The Cinema Organ Society (COS) was founded in 1952 by Hubert Selby and Tony Moss for those interested in

organ music The organ repertoire is considered to be the largest and oldest repertory of all musical instruments. Because of the organ's (or pipe organ's) prominence in worship in Western Europe from the Middle Ages on, a significant portion of organ reper ...

as entertainment. The aim of the society is to preserve and promote the presentation of these wonderful instruments for the enjoyment of existing and future generations. It is for everyone interested in organ music as entertainment, with the emphasis on the cinema or

theatre organ A theatre organ (also known as a theater organ, or, especially in the United Kingdom, a cinema organ) is a type of pipe organ developed to accompany silent films, from the 1900s to the 1920s. Theatre organs have horseshoe-shaped arrangements o ...

. The COS is organised into a number of districts around the UK, each with its own 'adopted' cinema organ. * Northern District Wurlitzer, Victoria Hall, Saltaire. Originally installed in the Gaumont Cinema, Oldham, Lancashire, 1937. 3 Manuals, 11 Ranks + Midi Piano * Midlands & Wales District Compton, Hampton-in-Arden, Fentham Hall. Originally installed in the Tower Cinema, West Bromwich. 3 Manuals, 11 Ranks, Melotone, Digital Piano * Southern District maintains the largest Wurlitzer ever imported to Europe from the US. Now fully restored and installed in Troxy, East London, it was originally installed in the Trocadero, Elephant & Castle, London. 4 Manuals, 25 Ranks, Piano

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The Cinema Organ Society Website
Silent film music Theatre organ organizations Organizations established in 1952 1952 establishments in the United Kingdom {{music-org-stub

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