| The pipe organ is now owned by the HTOS and will remain in the Palace Theatre. HTOS volunteers are working to complete the restoration and reinstallation of the original pipe organ that was begun in 2000.
In cooperation with the Friends of the Palace, the HTOS is presentng a series concerts and silent movie shows to support the ongoing pipe organ project and restoration of the Palace Theatre. NEW (1 January 2007): There are now thirteen ranks of pipes playing: Nine ranks in the Main chamber and four ranks in the Solo chamber. The Chimes, Glockenspiel and Xylophone have been rebuilt and installed. In the stage left (Main) chamber of the organ the ranks are Flute, Diapason, Tibia, Tuba Horn, Post Horn, Clarinet, Kinura, String and String Celeste. Completion of the main chamber will include one additional rank: Vox Humana. The stage right (Solo) chamber now houses the former Waikiki Theatre Tuba, Diapason, Tibia and Vox Humana. This chamber is winded from the Waikiki's 10 hp blower Photos on Page 4. Most of the historic Robert-Morton organ from the Waikiki Theatre has been saved and moved to Hilo for installation in the Palace. The best of the Waikiki organ is being combined with the original Palace organ to create a marvelous instrument with 25 ranks of pipes, all played from the original Waikiki four manual console. (See photos below) |
| HILO THEATRE ORGAN SOCIETY ARCHIVES Of Information And News From Our Website |
| Palace Pipe Organ Project in 2000 Palace Pipe Organ Project in 2001 Palace Pipe Organ Project in 2004 & 2005 |
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| PHOTOS OF THE WAIKIKI THEATRE PIPE ORGAN RESCUE AND REINSTALLATION IN THE PALACE ARE NOW POSTED HERE: Organ Transplant In Paradise (2004) |
| To Palace Theatre Home Page for info on current events and program schedules in Downtown Hilo's historic performing arts center. |
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| (This page will be updated from time to time, so please check back often) The Hilo Theatre Organ Society (aka Hilo Bay Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society) is alive and well! On 14 February 2005 an agreement was signed by Friends of the Palace President Cheryl “Quack” Moore and Hilo Theatre Organ Society (HTOS) President Don Baker. |
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| The HTOS June Newsletter, Vol 1 No 1, is available for download in printable PDF format. Click here to download our newsletter |
| How can you become a member of the HTOS? Just fill out this membership form on the newsletter. Members of the national American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS) also receive the high quality bi-monthly magazine of the ATOS and enjoy voting rights within the local chapter. All are welcome! For more information, contact any of the HTOS officers above. |
| Hear the Palace organ played by Tommy Stark and Bob Alder. Click on either photo to listen. MP3 files |
| ABOUT THE HILO THEATRE ORGAN SOCIETY |
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| Photos by Toni Barnhart of Far Flung Productions |
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| FLOOD DAMAGE UPDATE, 1 OCTOBER 2006: CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS |
| EARTHQUAKE UPDATE, 17 OCTOBER 2006: The Palace Theater and the organ did not suffer any damage from the 15 October 2006 earthquake that struck Hawaii. The theatre building underwent seismic upgrading with new steel columns and truss reinforcement in the mid-1990s. |
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| Palace Theater, 38 Haili St, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Map |
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| Important donation received from SOLID STATE ORGAN SYSTEMS: Solid State Organ Systems, a leading innovator and developer of the highest quality electronic systems for pipe organs, has presented a donation of their diode matrix relay system circuit boards to the HTOS for the Palace Theater organ project. This valuable contribution will allow for several more unified ranks of pipes to be added to organ. The HTOS is very grateful to Mr. Mark Gilliam, of SSOS, for his support and assistance. |
| Congratulations to DWIGHT BEACHAM for his magnificent performance of the Rheinberger Sonata for Organ, Violin & Cello on the opening night of THE FIRST ANNUAL HILO CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL May 25-27, 2007 |
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