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About PVTOS
The Potomac Valley Theatre Organ Society is a nonprofit,
tax-exempt Virginia corporation, dedicated to preserving
the theatre pipe organ in American music, and contributing to
the musical education and cultural enrichment of the public
in Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland. It is a
chapter of the
American Theatre Organ Society,
a national organization
formed in 1955 that has more than 5,000 members. National
and local members work to preserve organs and their theatres,
and to promote public awareness of this unique American
musical art form. Membership is open to all interested
individuals, and includes people of all ages, from all
backgrounds, and all walks of life.
PVTOS produces the "Sound of the Silents" concert series
at the Harris Theatre, which is part of George Mason
University's Center for the Arts in Fairfax, Virginia.
Now in its tenth season of programs, the series features
the Society's 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ, which was installed
there in the 1980s and is continually maintained by volunteer
members of the Society.
The Society is a member organization of the
Arts Council of Fairfax County.
It often produces programs jointly with other arts organizations
in our community, such as the
Northern Virginia Ragtime Society.
© 2007 PVTOS
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