Special Musical Event at UVA on March 29, 2008

When I was a student at the University of Virginia from 1958 through 1963 I practiced on the Ernest Skinner pipe organ in Old Cabell Hall.  This organ is the oldest surviving Ernest Skinner instrument in its original location and in its original condition.  Along with the Tannenberg organ, 200 years old, in Hebron Lutheran Church, Madison VA, The Cabell Hall Skinner is one of the musical treasures of the nation.  

The McIntire Department of Music is having a special Skinner Organ Centennial event on Saturday March 29, 2008.  There is a 2 pm symposium and an 8pm concert by renowned organist Ken Cowan.  The event is free.  

Here is a link to the event:

http://www.virginia.edu/music/pressrelease/07-08/organ032908.html

Here is a link to a description of the instrument from the restorer:

http://www.thompson-allen.com/uva.html

Cabell Hall was designed by Stanford White and completed in 1898.  The building includes an auditorium that seats 994 with a Skinner organ, a gift of Andrew Carnegie in 1906. 

Here is a 360 degree virtual tour of the auditorium on the Tuesday Evening Concert Series web site.

http://www.tecs.org/cabell

This event will be quite worth your time, particularly if you are interested in history.  

The best location for parking is the Central Grounds Parking Garage on Emmett Street, as shown on the McIntire Department of Music web site:
http://www.virginia.edu/music/parking/