Tabernacle Organ

Jordan playing the Tabernacle Organ.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• tabernacle
• organ
• toccata
• fugue

[Tubajug]

Thank you for those kind words. For the information of all, I'm in my 20's and had only been playing organ for a few months when the opportunity to play the Tabernacle Organ came along. It was the chance of a lifetime, so I took it. My main instrument is the tuba.

[Tubajug]

I'm sorry I'm not a perfect organist. I just started taking lessons a few months ago. This was an absolute dream to even touch the Tabernacle Organ, let alone play it for a few minutes. I just went up after a recital and talked to the organist (Bonnie Goodliffe) and she let me sit down for a few minutes.

[foxacoustics]

Its a shame the audio quality isnt there. It would also help if they had a better person playing. The Tabernacle organ is awsome and deserves better:-(

[Tubajug]

I refer you to the comment I posted, but for your information, it was recorded only on my digital camera, I'm not a perfect organist, and it was a dream of mine to play the organ, so nuts to you for not having "a better person playing."

[drunksingsheep]

5-Tiers!!!!

Mammoth Pipes

So Cool!

I want this in my HOUSE!!

[praestant8]

@AdmRomulus Are you are personal friend or something? If you knew anything of Bach's organ works, which I do, having a degree in organ performance, you would know this is NOT Bach's master piece. Just because its popular or accessible enough for anyone with a modicum of ability to play doesn't make it a masterpiece. In any case it is a nice moment to be able to play anything at the MoTab while it is an odd environment for the organ and organist. Ya don't need to defensive for others

[AdmRomulus]

@praestant8 You think you can belittle Tubajug by attacking Bach's Masterpiece, eh? Lol!

[AdmRomulus]

Honestly Tubajug, I would disable the comments if I were you. I strongly suspect that most of these youtube know-it-none's are simply jealous because you got the oppurtunity to play the Toccata and Fugue on the Tabernacle organ, and can play more than one instrument, which is more than most people can say. If you want to be an organist, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. The below comments are the reasons I never upload anything on youtube, even though I am considered a competent organist.

[praestant8]

@peteacher52 Mr. Roth is indeed a gentleman, but he also presides over one of the many important historic organs of the world. I'm not sure I would consider the Tabernacle on the same footing of musical importance, even pre-Schoenstein. No great literature for the instrument has come from the LDS church - sadly despite some show piece organs, its not part of the culture or worship style.

[praestant8]

@AdmRomulus Its a good thing organ rep doesn't begin and end with the over baked tocacata and fugue - a piece believed to be written for the violin and probably arranged for organ by a student of JSBach. So much better organ music in the world... In any case it was nice of Bonnie to let someone approach the holy altar of music in the MoTab.

[eugenemichigan]

Awesome Jordan! ;-)

[peteacher52]

@Tubajug You are too polite, Tubajug. I would have told foxacoustics, in plain country language, to go put his head where the sun don't shine and leave it there. What a pompous prat.

You were accorded the same courtesy by Bonnie Goodliffe that Daniel Roth extends to suitably able players at St Sulpice, that is, a memory to be cherished.

[AdmRomulus]

That sounded like the Toccata in D Minor you played there. If you can play that all the way through, you're a skilled organist and I don't care what they say!

[Raiderhater1013]

Wow, I can barely play a hymn on a piano, those who can play the organ like this are amazing and superhuman as far as I am concerned!

[tman8077]

@Tubajug How did the opportunity come about? Im 15 and I have just been offered the opportunity to play the organ in 1654 Bruton Parish Church in Colonial Williamsburg, VA. I have always dreamed of playing the organ at the Tabernacle or even at the Conference Center!