Tag Archives: king of instruments

Sunday Pipes #59

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Ray V.

“The Incubator” I have added a sub-title to this post as the organ featured served as the “gateway organ” for my subsequent love of the instrument. I do not remember how I found out about it, but I recall driving … Continue reading →

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Sunday Pipes #56

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Ray V.

Equal Time Last week and a few time before, I referenced the sometimes not so friendly relationship between E. Power Biggs and Virgil Fox.  Both virtuosos, Biggs was a traditionalist and Fox was a showman, with more than just a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Pipes #51

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Ray V.

Most of us spend decades (10,000 hours?) learning our respective trades with the hope of someday making it to the top. Few of us succeed in making our name renowned in our field. Nhat Tong, while in High School in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Pipes #46

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Ray V.

Here is a special treat…. from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, this is Winter.  This piece was was written for four violins, but the pipe organ adaptation is nothing less than stunning plus it has a little more  power behind it. As … Continue reading →

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Sunday Pipes #43 (Special Edition)

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Ray V.

All we need to know is what the title tells us. For new readers, I’m a fan of pipe organ music and for a while, was posting about pipe organs and the music on Sundays. Older posts can be found … Continue reading →

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Sunday Pipes, #41 ( Special Edition)

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Ray V.

One of the blogs that I have been following for years is Charleston Daily Photo and an occasional feature is Joan’s “Church Photo In Lieu of Attendance” where she provides a photo of one of the beautiful churches an and … Continue reading →

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Back By Popular Demand

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Ray V.

Just over a year ago, after 37 consecutive “Sunday Pipes” posts, I took a break from posting weekly looks into the King of Instruments. The pipe organ has always fascinated me and I even did some study on construction and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Pipes #37

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Ray V.

Nigel Poole demonstrates a unique little organ, over a century old, with one 4-octave keyboard – but with some grand pretensions – in the village church of Cholderton, near Salisbury in Wiltshire, UK.

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Sunday Pipes #35

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Ray V.

A short piece,  played by an unidentified organist at the Chapel of The Immaculate Conception at my alma mater, Mt. St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD.   This is a photo I took of the Chapel a few years ago when … Continue reading →

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Sunday Pipes, #34

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Ray V.

A quick post while on the road in  Houston, TX   The Canzona in D minor, BWV 588, played at the Detlef Kleuker organ of the First Greek Evangelical Church of Athens – Greece, at the Bach Festival 2007. Chris … Continue reading →

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