–submitted by Joy Cardin
Rotary Club of Madison members and guests experienced a special presentation and performance by Greg Zelek, the Principal Organist of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and Curator of the MSO’s Overture Concert Organ to instrument’s 20th anniversary at Overture Hall. Here’s more information on the 2024-25 organ concerts: https://madisonsymphony.org/concerts-events/overture-concert-organ-performances/. Zelek said the organ has 4,040 pipes that need to be tuned before each concert and it is so heavy it needs to be moved into place using railroad tracks. He demonstrated how the organ works by pushing pistons that play the sounds of other instruments and how he uses multiple keyboards with his hands and feet! Here’s a brief example: https://youtu.be/jagPULPNBxk.
Rotary Club of Madison, Wisconsin 