Jack Sandow's 102nd Birthday Celebration - Ken Double at the 4/23 Grande Page Organ

Originally intended strictly as a private video, we thought the sounds of the 4/23 Grande Page theatre pipe organ were too wonderful to keep to our own. Please enjoy this "off-the-cuff" unrehearsed presentation which was produced to celebrate the 102nd birthday of the indefatigable Jack Sandow, without whom this great organ at Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, GA would not exist. Learn more about the Atlanta Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society and the Grande Page theatre pipe organ at www.atosatlanta.org .

[@garymcwithey980]

Thanks to Ken Double for showing off the sheer beauty of this special instrument. Kudos, Maestro!

[@ehd8399]

Maravilhoso, que instrumento lindo e que execução linda.

[@mlellismusic67]

Ken you sound amazing! Great opener!!!!

[@oldbigshoe]

What an unexpected treat! More, please.

[@Blupearl2003]

What a fascinating instrument i can't believe there aren't more videos on here about it

[@rodericksmith8218]

A great compilation, theatre organ at its versatile best. I go to Theatre Organ Society of Australia recitals; this youtube made me feel at home. I will keep Georgia on my mind for a future holiday.

[@hansbeestman7460]

Prachtig groeten van Hans uit Zwolle Nederland gefeliciteerd met uw verjaardag

[@WinrichNaujoks]

The organ sounds so amazing and Mr Double plays it so well. Thanks for sharing!

[@dlanodsknib]

102! Wow! Congratulations Sir! - and Ken, a wonderful concert and tribute, many, many thanks here from Oz.

[@3v249]

Happy birthday, sir, and many more years to come! 🎉

[@edb5956]

Fantastic!!! Plus great recording quality; the audio is superb which it should be. Thank you so much!!!

[@3v249]

1922 if that was the first question, you asked yourself when you saw his age

[@angelsone-five7912]

I have a suspicion that the pedals were not used in this video, anyone?

[@ATOSAtlanta]

The "Pedal" keyboard is integral to theatre organ as it's used to play the bass line. If you want to hear the Pedal in action, you'll need to listen on a decent sound system or pair of headphones (most phones, tablets, and earbuds won't reproduce those low frequencies). If you want to see the Pedal keyboard in action in the video, jump to the camera shots at 00:56 , 08:17, 13:10, or 21:29 (just to highlight a few). On two of those examples, you'll also hear that Ken is using the Pedal to play the tap cymbal in conjunction with the bass.