Secrets Of Organ Playing Podcast

Welcome to Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast #48! (hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius, DMA): http://www.organduo.lt Today's guest is Dr. Martin Jean who is Professor of Organ and Director of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. Professor Jean has performed widely throughout the United States and Europe and is known for his wide repertorial interests. He was awarded first place at the international Grand Prix de Chartres in 1986, and in 1992 at the National Young Artists’ Competition in Organ Performance. A student of Robert Glasgow, in the fall of 1999 he spent a sabbatical with Harald Vogel in North Germany. He has performed on four continents and in nearly all fifty states. In 2001 he presented a cycle of the complete organ works of Bach at Yale, and his compact discs of The Seven Last Words of Christ by Charles Tournemire and the complete Six Symphonies of Louis Vierne, both recorded in Woolsey Hall, have been released by Loft Recordings. Recordings of the organ symphonies and Stations of the Cross of Marcel Du

SOP Podcast #47 - What Does It Take To Play An Organ Duet (by Vidas PInkevicius, DMA and Ausra-Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene, DMA) Welcome to Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast #47! Today is a very special podcast. Ausra and I are in the beautiful resort town of Nida on the peninsula of the Baltic coast. The entire region (Curonian Spit) is protected by UNESCO. Last night we performed an organ duet recital where we played 6 Sonatas for 4 Hands by Franz Seydelmann (you can see the engraving from the title page of the original publication below). It's the second time we appeared in public with this program (the first was 6 weeks ago at Vilnius University St. John's church). In this conversation we will talk about what does it take to prepare and perform an organ duet recital and how to deal with the element of surprise when the organ doesn't behave. ​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. Re

Welcome to Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast #46 (hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius, DMA) http://www.organduo.lt/podcast Today's guest is Tom Trenney, an American organist who is known for his engaging improvisations on hymns, submitted themes, silent films, scripture, poetry, and artwork, Tom became the first organist to be awarded First Prize and Audience Prize in the American Guild of Organists’ (AGO) National Competition in Organ Improvisation in 2006. Tom serves as Minister of Music to First-Plymouth in Lincoln, NE, ​guiding the Plymouth Choir (adults) and the Choristers (grades 3-5), playing the magnificent Schoenstein organ, and serving as Artistic Director of Abendmusik: Lincoln, the Abendmuisk Chorus, and ABENDCHOR. Tom is also Music Director of sounding light- the chamber choir of Many Voices…One Song, an extensive music outreach program he founded in Southeastern Michigan. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Eastman School of Music, Tom is grateful for his teachers and mentors: Anton

Welcome to Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast #45! Today's guest Dr. Michael Dierks, a Swedish organist from the German church in Stockholm. This church is famous because in the 17th century there worked one of the most significant students of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, the master Dutch organist, composer, and teacher, Andreas Duben. Michael has the privilege to play an organ which Duben himself also played. In this conversation Michael shares his insights about what it takes to play an organ from the 17th century and to adapt it to the 21st century needs, performing not only ancient music but also modern compositions. 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. Related links: Michael Dierks on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/michael.dierks), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvrycnsE_zLw7KXdoGTc-Lg), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dierks-36826358) Video of Michae

SOP Podcast 44 - On Church Organ Music In Lithuania (hosted by Vidas PInkevicius with Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene and Paulius Grigonis) Secrets of Organ Playing - Helping Reach your Dreams: http://www.organduo.lt Today's guests are my wife, Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene and my friend and colleague, Paulius Grigonis who is an organist at St. Joseph church in Vilnius. Back in 2007 all 3 of us have founded National Association of Organists in Lithuania with the aim to unite Lithuanian organists for the common goal of promoting quality organ music and help pipe organ art survive the 21st century in our country. In this conversation we talk about our efforts to perform multiple organ demonstrations for children and adults in various village and town churches and about church organ music situation in Lithuania. 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. Related links: Ausra's channel on YouT

Welcome to Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast #43! http://www.organduo.lt/podcast (hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius, DMA) Today's guest is Prof. Guy Bovet from Switzerland who is appreciated in the musical world as a many-sided, original and cultivated artist, active in many fields. He is constantly on the road travelling to all parts of the world where organs are played, and keeps a busy concert schedule of about 60 recitals per year. ​His discography of more than 50 records and CD’s includes recordings made mostly on historical instruments of Switzerland, France, Spain, Latin America and lately also in Japan and in the Philippines. Several of these recordings have been distinguished with prizes like the French « Laser d’or » or the German « Grammi » award. His activities in the preservation of historical instruments are appreciated all over the world and he has advised organ builders and restorers in Europe, Japan and both Americas, as well as in the Republic of the Philippines. With his wife, Marisa, he has r

Welcome to Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast #42! Today's guest is Dr. Carl Dodrill, Ph.D., who is past dean of the Seattle AGO Chapter and also president of the Pipe Organ Foundation. His work has focused on encouraging young people’s interest in organ and also on making the pipe organ appealing to and available to people in the general population. Dr. Dodrill is also Professor Emeritus of Neurology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington. In today's conversation we will talk about what it takes to increase public's interest in organ recitals, a subject very relevant these days when church attendance is slowly declining in Western society. ​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. Related link: Pipe Organ Foundation (Dr. Carl Dodrill's 3 articles on the topic of increasing attendance of organ recitals): http://www.pipeorganfoundatio

Welcome to Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast #41! Secrets of Organ Playing: http://www.organduo.lt Today's guest is Sara Schott, an organist from Lincoln, Nebraska. Sara was our boss at Grace Lutheran church when I and Ausra were doctoral students at University of Nebraska-Lincoln and worked as part-time organists at Grace. Currently she is an organist and music director there. She directs 4 choirs (adult choir, children's choir, and two bell choirs), plays the organ, and leads a very productive and creative musical life for her congregation. In today's conversation we will talk about the duties of the church musician and in particularly about the work with bell choirs. 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. Related link: Grace Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE: http://egrace.org Grace Lutheran church's page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glclincoln/

SOP Podcast #40 - Alain Trouche on Pushing Yourself as an Organist(hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius, DMA) Today's guest is Dr. Alain Trouche, my long time friend and colleague from the doctoral studies at UNL (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) where he studied with Dr. George Ritchie. He's now living in Taipei, Taiwan. Originally from France, he grew up in Michigan, USA so he has both cultures in his personality. In this conversation, you will find out about his experience with the French organs, his studies with the masters at UNL and Indiana University, and his insights on efficient practice. 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. Related link: Alain Trouche YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCubcBrNQZ20YUejnAaRCwZA

SOP Podcast 39 - Heather Hernandez On Parenting And Organ Playing (hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius, DMA) Related links: Heather Hernandez on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heatherharringtonhernandez and Twitter: https://twitter.com/heatherhelpsorg and Thirty-One Gifts: https://www.mythirtyone.com/275275 Selected Chant-Based Organ Works of Naji Hakim: The Influence of Improvisation: http://amzn.to/1Synkmy

SOP Podcast #38 - Charles Spanner On Trying Out Different Organs (hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius, DMA) Secrets of Organ Playing - Helping Reach Your Dreams: http://www.organduo.lt

SOP Podcast 37 - How To Achieve Success As An Organist (Vidas Pinkevicius, DMA) Secrets of Organ Playing - Helping Reach Your Dreams in Organ Playing: http://www.organduo.lt

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