by Organist | Sep 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you know the music of Arvo Pärt, chances are you like it. A lot. In fact, chances are, you connect with it on a very deep level, perhaps a “spiritual” one. But love him or not, the fact is that Arvo Pärt is the most widely performed living composer in the world...
by Organist | Dec 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
“O come, O come, Emmanuel” (Latin: “Veni, veni, Emmanuel”) is a Christian hymn for Advent, which is also often published in books of Christmas carols.[1][2][3] The text was originally written in Latin. It is a metrical paraphrase of the O...
by Organist | Dec 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
“Carol of the Bells” (also known as the “Ukrainian Bell Carol”) is a choral miniature work originally composed by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych. Throughout the composition, Leontovych used a four note motif as an ostinato...
by Organist | Aug 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
In 987, the emissaries of Prince Vladimir of Kiev finally arrived in Constantinople, where they were taken to Hagia Sophia (Ἁγία Σοφία), the cathedral church of the capital. Their report was this: “We knew not whether we were in heaven or on earth. For on earth there...
by Organist | Aug 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Organ – ὄργανον (órganon). It’s Greek! The Greek engineer Ctesibius of Alexandria is credited with inventing the organ in the 3rd century BC. He devised an instrument called the hydraulis, which delivered a wind supply maintained through water pressure to a set of...
