Fanfare, Lemmens

[octavebasse8]

awwwwww...........I was so little!!!!! Maybe one day I'll take the time to start posting again. :)

[EbrietazZz]

Leute, das ist legato gespielt. FAIL

[pipeorganfan26]

How Old Is He? That Is Absolutely AWESOME To See Someone So Young & So Good As He . WAY To Go. What Is The Kids Name? I Hope YOU NEVER GIVE UP On Playing the Organ. Not alot of Organist Around. A Lost Art. You Should Be Proud. Keep Up The Great Work. Looking forwatd to hear more From You.

[crossbike]

BRAVO !

[IPAVOI]

Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens.

[gabrielletessier]

Cool!

[jbca83]

I listen to this every night. Love it . Great job. Thank you Love your work!

[mortondavid]

You are dynamite!!! Keep going--many schools would love to have you! You have an excellent teacher even now.

[augustusturner1855]

You might want to take a look at North Carolina School for the Arts. They have a fine organ program there. It is a "boarding high school" and you could have access to other music courses also. (Cameron Carpenter went there to high school.) This is a part of the University of North Carolina in Winston Salem and they have a residential high school program where you would be with other music sudents

[dano1719]

@augustusturner1855 The organist at my church went to UNC School of the Arts and Eastman. I agree with augustusturner that you should consider that. Keep up the good work. We enjoy your postings.

[Heyde1979]

wonderful preformance keep up the good work

[frankflower69]

tempo to slow and a bit of improv here and there... not at all satisfying...

[churchwhistles]

@frankflower69 I prefer it slower. You can hear the MUSIC. This isn't the Grand Prix, you know.

[gianniscilla]

wnorderfoul sound

[1000jensen]

What a talent...unbelievable! Very well played, excellent kid!

[frater09]

We got to get you to at least consider Eastman School in Rochester. You have such great raw talent.

[Octavin2]

Perfect!

[GJmusique]

Can you imagine a march band (cause that's what a "Fanfare" is) marching through town at this tempo? ;-)

[photobug1963]

One of these days, a good piece to do would be Marcello's Psalm 19 - Let the Heavens Declare the Glory to God. You do good work. Dont know your background but you sound as good as an organist I know who has played for 40+ yrs and another I know with a Masters in organ performance from New Orleans Baptist Seminary - both are good

[speaks3703]

I have an mp3 copy of this piece at the Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville if you would like it. That might give you a better idea for a good tempo. I will warn you, when David Lang played it, it was a bit faster. I like your registration, by the way.

[frater09]

I really enjoy listening to you play this. Have you tried Karg-Elert's Marche Triumphale. I think you'd do a great job with it. A minor suggestion, pull the camera back so we can see you play the pedals.

God Bless!!

[riverscuomo06]

i was searching on youtube for this to send to a future bride, and you're the only person on youtube that doesn't fly through it at 500mph and make very few mistakes. THANK YOU!

[UncleAl3]

This is one of my most often watched videos. I admire your work.

[GraceSpringHill]

Request:  Would you play Richard Dirksen's, "Rejoice ye pure in heart..." from the Episcopal Hymnal 1982. It is an impressive change to the usual tune for this hymn. I believe you could add some extra zest to it. Thanks!

[GraceSpringHill]

Are you an Episcopalian?

[octavebasse8]

This is an Episcopal church.

[99nvrmind]

@octavebasse8 How long were you playing the organ?

[wheidelberg]

You really put the joy in this piece, which other players forsake in the name of speed, and technique.

[FPWilkins]

I have a recording of Michael Murray playing this on the organ at Boston Symphony hall. The organ is an Aeolian-Skinner. I notice Murray goes through this piece by Lemmens much faster than you do on this video. When you start listening to the piece before you know it he is done. I like your slower tempo and phrasing.

[Angultimmarik]

Quite well done, no mistakes, but I would play it a bit faster. Besides I think Lemmens meant it more soft when he wrote p and pp.

[octavebasse8]

My opinion about the tempo is, that when he titled it Fanfare, he meant for it's tempo to be slower, versus titling it Toccata.

[Angultimmarik]

The title says absolutely nothing about the tempo. It is a Toccata, indeed. "Fanfare" only refers to th character of the main theme at the beginning. (And, meanwhile, while I listen to it, I think that there are still mistakes.)

[octavebasse8]

Well, there are for sure mistakes. I can find one in the first 10 seconds of the piece.

[FPWilkins]

I am "hooked" on you videos! I came across them while searching through You Tube. Your performance is "first class". I can't get over how well you do at the organ for a boy of your age. What ever got you interested in the "king of instruments"? You make playing this Fanfare look so easy, but that comes with practice. You have a talent for the organ and excel, were other boys of your age have a talent for sports and they excel in their chosen field. You found your God given talent!! BRAVO

[masonbradford]

Excellent! I would love to hear you play Final' from Louis Vierne's Symphony #1 for Organ that majestic Symphony for organ.

[goodiegoodie48]

WOW! Your really hot! And your very talented.

[pnioczek1]

Młody, jesteś zajebisty!!!

[lilshu1990]

I wish I had even 1/8 the talent you have.

Very well done :)

[tempetiger]

What brand of organ are you playing? That sounds great!

[edolch]

Looks to be an Austin console

[photobug1963]

agreed - looks somewhat like the Austin console where I go to church too. I wander how large this organ is.

[octavebasse8]

It's a 52 rank Austin.

[photobug1963]

This is great - one of our organists @ church played this as a Postlude on our 60 rank pipe organ - beautiful piece

[speaks3703]

very well done! i've heard this piece in cathedrals and this rivals that without question. by the way, the composer's first name is Jacques.

[mixolydius]

well done!

[coolumax]

I like your T Shirt. Good witness!

[bmillig]

I am so proud of you. I want you to accompany me someday with me on horn.

[octavebasse8]

I would love to, do you have a particular piecein mind???

[19lfm12]

just one word.......APPLAUSE!!!!!!!

(the way you play it here makes me really like the piece!). Thanks:p

[codeman2008]

Awesome job my friend!

[bimjales]

Why you're a young Virgil Fox. That was great.

[octavebasse8]

well, i dont know about that, but thanks!

haha

[lostnyc2]

Damn, awesome performance on a difficult fast piece!