Organ Improviser in the Spotlight: Wayne Warren
Here’s what you can learn from this Florida-based artist.
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Here’s what you can learn from this Florida-based artist.
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Tournemire’s L’Orgue Mystique is an indispensable resource—especially for organists who are feeling “stuck” in their improvisation.
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Here are some audio samples from recent Masses, along with explanations of what I was thinking for each improvisation.
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If an ex-clarinetist can do it, you can do it—and the benefits far outweigh the effort involved.
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Organ improvisation is on the mind of many organists these days as they cope in the absence of choirs and other musicians.
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New recording by the Schola Cantorum of St. Mary’s Church in Norwalk, CT
While the pipe organ languishes in some places, it flourishes in others. There are three reasons why.
A close friend, a priest once told me years ago something I’ve never forgotten. “The people don’t need to know what it is to understand it.” They will understand the prayer interiorly if not in words. Since hearing that, I have always thought it important to play and pray music related to a relevant text.
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We’re under tremendous pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do this. We believe our website should remain free to all. It’s annoying to have to search for login credentials (e.g. if you’re away from your desk).
Our president has written the following letter:
* Thirteen Men & Coins (Holy Thursday Appeal)
Traditionally on Holy Thursday, the priest washed the feet of thirteen men. Theologians held various opinions regarding whom the “13th man” represented. Before the liturgical changes of Pope Pius XII (which changed the number from thirteen to twelve), the priest washed each man’s feet, kissed his foot, and gave him a coin.
This “coin” business seems providential—inasmuch as our appeal begins on Holy Thursday this year.
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