St. Paul's Cathedral Pipe Organ Wills Fanfare in D

Arthur Wills, at the time of his retirement in 1990, had been Director of Music at Ely Cathedral for 32 years.

Christopher Herrick recorded Dr. Wills' majestic fanfare in 1969, on the V/107/136 Schmidt/Willis/Mander (well it wasn't Mander until a few years later -- his rebuild was completed in 1977).

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• Herrick
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[Imhof44]

What a loud boring racket,about as exciting as an air raid.!!!!!!

[a55b47]

@Imhof44 I would think air raids are pretty exciting. As we say here in America .. different strokes for different folks.

[a55b47]

Can you get someone in there with a video camera?  ;-) Oh, I forgot, they won't let you do that. (Just like Washington Cathedral).

[soverignorg]

I know this was not Huw Williams playing this but he does another version to it, i is fanatastic. I see he is leaving St Pauls after easter. Does anyone know where he is going.

[a55b47]

Where do the big cathedral organists go? Washington Cathedral's organist left to become an airline pilot! Unfortunately, the prestige of playing at these places isn't usually matched by the salary.

[Organfireworks]

You have to weigh up the merit of being the resident organist at these sort of places with distinct lack of salary. Most of these guys have to do other things to make a living too. Come on world (especially the UK) these guys are highly trained in their art!

[861147]

Word. I hear you man, musicians don't get enough recogniton. Playing music is becoming more recreational and less to make a living off of.

[psavari]

мужчина в поисках эротики

[Durgesuth]

A must listen to experience in a traffic jam

[Rheinlander95]

Well done! Sounds like a chorus of lawnmowers.

[steelersfanhawaii]

@steelersfanhawaii hopefully when he has layover in DC on a weekend, he can still play liturgies as a guest organist

[steelersfanhawaii]

@a55b47 if he left to become an airline pilot, surely he is flying jumbo jets, he probably training (or already qualified) for A380. I hope he is a captain by now :)

[nicogorm]

wow, its very creepy but really good

[Imhof44]

@Butterflyfilmsltd I have been working and tuning organs for many years.These huge organs are for showy,noisy,loud pieces,and are building reverberation devices,as these buildings take 10-12 seconds to echo,the notes become melded together to form a kind of sound unrecognizable as individual notes..You could never play subtle,charming or Baroque music on them!!!!!!!!!

[Butterflyfilmsltd]

@Imhof44 For God's sake this is BRILLIANT!!! from a great composer when you know what you are talking about!!

[bigbeddie]

@Imhof44 never heard a soft fanfare....

[goodchappy]

@Imhof44 I Love organs, I love this organ but I agree this piece is not nice at all.