tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post4223623815480862007..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Play the Mighty OrganPastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-62032182083762931972010-04-10T20:48:36.726-05:002010-04-10T20:48:36.726-05:00Just an interesting thought....
While practicing o...Just an interesting thought....<br />While practicing organ earlier today I got thinking about this blog from a few days ago. <br /><br />It's amazing how the "king of insturments" really still is "king" Yes, you can now reproduce sound, as in sampling for digital organs. But......that's only been created to keep the pipe organ ALIVE due to cost. If it wasn't good in the first place, you'd never want to make a copy, right?<br /><br />Funny too, I've never heard one person EVER say....."I hate hearing the pipe organ." Young or old. <br /><br />Also interesting that over that huge span of time since the pipe organ was first invented, really very little has changed. Other then adding electric to move the air through the pipes and electronic action in place of a tracker, it still really remains unchanged.<br /><br />It's sad to see congregations having to give up their organs due to cost to maintain it. Secondly, and I actually feel the worst - the congregations that have a pipe organ, but it remains silent becuase no one knows how to play it. Enter: keyboards, guitars and praise bands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-77079292980486783802010-04-08T07:09:50.925-05:002010-04-08T07:09:50.925-05:00I've decided that you read my mind. This is no...I've decided that you read my mind. This is not the first time this has happened. <br /><br />I just posted a link last night from CTS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fApDo2z8IaU) on pipe organs. I have one of those unusual teens who doesn't like contemporary music, but prefers hymns and classical music. So I'm always looking for interesting items for Alex.<br /><br />Thanks for the post!Mary Ellynhttp://lambert-blog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-14309392242484119982010-04-07T17:22:50.426-05:002010-04-07T17:22:50.426-05:00I agree 110%. I think the biggest problem in the ...I agree 110%. I think the biggest problem in the church is the lack of organists. Or, not to be rude, but "good" organists. <br /><br />You can have the largest organ with all the stops you can wish for, but if you can't play it, or even choose registration properly - well, I won't say anymore. I'm sure we can all think of being in that situation at one time or another. <br /><br />Now, that being said, I am an Lutheran Organist. So, YES, it's hard to be impartial. But, I am. It has taken me a long time to warm up to the contemporary worship style. Looking back, I think most of that was in my head, and not so much my heart. I think I personally identified it as the "mega church" style and wanted NOTHING of it. I find it refreshing now and then to attend at comtemporary service. It's stil music and praise to our Lord if it's coming from the right place. Only we can answer for ourselves and examine our hearts on that subject with our Lord. <br /><br />You obviously have to be careful in chosing music in either category. I've known organists who run in on Sunday morning and play things like "Jesus, take the wheel". I wanted to crawl under my pew. A country rock ballad from the radio with the name Jesus in it. Thankfully it wasn't where I worship and serve we were visiting friends out of state. <br /><br />I found it strange that no one felt there was an issue with the choice of preservice music at that Church. Approaching it delicately I got the gist that they felt fortunate enough for someone who could play their 3 Manual pipe organ. I took great restraint not to run to the organ loft and intervene. <br /><br />The pipe organ I agree is TOPS hands down. But there are so few trained organists out there anymore. In those cases, I actually feel it best for those churches to stick to their strengths. A guitar, percussion and a microphone might have worked in their favor. <br /><br />Nonetheless, Church will go on without the organ in general. But I hope I'm at home with my Maker before I see that day. <br /><br />Rejoicing in Christ's Resurrection. He is Risen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-19003035605628033472010-04-07T17:13:49.679-05:002010-04-07T17:13:49.679-05:00Not only should we be encouraging young men to ent...Not only should we be encouraging young men to enter the pastoral ministry, but we need to be encouraging musicians to be church organists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-55196777001242868352010-04-07T15:17:27.841-05:002010-04-07T15:17:27.841-05:00I never thought of the organ this way! And it'...I never thought of the organ this way! And it's true! It leads the congregation in singing in the way a praise band cannot. With a band, the focus seems to be on the people and the instruments, not the music and words as much. About 15 years ago we raised funds like crazy and got a new organ. It has been such a blessing to out congregation. BTW, when it was about to be installed, my younger son, then about 10 or 11 wanted to know what the first the was that the organist was going to play on it. (Out of the mouths of babes.) I said I'd ask. She misunderstood the question at first and answered whatever the pastor planned for that Sunday. I said no, Jacob wants to know the very first thing you'll play when you sit down at the organ for the first time. Oh, she said, that's easy: Jesus loves me! Easy to play with one hand while trying all the stops!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503743050696171950noreply@blogger.com