Secrets Of Organ Playing Podcast

Secrets of Organ Playing - Helping Reach Your Dreams in Organ Playing: http://www.organduo.lt Welcome to Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast #36! (Hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius, DMA) Today's guest is Wayne Leupold, an American organist, an extremely experienced organ music editor and owner of Wayne Leupold Editions, publishing house dedicated to creating and publishing the highest-quality organ music from all historical periods; organ teaching materials; books dealing with "all things" organ; and new hymn texts and tunes. In this conversation, Wayne shares his insights about organ pedagogy and publishing. Enjoy and share your comments below. ​ And don't forget to help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. Thanks for caring. Relevant link: Wayne Leupold Editions - http://www.wayneleupold.com

SOP Podcast #35 - Vidas Pinkevicius And Easter Hymn Improvisations Secrets of Organ Playing - Helping Reach Your Dreams in Organ Playing: http://www.organduo.lt

SOP Podcast 34 - Kimberly Marshall On The Earliest Organ Music(hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius) Secrets of Organ Playing - Helping reach your dreams in organ playing: http://www.organduo.lt Dr. Kimberly Marshall is an organist and organ scholar, holder of the Patricia and Leonard Goldman Endowed Professorship in Organ at Arizona State University. Dr. Marshall is celebrated worldwide for her compelling concerts, master classes, and lectures. She is a creative advocate for the King of Instruments in many different contexts. Her expertise in the earliest surviving organ music brought her worldwide renown. In today's amazing conversation, Dr. Marshall will share her insights about the earliest organ music created some 500, 600, and even almost 700 years ago. ​Enjoy and share your comments below. ​ If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. ​ Relevant links: Kimberly Marshall's website (http://k

​Welcome to episode 33 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast with Vidas Pinkevicius, DMA: http://www.organduo.lt Today's guest is my long time friend - Swedish organ expert and organist Göran Grahn who is active as organ consultant, making programs for restorations and newbuilding of pipe organs. He is also the secretary of International Society of Organbuilders, a society of around 300 organ builders worldwide and a curator of Museum of musical instruments and manuscripts - Stiftelsen Musikkulturens Främjande. A dear friend of the Baltics, Göran is fluent in Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian. In this conversation Göran shares his insights about Swedish organ culture - instruments, history, style, and music. Enjoy and share your comments below. ​ If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. ​ Relevant links: Göran Grahn Orgelkonsult: http://www.orgelkonsult.se International Society of Organbu

SOP Podcast 32 - Krzyzstof Urbaniak On The Danzig Organ Culture Of The 18th Century (hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius, DMA) Secrets of Organ Playing - Helping Reach Your Dreams in Organ Playing: http://www.organduo.lt Relevant links: Daniel Magnus Gronau - Choral Variations for Organ (edited by Martin Rost and Krzyzstof Urbaniak): http://www.ortus-musikverlag.de/index.php/produktdetails.en/product/om195.html Organ by Hildebrandt in Paslek: http://www.hildebrandt-paslek.pl/ Danziger Barock II: http://www.prostudiomasters.com/album/page/3335 Krzyzstof Urbaniak on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/krzysztof.urbaniak.98 On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDmoAHUmajUgAQKHRZngqPQ Would you like to know more about organ practice? If so, download my video practice guide "How to Master Any Organ Composition" and learn to play any organ piece up to 10 times faster: http://www.organduo.lt/organpracticeguide

SOP Podcast 31 - Pieter Dirksen On The Organ Works Of Sweelinck And Scheidemann Welcome to episode 31 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast! http://www.organduo.lt/podcast Today's guest is Dr. Pieter Dirksen performs as soloist on both harpsichord and organ and as continuo player with diverse chamber ensembles. He completed his musicological studies with honours in 1987 and since then published widely about baroque keyboard music. In 1996 he received his doctorate ‘cum laude’ with a dissertation on the keyboard music of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, which was awarded the Dutch Praemium Erasmianum. Further books have been devoted to Bach's Art of Fugue (1994), Sweelinck (essays, 2002) and Scheidemann (2007), and critical editions appeared with music by Bull, Sweelinck, Cornet, Scheidemann, Düben, Buxtehude, Reincken, Lübeck and Bach. Continuous research into the background and the sources of the music lend the performances of Pieter Dirksen a special quality. ​ Pieter Dirksen is a member of Combattimento Consort

SOP Podcast 30 - Joris Verdin On Performance Practice In The Organ Works Of Cesar Franck Welcome to episode # 30 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast! Today's guest is Joris Verdin, organist, musicologist, and composer from Belgium. He teaches organ at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp and is professor of organology at the University of Leuven, Belgium. He has recorded over forty CDs as a soloist, spanning many musical eras and styles. His main areas of interests are 19th century French organ and harmonium school. In this conversation Prof. Verdin shares his revolutionary insights about performance practice issues in the organ works of Cesar Franck. Enjoy and share your comments below. ​ If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends.​ Relevant links: http://www.jorisverdin.com Franck: Father of Organ Symphony - http://amzn.to/1PtWkhc

