And a good time was had by all.

[Ghekorg7 (Ret)]

Hi Jonesey,

That would have been wonderful to have met ... we were in London, Liverpool and Salisbury over an 8 day period.

I have oft thought of the idea of having a Pipe Organ forum gathering ... but with the great distances we all live from each other, it would take lots of prior planning, but would be a wonderful experience for everyone.

Btw, on all of the occassions since visiting Wimborne, I have worn my organ shoes when playing. The Jorlude Kirke organ here is even more fantastic in person. And a thrill to play!

How wonderful if we can all met someday.....

But we must meet in a place where organs are plenty, imagine 50-60 organists gathered inside the only church/organ in the city !

Anyway, it would be a great time.

 

[JONESEY]

Where are you based Jonesy, "up in my neck of the woods" implies anywhere north of Watford to me! I did once hear a local here in Dorset refer to Aldershot as "way up country".

Hi Mike,

I'm in Oxfordshire, but have outlaws just outside Exeter, which is much closer to you!.

Had a brief tour of the Organ at Exeter Cathedral and was offered a go, but didn't have any music with me, but I'm going back again for a go on it.

Cheers,
Tim.

 

[JONESEY]

Hi Jonesey,

That would have been wonderful to have met ... we were in London, Liverpool and Salisbury over an 8 day period.

I have oft thought of the idea of having a Pipe Organ forum gathering ... but with the great distances we all live from each other, it would take lots of prior planning, but would be a wonderful experience for everyone.

Btw, on all of the occassions since visiting Wimborne, I have worn my organ shoes when playing. The Jorlude Kirke organ here is even more fantastic in person. And a thrill to play!

London is only a 1hr train ride for me, so I could have done that.
What a shame!!!.

I played the Organ at Salisbury Cathedral last year on an Organists course - that was a real treat and one I don't think I'll ever forget!!.

Did you get to hear or even better play the organ at Salisbury?.

 

[Dorsetmike]

Oxford is only about 15 - 20 miles further than Exeter, but probably quicker as roads are far better, dual carriageway or M way as against the A35 (from Honiton).

 

[Krummhorn]

London is only a 1hr train ride for me, so I could have done that.
What a shame!!!.

I played the Organ at Salisbury Cathedral last year on an Organists course - that was a real treat and one I don't think I'll ever forget!!.

Did you get to hear or even better play the organ at Salisbury?.

Aw shoot ... that is a shame ... well, we will be back another year.

We did get into Salisbury, but did not hear the organ ... I have recordings of it, but also bought a recent CD while there.

Last night, I played an organ concert at the Jorlunde Kirke, here in Denmark.

The crowd attending was particularly enthused with the playing of the Trumpet Voluntary of Jerimiah Clarke ... two encores followed. A very memorable time for all, once again. I recorded the program on my Zoom H4, and may put some tracks up here after I get home in another week.

This is the same new Frobenius organ that Sir Frederik Magle designed and has recently recorded a dual CD album on.

 

[JONESEY]

Look forward to hearing the recordings.
I have the Zoom H2 and it works fine for the limited stuff I've done so far.

However, I'm doing a distance learning course where I have to record the Organ and a Choir & Congregation ... hoping the H2 can cope with all of that and still hear everything.
Guess I'll know in a few weeks!

 

[Krummhorn]

I have heard that the H2 also does an admiral job at recording ... my church Pastor has that one and really likes it.

 

[marval]

It sounds like a good time, I am glad Lars and Mike could meet up. I look forward to hearing Lars play.


Margaret

 

[Soubasse]

... where I have to record the Organ and a Choir & Congregation ... hoping the H2 can cope with all of that

It will

and still hear everything.

You will - both the H2 and the H4 which I have are superb little devices. What you hear is what it hears (it even picks up things you don't hear, I was embarrased and annoyed as all hell when I was listening back to a recording I'd made and realised during the pauses that I could hear my own nose whistling! )

 

[JONESEY]

I was practising last night and thought I should have been recording it - mind you, some people came into the Church doing some kind of study or other, so it would have been a spoilt recording anyway.

 

[Dorsetmike]

But then you would have found out what sort of range (distance not frequency!) the recorder has and if it picks up sounds from further away and at what level.

