@KTRTWVPAUS that was my reason for coming from fb to this link was to comment. for a second there i was foolish enough to think i was the first one to come up with that. jesus christ!
@marceloboisao - it's a digital (ie wholly electronic, pipeless) organ by Doug Marshall & David Ogletree. The console was supplied by Fratelli Ruffati of Padua, Italy. It replaced an Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ damaged in the 9-11 attacks. That in itself was rather controversial - the church said it was beyond repair, but it has subsequently been acquired by another church where it is to be restored - Trinity's claims as to the extent of the damage were seemingly greatly inflated.
A fabulous performance. I would love to hear this artist performing on one of the worlds great theatre organs. What a skill of art demonstated here. Thank you.
@jvdurante84 Speaking as someone who's played this particular instrument, I have to respectfully disagree. Sure, it sounds better than a bad pipe organ, but I'd much rather have a mediocre-good one.
The church allowed him to play there because he can emphasize with Micheal Jackson having been a pedophile. (Cruel? : yes, Worth mentioning: totally).
@evn3 - yeah, because the Episcopal church/worldwide Anglican Communion hasn't had its fair share of paedophiles either... the vast majority of clergy and organists in both Episcopal/Anglican and Roman Catholic churches are decent people who find paedophilia utterly repulsive. Please do not tar all Catholics with the same brush.
@AnOrganCornucopia It seems that you are reading much too far into my inane clarification of fact. It is widely known that pockets of church leadership were partly culpable in the sexual abuse of children by a very small number of priests. However, I highly doubt that any reasonably informed person really thinks that the vast majority of lay catholics or clergy are pedophiles or sex criminals.
@AnOrganCornucopia Naturally, this is a very sensitive sensitive issue as this does reflect poorly on all catholics too some degree. I understand your pugnaciousness, but it really is unnecessary. In the United States among many circles it is common to "make fun" of what may seems like highly distasteful things. Youtube comments sections are naturally quite low-brow, and thus by responding to any "humor" you find distasteful you will be a busy man indeed.
This is just amazing. I wish al lot more organists would play stuf like this and not Bach al the time. I`d say its time for a temperary Bach boycot and play only pop and other music like this. it is valid because the service has already ended. Fire away, I`d say
this is a serious work of music. Organ is not for the light of heart, it is unfortunat that organ is associated with church music. Organs are large and heavy instruments that are difficult to move.
I think the arranger of the organ work did a decent job of putting elements of organ repertoire and MJs work together. There is a lot of variety of color and music elements in the work.
It's a shame this kind of music can't be appreciated when played on an organ. There's a pretense that music played on an organ MUST be religious or classical in origin… but here's an exercise of modern music arranged brilliantly for the instrument. People can't accept the organ repertoire's modernization, and it's killing the organ. If playing modern works on this marvelous, versatile instrument was acceptable, the organ would again be relevant and wouldn't be facing the slow death it is now.
You know I'd go to church everyday!!!!! if they'd play pipe organs like musical instruments, and not religiously or quietly. Organs are made to be loud and joyful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
boy what hypercrites, your playing THRILLER in your church-thriller is about demons and death-you priest people are fake anyway, you rape children,etc.
Even mj's JW's would allow thriller, but you guys are. And why out of all songs did you pick thriller-oh, it's beacause your demon possesed. At least mj did'nt play around with God.
@TheEzekiel300 oh, but priest are still not suppose pay tribute to mj, their suppose to worship God, so shame on them. And their doing this in church, church is only a place for worship to God, no one else, hypercrites.
@TheEzekiel300 oh, but priest are still not suppose to pay tribute to mj, their suppose to worship God, so shame on them. And their doing this in church, church is only a place for worship to God, no one else, hypercrites.
@heyathere1000 one: you spelled hyocrites wrong for the third time (and this just means you cant spell). And just to correct your mistake (as in im sorry for butting in), that man isnt a preist, hes just the organist/youth choir director
@YunqHunniie0654 you really need to go because your talking about me spelling hypocrite wrong, one word, a word hardly used by many people, a word that some people don't even know what it means. Besides you spelled three different words wrong, at least mine was only one word that a lot of people don't even use hardly, you can't even spell the most common words, ha ha.
Now leave me alone and go mine your own business. Remember you commented me first, now scam and leave me alone, go.
@heyathere1000 i suggest you shut up. I'm a chorister at Trinity Wall Street and its nothing like that. What you just said about MY chorus director was rude on so many levels. and you spelled hypocrites wrong
@YunqHunniie0654 Well, I suggest you shut up. You have your opinion and I have mine, now scam. And who cares if I spelled hyprocrite wrong earlier, I only spelled it wrong by one letter, have you ever hear of typo? or mistake? You was able to read it, weren't you? Now go.