SOP Podcast #29 - John Higgins: "If I can do it then anyone can!" (Part 2) Secrets of Organ Playing: http://www.organduo.lt Welcome to episode 28 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast! Today's guest is John Higgins from Whyalla, South Australia, a mechanical engineer by profession, who is so much in love with pipe organ that he plays recitals and tries to raise funds to restore valuable historical organs in his community. Because of his passion he quickly becomes the go-to organist in his area. In this conversation, John reveals his background story, the things which he finds challenging in organ playing, and of course the dreams which through his persistence, generosity, bravery and connection little by little are becoming a reality. This is a truly inspiring story. Enjoy and share your comments below. ​ If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends.​ This conversation will continue next Su

SOP Podcast #28 - John Higgins: "If I can do it then anyone can!" (Part 1) Secrets of Organ Playing: http://www.organduo.lt Welcome to episode 28 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast! Today's guest is John Higgins from Whyalla, South Australia, a mechanical engineer by profession, who is so much in love with pipe organ that he plays recitals and tries to raise funds to restore valuable historical organs in his community. Because of his passion he quickly becomes the go-to organist in his area. In this conversation, John reveals his background story, the things which he finds challenging in organ playing, and of course the dreams which through his persistence, generosity, bravery and connection little by little are becoming a reality. This is a truly inspiring story. Enjoy and share your comments below. ​ If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends.​ This conversation will continue next Su

SOP Podcast #27 - Vidas Pinkevicius On the Improvisation "the Legend About The Founding Of Vilnius" Secrets of Organ Playing - Helping Reach Your Dreams in Organ Playing: http://www.organduo.lt Would you like to know more about organ practice? If so, download my video practice guide "How to Master Any Organ Composition" and learn to play any organ piece up to 10 times faster: http://www.organduo.lt/organpracticeguide

SOP Podcast #26 Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene on Harmony for Organists (hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius) Secrets of Organ Playing - Helping Reach Your Dreams in Organ Playing: http://www.organduo.lt Would you like to know more about organ practice? If so, download my video practice guide "How to Master Any Organ Composition" and learn to play any organ piece up to 10 times faster: http://www.organduo.lt/organpracticeguide.html

SOP Podcast #25 - Martin Pasi On Building Organs And Giving Back (hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius) Welcome to episode 25 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast! Today's guest is Martin Pasi, a founder and owner of Pasi Organ Builders, a company which is located south of Seattle in Roy, Washington. Martin Pasi received his first formal experience in organ building during a four year apprenticeship with the Rieger Company in his native Austria. He immigrated to the United States in 1981 and worked with several organ builders until he opened his own shop. Since the opening of the shop in 1990, 22 instruments have been completed ranging in size from a 3 stop continuo to a large 4 manual organ. The company specializes in building fine mechanical action organs and restoration of historic instruments. Working with a small group of fine craftsmen, Martin Pasi oversees all phases of building his organs, including design, manufacturing, voicing, and installation. All components of the instruments are built in his shop.

SOP Podcast #24 - Paul Cienniwa On The Art Of Memorizing Music (hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius) A resident of Fall River, Massachusetts, Paul Cienniwa leads an active musical life in southeastern Massachusetts and the Boston/Providence regions as an organist, harpsichordist, and conductor. He is director of music at First Church in Boston, where he plays the three-manual Casavant organ (Op. 3140), the single-manual Casavant (Op. 3129), and leads the professional First Church Choir for weekly broadcasts on WERS (88.9 FM) Boston. In recent years, he has been featured organ soloist at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Busch Hall at Harvard, and MIT Chapel. Cited by the Huffington Post for his “inner sense of creative flow, fueled by an abundance of musical imagination and desire,” Paul has a florishing career as a soloist, recording artist, and ensemble player. He was awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in harpsichord from Yale University in 2003. Paul strives to bring the harpsichord to new audiences by

SOP Podcast #23 - Beth Zucchino On Managing Concert Organists (hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius) Welcome to episode 23 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast! Today's guest is Beth Zucchino, who is the founder and director of Concert Artist Cooperative, an international association of soloists and ensembles which has been advertising together for going on 27 years. ​She is also the designer and caretaker of Creative Arts Series, a diverse and embracing northern California based outreach for all ages and abilities with a primary focus on the organ and its literature. In the summer of 2014 Beth became the dean of the Redwood Empire AGO chapter – Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Lake Counties, to save the chapter from acquisition or dissolution. Residing with her immediate family, along with their llama, three alpacas, three rabbits, two cats and two dogs on Jacob’s Jamboree mini farm in Sebastopol, she extends their peaceful country environment to visitors from near through far and around the world. In this conversatio

Welcome to episode 21 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast! (hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius from Secrets of Organ Playing - http://www.organduo.lt) ​Today's guest is Ad Wammes (b. 1953) - a Dutch composer of numerous instrumental, chamber, and choral works who recently has published a fascinating piece "Ride in a High-Speed Train" for organ. As a composer he in earlier times wrote music for 5 Sesame Street albums, film and theater music. His piece for organ "Miroir" (1989) meant his international breakthrough. It has been played all over the world by such renowned organists as Thomas Trotter, David Sanger and the late John Scott and has already been recorded 13 times on CD. ​In today's conversation Ad will reveal his compositional process and will give a glimpse into the world of ideas which inspired "Ride in a High-Speed Train". Enjoy and share your comments below. ​ If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with y

SOP Podcast #22 - Pieter Van Dijk About World - Famous Organs At Saint Laurenskerk In Alkmaar, The Netherlands (hoested by Vidas Pinkevicius) Welcome to episode 22 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast! Today's guest is Pieter van Dijk, a master Dutch organist and pedagogue. Pieter van Dijk (1958) studied organ with Bert Matter at the Arnhem Conservatory. He continued his studies with Gustav Leonhardt, Marie-Claire Alain and Jan Raas and was a prize-winner at international organ competitions at Deventer (1979) and Innsbruck (1986). He is the organist of the St. Laurenskerk and in addition he is the City Organist of Alkmaar. Pieter van Dijk is the artistic representative for the city of Alkmaar in the ‘European Cities of Historic Organs’ (ECHO). He is also a member of the ‘Beirat’ of the Arp Schnitger Gesellschaft in Germany as well as being active in the organ-commission of the Katharinenkirche in Hamburg. In addition to concert engagements throughout Europe and the USA, Pieter van Dijk is professor of organ

SOP Podcast #20: Michael Johnston and John Apple about what it takes to make old organ music live again (Part 2) Listen to Part 1 here: http://www.organduo.lt/podcast/sop-podcast-19-michael-johnston-and-john-apple-about-what-it-takes-to-make-old-organ-music-live-again-part-1 Today's guests are Michael Johnston and John Apple, American organists from Michael's Music Service, a blog and website dedicated to making old organ music live again. In this conversation they will share their ideas about what it takes to restore, reprint, and distribute organ music, most of which is otherwise unavailable. ​Enjoy and share your comments below. ​ If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. Relevant links: http://michaelsmusicservice.com MMS "About Us" page contains information on Michael and John and links to social media. There is also a link with content about what they do called "Learn about shee

SOP Podcast #19: Michael Johnston and John Apple about what it takes to make old organ music live again (Part 1) - hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius Today's guests are Michael Johnston and John Apple, American organists from Michael's Music Service, a blog and website dedicated to making old organ music live again. In this conversation they will share their ideas about what it takes to restore, reprint, and distribute organ music, most of which is otherwise unavailable. Enjoy and share your comments below. ​ If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. Relevant links: http://michaelsmusicservice.com MMS "About Us" page contains information on Michael and John and links to social media. There is also a link with content about what they do called "Learn about sheet music restoration." http://michaelsmusicservice.com/aboutus MMS Youtube channel contains interesting videos, but the one that addre

SOP Podcast #18 - Michael Hammer: "If you have something to say and you want to say it, then you don't really have a choice" (Hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius) Welcome to episode 18 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast! Today's guest is Dr. Michael Hammer, an American organist, pianist, composer, improviser, church musician, and a fellow blogger. He is the creator of the blog "Pianonoise" and works as an organist at Faith United Methodist Church in Champaign, IL. In today's conversation you will find out about Michael's experience of being a liturgical musician, creator of piano and organ music on the spot and in the written form, and also about what it takes to have a commitment to share stories on a blog about piano and organ music in a humorous and highly personal way. ​ Enjoy and share your comments below. ​ If you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. Relevant link: http://pianonoise.com

SOP Podcast #17 - Roger Sherman On Recording Organ Music And Bach: Under The Influence (hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius) Relevant links: The Gothic Catalog (includes CDs on Loft, Gothic, Clarion, reZound, and WNC): www.gothic-catalog.com Bach: Under the Influence: http://www.gothic-catalog.com/Bach_Under_the_influence_p/lrcd-1156-oi.htm The Organ Loft radio program: http://www.gothic-catalog.com/The_Organ_Loft_s/685.htm Secrets of Organ Playing - Helping Reach Your Dreams in Organ Playing: http://www.organduo.lt Would you like to know more about organ practice? If so, download my video practice guide "How to Master Any Organ Composition" and learn to play any organ piece up to 10 times faster: http://www.organduo.lt/organpracticeguide.html