In addition to our usual rotation of tunes, enjoy these seasonal selections offered for a limited time.

Civil Rights Melodies
September 20– November 28, 2025

Experience popular songs from the Civil Rights Movement, inspired by The Trail They Blazed, HNOC's exhibition that explores stories about social and racial justice reform, straight from the people who lived them. Selections include “We Shall Overcome,” “This Little Light of Mine,” and “This Land is Your Land.”

Electrifying Christmas
November 29, 2025–January 3, 2026 

Step back in time and experience how rapid modernization of the 1920s—embodied by HNOC’s Aeolian residence organ—shaped holiday traditions and the cultural fabric of the era. Selections include “Sleigh Ride,” “March of the Toys,” “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy,” and others.

Carnival Favorites 
January 7–February 13, 2026 

Get into the spirit of the Carnival season with a selection of beloved musical favorites perfect for any Mardi Gras celebration.

In the early 20th century, having a player organ in the home was a luxury reserved for the most opulent residences, allowing the owner to have access to recorded music before radios and phonographs were commonplace. Tobacco magnate William Ratcliffe Irby remodeled the property at 520 Royal Street—now part of HNOC’s Seignouret-Brulatour Building—to serve as his personal residence starting in 1918. In the process he installed a player organ in the entry room to his lavish third-floor apartment.

The instrument, built by the Aeolian Company of New York, is one of only a handful that has survived to this day in its original location and in working condition, after a meticulous restoration by the Holtkamp Organ Company.