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Organ Performance Students – Insider Tips

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The struggles of playing an instrument the size of a studio apartment… 1. You feel like the only music performance major whose instrument isn’t even remotely portable. You can’t put it in your backpack or a case or your car or even a storage room. 2. Your mom’s co-worker’s friend’s cousin is always asking you… Continue reading Organ Performance Students – Insider Tips

Pipe Organs that will Blow You Away!

Of course pipe organs are finely tuned instruments that are capable of complementing any piece of music, from Beethoven to Bach. Around for hundreds of years, these instruments are the backbone of parishes, concert halls, and even school music programs. However, what you may look past is the sheer beauty and size of these magnificent… Continue reading Pipe Organs that will Blow You Away!

Composing Organ for Film

Musical score with quill pen, ink pot and quill pen nib

Brad Vogel is an Organ Performance Major at Baldwin Wallace University. Brad was kind enough to sit down with interviewer Tessa Louche to discuss his music career. Tessa: So you’re an organ major. What is your secondary instrument? Brad: Yes, I’m an organ performance major in addition to composition. My secondary is Piano. T: What… Continue reading Composing Organ for Film

A Quick Guide to Organ Re-Leathering

Electro- pneumatic wind chest rebuild with new brown tan leather pouches & springs, at Leek Pipe Organ Company, Berea, Ohio

Owning and playing a pipe organ is certainly a rewarding experience which allows you to produce rich and beautiful music. However, these grand instruments do take a good deal of maintenance in order to keep them in great condition and make sure that they maintain the same rich sound that they are meant to produce.… Continue reading A Quick Guide to Organ Re-Leathering

Why Music is an Important Part of Worship

We hear music every day – on the radio, in the grocery store, in the gym and on our phones. But what kind of music? It’s mostly background noise, catchy tunes on the top 40 list and old favorites from decades past. What do we listen to that actually means something, touches our soul? Since… Continue reading Why Music is an Important Part of Worship

Funding a new pipe organ – 2 key steps

That’s right, we said it – just two steps and you’re on your way to successful funding of your church’s new pipe organ. Making the decision to invest in a new organ for your church is a process that the organist, choir director, pastor and financial adviser must all be actively involved in. It is… Continue reading Funding a new pipe organ – 2 key steps

Event – Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Akron, OH

Image of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Akron OH Concert Series Event

In celebration of their Lutheran heritage and Leek Pipe Organ Company’s renovation of the beautiful pipe organ, Akron’s Holy Trinity Lutheran Church is holding a special event, details f which are listed below. On Sunday, June 25th, come and celebrate with a day of education and music which features famous, not-so-famous, deceased and living artists… Continue reading Event – Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Akron, OH

Top 5 YouTube Pipe Organ Performances

Featured below is a countdown of 5 amazing performances on the pipe organ! Comment below with which one was your favorite. What’s another performance that you would want to see added to this list? #5 Stewart W. Foster is playing Bach’s “Toccata Fugue in D Minor”. Immediately upon watching him play, you can see the… Continue reading Top 5 YouTube Pipe Organ Performances

10 Coolest Pipe Organ Covers – Modern

When you think of the type of music that is played on a pipe organ, what genre of music immediately comes to mind? You are probably imagining traditional church hymns or something of the sort. But who is to say that these beautiful instruments should only play one genre of music? You may be… Continue reading 10 Coolest Pipe Organ Covers – Modern

The Art & Science of Pipe Organs

Check out this video on how a pipe organ works.