Important News Updates

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BREAKING : Michael Barone’s Pipedreams presents a Virtual Wanamaker Organ Day HERE!

We are truly saddened to report the death of longtime assistant organist John Binsfeld, who died September 23 after a long battle with leukemia. A “live streamed” funeral service from Christ Church Philadelphia will be held on Saturday, October 3, at 11am EST. The service is private but may be joined virtually by going to the following website: christchurchphila.org/live

Macy’s reopened Friday June 12 at 11 am with a short speech by store manager Jen Follo and a suite of music by George Gershwin played on the newly liberated Wanamaker Organ by Peter Richard Conte. Hallelujah! You can listen to “America the Beautiful” HERE! At present only the noontime concert is being featured Monday through Saturday, with no visitors permitted in the loft. The store is also operating under shortened hours. Thank you for your understanding.

A new Wanamaker Organ Day remains just a pipe dream for the moment, but retail historian Michael Lisicky pays tribute to it in FORBES HERE! A FORBES article on John Wanamaker and Macy’s in times of pandemic by Lisicky is HERE.

DELAYED MAIL: Shipping has been slow for some customers owing to postal issues. If you are missing items you ordered, or premium gifts have not yet arrived, please do not hesitate to let us know!

CLICK BELOW FOR A FREE VIRTUAL WANAMAKER ORGAN VIRTUAL CONCERT AS WE SUPPORT THE ARTS IN THIS TIME OF ARTISTIC CRISIS !

Moonlight Music from Richard Strauss’s Capriccio HERE Hear Peter Richard Conte playfrom Richard Strauss’s Capriccio

Rondeau HERE Hear Thomas Murray play Mouret’s

Guilmant Sonata VIII HERE Hear Peter Richard Conte play the Scherzo from the

Anitra’s Dance HERE Hear Thomas Murray play Grieg;s

Imperial March HERE Hear Thomas Murray play Elgar’s

Bach Duet HERE Hear Peter Richard Conte and Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster David Kim in a

Ave Maria in a presentation celebrating the artistic and musical legacy of Rodman Wanamaker, HERE Hear Conte and Kim in the Bach/Gounodin a presentation celebrating the artistic and musical legacy of Rodman Wanamaker,

Preludium and Allegro HERE Conte and Kim play Fritz Kreisler’s

Meditation from Thais by Massenet And the duo play theby Massenet HERE

SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME CHECKING OUT OUR CD and DVD SAMPLER !

Enjoy scenes from our Around the Wanamaker Organ in 80 Minutes DVD HERE

Keith Chapman Diamond Anniversary Wanamaker Organ concert Sample theWanamaker Organ concert HERE

Sonic Odyssey Sampler HERE Explore the tonal resources of the Wanamaker Organ with ourSampler

Rachmaninoff Concerto Samples for Organ and Piano HERE Thrill toSamples for Organ and Piano

Symphonic Splendor Organ and Orchestra CD DVD set HERE Enjoy highlights from ourOrgan and Orchestra CD DVD set

Curator’s Tour starring Michael Barone and Curt Mangel, sampled Explore the Wanamaker Organ with ourstarring Michael Barone and Curt Mangel, sampled HERE

All these titles are available for purchase and immediate shipping at our WEBSTORE.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Scroll down to see our latest CD and DVD! Website features on store amenities such as the Visitor Center reflect pre-Coronavirus conditions that may not yet have been reinstated as the store gradually reopens.

F or those who have renewed, Premium Item A, our 2019 Video Yearbook, and Premium Item J, Symphonic Spendor, have completed production and were mailed out March 27. Symphonic Splendor is available for purchase from the DVD section of our webstore, with immediate shipping! Don’t miss this stupendous new production—enjoy the finest in Wanamaker Organ music with orchestra from the comfort of your own home! CLICK HERE TO SAMPLE THE DVD

A n enticing selection of Wanamaker Organ CDs, DVDs and books is available for purchase at our webstore, with Immediate Shipping, and at the Macy’s Info Desk on the First Floor, Market, at the entrance to the Grand Court. Visiting during the Holidays? Check out our Macy’s Light Show feature from the menu at left!

SOME NOTES ON OUR NEW WEBSITE: We redesigned the website this summer and think it offers many improvements. At the same time, our webstore platform CoolCart went out of business in October and we moved to the SquareSpace platform. Many of you enjoy giving multiple gift subscriptions when you renew your membership, or like to give special amounts, and the new renewal platform varies slightly from the old one.

Getting to the point, if there is anything specific you would like to do when renewing and can’t quite make it work out on the new renewal page, please feel free to give us a call at 484/684 7250 and we will be delighted to help you!

Watch a 6ABC tribute to the Wanamaker Organ by clicking the box above!

Enjoy a Pipedreams Michael Stairs tribute featuring the Wanamaker Organ HERE!