Theater organist Justin Nimmo practices on the custom-made digital virtual organ at Greenwood United Methodist Church on June 12. The organ, which was put together by church music director Drew ...

Instead, he used a new virtual pipe organ that he and the company, Marshall & Ogletree, helped retro-fit and design for the church. It uses computers, amplifiers and speakers to create a big, bold ...

If any instrument deserves to be geeked over, it is the pipe organ. Over the course of its almost 2,000 years of development, it has evolved from the rudimentary Greek water organ to the extremely ...

The agent of this potentially tectonic shift in performance practice is the virtual pipe organ, which he is developing in conjunction with various contractors.

“I would very much like to take it to Disney Hall,” said Carpenter of his virtual pipe organ, despite the presence of the auditorium’s highly regarded and distinctive-looking real pipe organ.

This guy brought a self-playing pipe organ. The organ, as he explains, is a highly complicated instrument to build, as each pipe requires unique wood cuts to create its individual tone.

Traditional pipe organs are one-man orchestras, versatile instruments that can mimic the sounds of violins, cellos, woodwinds, and brass.

John Hoopes can play the pipe organs he grew to love while serving two religious missions in Italy from his Utah home thanks to a sampling software.