IMPROVISATION at FUMCO

Recorded at FUMCO (First United Methodist Church Orlando) in October 2011 on their very fine, very beautiful (just listen to it!) 1963 Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1410 (Joseph Whiteford), restored and enlarged by Randall Dyer & Associates in 2009. I recorded this just after the church had just gone through an addition of a stunning new building just completed which houses the church offices etc. The pews were removed and new carpeting was installed (I don't know if the cushions are new to the pews) and I believe fresh paint was applied to the interior which might've help to improve the acoustics, but I'm not sure. Whatever was done, has helped and not hurt the acoustics and the sound of the organ. Job well done FUMCO. BRAVO!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• ORGAN
• MUSIC
• FIRST
• UNITED
• METHODIST
• ORLANDO
• IMPROVISATION
• CHURCH
• CLASSICAL

[bhigdaddymark]

@oldbear52 Thanks!

[oldbear52]

Thank you, Mark for sharing your visit to FUMCO and the sounds of that great organ!!!

[bhigdaddymark]

@NJFordPops08005 You're welcome!

[NJFordPops08005]

FUMCO is a great church. thanks for letting us hear that organ

[bhigdaddymark]

@MultiSpaz1234 Thank you! In their day, Aeolian-Skinner was called the "Rolls-Royce" of pipe organs. I don't believe any other pipe organ builder has ever been thought of that highly since. Don't get me wrong, there are some good builders out there (Fisk instantly comes to mind), but none since Aeolian-Skinner have been called the 'Rolls-Royce' of organs as in considered THAT good.

BDM

[MultiSpaz1234]

great job mark this is a very beautiful instrument i think aeolian-skinner made the best organs ever . really love the sounds they preduce. thanks for uploading this video