On August 11, 2009 Organlive.com completed its sixth year of
broadcasting. Organlive.com is a listener-supported Internet audio
station dedicated to the music of the classical organ. The broadcast,
which is heard in over 110 countries around the world each month
consists of a 24 hour stream of nothing but organ music recorded by the
world's best concert organists, as well as tracks recorded and submitted
by less renown organists. The Organlive library currently holds over
9000 separate tracks from more than 750 albums of music recorded on
pipe, digital, and combination organs In addition to the newest
releases from labels such as Delphian, Albany, Spektral, Pro Organo, and
Raven, the library contains a number of historic recordings from the
Musical Heritage Society, Columbia, London, and Westminster.
Listeners have the ability to browse the entire library and make
requests of specific tracks they'd like played. The library may be
searched by work title, composer, album title, organist, or by organ,
builder, date, or size. While tuned into the broadcast, listeners
receive information on the track and album currently heard, the
organist, and the organ, as well as links to read more about the
organist, organ, or to purchase the album or MP3 file. Listeners are
also now linked to free online databases of PDF sheetmusic for
downloading and printing, or just following along with the music on the
screen.
The broadcast is completely free to anyone with a broadband internet
connection and only requires the quick, automatic installation of a
browser-based player to tune in. Listeners can also tune in via Windows
Media Player, WinAmp, iTunes, or any MP3 player. In addition, the
stream is now available mobile to those with an iPhone, Blackberry, or
Windows Mobile device. To find out more about Organlive, visit the
website at www.organlive.com.
August 18, 2009
Brent Johnson
