Upcoming performance with Brian Ebie on the organ and Laura Hoopes Ebie on flute.
Step back in time as this hilarious silent movie is accompanied by organist Brian Ebie at the organ console of the Suffield United Church of Christ 1115 Ohio 43, Mogadore, OH 44260.
Brian will improvise a movie soundtrack as the film is projected, just like being at a movie theatre in the 1920's! Habeas Corpus is a short silent comedy film where Laurel and Hardy are hired by a mad scientist to rob a grave. Hilarity ensues, as only Laurel and Hardy can do it, as they sneak into a scary graveyard at night and try to start digging up the dead fellow to bring back to the mad scientist.
The M. P. Möller Organ Company was once the largest pipe organ builder in the United States.
Operating in Hagerstown, Maryland from 1875 - 1992, Moller built over 11,730 instruments, many of which are still playing in churches, universities, and elsewhere. Probably their nearest competitor in terms of output was Wicks Organ Company of Highland Illinois, with an opus list of nearly 7,000 instruments. Wicks still exists today, though not as large an organization as it once was, having significantly downsized in 2011.
I made a lunchtime visit to the pipe organ I built at Mogadore Christian Church in Mogadore, Ohio. It was a hot summer day, one of the few we've had this year. I decided to record a piece that I have long thought would be great on an organ... Hogwarts Hymn from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Anyone who has traveled to Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah is of course familiar with the famous 206-rank Aeolian Skinner pipe organ in the Mormon Tabernacle, and perhaps even the 130-rank Schoenstein pipe organ in the LDSConference Center. And while these are certainly the most famous instruments on Temple Square, there are many other smaller pipe organs that are used for concert and practice by the Tabernacle Organists Richard Elliott, Clay Christiansen, and Andrew Unsworth. The Assembly Hall boasts a 65 rank Robert Sipe Tracker, and the Joseph Smith Building a 45 rank Casavant. Additionally, there are three practice organs located in the offices under the Assembly Hall by Austin, Casavant, and KennethCoulter. Two Dowd Harpsichords and a continuo organ and some 75 pianos also reside on Temple Square.
his past Saturday, Laura and I went to buy a cello in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
We met the fellow selling it at Indiana University, Pennsylvania (IUP), where he is a student. In the room where he demonstrated the cello to us I was able to visit this AWESOME tracker pipe organ built by the RJ Brunner Pipe Organ Company. I found out that it was originally built for a private residence and the owners donated the pipe organ, along with the largest monetary donation in their history to the American Guild of Organists. This donation will go toward scholarships and other endeavors.
Education
1999 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
1993 Master of Music (MM) | The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
1990 Bachelor of Music Education (BM) | The University of Akron
1990 Bachelor of Music Performance, Pipe Organ (BM) | The University of Akron