"The water is wide" St. Joseph Cathedral Organ, Hartford CT

[TheCurlyhairgirl]

I sang this in a choir once. It's a pretty song but the organ doesn't offer much to it in this instance. Maybe it's just me.

[TouchTheWind]

nice playing ...

very smooth !

[23magally]

this sounds *amazing*, I love the pure sound of this organ, congradulations!

[007MICHELINE]

Greatefull thanks to us all & to youtube too.

[JKA1138]

I love this! Thank you so much for playing this!

[Octavkoppel1]

hast du das gespielt?

...echt toll!!

[busta4u]

Lovely organ

[somosvedettes2]

very beautiful

[TouchTheWind]

Beautiful playing, thanks for the vid!!!

Great contrasts of soft & loud !

[Reepicheep77]

Lol im2fdu4this, why would he post a video of someone else playing and call it his own? He would have no reason at all to do so!

Beautiful playing, I love organs! I wish my church sang this song!

[JRCOOTS]

Pretty Harsh comment to leave there im2fdu4this.

I would suggest to the organist only one thing: listen to a good recording of this melody (O'Wally Wally) also titled as "As the Deer Longs" and a myrid of other titles, and polish up your rendition of it.

To me, it sounds like you're still a little unsure of the melody and more importantly, the chords.

Good Job though, and for a lap top, thats one heck of a recording.

[JRCOOTS]

Thats pretty harsh dude to say it wasn't him playing.

Only suggestion I have is to listen to a good recording of the hymn, as stated known as "O Wally Wally" or "As the Deer Longs" or a myrid of other titles, and smooth your movement up a bit. Sounds like you're still a little unsure of the melody.

Good Job overall!.... and for a Lap Top that has one heck of a recording ability.

[im2fdup4this]

tell the organist on sunday, great for a offertory or, a prelude to enter service,but I don't beleive your playing this piece I think you went to a service and, recorded it, and, then took a vidio of the organ when ,the sexton was cleaning the church on monday, but, practice makes perfect.

[organflick]

I'm sorry you dont believe that it is me playing. I can honestly say that it is me playing and I dont have any reason to put other people's work up and call it my own. But you are right, practice makes perfect. Thanks for watching, or rather listening.

[aglamirande]

How can anyone make such a splendid organ sound so BLAH????  I played there on May 13, 2005, and you can be assured that it didn't sound like this, when I was playing it?

[organflick]

Sorry you did not like it. It could also have been the way it was recorded on a laptop and not with any decent microphone and the location being right next to the organ and not in the hall of the church.

[SnarlyCharly44]

we're playing this in symphonic band... we even get to sing in it...

[Canichenoir]

This building is nice...I think I went to a funeral here a few years ago.

[74641932]

In addition to "The Water is Wide" this tune is known as "Wally Wally" from England. There is a good choir anthem (The Gift of Love)by Hal Hopson on this tune. It can be sung as a solo, too. The text is a paraphrase of the Corinthian text about love.

Hausorgel

[kensingtonpalace]

also our church sing Psalm 42 to this tune. "As the hart longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for You, O God..." very pretty.

[74641932]

There is a good choir anthem (The Gift of Love)on this tune by Hal Hopson with the Corinthians text paraphrased. It can be sung as a solo, too.

Hausorgel

[octave4]

Nice video - That is really well done with nice slow movement and Zoom. Organ is insteresting sound - Too bad you didn't get more of the building reverb.

[paterkare]

very good music, high qualiti

[organflick]

Thanks, its using the mic on a MBP believe it or not!

[Chesterbarnes1]

Enjoyed this lovely piece "The Water Is Wide", please get a video of your playing this beautiful Austin organ.

Bob Addison

Hampton Va.

[firefighter446]

awesome!

[samroy18]

its the same words hehe it words well at communin not bein rude but i take it ur catholic

[organflick]

I just looked up the words. I agree it would work well then. And yes I am catholic. What I was wondering (and im sure others would agree) is if you could post you playing the song on your organ. I just found the sheet music to it so maybe I'll try that one.

[organflick]

If your computer has a built in mic, look for a recording program (free) that you can use, or use your digital camera, or video camera.

[samroy18]

the words of when i survery the wonderous cross fit this song beautifully i played it at mass this week

[organflick]

Do you think you could post your version?? I'm glad to hear that it works!

[coondogtheman1234]

didnt the T.A.P.S. ghost hunters do a paranormal search at one of these music places in hartford I cant remember the name of it

[organflick]

3,000 hits!!!  I never guessed this would be that popular especially since I didnt have a video of me playing. I would like to thank everyone for watching and commenting. Also thanks to Zgietl who named the song. I promise that I will get out and videotape myself playing again. I hope to be out in the NYC area this summer as well as in CT. Thanks again!!!

[Chesterbarnes1]

You play with feeling, continue to play and study.

R. L. Addison

[zgietl]

The name of the song is The water is wide

[samroy18]

do you know the composer of the waters wide cause i would really like to play this on our church organ

[samroy18]

uve nice stops set

[samroy18]

wat the name of the tune is called i no the song is when i survey

[organflick]

I dont know the name of it. I remember hearing it years ago when I was a kid and when I was at the church recording, I was playing around with some different stops and heard the first combination you hear in the recording and it all just came to me. Its a very nice song and Im glad I could remember it.

[samroy18]

wat do u call that peicse of music it sounds really good on

[organflick]

I'm not sure of your question. Are you asking what I played it on? or what the song is?

[mogemoets]

Christopher81,

You poor dear. Austin never EVER voiced from the console-----they KNOW better! Who told you that they DID...? (Did you REALLY study with Haskell..?)

Austin organs are the equilivant Jaguars of the 21st Century----as well as the 20th ----and a late part of the 19th Century to boot!

Kimberly Austin has

ABSOLUTELY

THE best hair of ANY organ company president

in history!

How do you top THAT?

Martin (meow!)

[Christopher81]

The Harmonic Trumpet 8' is quite brazen. Sadly Austin does/did a lot of their voicing from the console and not out in the room which is why in a lot of instances, the organ doesn't seem to "Get out".

[Christopher81]

I lived in Hartford for nearly 4 years and know this organ quite well. Eze is a great organist, but I must say this organ is very drab! In the loft it's quite loud, but out in the room it doesn't suffice; sadly.

[organflick]

I agree the only stops that make it out that far are the open 8' reeds and the 32' bombard. I guess thats why there is also the organ stops behhind the altar to help it out

[Streetcar1743]

This is a really an electronic/pipe organ. The electronic part allows the organist to write a song onto a CD or hard drive and allow the organist to hit a button and the organ will then play itself.

[organflick]

I'm sorry I dont think I understand what you are saying. This organ is a real pipe organ- there isnt any CD parts to it nor can you do any direct recording from it or playback. I recorded this using my laptop. I dont know if there is such a thing for an Austin Organ, but this one defently does not have it.

[posaune16]

Are you using a MIDI softsynth such as Hauptwerk?

[organflick]

Once again- there is no CD or MIDI components to this organ. I used a mic and my laptop to record it. This organ is just a normal Pipe organ