Amazing young man.....

[electra225]

He does a pretty good job on this big church organ. He's playing my dad's favorite church song, "It Is Well".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7heWkl ... rt_radio=1

[William]

He is extremely talented, no music and he is constantly scanner all of the stops to make changes. That organ console is insane, has to be on of the largest church consoles ever built.

For those that are interested, here's some info about the organ.

The Harrah Symphonic Organ is a massive, custom hybrid organ located at the Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church in Hurricane, West Virginia. Designed by acclaimed organ builder Allen Harrah, it features 2,600 physical pipes and over 20,000 digital pipe notes, controlled by an extensive six-keyboard, 456-stop draw knob console. The world-renowned instrument is famous for its incredible versatility, producing the sounds of classical pipe organs, theatre organs, and full symphony orchestras.

Bill

[TC Chris]

Cool! The one that YouTube gave me right afterward us remarkable, too, but you'll need god headphones or big speakers for full effect:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2rrmmd ... 2U&index=2

I've always figured that it must be very satisfying to play an instrument that makes such a big noise. I listen to the weekly Pipedreams show each week as I migrate to the cottage on Friday. Trucks are a favorable environment for organ music because they have a small enclosed space.

Chris Campbell

[William]

Then there is this young man playing the Detroit Fox 4-36 Wurlitzer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPAUMds ... 2U&index=6

And, Richard Hills playing a Wurlitzer in the UK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWClq1P ... 2U&index=7

Bill

[TC Chris]

Yay for Detroit, and the Ilitch family who saved the theater and a lot more. Isn't that guy having fun on the Wurlitzer?

Don Gonyea, long-term NPR reporter, just retired. He was from Detroit. In an interview he was asked about his favorite building--the Guardian Building.

https://www.guardianbuilding.com/

And his favorite place? The atrium of the Detroit Institute of Art, in the middle of the Diego Rivera frescoes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2C40LnfoSY.

Chris Campbell

[William]

Yes he is, and he is a local Detroit boy.

Bill