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The Organ Society of Queensland was
founded by organ music enthusiasts in 1952.
The Society aims to provide an avenue for discussion
of matters of mutual interest and to promote an appreciation of organ
music and organs in the community
Membership is open to all who
are interested in furthering this aim - organists and listeners alike.
Activities of the OSQ include organ concerts;
talks and workshops on organs, organ music, performance of organ music
in various contexts (church music, concerts, etc), organ
building, and other related topics; organ rambles i.e. inspection
visits to organs in various localities, plus CD and video functions.
The Society published a quarterly journal, The
Organ Voice, which from September 2005,is replaced by
Organ Australia.
The Journal contains interesting articles on topics
relating to organ music and the organ as an instrument, and publicizes
organ and societal events for the coming months.
The OSQ also conducts organ tutorials for
groups of church organists in local churches, tailoring sessions to the
interests and needs of the participants. An organ
consultancy service is also offered by the OSQ to assist local churches
in matters relating to organ repairs, rebuilds, and new instruments (pipe
and electronic)
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