@heyathere1000 no, it isnt a mistake if you spelled it wrong twice. You obviously dont know micheal jackson either because they are playing Beat It. Who cares if it was a church? Michael died anmd they are doing a tribute. We all have opinions, i know that, but your opinion is wrong. Its like saying "most black people are so fat". Yes its your opinon but is it the right thing to say? And you have bad grammar too. What a shame. Also, your fighting with a 13 year old. Now go.
@YunqHunniie0654 If I were you I would'nt embarrass myself anymore than you already did. You said I mispelled hypocrite wrong which was only by one letter or two, look at your spelling mrs. ignorant: It's isn't not isnt. It's and not anmd. It's opinion not opnon. You spelled 3 words wrong, now stop embarrassing yourself. And my "one" word misspelling in a whole paragraph has nothing to do with my intellect, people make mistakes all the time such as yourself mispelling 3 words in a papragraph.
@heyathere1000 Really? I spelled opinion correct the first time i spelled it, and i put an asterisk with the correct spelling of 'and' in another comment, cuz i recognized my mistake. unlike u did. I spelled 'isnt' the right way. A comma isnt a letter. And as i said before, its not a typo if you misspelled the same word twice. Also I didnt say you could see your fighting with a 13 year old. Im telling u that. U talk about my spelling. Bit? Dont you mean bet? And again u spelled it wrong twice.
@YunqHunniie0654 I bit I know way more than you do about mj. And the reason I don't know what the guy is playing because he's not good at plaing mj songs in my opinion, maybe he's good at playing church songs, etc. I bit I can recognize mj playing beat it because he's good at it, so there, ha ha.
And how am I suppose to know that your 13, I don't have invisible eyes, I can't see you behind this computer, and who knows you might be lying. Also yourthe one that commented me first, now you go.
@YunqHunniie0654 I bit I know way more than you do about mj. And the reason I don't know what the guy is playing because he's not good at plaing mj songs in my opinion, maybe he's good at playing church songs, etc. I bit I can recognize mj playing beat it because he's good at it, so there, ha ha.
And how am I suppose to know that your 13, I don't have invisible eyes, I can't see you behind this computer, and who knows you might be lying. Also your the one that commented me first, now you go.
Wow! If people heard the pipe organ played like this more often, this instrument would truly once again be seen by all as "The King of Instruments"! Great performance! Thanks
@Episcopalcriticiser ...I am Roman Catholic also and unless we are celebrating the Tridentine Mass, last time I checked the postlude isn't part of the Mass, so what this guy is doing is valid. It's the same as say a carol singing service or an organ concert. We have those in Roman Catholic Churches, do we not?
Oh dear oh dear oh dear - all the negative comments from people who know very little of the history of church music. Many of the great masses from the middle ages onwards were based on secular tunes (L'homme arme springs to mind) by a multitude of composers. I don't care much for Michael Jackson, but this organist is clearly a master musician, and should be honoured as such. A simply brilliant improvisation.
@Episcopalcriticiser what did you want them to do, re-write the lyrics to his music and make a few changes here and there to the scores and make it into a hymn?!!!
@Episcopalcriticiser your an example of a church member, stuck in the victorian era. The organ is only a musical instrument at the end of the day. There is nothing to stop anyone playing any kind of music on it. The church is only a church in a service. Each church has its own ways, but being stuffy is one sure way to lose the congregation!
@Episcopalcriticiser That's right criticiser.....your church only encourages the molestation of little boys by the members of your clergy and then ships them off to do it again in another diocese. The nerve of you sir or madam.
@Episcopalcriticiser You are not worth of being an organist in the first place. This man pays a tribute to a man who changed so many, who was and still is so dear to many and who, now and forever, will be missed by all. Instead of whining about this piece being played here you should look to it from the other side: MJ moved so many people, hes worthy to be remembered in gods place.
Wow a standing ovation at MASS?!? Brilliantly played, Michael would be very proud. Wow, even the priest comes up to him and says well done afterwards!
What does it matter??!! it's a great piece to hear ;) If this music continues to be played in Trinity Church, I'll emigrate to the US!!!!!! Fantastic performance
Heard that instrument over the weekend what a piece of crap! Why in the world would they replace the Skinner with that Digital crap that will be worthless in 10 years! What a tragedy!
@davbear221 I've heard it before and it's not crap! But it's certainly nothing like real pipe organ. I'll just stick to St. Thomas on 5th ave. Better choir AND they have John Scott
@davbear221 Because the M&O was originally intended to be temporary, installed due to damage to the Skinner from 9/11. Not to worry, they'll probably have a pipe organ (maybe even the old Skinner) in there not too long from now, the M&O has been a point of much frustration recently.
@AnOrganCornucopia I can't speak for very recently, as I no longer live in town and haven't been to TWS in quite some time, but about a year ago it was having major issues. Parts of the organ would randomly stop working, and in fact the entire thing went nuts and they had to resort to an electronic keyboard on at least one Sunday morning. The thing is, it's a computer, and computers don't last very long; this M&O is 8 years old at this point.
