Handel in Holy Rosary On December 13th, I attended the Handel in Holy Rosary concert in Adrian, MI. The concert featured the Adrian Symphony Orchestra, the Adrian College Chamber Choir, and organist Michael Gartz. This …
The Joy of December comes in the form of concerts! December offers ample opportunities to attend holiday concerts and programs. In a stretch of only 10 days, I have attended 6 events. How about you? …
“It’s not any harder to play it right than to play it wrong.” Michael pointed this out at my organ lesson last Saturday. While playing “Nearer, Still Nearer”, I had some tempo issues. Unlike in …
Recently, as I sat down at the organ to practice, my oldest sister, Renee, called. I decided to keep playing while on the phone. Renee asked me what I was playing. I was practicing the …
Last Friday, I attended Vincent Dubois’ organ recital at Hill Auditorium on the campus of the University of Michigan. Vincent is a French organist and was a guest artist at U of M during the …
I will be building a glossary with the terminology related to the pipe organ, electronic organ, organ music, etc. I am creating this list of definitions for two primary reasons: #1: Giving you a resource …
I had another organ lesson last Saturday at Trinity with Michael Gartz. We started with the 3 hymns I’ve been assigned. I chose to begin with “My Faith Has Found a Resting Place” as I …
I’ve made two updates to the site. First, I have added a new page, Saville Organ. This pages provides some information on my Saville organ including the stop list and a few photos. Also, I …