Cosmosa
New member
I have to accompany the choir in their carol service next month.The church has a 3 manual electronic Viscount organ and I have been on their organ rota for one year (i.e. since we moved here). The choir is very experienced and confident and even though it is only a village choir, there are usually sixteen or so people singing.
One of the pieces is Christmas Lullaby by John Rutter. He asks for swell p to start going down to pp then through mp, mf and finally f. However when I play this on the swell it doesn't really sound loud enough to me. I used the open diapason 8 and principal 4, but was unsure whether I should add the 2' or indeed anything else. Presumably I should make crescendos only with the swell pedal. How heavy should the pedal stops be?
I would be grateful for any advice. I am around grade 5 standard having transferred from piano (grade 8) 5 years ago but a lot of my time has been taken up with hymn playing technique.
One of the pieces is Christmas Lullaby by John Rutter. He asks for swell p to start going down to pp then through mp, mf and finally f. However when I play this on the swell it doesn't really sound loud enough to me. I used the open diapason 8 and principal 4, but was unsure whether I should add the 2' or indeed anything else. Presumably I should make crescendos only with the swell pedal. How heavy should the pedal stops be?
I would be grateful for any advice. I am around grade 5 standard having transferred from piano (grade 8) 5 years ago but a lot of my time has been taken up with hymn playing technique.