‘There is a movement happening’. The Organ is beginning to influence contemporary music in a rather inspiring way.
Filmed at the UK’s first experimental organ festival Organ Reframed at Union Chapel, this documentary the worlds first synthesizer from its catholic roots and image.
Shot on site of the UK’s first experimental organ festival, in 5K resolution and using the same cinema camera recently used on the BBC Planet Earth 2 series, this documentary aims to highlight the way artists such as; Nils Frahm, Squarepusher, Anna Von Hausswolff, and Oneohtrix Point Never are adapting the instrument in innovative ways.
Centred around the historically significant 1877 Henry Willis organ, the documentary features the likes of; BAFTA, Golden Globe and Grammy award winning composer Craig Armstrong, Internationally renowned organist Jamie Mcvinnie, the London Contemporary Orchestra, Composer and Sound Artist Bill Thompson, and Founder of Organ Reframed festival and composer Claire M Singer.
The documentary is now available to watch in full over at Wire Magazine.