@menschmaschine5 - fair enough! Thanks for the ultra-prompt reply! Mind you, a lot of pipe organs with computerised solid state electric action are little better... but I'd still rather have a good pipe organ where space allows. Digital can be good in that you can have lots of percussion! I know that some pipe organs these days (e.g. the Mormon Conference Center Schoenstein in Salt Lake, UT) include them.
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How supremely tacky! Honoring a sicko like Michael Jackson in a holy place! HOW LOW Trinity Church has sunk! What was he thinking!!! Good thing I'm not on that Administrative committee I know an organist that would have been looking for another job.
Give him a break. It was clearly an awesome tribute to a great musician AND it was for the postlude. The fact that someone's mind can conjure up something like this, is just mind-blowing to me. Also, if you had never heard Michael Jackson's songs before in your life, you would think that this is an incredible modern-day piece.
It's impressive and the organ sounds magnificent. BUT... isn't this just a little more than inappropriate for use in church? I can't believe he got away with it and didn't get fired.
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Let me get this straight....a church is wasting their service time by performing Michael Jackson songs?! Are you kidding me?! I'm not surprised. Churches like to do ANYTHING nowadays but stick to the Bible. BUT, this guy was good! I'll definitely give him that. But if the praise band at Calvary Chapel would have started doing that we would have all walked out! Then we would have gone up to our pastor and asked, "What in the heck are you thinking?!?!"
Hey man, there's a time and a place. And no, I didn't see the last MILI-SECOND of the footage. Sorry I didn't watch all the way until 3:47! Dang, maybe if there had been some other shots of the church I wouldn't have written anything.
totally cool... I agree the organ is probably the most magnificent sounding instrument on the planet... and to play todays music on it is difficult to say the least...Actually I was thinking I would hear Thriller not A-B-C, but man o man, this guy was rockin' it!!!
I love all of these people detesting this improvisation at the end of the service! Improvisation pulls in all facets of music whether you chose secular or sacred. It's done in a classical manner with a Fugue subject built on the song "A-B-C". I suppose it's ok though when someone wants Goo Goo Dolls or Sarah McLachlan played at a memorial in A CHURCH via CD or audio cassette. Give it a rest and enjoy the video for what it was/is.
The pipe organ is perhaps the most magnificant instrument in the world and should be reserved for the glorification of God and timeless classical music. It was not appropriate to play this rendition as the postlude. A tribute on a piano at a scheduled memorial would have been better. Also, Mr. Jackson was a Muslim and in my opinion did not need to remembered at a celebration of the Eurhcarist. But I appreciate the sentiment even though I am not a fan because of the controversy in his life.
The controversy is a travesty - he was innocent. It is far - far worse to condemn 1 innocent man than to let go 10 guilty ones. The organ is an invention of man which God provided by the talent of its inventors & is not a restricted sacred instrument and it is indeed fitting to pay tribute to Michael in this original manner no matter what faith one is. Michael did not leave faith be a boundary to help countless others in the course of his life and for that alone this tribute is quite fitting.
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MJ was a talented artist. However there is an appropriate time and place to showcase his music and talent. This organ piece at the end of the service is not appropriate. Perhaps they could have arranged an organ recital of Jackson pieces, which is an interesting thought. However, to juxtapose a moment of worship (even the conclusion) with worship of an artistic cult figure is a terrible move to make.
Yep your a good christian, your why the christian church is dying dude, stp being so conservative in your faith and get out of the bubble that you formed around it.
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tottaly agree with you. michael jackson did alot of good and alot of evil in his life, but of all places to try and honor him I think a church is easily the worst.
i think maybe there was more of the piece to go? cos if you look right at the end he attempts to go for a piston but then bails cos of the audience's applause? just a thought.
Actually the applause wasn't pre-recorded. The majority of the congregants were located in the rear of the nave towards the narthex; the camera showing the altar being over their heads.
hes got skills
humphrey6000 2 weeks ago
What a wonderful tribute Michael would have loved this performance!!
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This is just about the best thing EVER!!!
JazzPurist 2 months ago
This guy freaking rocks!
gilbertrl22 2 months ago
hmmm catholic church and michael jackson. am i the only one who thinks theres a connection to? ^^
KTRTWVPAUS 2 months ago 4
@KTRTWVPAUS To Clarify, Trinity is an Episcopal Church
trinitywallstreet 2 months ago 6
@trinitywallstreet sorry i was irritated because of one comment here.
