Never Gonna Fall in Love Again - Church Organ Style

In this video, we hear the last half of Jeffrey Smith's 16-minute organ transcription of the Adagio from Symphony No. 2, Op 27 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, as played by the transcriber, Jeffrey Smith. It is played on the magnificent 4-manual Schoenstein organ located in the Chancel of the sanctuary of Saint Paul's Parish, K Street, in Washington DC. This video was made in June 1997, when Jeffrey Smith was the Music Director at Saint Paul's Parish K Street.

During the 1940s, many show tunes and popular tunes were derived from classical music compositions. This work is certainly one of those, but its popularity dates from the mid 1970s. If you listen carefully, you'll hear strains of the melody made most popular by Eric Carmen, when he paired it with his lyrical refrain "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again."

This clip was originally a portion of Episode #15 of the Midnight Pipes television series, produced in the late 1990s. Of interest to organists is the way that various tone colors are placed on the 4 manuals of the organ, and how these colors always seem to change and alternate, just as the theme was passed from instrument to instrument in the original symphonic score.

This transcription was a part of the CD recording "Show Yourselves Joyful" (Pro Organo CD 7068), which combined organ solo tracks with many tracks featuring the fine choirs of Saint Paul's Parish, K Street. This CD is presently sold out. This same Jeffrey Smith transcription has been recorded by another fine organist, Dr John Cummins, and it is found on the current Pro Organo CD "Bravo Dolce" (Pro Organo CD 7219). This CD may be ordered through many resources, including Amazon.com as well as proorgano.com and zarex.com/bin .

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[5660379]

great music. where can I purchase your arrangement? 5660379

[midnightpipes]

The score to this transcription is still in manuscript and is not yet published. To inquire about it, please contact the organist who made the arrangement, Jeffrey Smith, care of Grace Cathedral, Music Department in San Francisco.

[julorg]

This organ is a pure jewel. I've heard and played it this summer. Magnificent !

[rocksoliddude1]

imagine that playing during the sabbath, lol.

[PipeQuest]

Awesome. This just amazing. It's so cool how you can make a pipe organ sound like a orchestra. Nice. What is the name of the stops at 0:55?

[Larsky1010]

Such a lush, warm interpretation. Magnificent acoustics.

[Organist248]

This is so incredible. I love the sound of the english horn, and flute. This video is spectacular. The organist is such a good musician. The Schoenstein organ is also amazing.

Thanks so much for the post.

[Organist525]

This is truly amazing. I love the sound, organist, and the organ itself. Thanks for a wonderful post.

[OrganPlayer25]

I simply love this. I would take a true musician to perform this good.

Thank you Mr. Smith for sharing this video.

[Tyman45345]

Good job...

Must of been hard to learn.

[XDETHpianist]

One word, wow!

[rkrealtorva]

Simply marvelous transcription. Mr. Smith's arrangement is true to the original orchestral piece, catching all of the colors and textures of a large symphony. BRAVO! I just heard the NSO in DC perform this piece, and Mr. Smith's interpration is spot on.