Today they continue to share their ideas about what it takes to restore, reprint, and distribute organ music, most of which is otherwise unavailable.
Enjoy and share your comments below. If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. Relevant links: michaelsmusicservice.com MMS "About Us" page contains information on Michael and John and links to social media. There is also a link with content about what they do called "Learn about sheet music restoration." http://michaelsmusicservice.com/aboutus MMS Youtube channel contains interesting videos, but the one that addresses restoration is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm1L0l7ukSI The main channel is at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkhZ8vGkAF5e8KIAcJ9So0Q The MP3s page: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/media.html Michael mentioned that for Christmas, an organist might like something NOT based on a well-known tune. In the Merkel, he shows a demonstration of different editions and he gives away the scan from an internet free source: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Merkel.Weihnachtspastorale.html MMS blog contains a few biographies and a list of suggested pieces, such as marches and novelties: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/blog/ Michael mentioned the roll by Clarence Eddy restored by David Rumsey: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Eddy.FestivalPreludeAndFugueOnOldHundred.html John mentioned Will o' the Wisp. The article by Nevin that John mentioned is on this page as "What Small-Town Music Needs." http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Nevin.WillOTheWisp.html List of theatre organ music: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/blog/?page_id=5095 In A Persian Market http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Ketelbey-Matthew.InAPersianMarket.html Michael mentioned Lotus: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Strayhorn-Wyton.Lotus.html
In this conversation they will share their ideas about what it takes to restore, reprint, and distribute organ music, most of which is otherwise unavailable.
Enjoy and share your comments below. If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. This conversation will continue next Sunday in Part 2. Stay tuned. Relevant links: michaelsmusicservice.com MMS "About Us" page contains information on Michael and John and links to social media. There is also a link with content about what they do called "Learn about sheet music restoration." http://michaelsmusicservice.com/aboutus MMS Youtube channel contains interesting videos, but the one that addresses restoration is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm1L0l7ukSI The main channel is at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkhZ8vGkAF5e8KIAcJ9So0Q The MP3s page: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/media.html Michael mentioned that for Christmas, an organist might like something NOT based on a well-known tune. In the Merkel, he shows a demonstration of different editions and he gives away the scan from an internet free source: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Merkel.Weihnachtspastorale.html MMS blog contains a few biographies and a list of suggested pieces, such as marches and novelties: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/blog/ Michael mentioned the roll by Clarence Eddy restored by David Rumsey: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Eddy.FestivalPreludeAndFugueOnOldHundred.html John mentioned Will o' the Wisp. The article by Nevin that John mentioned is on this page as "What Small-Town Music Needs." http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Nevin.WillOTheWisp.html List of theatre organ music: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/blog/?page_id=5095 In A Persian Market http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Ketelbey-Matthew.InAPersianMarket.html Michael mentioned Lotus: http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Strayhorn-Wyton.Lotus.html
He is the creator of the blog "Pianonoise" and works as an organist at Faith United Methodist Church in Champaign, IL.
In today's conversation you will find out about Michael's experience of being a liturgical musician, creator of piano and organ music on the spot and in the written form, and also about what it takes to have a commitment to share stories on a blog about piano and organ music in a humorous and highly personal way. Enjoy and share your comments below. If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. Relevant links: Pianonoise.com
A native of Seattle, Mr. Sherman attended Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied with organ Fenner Douglass, Arthur Poister, and William Porter, and choral conducting with Daniel Moe. He was Organist and Choirmaster of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Milwaukee from 1974-1979and also taught organ and harpsichord at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. During his tenure in Milwaukee, he was a popular harpsichord soloist with many groups, including the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra, the Milwaukee Strings, and the Milwaukee Symphony. Over the past few decades, he has been active as a organ recitalist, specializing in the works of J.S. Bach. He recently played recitals in such diverse places as Stanford University, Venice, Italy and Walla Walla, WA.
Prior to founding Loft Recordings, Mr. Sherman made recordings with Fred Sautter (principal trumpet of the Oregon Symphony), the Imperial Brass and the Dale Warland Singers. He has also been the Vice-Dean of a chapter of the American Guild of Organists, Vice-President of the Early Music Guild in Seattle, Senior Warden of St Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, and President of Cathedral Associates and Quodlibet (both, concert presenting organizations). From 2000 to 2007 he was the Executive Director of Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies. Mr. Sherman has also had a significant career in software engineering. He was Director of Testing for Microsoft when it released Windows 95 and Office 95. He has presented many papers and authored articles on software development practices and testing methodologies. He has also made presentations on recording technology, and written articles about church architecture. Enjoy and share your comments below. If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. Relevant links: The Gothic Catalog (includes CDs on Loft, Gothic, Clarion, reZound, and WNC) Bach: Under the Influence The Organ Loft radio program
Welcome to episode 16 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast!
