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Like most, I listen to a wide variety of genres of music. I'd like to think that I'm also able to perform a wide variety, but whether or not that's true, the bulk of my music-making is of the "classical" variety, for lack of a better word. I particularly love early music: that is, from the baroque era and earlier. I spend a lot of time singing Renaissance polyphony by composers like William Byrd and Orlande de Lassus:
And, as an organist, I am obligated to have an especial love for J.S. Bach. Praesent maximus, turpis venenatis hendrerit hendrerit, orci ipsum malesuada lectus, eget laoreet velit quam nec nibh. Vestibulum vulputate enim enim, lacinia ultricies quam vehicula in. Cras et dolor eleifend, laoreet justo a, facilisis arcu. Aliquam venenatis massa justo, nec placerat neque mattis at. Nulla dignissim diam sit amet facilisis ornare. Morbi quis dictum orci. Cras et hendrerit nisl. Duis quis porta est, non tristique felis. Sed tristique lobortis purus egestas iaculis.
The organ is a mysterious instrument to many (and sometimes it remains so even to the organist!). The word "organ" can mean anything from a tiny little portativ with a single flute sound to a monstrous instrument like the Wanamaker in Philadelphia. Every instrument ever built is unique, which can be both a great joy and a great frustration, especially since this means that not all organs are well-suited for all repertoire. Some organs have electric action, which means that pressing a key opens the pipe through electromagnetic action and there is very little resistance; in organs with mechanical action, the keys directly connect through wires to sliders that open the pipes, which can result in the level of control over pipe speech demonstrated in the video. (Such control can be both a blessing and a curse.)
