engineer - American Sound and Electronics - Indy
https://americansound.cc/
Master of Music in Composition - Butler University
http://www.drewworthen.com
Director of Music & Website Admin - Greenwood UMC
http://www.greenwoodumc.org
Design Engineer - American Sound and Electronics - Indy
https://americansound.cc/