For organ he has created 6 sonatas and 3 notebooks - Lithuanian, Ancient, and Armenian. I met with him for a conversation on the occasion of my upcoming premiere performance which happened on October 10, 2015 of his newest work - Festive Sonata-Symphony (2015) for organ.
"At the beginning I didn't write the sounds but I thought about the atmosphere, about the character of the work. I had about 3 months to focus and to think about this. From the outside it should have looked really strange because I was walking around the room from window to window meditating about that work. And then I started to improvise on the keyboard - then these musical ideas and intonations came into my head." Our conversation happened in Lithuanian which I later translated into English. Watch the video of the premiere performance of this work:
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In today's conversation she will share with us her ideas from her latest project - 4 volume a cappella songs for children called "The Muse".
"We try to speak to the heart and soul of what is most important: character, integrity, open-heartedness, being present, and full of wonder. True creativity comes from both - hard work but also from just space - to be open and to wonder and to pay attention and to muse." Enjoy and share your comments below. If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. Relevant links: The website of Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra: www.pamelaruiterfeenstra.com Muse at School: www.createspace.com/5469233 Muse in Peace: www.createspace.com/5391882 Muse for the Soul: www.createspace.com/5468876 Muse at Work: www.createspace.com/5668831 Bach and the Art of Improvisation: www.createspace.com/3648700 Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra on Improvisation in the Bach Style
He has recently published an 8th volume of his Complete Harpsichord Method out of projected 10 volumes. This treatise is especially suitable for organists because harpsichord and organ in early music are very closely related - they are like cousins.
"Early keyboard fingerings were interchangeable both on the harpsichord and organ. And if you look at the 19th century organ, the idea of the touch was it to be more like the piano - you had the barker lever to make it easier to play to imitate the piano touch of the 19th century. Everything is parallel - fingerings follow the period. The later fingerings permitted a more legato playing whereas the early fingering produced a natural articulation grouped by pairs." Enjoy and share your comments below. If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. Relevant link: Complete Harpsichord Method by Frank Mento - http://methode-clavecin.fr SOP Podcast #13 - Vidas Pinkevicius in Demonstration of the Largest Pipe Organ in Lithuania10/25/2015
Welcome to episode 13 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast!
Today I'm sharing my October 13 organ demonstration for a group of lawyers from Germany who participated at the conference at Vilnius University. They were very curious audience and quite knowledgeable about music so their questions to me were pretty thoughtful and we had a special connection. "Lead actually is quite dangerous for your health if you chew or touch too much so organ builders handle the pipes very carefully with special gloves and don't put them into their mouth carelessly. But because they have to really blow and check the pipes the officials of the European Union in 2006 tried to forbid all lead materials in electronics and manufacturing and one of the victims of this initiative would have been pipe organs because lead (together with tin) as a material is everywhere for pipework. But I believe that influential organ builders succeeded in convincing the EU officials that lead is not too dangerous if pipes are just standing in the building and handled properly during the construction process. So they allowed organ pipes to be build from this alloy as well." Here's the video version of this organ demonstration:
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Welcome to episode 12 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast!
Colin Andrews is an internationally acclaimed concert organist originally from England and currently living in the US. He's mostly known for his extensive concert tours - about 40 a year and he recently recorded 7 CD series of complete organ works of Olivier Messiaen. In this conversation he shares his advice and insights about practicing and preparing for recitals physically and mentally, especially because he will be travelling on a large concert tour to Russia and Italy shortly.
"We have this person who wants to sabotage everything and they call it Self One. But then there's the person inside that knows what to do, the Subconscious, the Inner Computer. And that's Self Two. So if you allow Self Two to take over, then you can get in touch with your absolutely maximum potential and all your musicianship and communication is completely without interruption."
Relevant links: Concert Artist Cooperative Colin Andrews on Google Colin Andrews on Spotify Enjoy and share your comments below. If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. SOP Podcast #11: Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin on the French Tradition of Organ Improvisation10/11/2015
"I decided to study improvisation with Rolande Falcinelli. And I remember the first moment when she said to me, 'if you want to be my student, I want to listen to you. I give you this theme - you have 6 minutes.' The form was very free. It was just what I can make with just one theme. I remember 6 minutes passing in my clock and I tried to make the maximum and after I finished, I turned my head, I saw the face of Rolande with a little smile and she said, 'OK, you can prepare for concourse to become my student. Now I can say to you what was good, what was not good.' She remembered exactly all. She said - 'at this moment it was too long, at this moment - it was too short...' And so I became her student. It was a very good moment in my life".
Watch the video version of the conversation (my apologies for the background sounds in the hotel lobby):
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