Peter Richard Conte and the Wanamaker Organ Take Part in a "Random Act of Culture"

On October 30th, the Wanamaker Organ and organist Peter Richard Conte joined with the Opera Company of Philadelphia and 28 other organizations to present a "Random Act of Culture" in the Philadelphia Macy's store. Peter Richard Conte played the organ and led over 650 voices in the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's Messiah! Though most of the bottom of the store was filled with the Choristers, there were plenty of shoppers that were quite startled and then incredibly surprised at the sudden outburst of singing. The event was extremely moving, and in the video you can even see some tear-filled-eyes as well as some of the shoppers joining in on the singing! What a wonderful combination of what we (The Gothic Catalog) stand for — choral and organ music! We are very proud to have fantastic recordings of this organ and organist! Check out the video here: