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Hi all, I have a question that I admittedly feel a bit silly asking, but when in reference to French romantic organ registration, can someone either give me a 101 refresher course in registration or point me to a resource that might describe different combinations in detail? I can't seem to find...

Hi All, I have a recital coming up in late April of this year. I have about a 10-15 minute gap I'm looking to fill. Considering the rest of the program, I'd like something that's lyrical and NOT French, preferably English or American and maybe more contemporary. It would also need to be...

Hi all! I don't normally post my videos on here, but I think that sometimes we need a smile and this piece will do that so I wanted to share! Not perfect, but I hope you like it! Best, Jim

Hi All! I'm a bit late in the day posting this, but I wanted to bring to your attention that today is the centennial of the birth of the great American organist, composer, teacher, and church musician; Robert Elmore! (1913-1985) They have been posted before I think, but as my tribute I'll post...

I'm sure there have been threads like this before, but this sort of thing is always changing. I'm always interested in how people program recitals and why. I have a recital coming up this coming school year and have been thinking about what pieces to program and what order to program them. So I...

So I'm sure this is something that many of us have thought of, but I'm curious as to what peoples answers or suggestions are. I have been thinking to myself lately: If I had to prove that organ music can be "fun" or "accessible" to someone who had a bad stereotype of organ music what piece(s)...

Hi everyone! I'm working on this Durufle piece and there are a few measures that I'm having trouble finding a comfortable fingering for and hoping I could get some help from here. In the above section, it's the second measure that gives me trouble. I've given you the measure before to see how...

Hi All! So I've recently discovered this beautiful little Duruflé piece. However, I can't seem to track down the score anyway. I did some research and it seems like it was published in Soixant-quatre Lecons d'harmonie offertes en hommage a Jean Gallon. A collection of pieces published by Durand...

So a year or so ago my organ teacher gave a recital here at my school and he closed his program with Dupré's Deux Esquisses (Two Sketches). I absolutely loved them and had never heard them before. They quickly moved right to the top of my goal list. Anyway they don't seem to be well known and it...

Hi All! So I've started work on Carillon from Dupre's Sept Pieces. For those unfamiliar with the work I'll post Dupre's own recording below. I've gotten about halfway through it, but I've had one big issue. Very often the descending fourths on the manuals overlap. I know this is an issue with...

Hi everyone! So I just recently started blogging and I've been having a lot of fun with it. I thought I'd post a link here and maybe generate some interest. It's pretty much just me talking about organ music that I like or am learning. Nothing technical, just trying to make it interesting and...

I've recently begun the first movement of the fantastic work, "He who hath ears let him hear," and I have never had so much trouble trying to find good fingering for a piece of music! I wish had had specific measures, but quite honestly all of them are giving me issues. I've managed to get...

Hi all! I'm new here. I've been trying desperately to track down a certain Dupre score. I'm looking for his Sixteen Chorales (Le Tombeau de Titelouze) Op. 38, but I want the H.W. Gray edition. I know Leduc has it, but it is so expensive and I've seen the Gray edition and really like it and know...