Very good. I enjoy seeing and hearing young organists like Hugh keeping these majestic organs making their sweet music. Improvisations are always interesting.
Thanks for this very good tour of church and organ. You are discovering some great gems with good sound. Very educational. Beauty is not limited to the large beasts. I love watching your fingers dancing across the keys so effortlessly. Playing a pipe organ is an art as well as talent. Greetings from Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.
Is there any chance in future videos that you can get some footage inside the Organ loft ? It would make an old Organ builder happy. Anyway, beautiful church and Organ. I like the design of that bench.
@@joschmoyo4532 Yes, that’s a priority for me, as I actually intend to pursue a career in organ building. There is actually a tiny bit at the end of this video, and even less in the Chelmarsh demo. Hopefully I can get more into my future videos! H.
@@BOA23- Excellent. A word of advice if I may. Start at the bottom, swallow your pride and pay close attention. It's a highly skilled trade that demands great attention to detail and self discipline. If you start waffling on the shop floor to much about stop lists and history you will loose respect. The lads need to know your able to cut it and do the hard yards. The pay is rubbish and the management all to often treats their staff like idiot's but the real work is done at the bench, in the mill. Most business owners now are total failures as hands on Organ builders. This was not always the case. The greats of the past worked their way up from the bottom. They knew their craft from the ground up and they had the respect of their employees. Back then an organ builder could raise a family and pay off a mortgage. Those days are over. There is no place for ego on the shop floor. Competence is the only currency and if you can't cut it you won't be accepted and they won't teach you the real skills. They will hang you out to dry as a dilettante. Or worse send you out to hold keys with the Tuner.
String stops belong in the Swell Organ, not on a Great at the expense of valuable Choruswork. That is my opinion, the same could be said about Dulcianas, which on a 3 manual organ, belong on the Choir Organ. One organ I played, had no upperwork or a complete Chorus on the Great, but had Viola d’Gamba and Dulciana. The church was large and the organ could not support a full congregation. Get my point? The organ had been aquired unadvisedly S/H from a much smaller church by a budget organ builders .
Your improvisation technique is very impressive but it would also be nice to hear a piece or organ repertoire too. This organ has a very bright tone and I am sure is more than adequate for the accompaniment of hymn singing in the church.
Very nice overview of the organ. The music you chose for illustration were nice and lively. The organ has what I call a nice mellow and clear tone. You show that it isn't the size or number of pipes, but rather the quality of build and skill of the organist that makes for a great organ. It is always inspiring to see young organists who come up and replace those who are retiring. Thanks for sharing with us. This beats hopping on a plane and then driving around to see the great organs in Europe.
Nice versatile little organ, more than adequate for accompaniment of hymn singing etc. I don’t think the expense of a Pedal Reed is really justifiable. It is suitable for some baroque classical repertoire (eg. Bach) Pity about the Great 4ft .Harmonic flute only being Tenor C. I would like to have heard a piece of Organ music (Bach)
Nice versatile little organ, more than adequate for accompaniment of hymn singing etc. I don’t think the expense of a Pedal Reed is really justifiable. It is suitable for some baroque classical repertoire (eg. Bach) Pity about the Great 4ft .Harmonic flute only being Tenor C. I would like to have heard a piece of Organ music (Bach)
I Love your direct approach to describing & demonstrating the instruments. I wonder whether you have thought of trying the Conicher organ in Wem Methodist Church, which is an unusual and delightful instrument?
The Gamba and Voix Celeste in conjunction sound heavenly. What an ethereal sound. As you said, probably more handy than having an oboe there as a solo reed.
Maestro and, if I may, dear Hugh, I listen with great pleasure to your performances; I am sure you are a great promise of the organ art and I wish you all the satisfaction you deserve
I'm impressed you spend your time showing off what the organ has to offer in a very positive and enthusiastic style. And not devoting time to lament it's lack of mixtures, reeds or mutations. Keep up the good work!
So good to see another young organist who is talented and willing to share with the world. The Nicholson organ may be small but it has a great sound. I appreciate you playing a long enough part to let us enjoy the different features.From an organ lover in the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA, near Washington, DC. I see you have a comment from Terry Miles. He has a great series on Church Quest where he visits many old churches in England and demonstrates their organs. I look forward to more of you enlightening videos.
Consider getting a lapel microphone because older viewers like me with less-than-youthful hearing find it well-nigh impossible to catch much of what you are saying. Your speech is clear enough but the camera mic just isn't designed to catch it all.
nicholsons organ builders are now located in leigh sinton just down the road from where i live and my local church st edburga down in leigh has a superb nicholson organ i play it just for enjoyment now it has a very rich tonal quality aside from this nicholson organ the organ in my local church has a lovely oboe on the swell and a swell to great sub octave which really adds some power to the sound
Nice sounding organ which is obviously more than adequate for its role as an accompaniment to the congregational singing. I sounds well maintained and tuned. I have a feeling that it may have had a couple of tonal changes since it was built.
