Bagnew
New member
I was up at (Catholic) Church the day before Yesterday (Saturday), practicing my new music which arrived in the post on Friday (David German's Festive Trumpet Tune, Joel Martinson's Aria on a Chaconne, and French Masterworks for Organ) when the Incumbent Organist (who turns out to be the President of the New Zealand Association of Organists(!)) came in to practice for this morning. I'd never met him before, and he had no clue that I was practicing - It would seem the parish staff and priests didn't think to tell him! He asked if I was having / had had organ lessons, and I told him No, that I was self taught, but have been having piano lessons for 10 years (Wow, it seems a long time! 2/3 of my life!) and various other instruments. He seemed impressed, gave me a few tips, and now I'm on the roster for 8 AM mass! I'm playing next Sunday, and looking forward to playing for more than 2 people!
I have no clue what I'll be playing, but I'll be getting the music in PDF Format tomorrow via email, and in hard copy when I get up to practice. I may do the Aria on a Chaconne during Communion, or the Festive Trumpet Tune as a Postlude. Any Suggestions for Easy-ish pieces that sound good and would be good preludes/postludes? I'm afraid I'm not too familiar with Liturgical Music as a whole (Although I go to a Catholic school, it tends to be filled with "Happy Clappy" music, and the majority of the time I go to mass, we wake up too late and have to go to the 9:30, rather than the 8:00, which means no Organ, just Guitars.... I'll let you form your own Opinions on that...)
For those who are interested, it's an Allen ADC 420
Pedal
Bourdon 16
Lieblich 16
Octave 8
Gedeckt 8
Choralbass 4
Mixture II
Bassoon 16
Trumpet 8
Swell
Bourdon 16
Viola 8
Viola Celeste 8
Gedeckt 8
Spitzprinzipal 4
Koppelflote 4
Nasat 2 2/3
Blockglote 2
Bassoon 16
Trumpet 8
Great
Principal 8
Viola 8
Gedeckt 8
Octave 4
Koppelflote 4
Blockflote 2
Mixture IV
Trumpet 8
Krummhorn 8
Swell to Great
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
I have no clue what I'll be playing, but I'll be getting the music in PDF Format tomorrow via email, and in hard copy when I get up to practice. I may do the Aria on a Chaconne during Communion, or the Festive Trumpet Tune as a Postlude. Any Suggestions for Easy-ish pieces that sound good and would be good preludes/postludes? I'm afraid I'm not too familiar with Liturgical Music as a whole (Although I go to a Catholic school, it tends to be filled with "Happy Clappy" music, and the majority of the time I go to mass, we wake up too late and have to go to the 9:30, rather than the 8:00, which means no Organ, just Guitars.... I'll let you form your own Opinions on that...)
For those who are interested, it's an Allen ADC 420
Pedal
Bourdon 16
Lieblich 16
Octave 8
Gedeckt 8
Choralbass 4
Mixture II
Bassoon 16
Trumpet 8
Swell
Bourdon 16
Viola 8
Viola Celeste 8
Gedeckt 8
Spitzprinzipal 4
Koppelflote 4
Nasat 2 2/3
Blockglote 2
Bassoon 16
Trumpet 8
Great
Principal 8
Viola 8
Gedeckt 8
Octave 4
Koppelflote 4
Blockflote 2
Mixture IV
Trumpet 8
Krummhorn 8
Swell to Great
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal