One of the items Margaret played at her long-awaited return to the theatre organ at our wonderful Marrickville Wurlitzer. Other items featuring her and pianist Greg Cunningham will be added.
A daring project! This music is most difficult and is arranged by Margaret superbly. This is a most impressive 2-manual Wurlitzer, proving again (as George Wright did at the Rialto) that in the hands of a capable artist--the resources are there for making musical history.
Even a smaller Wurlitzer has an unmistakable sound. Can't miss it. High-end Wurlitzer electronics had a good sound, too, but there is nothing quite like a pipe organ for visceral presence and dynamic range.
Utterly gorgeous and what a fantastic 2 manual Wurlitzer, I've never heard one that size sound so good, ever in my life, all of course so magnificently managed by the enormously talented Margaret. I could listen to this girl play all day, she's just amazing in my mind. What an incredible job too, to keep the beauty and versatility of the theater organ alive today and god willing into the future. These usually hugely underestimated masterpieces of musical engineering really show what they can do when played by a genius like Margaret, those stuffy classical only oranists simply don't know what they've missed in life. The joy of hearing Margaret bring Stevie Wonder to life on a 2M Wurlitzer is a treat, even for the most jaded ears!! love ya Margaret!! Adrian M Ridgeway, organist St Theresa’s Cathedral, Hamilton, Bermuda. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
DEAR MARGET, THE WURLITZER ORGAN. SOUND GREAT AND YOU SOUND. I MEAT YOU MANY MANY YEARS AGO. AT THE GEORGE WRIGHT SEMINAR IN FORT COLLINS COL. GEORGE. WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY VERY PROUD OF YOU. ON THE MIGHTY WURLITZER. FOR MYSELF I AM VERY PROUD OF YOU ALSO KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK MARGET. MAY GOD BLESS YOU WITH YOUR VERY SPECIAL TALENT.
Thank you so much for posting Margaret Hall. It is marvelous to see and hear again. She's a fine organist and having more videos is such a treat. Would love it if she would reprise The Dam Busters March. Hers is my favourite interpretation.
+Will Brooks -Totally agree- her Dam Busters is the most musical of all versions. She's got a rare gift of sound engineer's ears and her 'mixes' are perfect.
Outstanding! She “had me at hello”, as it were! As I write this comment in 2018, I hope that Stevie himself has heard it by now. I was willing to forgive the nitpick that - it’s The *Woman* in Red. :P
Amazing talent and the speed of changing tabs etc.I myself take 5 minutes to find middle "C" and then miss.Nice to see her back again.Thanks for sharing such a nice quality video.
Dean the organ is originally a 2/10 Wurlitzer of 1924 - enlarged with the addition of a Marimba, Post Horn and Krumet in the 1980's, plus a Robert Morton 16' Bass Flute (Tibia scale) on the Pedal. Marrickville Town Hall is almost cathedral-like in acoustics and aids the sound of the instrument. Hector Olivera released a 'live' double cassette set in 1989 recorded on this organ prior to its total refurbishment in 1994.
Great to see Margaret Hall back, great sounds fom the Wurlitzer. Well presented concert. A great video. Looking forward to viweing the other videos from the same concert.
