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Sunday Pipes #51
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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Tagged Buxtehude Prelude fugue and chaconne, king of instruments, Nhat Tong, pipe organ, Sunday pipes
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Sunday Pipes #50 (A Variation On The Theme)
The variation being a keyboard. . . without the pipes. On this date in 1919, pianist and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski became the first premier of the newly created Republic of Poland. Below is a short clip from the 1937 … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 blogs, Moonlight Sonata, Paderewski, Sunday pipes
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Sunday Pipes #49
From a different kettle of fish. About fifteen years ago, I picked up this CD at a book fair and while I was never a big fan of Yes, I appreciated this album for Rick’s mastering of his craft. A … Continue reading
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Tagged Keybord players, Rick Wakeman, Sunday pipes, The Six Wives of Henry VIII
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Sunday Pipes #47 (Special Edition)
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
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Tagged Dr Albert Schweitzer, JS Bach, pipe organ, Sunday pipes
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Sunday Pipes #45
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 Jonathan Scott, pipe organ, Sunday pipes, The king of instruments
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Sunday Pipes #44. 1st Sunday of Advent
Today, November 29th is the First Sunday in Advent. . . the day when Christians around the world begin preparations for Christmas Day and celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Every year since I was a child, I recall hearing … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, 25 blogs, Advent, Uncategorized
Tagged Advent, Christmas music, O Come, O Come Emanuel, Sunday pipes, Timothy Coriddi
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Sunday Pipes #43 (Special Edition)
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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Tagged Easter, Jesus Christ has risen today, king of instruments, pipe organs, Sunday pipes
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Sunday Pipes #42
The talented organist Chris Oelkers plays Immaculate Mary (Lourdes Hymn) on the Custom Monarke organ at the Mary Queen Catholic Church in Friendswood (TX).
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