Greetings from Silicon Valley...

[GleNewbie]

from a recently hatched digital organ player and from long-term lover of Bach's organ music. Reading post in this forum has been very instructive to me for about a year, so that I already own many thanks to forum members.

Glen

[Buttercup89]

Coolness, I used to live in Silicon Valley.

Welcome to, and enjoy!

[jhnbrbr]

Welcome to the forum Glen!

(Just a thought - maybe you should reconsider your screen name - do you want to be known as Newbie for ever?)

[Frederik Magle]

Welcome to Magle International Music Forums, Glen!

I'm glad this forum has been useful to you, and glad you decided to join.

Best regards,
Frederik

[Krummhorn]

Welcome aboard, Glen

Happy to see that you've joined this forum.
We know you will enjoy it more now that you can participate in the discussions, too.

Enjoy

[dll927]

No wonder you are reduced to a "digital" organ. Silicon Valley would include San Jose, the third-largest city in California. Notoriously, I know of no organ in San Jose worth the visit. I went to SJ State back in the fifties, and at that time there were 3 or 4 organs in various churches that were noisy but not of much repute.

Several months ago, I happened upon a website from the San Jose AGO chapter. I wrote an e-mail to the site, and never even received a reply. Maybe they are all looking for something to play - meaning instruments.

By now, one would think there should be something that would put itself on the map. Where is it?

[GleNewbie]

Hey, what would you think about organs in Stanford Memorial Church? They have 3 (including "somewhat portable" one, which is on wheels). I heard at least one of the other two is superb (which does not contradict to my listening experience).

[dll927]

I'm well aware of the Stanford collection. But the way they collect money, I was thinking of some other places. I've just never figured out why San Jose area is so bereft of any organ worth the name.

[Jess Chen]

welcome!