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The concert organ of Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

The late Steve Tovey, Wolverhampton City Organist gives you a brief off the cuff demonstration of the 4/57 Compton pipe organ at Wolverhampton Civic Hall. The Compton at Wolverhampton Civic Hall was installed in 1938. It is suspended from the roof above the stage in two chambers and is entirely enclosed behind five sets of swell shutters. Compton claimed, "as a recital instrument, it is second to none in the Midlands. In 2001 it went through a major refurbishment and rebuild, however, the entirety of the original voicing and ranks remained completely original. A brass Sax, Kinura and English Horn were added as well as a Moller tibia to enable the organ to be better used for theatre organ concerts, as well as classical, and also for the organ to be used for dancing. Two Borough Organists have served Wolverhampton at the Civic Hall, Arnold Richardson (1938--1973) and Steve Tovey (1991--2016), the latter becoming City Organist in 2001. Prior to Steve being appointed organist, the organ was destined for the scrapheap after making no profit to the hall for many years. Steve turned this around when he proved that it could be profitable by holding theatre organ concerts on the organ, which subsidise the classical organ concerts. Steve rescued over 30 theatre organs during his 52-year career. He performed for and alongside big names such as Slade, Carry Grant, Ken Dodd, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Bob Monkhouse and many others. Steve Tovey passed away in September 2016 after a long battle with ill health. In September 2018, Wolverhampton pass planning permission to remove and scrap the Civic Hall organ, one of the largest ever built by the John Compton Organ Company. #pipeorgan #churchorgan #organ #music #wolverhampton