Organ Historical Trust of Australia

Organ Historical Trust of Australia
FoundedMay 1977 (1977-05)
TypeNational peak body for pipe organ preservation and conservation
Location
  • Australia
Area served
Australia, New Zealand
Key people
Steve Kaesler OAM (Chairman)[1]
Websitewww.ohta.org.au

The Organ Historical Trust of Australia (OHTA) is a national organisation which works towards:

  • the protection, conservation and restoration of pipe organs in Australia,
  • the preservation of records pertaining to their history, the promotion of organ repertoire and organ playing to the general public, and
  • the encouragement of scholarly research into the history and use of pipe organs and their repertoire.[2][3]
  1. ^ ohta.org.au Council
  2. ^ Collins, Irma H. (2013). Dictionary of Music Education. Scarecrow Press. p. 212. ISBN 9780810886520. OCLC 931079657.
  3. ^ Bush, Douglas Earl; Kassel, Richard (2014). The Organ: An Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). London: Routledge. p. 381. ISBN 9781138791466. OCLC 920748288.