Kotzschmar News
The Kotzschmar Centennial celebretory year continues with all time favorite: Christmas with Cornils
December 8, 2011Tuesday, December 20th at 7:30pm will be your last chance to attend a Kotzschmar Christmas until 2014! Join Ray, the Festival Brass, the Parish Ringers, Choral Art Camerata and special guest, baritone Aaron Engebreth for this holiday tradition.
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Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ Announces Campaign for the King of Instruments
November 7, 2011Portland, Maine – Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ (FOKO) founding member Peter Plumb announced the launch of a major fundraising effort aimed at generating the monies needed for the organ’s repair and renovation.
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Pipe Lines, Winter 2010-11
December 11, 2010The official newsletter of the Kotzschmar Organ
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From the Executive Director
June 8, 2010It's the Kotzschmar Organ’s 98th Season but who's counting? I am for one, as we anticipate the Kotzschmar Centennial year in 2012.
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From the Curator
June 8, 2010Each spring when the weather has changed for the better, the Kotzschmar Organ gets its annual tuning. Tuning this organ of over 6,800 pipes takes five working days. I must listen to and adjust the pitch of every pipe.
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Kotzschmar Korner
June 7, 2010Members of the Portland Camera Club swarmed the Kotzschmar and Ray on Tuesday, May 18 shooting madly for a full hour and a half!
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Kotzschmar Organ Gets a French Twist
April 2, 2010This spring a world-renowned French musician will sit at the Kotzschmar Organ console.
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FOKO’s Education Program Expands
April 2, 2010This year FOKO has education programs in three school districts.
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Board’s Eye View -- An Interview with Peter Haynes
April 2, 2010Interview with Peter Haynes
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From the Executive Director — Kathleen Grammer
April 2, 2010This year has brought some significant changes to the Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ concert season.
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From the President
April 2, 2010Volunteerism is extremely important to the success of the Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ.
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Kotzschmar Kause! Save the Date!
April 2, 2010Friend’s Corner, Gorham — August 10, 2010 —5:30-8:30 pm. At the second annual Kotzschmar Kause, you can enjoy fellowship, scrumptious food and fabulous silent and live auction items up for bid.
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Renowned virtuoso releases Kotzschmar Organ CD
December 18, 2009It's the gift you've been looking for... Krazy 'bout Kotzschmar!
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Portland Organ Tour Pulls Out All Stops
July 21, 2009The organ's "lungs" offer a veiew of some of it's 6,800 pipes
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Changes Made to Summer Concert Series
March 24, 2009Check the FULL SCHEDULE for the updated line-up!
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Scholarship Auditions
March 6, 2009Seventeen students brought their best for the 2009 Kotzschmar Memorial Scholarship Auditions
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From the Municipal Organist
December 1, 2008As the end of the year approaches I would like to take this time to thank you for your support of the Kotzschmar Organ and the work of FOKO.
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Notification of the Hermann Kotzschmar Memorial Trust Scholarship Auditions
October 9, 2008The Hermann Kotzschmar Memorial Fund was established in 1911 to provide financial aid...
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Tickets for Christmas with Cornils, A Kotzschmar Christmas, go on sale THIS WEEK!
September 13, 2008Don't miss one of Portland's great holiday traditions! Christmas with Cornils, A Kotzschmar Christmas centers around the magnificence of the Kotzschmar Organ.
From the Municipal Organist
June 6, 2008While on sabbatical in Ecuador, Ray Cornils spent time visiting and playing many of the 13 playable pipe organs in that South American country.
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From the Executive Director
June 6, 2008Hermann Kotzschmar's legacy continues as the Kotzschmar Organ enters its 96th season of concerts, organ demonstrations and tours, open console, lectures, presentations, and education programs.
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News from the Organ Committee
June 6, 2008FOKO Organ Committee participates in symposium to inspect and discuss the long-term care of the Kotzschmar Organ.
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Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ Celebrate the Legacy of Hermann Kotzschmar April 15
March 28, 2008The Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ will celebrate the Legacy of Hermann Kotzschmar, Portland's pre-eminent musician of the late 19th century and the organ's namesake, on Tuesday, April 15, 2008. This marks the 100th anniversary of Hermann Kotzschmar’s death.
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Curator Bob Faucher resigns after long tenure
March 27, 2008After 9 years of tuning and caring for this mighty instrument, Bob has decided it is time to move on.
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Cornils, Grammer and Burleigh speak at Portland Rotary
February 29, 2008THE HALLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF ORGAN MUSIC
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