KTRTWVPAUS 2 months ago
@KTRTWVPAUS that was my reason for coming from fb to this link was to comment. for a second there i was foolish enough to think i was the first one to come up with that. jesus christ!
killqpid 1 week ago
@marceloboisao - it's a digital (ie wholly electronic, pipeless) organ by Doug Marshall & David Ogletree. The console was supplied by Fratelli Ruffati of Padua, Italy. It replaced an Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ damaged in the 9-11 attacks. That in itself was rather controversial - the church said it was beyond repair, but it has subsequently been acquired by another church where it is to be restored - Trinity's claims as to the extent of the damage were seemingly greatly inflated.
AnOrganCornucopia 3 months ago
A fabulous performance. I would love to hear this artist performing on one of the worlds great theatre organs. What a skill of art demonstated here. Thank you.
ShirleyAnneWarner 3 months ago
What is this organist's name?
churchwhistles 3 months ago
@churchwhistles Robert Ridgell. He's now the organist at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, MN.
menschmaschine5 3 months ago
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MrWazpot 4 months ago
Amazing playing
And Music.
;)
bbbbbbeeeeeennnnnnnn 4 months ago
really?
krPeter2010 5 months ago
Is this the Marshall & Ogletree Opus 1. Wow! Just as they say, it is truly amazing. It sounds even better that many pipe organs.
jvdurante84 7 months ago
@jvdurante84 Speaking as someone who's played this particular instrument, I have to respectfully disagree. Sure, it sounds better than a bad pipe organ, but I'd much rather have a mediocre-good one.
menschmaschine5 3 months ago
The church allowed him to play there because he can emphasize with Micheal Jackson having been a pedophile. (Cruel? : yes, Worth mentioning: totally).
echoingheads 7 months ago
@echoingheads Trinity is an Episcopal church, not Roman Catholic.
evn3 4 months ago
@evn3 Touché.
echoingheads 4 months ago
@evn3 - yeah, because the Episcopal church/worldwide Anglican Communion hasn't had its fair share of paedophiles either... the vast majority of clergy and organists in both Episcopal/Anglican and Roman Catholic churches are decent people who find paedophilia utterly repulsive. Please do not tar all Catholics with the same brush.
AnOrganCornucopia 3 months ago
@AnOrganCornucopia It seems that you are reading much too far into my inane clarification of fact. It is widely known that pockets of church leadership were partly culpable in the sexual abuse of children by a very small number of priests. However, I highly doubt that any reasonably informed person really thinks that the vast majority of lay catholics or clergy are pedophiles or sex criminals.
evn3 3 months ago
@AnOrganCornucopia Naturally, this is a very sensitive sensitive issue as this does reflect poorly on all catholics too some degree. I understand your pugnaciousness, but it really is unnecessary. In the United States among many circles it is common to "make fun" of what may seems like highly distasteful things. Youtube comments sections are naturally quite low-brow, and thus by responding to any "humor" you find distasteful you will be a busy man indeed.
evn3 3 months ago
Oh for goodness sake. Who cares how you two spell. That's not the point. We are talking music/talent/MJ here!!!!!
mamaspearl100 8 months ago
@BrianTobias we are fairly certain Mr. Ridgell did this on the flly with no sheet music at all. Thank you for your kind comment.
trinitywallstreet 8 months ago 5
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Is there anywhere the sheet of this beautiful arrangement ? well done !
BraunTobias 8 months ago
Is there anywhere the sheet of this beautiful arrangement ? well done !
BraunTobias 8 months ago
This is just amazing. I wish al lot more organists would play stuf like this and not Bach al the time. I`d say its time for a temperary Bach boycot and play only pop and other music like this. it is valid because the service has already ended. Fire away, I`d say
Rens1989 8 months ago
this is a serious work of music. Organ is not for the light of heart, it is unfortunat that organ is associated with church music. Organs are large and heavy instruments that are difficult to move.
I think the arranger of the organ work did a decent job of putting elements of organ repertoire and MJs work together. There is a lot of variety of color and music elements in the work.
Jewdai 8 months ago
@Jewdai Couldn't agree with you more
piper102206 8 months ago
**and
YunqHunniie0654 8 months ago
It's a shame this kind of music can't be appreciated when played on an organ. There's a pretense that music played on an organ MUST be religious or classical in origin… but here's an exercise of modern music arranged brilliantly for the instrument. People can't accept the organ repertoire's modernization, and it's killing the organ. If playing modern works on this marvelous, versatile instrument was acceptable, the organ would again be relevant and wouldn't be facing the slow death it is now.
isthatseinfeld 8 months ago
TACKY!!!! I know many a musician who'd be looking for a new job after that!
davlber221 8 months ago
You know I'd go to church everyday!!!!! if they'd play pipe organs like musical instruments, and not religiously or quietly. Organs are made to be loud and joyful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
poopingeneral 9 months ago
boy what hypercrites, your playing THRILLER in your church-thriller is about demons and death-you priest people are fake anyway, you rape children,etc.
