The mystery and majesty of pipe organs

Posted September 15, 2009 * Comments(3)

In addition to my vocation as a priest, I’m a bit of a musician. In fact, I studied church music as an undergrad. I love this video for several reasons. Thomas Murray is a terrific organist and a kind person, so it’s nice to hear his take on things. But I really found his description of the “call” of organists to be true. By the way, if you are near New Haven, it’s worth a trip to hear the organ in Woolsey Hall.

3 Comments so far

  1. Vicki McGrath on September 20th, 2009

    Murray says the instrument chooses the performer. This reminds me of Harry Potter – the wand chooses the wizard!

    Vicki

  2. David on September 24th, 2009

    And, I’m deeply grateful to say, you can hear Proff Murray at Christ Church, New Haven most Sundays…

  3. Bob Chapman on September 25th, 2009

    I have my favorite organist on YouTube. He goes by the screen name “DennisWubs.” Here are some of his videos that I like:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wfq4KZ7cro (possibly the best one with a beautiful choral prelude)