St. Thomas NYC

June 16, 2012

Two nights ago we heard the St. Thomas Leipzig choir in concert, and last night we heard the St. Thomas New York City sing. I first am surprised that we have heard two American choirs (Valparaiso University being the other choir) at the BachFest. Valparaiso sang a good bit of American music in addition to… Read More St. Thomas NYC

— Organists and Organ Playing —

Spectacular Silbermann organs

June 12, 2012

Today we took a BachFest-sponsored bus tour to the city of Freiberg, about an hour-and-a-half away. You can see in the picture above that even our bus had Bach on it! The reason we came to Freiberg is that there are several historic organs by Gottfried Silbermann, a Baroque master organ builder. Our first stop… Read More Spectacular Silbermann organs

Yet Another Year of Insanity

Musings from the Organ Bench

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St. Thomas NYC

Spectacular Silbermann organs