Even mj's JW's would allow thriller, but you guys are. And why out of all songs did you pick thriller-oh, it's beacause your demon possesed. At least mj did'nt play around with God.
heyathere1000 9 months ago
@heyathere1000 This isn't thriller!
TheEzekiel300 9 months ago
@TheEzekiel300 oh, but priest are still not suppose pay tribute to mj, their suppose to worship God, so shame on them.
heyathere1000 9 months ago
@TheEzekiel300 oh, but priest are still not suppose pay tribute to mj, their suppose to worship God, so shame on them. And their doing this in church, church is only a place for worship to God, no one else, hypercrites.
heyathere1000 9 months ago
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@TheEzekiel300 oh, but priest are still not suppose to pay tribute to mj, their suppose to worship God, so shame on them. And their doing this in church, church is only a place for worship to God, no one else, hypercrites.
heyathere1000 9 months ago
@heyathere1000 one: you spelled hyocrites wrong for the third time (and this just means you cant spell). And just to correct your mistake (as in im sorry for butting in), that man isnt a preist, hes just the organist/youth choir director
YunqHunniie0654 8 months ago
@YunqHunniie0654 you really need to go because your talking about me spelling hypocrite wrong, one word, a word hardly used by many people, a word that some people don't even know what it means. Besides you spelled three different words wrong, at least mine was only one word that a lot of people don't even use hardly, you can't even spell the most common words, ha ha.
Now leave me alone and go mine your own business. Remember you commented me first, now scam and leave me alone, go.
heyathere1000 8 months ago
@heyathere1000 hey, look im still talking. its scram...not scam
YunqHunniie0654 8 months ago
@YunqHunniie0654 .......
heyathere1000 8 months ago
@heyathere1000 i suggest you shut up. I'm a chorister at Trinity Wall Street and its nothing like that. What you just said about MY chorus director was rude on so many levels. and you spelled hypocrites wrong
YunqHunniie0654 8 months ago
@YunqHunniie0654 Well, I suggest you shut up. You have your opinion and I have mine, now scam. And who cares if I spelled hyprocrite wrong earlier, I only spelled it wrong by one letter, have you ever hear of typo? or mistake? You was able to read it, weren't you? Now go.
heyathere1000 8 months ago
@heyathere1000 no, it isnt a mistake if you spelled it wrong twice. You obviously dont know micheal jackson either because they are playing Beat It. Who cares if it was a church? Michael died anmd they are doing a tribute. We all have opinions, i know that, but your opinion is wrong. Its like saying "most black people are so fat". Yes its your opinon but is it the right thing to say? And you have bad grammar too. What a shame. Also, your fighting with a 13 year old. Now go.
YunqHunniie0654 8 months ago
@YunqHunniie0654 If I were you I would'nt embarrass myself anymore than you already did. You said I mispelled hypocrite wrong which was only by one letter or two, look at your spelling mrs. ignorant: It's isn't not isnt. It's and not anmd. It's opinion not opnon. You spelled 3 words wrong, now stop embarrassing yourself. And my "one" word misspelling in a whole paragraph has nothing to do with my intellect, people make mistakes all the time such as yourself mispelling 3 words in a papragraph.
heyathere1000 8 months ago
@heyathere1000 Really? I spelled opinion correct the first time i spelled it, and i put an asterisk with the correct spelling of 'and' in another comment, cuz i recognized my mistake. unlike u did. I spelled 'isnt' the right way. A comma isnt a letter. And as i said before, its not a typo if you misspelled the same word twice. Also I didnt say you could see your fighting with a 13 year old. Im telling u that. U talk about my spelling. Bit? Dont you mean bet? And again u spelled it wrong twice.
YunqHunniie0654 8 months ago
@YunqHunniie0654 I bit I know way more than you do about mj. And the reason I don't know what the guy is playing because he's not good at plaing mj songs in my opinion, maybe he's good at playing church songs, etc. I bit I can recognize mj playing beat it because he's good at it, so there, ha ha.
And how am I suppose to know that your 13, I don't have invisible eyes, I can't see you behind this computer, and who knows you might be lying. Also yourthe one that commented me first, now you go.
heyathere1000 8 months ago
@YunqHunniie0654 I bit I know way more than you do about mj. And the reason I don't know what the guy is playing because he's not good at plaing mj songs in my opinion, maybe he's good at playing church songs, etc. I bit I can recognize mj playing beat it because he's good at it, so there, ha ha.
And how am I suppose to know that your 13, I don't have invisible eyes, I can't see you behind this computer, and who knows you might be lying. Also your the one that commented me first, now you go.
heyathere1000 8 months ago
Wow this is amazing!
Baldwin48HR 9 months ago
Can you anywhere buy the sheet of that wonderful arrangement ??
BraunTobias 10 months ago
Wow! If people heard the pipe organ played like this more often, this instrument would truly once again be seen by all as "The King of Instruments"! Great performance! Thanks
tconrad1510 10 months ago
this sounds freakin' epic!
