Tag Archives: pipe organ

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 →

Posted in Sunday pipes | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Sunday Pipes #48

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Ray V.

The 4th Sunday of Advent. We are almost There. Paul Fey with  an improvisation on “O Come, All Ye Faithful”.

Posted in 25 blogs, Christmas | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Sunday Pipes #47 (Special Edition)

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Ray V.

Somewhere on this planet, is there living a man/woman who is as talented and has the “Reverence for Life”  that  Dr. Albert Schweitzer displayed and is lauded for? A noted physician, theologian, Nobel Prize Laureate, musician/organist and philosopher,  Schweitzer (1875-1965) … Continue reading →

Posted in 25 blogs, Dr Albert Schweitzer, pipe organ | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Filler. But Dam Good Filler

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Ray V.

Realizing that I haven’t posted much lately, I thought it wise to let you all know I was still out here, with lots of things on my  mind, but lacking the energy to write about them. I found this earlier … Continue reading →

Posted in 1812 Overture, 2021, 25 blogs, music, pipe organ | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in 2020, 25 blogs, pipe organ | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Sunday Pipes #45

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Ray V.

How could I pass this up?….listen while you are doing something else… and you’ll do it better. Recorded earlier today across the pond.  

Posted in 2020, 25 blogs, pipe organ | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Sunday Pipes #39. “Feeling Like A Dead Duck”

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Ray V.

This is an interesting adaptation of the 1971 song, Aqualung,  that for me, has one of the best guitar solos ever. (see second video, starting at. 3:32).  Sorry Abinas, but it just sounds better on the guitar, but you do … Continue reading →

Posted in Aqualung, MArtin BArre, Sunday pipes | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Blackberry Smoke, pipe organ, Sunday pipes | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Throwing It Way Back

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Ray V.

My favorite composer is Dietrich Buxtehude and there is nothing like some pipe organ music during Holy Week. Since Buxtehude died in 1707, we are throwing this way back on this Thursday. Praeludium in E Minor, BuxWV 143 “Prelude in … Continue reading →

Posted in Buxtehude, Easter | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

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.

Posted in pipe organ, Sunday pipes, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment