Peter Allison
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It is a wee bit slower than usual, but there again my mobile modem thing is slow anyhow.
Is it just me being a non P.C. savvy butcher, but I have now got that Real Player, and it downloads these u tube videos, and you can "save" them, and then burn them,
I have just found out after all these years
Peter
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Did I hear that the marble floor at the front of the cathedral was a gift from a Masonic charity, if so take ALL the seating out, and apply for funding to extend the marble floor through out, that would certaily improve the "dry" acoustic
Peter
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I was there in the 90's with a Polish friend, and he found it "great", I recorded among others pieces the "Reubke", and as for the curtain shakers, brilliant.
What I cannot understand in this day and age of economic recesion etc etc, why fix it when its not broke. I could understand if it was falling to bits and in an unplayable condition like so many instruments, but its not. give any spare £££££ to rehousing the CC in Warrington Parr Hall, but thats another thread
Regards
Peter
(back to check out the Reubke, Bach and Buxtehude)
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Can you say who it was?
he did say, but as usual, I forgot, although he has been give his e-mail, and told to get in touch with him, will let you know. Just listened to the recording again, and it really does the Met organ justice, even the chamade trumpets
Peter
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Have now got it sorted, my father rang the Cathedral office, and spoke to Tim Noon, and the piece he played at the Liverpool organ day, was specially written by a organist from Trinity College, Dublin.
thanks
Peter
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The theme from Riverdance is a sooped up electric version of Lord of the Dance. If this is what you might be looking for, then the last movement of the Rawsthorne Dance Suite is based on this very tune, and has quite a Riverdance feel about it.
Thanks very much,
will mention this to the organist concerned, although I am surprised he has not come across it. The piece that Tim Noon played was written for him by a noted Irish organist I believe
peter
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Hi all
last year I recorded Tim Noon at the Liverpool Met, and he played a really nice piece, which I was told was the "Riverdance" theme. I am looking for a copy of the music, even if its from another composer, If I can find a version, and its ok, it will be played in a recital at Durham Cathedral later this year
thanks in advance
Peter
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And I found this snippet of info on mr. Herriot (which wasn't his real name): 1916. James Alfred Wight, or "Alf," as he's known locally, was born in Sunderland, a small town in Yorkshire on October 3. Three weeks later, the family moved to Glasgow. As the son of a mother who sang professionally and a father who played piano and organ, music played a large part in the household, and Wight grew up with an especial love for Elgar, Beethoven, and Mozart. He lived in Hillhead near Glasgow, Scotland, and attended Hillhead High School.
Since when was Sunderland (Tyne and Wear) ever in Yorkshire? Durham, maybe, my god parents live there, and have never had the postal address of Yorkshire, North, or otherwise
Peter
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The book which I believe to be based upon Gloucester is, of course, The Choir by Joanna Trollope
The Choir, excellent book, shame abought the TV version
Peter
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you mean the pipes have been re instated, thats a shame
Peter
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The organ of St.Peter, Sarciston Durham is coming to the 'gereformeerde kerk' in Oud-Beijerland, picture
This church is now closed, and a for sale sign has been put up. This is sad end to a large ish "local parish church". My father was for a while, organist & choirmaster there, and still lives 2 miles down the road so I had to be in the choir
and I was born and raised in the village from 1960 - 65. The vicar at the time was a marvellous man called Frank Giles, who then went to Hook, in Surrey, before retiring to Bourton on the Water in the Cotswolds I used to play hide and seek with the vicars daughter, Elizabeth, in the huge old vicarage
Regards
Peter
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talking about David Liddle, reminds me when I first met him and his mother, one warm sunday in May, a few years ago in the Maddeline in Paris, a stunning recital, and also in All Saints, Hessle, Hull, not so long ago. A marvellous performer
Peter
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Thomas Trotter is playing Leeds Town Hall on monday 2nd Feb at 1.oopm
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also have a look at http://zoomforum.us/viewforum.php?f=15
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As stated before in previous posts somewhere, I am a great supporter of the Zoom H2, I have used it in Liverpool cathedral and the little parish church down the road, and with very good results, record at 44.1 and you get 3 hrs 14 mins on a 2 gig card,even 3 cathedral organists were very impressed, and thats a hard thing to do
peter
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I keep getting e-mails from a David Pinegar (Hamerwood Hall), who used to be on this forum, till he got removed, he is always talking about a 4 decker, going frpm a southern church but do not know where. I can give you his e-mail add if needed
Peter
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I have just come across this chap here
and he is very good, at least to my ears, ok, so it may be a shade fast, but at 23 yrs old that is maybe to be expected
regards
Peter
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A few months ago, I heard a young Greek lady called Elli Glarou play the Cortege et Litanie at Armley, was played really well, (as I have only heard it on a recording by John Scott at St. Pauls before.) and it suited the Armley organ quite well
Peter
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attending a performance of 'La Nativite' at Blackburn Cathedral, played by Richard Tanner DoM.
Richard played very well and the organ sounded absolutely superb.
I was at Armley on sunday (along with Ron Poole, another board member) to hear Graham Barber play 'La Nativite', again, nice performance ( not that I would know, too modern for me) and organ was in fine fettle as well. and he let me record it too
Peter
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When I first started to gain an interest in recording organs, I borrowed 2 simple mics from the"Emanuel Church", (where I attended),and along with a cassette recorder recorded Ian, playing at my fathers church in Witton Gilbert, Durham. I remember Ian playing the Liszt BACH, and hearing the clattering of the pedals. When he came to p-ractice a couple of nights before hand, he bought with him a big old fashioned alarm clock with the 2 bells on the top, (so he would wake up if he fell asleep I suppose)
I still have the original tape somewhere, also the then organist of St. Oswalds, the late David Higgins, Ralph Franklin, Christchurch, Harrogate ( at the time) and Andrew Christer from Darlington. Good days they were too
Peter
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I was just thinking last night of when the sub organist at Durham Cathedral, a Ian Shaw, came to dinner at my fathers house back in the late 80's, before he played a wonderful recital on a 1st gen Copeman Heart toaster (analoge). Whatever happened to him, does anyone know. He was a marvellous organist and played on some of the cathedrals recordings, including one that was re - released a short time ago. I do know that he left Durham and worked for Opera North, and that the Shakespeare pubs sales went down thereafter
regards
Peter
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I always forget about E.Bay and the others, its normally into Banks of York or JG. Windows in Newcastle ( when visiting home) where the prices are all at the far end of the RRP. Many thanks for the choices, I will have to start and look around to see what else there is. Just need the Organ Fireworks vol 12 now
Peter
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has anyone heard the first in a new series that Christopher Herrick is currently making? I am looking to start and get a few buxtehude cd's, as there are none in my collection at the moment, I have all the Organ Fireworks (1 to 12) and find them excellent quality, and from a non players point of view, well played, and the organs chosen, not too bad either.
Any views/comments gratefully recieved
Peter
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A few months ago I heard Daniel Bishop playing a wonderful rendition of, Hymn To The Fallen, ???, at Liverpool Cathedral, with a drummer moving from the west end to the high altar. It came across very well with the big acoustic
Peter
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Very nice, reminds me of an accordian ( the bit after 2'10) playing BWV 565 in the french metro one evening a while back
Peter