Dreadnaught396 10 months ago
you know what, this dude was having so much fun playing this tribute, that everyone else joined in and had fun :D
poopingeneral 11 months ago
FANTASTIC!
Sfrussell1963 1 year ago
hahaha is Good!
tonielsurfero 1 year ago
Is that Scott Farrell?
amatorynumber 1 year ago
\m/ KattolikA RockS
fcdaxfecgrex 1 year ago 7
Organ concerts at Trinity really rock!!
acoustics101 1 year ago 2
@Episcopalcriticiser ...I am Roman Catholic also and unless we are celebrating the Tridentine Mass, last time I checked the postlude isn't part of the Mass, so what this guy is doing is valid. It's the same as say a carol singing service or an organ concert. We have those in Roman Catholic Churches, do we not?
Jacobre156 1 year ago
Oh dear oh dear oh dear - all the negative comments from people who know very little of the history of church music. Many of the great masses from the middle ages onwards were based on secular tunes (L'homme arme springs to mind) by a multitude of composers. I don't care much for Michael Jackson, but this organist is clearly a master musician, and should be honoured as such. A simply brilliant improvisation.
johnadamm 1 year ago
This is so cool it ACTUALLY brings tears to my eyes! :D
awkwardbarry 1 year ago 2
Awesome! I love it!
creamsoul 1 year ago
@marceloboisao It's called an organ
jkenefick 1 year ago 2
@jkenefick - I dare say he was asking who built it!
AnOrganCornucopia 3 months ago
@Episcopalcriticiser what did you want them to do, re-write the lyrics to his music and make a few changes here and there to the scores and make it into a hymn?!!!
3dwurli 1 year ago
@Episcopalcriticiser pipe organs are pipe organ, a musical instrument. Anyway, god is supposed to be a pretty open guy, so im sure he wont mind!
What happens if the church has no organ, a piano instead, does that mean the piano is sacred too?
The music was played as a tribute to someone who had died.
3dwurli 1 year ago
@Episcopalcriticiser your an example of a church member, stuck in the victorian era. The organ is only a musical instrument at the end of the day. There is nothing to stop anyone playing any kind of music on it. The church is only a church in a service. Each church has its own ways, but being stuffy is one sure way to lose the congregation!
3dwurli 1 year ago
@Episcopalcriticiser That's right criticiser.....your church only encourages the molestation of little boys by the members of your clergy and then ships them off to do it again in another diocese. The nerve of you sir or madam.
jstats13 1 year ago 2
@Episcopalcriticiser You are not worth of being an organist in the first place. This man pays a tribute to a man who changed so many, who was and still is so dear to many and who, now and forever, will be missed by all. Instead of whining about this piece being played here you should look to it from the other side: MJ moved so many people, hes worthy to be remembered in gods place.
dezerian 1 year ago
Wonder!!!
All the Best!!!
marcelitoss 1 year ago
what a lovely Bloke ! ! !
FrankWangle 1 year ago
MJ would have liked the organist's outfit.
westchesterwomen 1 year ago
it is nice man
TheMJJThriller25 1 year ago
Wonderful playing.
Wonderful crowd reaction at the end.
Does the congregation always stay and listen to postludes? U hope so, this man deserves it.
1401JSC 1 year ago
Amazing......... You Really are a very very very good organist. You know how to bring things to life!!!!!
pipeorgan09 1 year ago
Bello
decimaquinta69 2 years ago
Cool! Quite the improvisation...guy can really play!
flyurway 2 years ago
Fantastic!
Sounds like a Louis Vierne improvisation! : )
GJmusique 2 years ago
Would you tell that organist that I want a copy of that music...WOW very impressive!!! Great Job!!!
MrSoundoftheseason 2 years ago
Me too! (if it exist) Did he write it himself or were there just scores of the two songs used for this hommage?
Angultimmarik 2 years ago
lol. everyone starts laughing. wicked.
GabbyEliO 2 years ago
Now that's what I call an awesome postlude!
tamiasthechipmunk 2 years ago
i played this!
b12isabeast 2 years ago
Funny thing is (no offence) but you look at him and think - typical organist LOL.
Here we go again, Bach prelude, Bach Toaccata, Bach Chorale but no...A tribute to Michael Jackson.
Find me an English Cathedral that would allow me to play music like this.
Amazing. Proves a point - there is so much more than Bachs organ works!!
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Theodopolis 2 years ago
After 22 years at St Paul's Cathedral, London, Christopher Dearnley's final postlude was 'Misty' by Errol Garner!
