According to the July 18, 2020 New York Times, Frederik Chopin was an organist! This comes as a great shock to the AGO membership! According to the NYT, Chopin, age 15, “was tapped to play the organ during services at a Warsaw church and was famous for his...
Contributed by Royce Eckhardt and Jill Hunt Check out this funeral story: I promise you, this is as true as if it happened yesterday. And I needed to wait a while before sharing this out of respect to the deceased’s loved ones and family. There we were, playing...
Contributed by Royce Eckhardt and Judy Kohl
Contributed by Royce Eckhardt and Jill Hunt
Contributed by Royce Eckhardt
CHURCH CHUCKLES Oops!! A British organist reported playing for a memorial service with a long processional during which the hymn, “Praise, my Soul, the King of Heaven,” was sung. Anticipating that the hymn would be too short, the vicar had written, “The organist will...