Sunday Song: Chorale Prelude on "Welwyn"

Chorale Prelude on "Welwyn" for organ by Bradley A. Slocum, organist at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sacramento, California.

Sunday Song: Star Trek: Voyager

Played and arranged by Rob Stefanussen on a Hauptwerk Virtual Pipe Organ.

His comment: Haverhill sample set's abundance of strings and celestes made it possible to achieve an unusually orchestral sound for an organ. Enjoy!

Sunday Song: Toccata in e minor

Pachelbel's "Toccata in e minor" performed by 17-year-old Collin B. at the Lagerquist Concert Hall, Mary Baker Russell Music Center at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington on the Gottfried & Mary Fuchs Organ, built by Paul Fritts & Company, 1998, Opus 18, 3 manual 54 stops.

Recording notes: Although the camera was located near the performer in the organ loft, the audio was captured by digital recorder (Edirol by Roland) positioned in the seating area of the concert hall.

Sunday Song: God of Our Fathers

Before we get to today's Sunday Song, I just wanted to take a moment to say how much I enjoyed the BYU Organ Workshop this week. It is truly a life-changing experience that I look forward to each year.

Normally I don't ask for comments, but if you could take a moment today to tell me what you enjoyed about the workshop if you're ever attended, or to share why you did not attend, I would really appreciate it.

Attendance was down this year, and I'd like to use this blog to help see what can be done to increase attendance in the future.

Now on to today's Sunday Song. This is Ty Thompson, playing his own arrangement/improvisation on the Pipe Organ at the United States Naval Academy. This console is the Worlds Largest Drawknob console.

Day 1 of the BYU Organ Workshop

After registering I had some pumpkin bread and milk and now I'm sitting in the Madsen Recital Hall in anticipation of the opening session. As I looked over my preferred classes, I was very excited to see that I'll be spending my early afternoon with Linda Margetts!

My plan for today is to either attend Highlights from the History of the Organ or Playing Bach's Greatest Hits; Organ Building and Registration: Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands; practice during the lunch hour; attend the Level 4 Organ Technique and Repertoire class; Hymn Improvisation; another hour of practice; then end with Putting it all Together: Getting our Congregations to Sing.

I'm also looking forward to Lella Pomeroy's concert this evening. If you're local, you can attend the evening activities. Her concert is at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall at BYU. Tomorrow evening is the Hymn Sing with Bonnie Goodliffe and it will be amazing!

At the BYU Organ Workshop

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