Pipe Organ Playing Record Attempt

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Making Windsor/Essex the Organ Capital of Canada

The Windsor Essex Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO) needs your help on Saturday, April 23, 2022, International Organ Day, to set a record for the most people playing an organ between 1:00 and 3:00 pm at designated venues in Windsor and Essex County.

“We seek to engage the wider public in Canada’s rich organ heritage and the vibrant organ culture in Windsor Essex,” says Paul Wharram (President of RCCO Windsor-Essex Chapter). “At the end of the day on April 23, after tallying the number of participants across Windsor/Essex, we will have set the first-ever record for organ playing in Canada”.

Venues include:

    Riverside United Church, 881 Glidden Ave., Windsor
    Westminster United Church, 1680 Dougall Ave., Windsor
    Académie Ste-Cécile International School, 825 Cousineau Rd., Windsor
    All Saints Anglican Church, 330 City Hall Square West, Windsor
    Morris Sutton Funeral Home, 68 Giles Blvd. East, Windsor
    Church of the Ascension,1385 University Ave. West, Windsor
    Church of the Epiphany, 96 Main St. West, Kingsville
    Harrow United Church, 45 Munger St. East, Harrow
    Essex Christian Reformed Church, 276 Talbot St. South, Essex