Post by Logan on Jun 22, 2016 21:35:37 GMT -6
More than a thousand people are gathered in Houston this week to celebrate – organs.
Players and enthusiasts are attending concerts and workshops at the bi-annual American Guild of Organists national convention in a city, the Houston Chronicle noted, is perhaps better known for its organ transplants than its organ music.
On the face of it such a celebration would not be easy or convenient, since we are talking about, for the most part, massive instruments that are as portable as a couple of side-by-side refrigerators strapped together, not counting the pipes. And the popularity of organ music in the 21st century?
None of this bothers Dr. Matthew Dirst, an international award-winning performer and professor of musicology at the University of Houston.
Read more: www.texasstandard.org/stories/pump-those-pipes-at-the-annual-organists-convention/#
Players and enthusiasts are attending concerts and workshops at the bi-annual American Guild of Organists national convention in a city, the Houston Chronicle noted, is perhaps better known for its organ transplants than its organ music.
On the face of it such a celebration would not be easy or convenient, since we are talking about, for the most part, massive instruments that are as portable as a couple of side-by-side refrigerators strapped together, not counting the pipes. And the popularity of organ music in the 21st century?
None of this bothers Dr. Matthew Dirst, an international award-winning performer and professor of musicology at the University of Houston.
Read more: www.texasstandard.org/stories/pump-those-pipes-at-the-annual-organists-convention/#