Theodopolis 2 years ago
@tommyupoo so much more, I hope that many organists follow this example
Rens1989 10 months ago
@tommyupoo but I like Bach :)
poopingeneral 8 months ago
@tommyupoo Soo much more, if only more organists would discover this fact
Rens1989 5 months ago
Does anyone else find it creepy
svenghoulieil 2 years ago
No.
jaccordi 2 years ago 2
beginning does sound a bit demonic, but it's still cool :)
GabbyEliO 2 years ago
This is brilliant! I'm a pro player and would so play this at the end of a service or recital! Please can anyone tell me how to get the music?
Contrubas 2 years ago
Wow a standing ovation at MASS?!? Brilliantly played, Michael would be very proud. Wow, even the priest comes up to him and says well done afterwards!
64ftContraBombarde 2 years ago
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No one can make music out of noise - even if they were Bach himself - i
Mrababab121212 2 years ago
it is scarey how good Michael's songs sound played by orchestra
morebeauty 2 years ago 2
What does it matter??!! it's a great piece to hear ;) If this music continues to be played in Trinity Church, I'll emigrate to the US!!!!!! Fantastic performance
mohaa909 2 years ago
Heard that instrument over the weekend what a piece of crap! Why in the world would they replace the Skinner with that Digital crap that will be worthless in 10 years! What a tragedy!
davbear221 2 years ago
@davbear221 I've heard it before and it's not crap! But it's certainly nothing like real pipe organ. I'll just stick to St. Thomas on 5th ave. Better choir AND they have John Scott
smog7188 1 year ago
@davbear221 Because the M&O was originally intended to be temporary, installed due to damage to the Skinner from 9/11. Not to worry, they'll probably have a pipe organ (maybe even the old Skinner) in there not too long from now, the M&O has been a point of much frustration recently.
menschmaschine5 1 year ago
@menschmaschine5 - what's been wrong with the M&O? Speaking as one looking to acquire one...
AnOrganCornucopia 3 months ago
@AnOrganCornucopia I can't speak for very recently, as I no longer live in town and haven't been to TWS in quite some time, but about a year ago it was having major issues. Parts of the organ would randomly stop working, and in fact the entire thing went nuts and they had to resort to an electronic keyboard on at least one Sunday morning. The thing is, it's a computer, and computers don't last very long; this M&O is 8 years old at this point.
menschmaschine5 3 months ago
@menschmaschine5 - fair enough! Thanks for the ultra-prompt reply! Mind you, a lot of pipe organs with computerised solid state electric action are little better... but I'd still rather have a good pipe organ where space allows. Digital can be good in that you can have lots of percussion! I know that some pipe organs these days (e.g. the Mormon Conference Center Schoenstein in Salt Lake, UT) include them.
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AnOrganCornucopia 3 months ago
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How supremely tacky! Honoring a sicko like Michael Jackson in a holy place! HOW LOW Trinity Church has sunk! What was he thinking!!! Good thing I'm not on that Administrative committee I know an organist that would have been looking for another job.
davbear221 2 years ago
Give him a break. It was clearly an awesome tribute to a great musician AND it was for the postlude. The fact that someone's mind can conjure up something like this, is just mind-blowing to me. Also, if you had never heard Michael Jackson's songs before in your life, you would think that this is an incredible modern-day piece.
grave4850 2 years ago 23
If they had done that here in the UK in a church like Trinity! God he would be fired immediately!
organist12345 2 years ago
It's impressive and the organ sounds magnificent. BUT... isn't this just a little more than inappropriate for use in church? I can't believe he got away with it and didn't get fired.
ContreBombarde 2 years ago
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Let me get this straight....a church is wasting their service time by performing Michael Jackson songs?! Are you kidding me?! I'm not surprised. Churches like to do ANYTHING nowadays but stick to the Bible. BUT, this guy was good! I'll definitely give him that. But if the praise band at Calvary Chapel would have started doing that we would have all walked out! Then we would have gone up to our pastor and asked, "What in the heck are you thinking?!?!"
MattHatter 2 years ago
Did you see the wide shot of the church afterwards? It was before or after a service, not during. Get off of your soapbox and enjoy music.
FlameOfAnduril 2 years ago 3
Hey man, there's a time and a place. And no, I didn't see the last MILI-SECOND of the footage. Sorry I didn't watch all the way until 3:47! Dang, maybe if there had been some other shots of the church I wouldn't have written anything.
MattHatter 2 years ago
-praise band-
Yeah, that tells me everything I need to know.
Karlfalcon 2 years ago
Tells you what?
MattHatter 2 years ago
woah...
vipersonickenneth 2 years ago
The organist's name is Robert Ridgell.
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Dont like tribures to pedophiles.
mikegallegos7 2 years ago
WOW!
moosey62 2 years ago
Nice!
tanustar20 2 years ago
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.... fuging ABC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!
tulrich125 2 years ago
Merci LOVEVA
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INCREDIBLE!!!!! What talent!
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WONDERFUL!!!!! What a phenomenal musician!!!!
