Cinema Organ Society

The Cinema Organ Society (COS) was founded in 1952 by Hubert Selby and Tony Moss for those interested in organ music as entertainment.^[1]

It is for everyone interested in organ music as entertainment, with the emphasis on the cinema or theatre organ.^[2]

The COS^[3] is organised into a number of districts around the UK, each with its own 'adopted' cinema organ.

• Northern District Wurlitzer, Victoria Hall, Saltaire. Originally installed in the Gaumont Cinema, Oldham, Lancashire, 1937. 3 Manuals, 11 Ranks + Midi Piano
• Midlands & Wales District Compton, Hampton-in-Arden, Fentham Hall. Originally installed in the Tower Cinema, West Bromwich. 3 Manuals, 11 Ranks, Melotone, Digital Piano
• Southern District maintains the largest Wurlitzer ever imported to Europe from the US.^[4] Now fully restored and installed in Troxy,^[5] East London, it was originally installed in the Trocadero, Elephant & Castle, London. 4 Manuals, 25 Ranks, Piano

See also

• Wurlitzers in the United Kingdom
• American Theatre Organ Society
• Theatre Organ Society International

Notes

1. "COS Website". Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
2. "www.organ.co.uk/". Retrieved 25 August 2013.
3. "COS Website". Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
4. "Troxy Wurlitzer". troxy-wurlitzer.org. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
5. "Troxy - Home to Astonishing Events". Troxy. Retrieved 2016-03-06.

External links

• The Cinema Organ Society Website