 

[Krummhorn]

. . . I spent the morning listening to Lars (Krummhorn) playing the J. W. Walker organ in Wimborne Minster (photo in the pipe organ gallery) . . . he has made some recordings which he will post on the forum at some time in the future, when he returns home in September.

It sounds like a good time, I am glad Lars and Mike could meet up. I look forward to hearing Lars play.

Margaret

And so it is, as promised ... finally got around to offloading the recorded files from the H4 to my PC. A couple of pieces played at Wimborne:

1. Air, by Gordon Young
2. Fountain Reverie, Percy Fletcher

 

[wljmrbill]

It is 12:30 am.. and what a nice selection to listen to to get ready for rest. Very nicely done and the organ sounds great. Love the Fountain Reverie( never heard this piece before as well a 1000 others too). You can almost hear the water falling and such a etherial melodic line. Thanks Lars.

 

[Dorsetmike]

Second time around for me, but just as enjoyable!

 

[teddy]

Thank you Lars. I am sorry I do not know enough to add any technical comments but I found it most enjoyable. I look forward to hearing some more from you.

teddy

 

[Krummhorn]

It is 12:30 am.. and what a nice selection to listen to to get ready for rest. Very nicely done and the organ sounds great. Love the Fountain Reverie( never heard this piece before as well a 1000 others too). You can almost hear the water falling and such a etherial melodic line. Thanks Lars.

Thanks, Bill ... I first heard that piece played by the late Frank Asper playing it on the Mormon Tab organ. It's seldom used in concerts.

Second time around for me, but just as enjoyable!

But ... you heard it "live" the first time, as well as a few visitors in the church that day, too.

Thank you Lars. I am sorry I do not know enough to add any technical comments but I found it most enjoyable. I look forward to hearing some more from you. teddy

Thanks, teddy ... the only technical part is mastering the "fountain", which is played by the right hand in the first and last sections (16th notes).

For contrast, here's that same piece played on the Frobenius (tracker) organ at Jørlunde Kirke (Denmark) from the recording of my concert there on Sept 2, 2010. This is a "live" recording, so there are 'people noises' in the background. The same recorder (my personal Zoom H4) was used for both recordings.

 

[marval]

Thank you Lars, lovely music expertly played.


Margaret

 

[wljmrbill]

I agree with the audience Lars. ( 2nd rendition). Like the registrations and the sound of the organ. nice full resonance sound on even the softer registration. Thanks.. addded this one also to my playlist.

 

[Soubasse]

Very nice indeed there Lars. I've only played one Frobenius but still recall what a lovely instrument it was. Were you using a tremulant in the middle "vox celeste" bit or is it just a very "widely" tuned one? It sounds different at the end which is what made me think so. (Isn't it amazing that the loudest audience noises always seem to occur in the quietest parts of the piece?! That crash in the middle section made me jump!)

I always find it an interesting exercise to compare the same piece on different instruments, especially quieter pieces with fairly specific registrations.

 

[Krummhorn]

Very nice indeed there Lars. I've only played one Frobenius but still recall what a lovely instrument it was. Were you using a tremulant in the middle "vox celeste" bit or is it just a very "widely" tuned one? It sounds different at the end which is what made me think so.

The registration you allude to indeed employed the celeste rank. The actual registration used with the trem was as follows:

• Vox Angelica 8'
• Gemshorn 4'
• Schweizerfløjte 2'

The rest was on the Vox Angelica 8' alone without the trem.

The solo stop combination was the Principal 8' and the Tectus 8'.

Interestingly, this particular organ has a fully adjustable tremulant ... both the speed and amplitude can be easily adjusted by the organist, however this must be done before a concert or church service. I had initially adjusted it for another piece in which I used the Obo 8' on the Swell as a solo stop.

Isn't it amazing that the loudest audience noises always seem to occur in the quietest parts of the piece?! That crash in the middle section made me jump!

You know, quite truthfully I don't know what that noise was ... in fact, I didn't notice it until I heard it in the recording after getting home. Or maybe I heard it and was able to ignore the distraction ... after almost 50 years on the bench, noises like that never bother me when I am when playing.

I find it an interesting exercise to compare the same piece on different instruments, especially quieter pieces with fairly specific registrations.

Indeed ... from an organist standpoint, it's equally as interesting to play the same piece in different environments too.