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tdavidray 2 years ago 2
totally cool... I agree the organ is probably the most magnificent sounding instrument on the planet... and to play todays music on it is difficult to say the least...Actually I was thinking I would hear Thriller not A-B-C, but man o man, this guy was rockin' it!!!
huufprint 2 years ago
I love all of these people detesting this improvisation at the end of the service! Improvisation pulls in all facets of music whether you chose secular or sacred. It's done in a classical manner with a Fugue subject built on the song "A-B-C". I suppose it's ok though when someone wants Goo Goo Dolls or Sarah McLachlan played at a memorial in A CHURCH via CD or audio cassette. Give it a rest and enjoy the video for what it was/is.
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The pipe organ is perhaps the most magnificant instrument in the world and should be reserved for the glorification of God and timeless classical music. It was not appropriate to play this rendition as the postlude. A tribute on a piano at a scheduled memorial would have been better. Also, Mr. Jackson was a Muslim and in my opinion did not need to remembered at a celebration of the Eurhcarist. But I appreciate the sentiment even though I am not a fan because of the controversy in his life.
avenuepub 2 years ago
The controversy is a travesty - he was innocent. It is far - far worse to condemn 1 innocent man than to let go 10 guilty ones. The organ is an invention of man which God provided by the talent of its inventors & is not a restricted sacred instrument and it is indeed fitting to pay tribute to Michael in this original manner no matter what faith one is. Michael did not leave faith be a boundary to help countless others in the course of his life and for that alone this tribute is quite fitting.
RoyalSnowbird 2 years ago 3
lol you're obviously not as liberal as the 'rest of them.'
dejavuph89 2 years ago
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MJ was a talented artist. However there is an appropriate time and place to showcase his music and talent. This organ piece at the end of the service is not appropriate. Perhaps they could have arranged an organ recital of Jackson pieces, which is an interesting thought. However, to juxtapose a moment of worship (even the conclusion) with worship of an artistic cult figure is a terrible move to make.
cds9781 2 years ago
oh shut up and die
jnez81 2 years ago
Yep your a good christian, your why the christian church is dying dude, stp being so conservative in your faith and get out of the bubble that you formed around it.
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of course a young fresh altar boy would have a tribute for him, I can see Michael in heaven now, "HEhEhEhE hehehe HEhEhE!
hellonub1 2 years ago
It would be even better if you gave the name of the organist in your video's description.
dbadagna 2 years ago
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I agree. Concert, yeah it's ok, but a postlude after a mass, ummm No.
colora75 2 years ago
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tottaly agree with you. michael jackson did alot of good and alot of evil in his life, but of all places to try and honor him I think a church is easily the worst.
ikenbon 2 years ago
that's bad ass
purecussion 2 years ago
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Bobaklives 2 years ago
Organists rule! That was great! And no doubt he also transcribed the music -- f'in brilliant!!
dandbear 2 years ago
cant really even tell what song it is half the time.
theromanone 2 years ago 3
I agree. I could only hear only one tune of his that was familiar.
colora75 2 years ago
i think maybe there was more of the piece to go? cos if you look right at the end he attempts to go for a piston but then bails cos of the audience's applause? just a thought.
bsmithofjy 2 years ago
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Good music in church - sure. Music of a Pedophile - no way!
tuttiorgan 2 years ago
Nice little fugue on ABC and--seriously--the man has some serious, serious chops!
vapaamies 2 years ago 2
Classic!!
TheJapanChannelDcom 2 years ago
no one's even listening to this crap. they're all walking around. typical. and by the end, everyone in the church is gone. this is just vile.
goodguysdoll 2 years ago
Yeah, my mom's an organist, and while she doesn't ever play Michael Jackson for a postlude, no one ever listens to her either.
elizabethcellist 2 years ago 2
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Hmm. I guess the applause at the end was prerecorded.
sondheimaniac 2 years ago
Actually the applause wasn't pre-recorded. The majority of the congregants were located in the rear of the nave towards the narthex; the camera showing the altar being over their heads.
CoutureOrganiste 2 years ago
I know. I was, apparently unsuccessfully, giving a sarcastic reply to elizabethcellist's comment that "no one's even listening" :-)
sondheimaniac 2 years ago
Man that was awesome.
PhantomLordNYC 2 years ago
cool man!
theomartinus 2 years ago
Brilliant and a timely tribute to a great musician. Makes me proud to be Episcopalian!
tenorbear60 2 years ago 2
Great job - thanks!
chriswcam 2 years ago 2
It's real! It's on the church's website. Trinity Church, Wall Street!
trackerorgan 2 years ago 2
Oh hey that's the church from National Treasure!
elizabethcellist 2 years ago
postlude on sunday
waltarc 2 years ago
Was this actually done as the postlude or is it editing together something that happened at another time with shots of the crowd after service?
mjmeloche 2 years ago
Ottimo
decimaquinta69 2 years ago