Detroit, Michigan was the site of the 2022 ATOS Summer Youth Adventure (SYA). Venues included the large Detroit Fox 4-manual, 36-rank instrument, and the very unique Detroit Theatre Organ Society’s Senate Theatre (former Fisher Theatre) 4-manual, 34-rank instrument. Students also visited the...Read more

ATOS has been notified that the Central Indiana Chapter has withdrawn their application for the 2024 convention. We are currently seeking another chapter to host 2024 as well as a host chapter for the 2025 convention. Please contact Michael Kinerk (m.kinerk [at] atos.org) if interested and for more...Read more

Awards that were presented at the 2022 annual convention in San Diego, July 2022. Organist of the Year: Zach Frame Hall of Fame: Jonas Nordwall Honorary Member: Bob MacNeur Member of the Year: Catherine Oliver Special Merit Award: David Rhodes Industry Achievement: Organ Stop PizzaRead more

Zach Frame Zach received the award at the annual convention in San Diego in July. He is the resident organist at Organ Piper Pizza, where he can heard almost nightly. Zach owes his interest in the theater pipe organ to his parents, and also to a visit to Organ Piper Pizza when he was 5 years old (...Read more

Theatre organ friends, again it has fallen on me to relay the news that we have lost another valued member of our community. Stanley “Stan” Zimmerman passed away today after a period of rapid decline. Stan was born in Moline IL in farm country. He became interested in the organ and its music at an...Read more