Downers Grove North Fine Arts: The story of our Theater Organ

Monday, July 26, 2010

The story of our Theater Organ

Have you ever wondered how DGN ended up with the Wurlitzer Theater Organ that provides prelude music to many of our Fine Arts Department events? C.A.T.O.E. (the Chicago Area Theater Organ Enthusiasts) recently uploaded a documentary to YouTube that shows how - in 1969 - DGN became one of the first schools in the nation to retrofit their auditorium for the installation of a Wurlitzer Organ.

Students and alumni will enjoy seeing video of how North High looked in 1969, and you will be amazed at the care that was taken in disassembling each piece of the organ in Lima, OH, and then reassembling the instrument in our auditorium.

Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYkpqIlHnko&feature=youtube_gdata

Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYW3TX5E_6I

We hope you enjoy!

FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT PHILOSOPHY

The philosophy of the North High School Fine Arts Department faculty is to offer students a well-rounded curricular experience that includes exposure to genres of music, theatre, and visual art in a wide variety of creative settings. Program goals that serve as tenets for the North High School Fine Arts Department faculty are: To provide a productive and cooperative learning environment in which students of various backgrounds and ability levels may learn to achieve outstanding artistic results; To intentionally study music, theatre and visual art from cultures and communities that have been historically under-represented; To engage students in a journey toward artistic and personal success at the highest level; To develop in young people the appreciation, discrimination, analysis, and participation skills necessary to become lifelong consumers of the arts.

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Monday, July 26, 2010

The story of our Theater Organ

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