Now Thank We All Our God arr. Paul Manz

Now Thank We All Our God arranged by Paul Manz
Performed by J. Cleaveland on the Calvary Grand Organ

MP Moller Opus 11739
V/205

Calvary Church - Charlotte, NC

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Now
• Thank
• We
• All
• Our
• God
• Paul
• Manz
• Calvary
• Church
• Pipe
• Organ
• Orgue
• Organo
• Orgel
• Hymn

[dmph3]

@thesummerlover. I imagine you are hearing the audio effect of the party horns shooting straight into the room and perhaps straight into the mics, with the recording device located at dry level distance, ie, close to the pipes to minimize audience nise. In an empty room, I image the mics would have been placed at wet level distance, hence a more unified sound with the added benefit of full room ambience.

[moller11739]

@dmph3 I had to explain this in a different video, when a person commented on it sounding "dry." The recordings were done during recitals, and as you stated, the audio recorder (d-50) was placed on a tall stand at the foot of the stage to minimize noise from the audience. The organ sounds wonderful when sitting out in the sanctuary and as large as the room is and though it is often noticeably absent from my videos, there is a 2.5-3 second reverb.

[tamiasthechipmunk]

Very good arrangment of this hymn

[organcomposer]

Very nice arrangement. Congratulations to the organist too.

[praestant8]

@we12x42 Have no fear. There are indeed younger people in the career of building and maintaining them (such as myself). Hauptwerk, while a fun little thing, isn't all that. Often the instruments sampled are in less than ideal condition, with regulation, voicing, and audible mechanical issues.

[we12x42]

I love the sound of the big pipe organs,but i'm afraid they are going to go the way of the Steam Locomotive,both I still love.The Loco is a live "breathing machine",similar to what a pipe organ is,of course the difference is steam vs.air.

One thing that does come close to real organ sound,church or theatre is the The software company Hauptwerk that specializes in digital Pipe organ software and systems for churches.

If pipe organs are to survive,younger people will have to learn servicing them.

[dmph3]

Can I buy this instrument? If they don't want it, I do.

[Shenandoah58]

@4902STEVEN It is worse than I thought. An article in AOL asks the question: "Are black churches dead?"

Apparently even they are going to these 25,000 member mega-churches, that resemble an airport rather than a church.  This is really depressing. Youtube.....approve my comments please ....... what is this?

"Comment Pending Approval!"

[Shenandoah58]

@moller11739 Now I have heard it all......this week, Wicks announced they are getting out of the organ business. Reasons: Bad economic times cause fewer donations to churches, and the emergence

of new tastes in music.......the PRAISE BAND. Never in my life did I think I would see this. Wicks has been in continuous production for the last 100 or so years....EVEN THROUGH THE DEPRESSION. It sounds like the US is throwing in the towel in the fight for tradtional Sacred Music.

[moller11739]

@4902STEVEN I refer to it as "happy-clappy." For the better part of the last decade, even thought it is used during worship services, the organ has taken a back seat to a praise band. At least while John C. was there, it was used for concerts/recitals throughout the year which are now more scarce than they were. One would think that a 3.5 million dollar, 205 rank organ would be used as much as possible; unfortunately, it seems as though Calvary, again, doesn't care.

[moller11739]

@Shenandoah58 They did hire a PT organist and one of the guys that helps maintain the organ has been doing the monthly recitals.

[Shenandoah58]

@moller11739 No organist? What kind o' music do they do there?