I'm enthusiastic about Pipe Organs. Playing them has become the love of my life. I didn't set out to be an organist. I had a rather circuitous route to becoming one and now it has changed my life. I started taking pipe organ lessons prior to having a pipe organ installed at our church and during the installation process I practiced at other churches for 3 weeks. It was such a cool experience to play in different churches and different organs, that I decided to embark on a pipe organ project where I'm playing 60 pipe organs before I turn 60.
I call it Sixty by Sixty a musical journey. I have played 32 so far as part of my project and have met many wonderful and encouraging organists, visited many beautiful churches and played some lovely instruments. I played all the pipe organs in Battle Creek, Michigan, as a sub-goal, and some of those instruments were not so great and sadly in serious need of repair. So the second half of my project I'm hoping to play special instruments and continue to grow as a musician and in my knowledge of organs and organ music.
Check out my blog at http://sixtybysixty.tumblr.com
Ellen
Sixty by Sixty
I call it Sixty by Sixty a musical journey. I have played 32 so far as part of my project and have met many wonderful and encouraging organists, visited many beautiful churches and played some lovely instruments. I played all the pipe organs in Battle Creek, Michigan, as a sub-goal, and some of those instruments were not so great and sadly in serious need of repair. So the second half of my project I'm hoping to play special instruments and continue to grow as a musician and in my knowledge of organs and organ music.
Check out my blog at http://sixtybysixty.tumblr.com
Ellen
Sixty by Sixty