I thought the organist was good..... [Archive]

Lutherrunner

11th December 2005, 07:20 PM

but.....

When I am at the GF's house in Dallas, I go to a Lutheran church near her house, and I thought the music was pretty darn good, but I just found out today that the music director and organist happens to be the resident organist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, has several CDs and plays all over the world......

Mary Preston...

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http://www.concertartists.com/PrestonM.html

"She is resident organist of the Dallas Symphony and curator of the celebrated Lay Family Concert Organ, Op. 100, built by C.B. Fisk, Inc. in the Meyerson Symphony Hall, Dallas. She has performed numerous recitals and engagements with the Dallas Symphony upon this new instrument along with solo recitals and concerts with organ and brass.

Her first recording upon this instrument, of the music of Widor and Duruflé, was recorded on the Gothic label (available from Towerhill-Recordings). It was released in the summer of 1996 and has received rave reviews in the American Record Guide and Fanfare record review magazine, among others. Ms. Preston's performances have been heard numerous times on National Public Radio's "Pipedreams".

Ms. Preston also serves as Director of Music & Worship and Organist of King of Glory Lutheran Church in Dallas."

KEPLER

11th December 2005, 07:59 PM

but.....

When I am at the GF's house in Dallas, I go to a Lutheran church near her house, and I thought the music was pretty darn good, but I just found out today that the music director and organist happens to be the resident organist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, has several CDs and plays all over the world......

Mary Preston...

http://www.concertartists.com/mpcd.gif

http://www.concertartists.com/PrestonM.html

"She is resident organist of the Dallas Symphony and curator of the celebrated Lay Family Concert Organ, Op. 100, built by C.B. Fisk, Inc. in the Meyerson Symphony Hall, Dallas. She has performed numerous recitals and engagements with the Dallas Symphony upon this new instrument along with solo recitals and concerts with organ and brass.

Her first recording upon this instrument, of the music of Widor and Duruflé, was recorded on the Gothic label (available from Towerhill-Recordings). It was released in the summer of 1996 and has received rave reviews in the American Record Guide and Fanfare record review magazine, among others. Ms. Preston's performances have been heard numerous times on National Public Radio's "Pipedreams".

Ms. Preston also serves as Director of Music & Worship and Organist of King of Glory Lutheran Church in Dallas."

I love Durufle...(gratuitous sigh of contentment) I just might buy that recording...thanks Lutherrunner.

Melethiel

11th December 2005, 09:33 PM

You've heard Mary Preston? *insert envious smiley here* :P

ByzantineDixie

11th December 2005, 09:47 PM

You've heard Mary Preston? *insert envious smiley here* :P

Oh Mel...someday some 15 year old prodigy will be typing those same words with appropriate smilies about you!

Melethiel

11th December 2005, 09:51 PM

Oh Mel...someday some 15 year old prodigy will be typing those same words with appropriate smilies about you!
Not likely...I'm not even planning on going for a graduate degree in music. :P

Lutherrunner

11th December 2005, 10:08 PM

You've heard Mary Preston? *insert envious smiley here* :P

I guess she's there every week.....I mean, she is the organist.....today at the end she was playing Toccata on "Veni Emmanuel"....and people weren't leaving...they just turned around and listened to her....then applauded....she was really rockin' out....it was smokin'....I was afraid people would start talking in tongues and rolling around on the floor......;)

Melethiel

11th December 2005, 10:22 PM

I guess she's there every week.....I mean, she is the organist.....today at the end she was playing Toccata on "Veni Emmanuel"....and people weren't leaving...they just turned around and listened to her....then applauded....she was really rockin' out....it was smokin'....I was afraid people would start talking in tongues and rolling around on the floor......;)
Haha...talking about rocking out...one of the people in the organ studio is an LCMS church organist. He played a piece for us, a lively setting of "What A Friend We Have in Jesus". Very lively setting. Including a pedal glissando at the end. He then made the comment that he's played that as the postlude at Baptist, Methodist, and Lutheran churches and didn't get fired. ;)

RedneckAnglican

18th December 2005, 09:58 PM

I guess she's there every week.....I mean, she is the organist.....today at the end she was playing Toccata on "Veni Emmanuel"....and people weren't leaving...they just turned around and listened to her....then applauded....she was really rockin' out....it was smokin'....I was afraid people would start talking in tongues and rolling around on the floor......;)

sure...but does she know any Deep Purple?...

DAH DA DAHHH...DAH DAH DA DAH...DA DA DAHHH DA DAAAA.....

Protoevangel

18th December 2005, 11:12 PM

sure...but does she know any Deep Purple?...

DAH DA DAHHH...DAH DAH DA DAH...DA DA DAHHH DA DAAAA.....
I'm not so sure that "Space Trickin'" or "Mandrake Root" would be quite as appropriate for a Worship service, although some here may disagree with me. ;)

On the other hand, have you heard their new album, "Rapture Of The Deep"? I mean, jeepers, these Deep Purple guys are ancient, but they rock as good as ever!

RedneckAnglican

19th December 2005, 02:34 PM

I'm not so sure that "Space Trickin'" or "Mandrake Root" would be quite as appropriate for a Worship service, although some here may disagree with me. ;)

On the other hand, have you heard their new album, "Rapture Of The Deep"? I mean, jeepers, these Deep Purple guys are ancient, but they rock as good as ever!

yes I have heard it and it is quite nice...just wish it had been released on 8-track...just doesn't seem right to have a deep purple album on CD...

ByzantineDixie

19th December 2005, 09:42 PM

yes I have heard it and it is quite nice...just wish it had been released on 8-track...just doesn't seem right to have a deep purple album on CD...

Red...you are killin' me! It jest ain't ri-ite, indeed.

Lutherrunner

20th December 2005, 06:58 PM

sure...but does she know any Deep Purple?...

DAH DA DAHHH...DAH DAH DA DAH...DA DA DAHHH DA DAAAA.....

I bet she can play a killer version of Iron Butterfly's Inna Goda davida....

RedneckAnglican

21st December 2005, 05:11 PM

I bet she can play a killer version of Iron Butterfly's Inna Goda davida....

that would be cool...depends on the organ...if someone could find one of the old Hammond B3's that wuold work really well...

DA DAAA DA DA DA DA DAH DAH DAH...

C.F.W. Walther

22nd December 2005, 06:31 PM

that would be cool...depends on the organ...if someone could find one of the old Hammond B3's that wuold work really well...

DA DAAA DA DA DA DA DAH DAH DAH...

All I got is a Hammond H-100 with tone wheel and it's basically the B3 only newer with some bells and whistles.

Inna garda davida is usually one of the things I get to after Miles Davis, Brubeck, Jimmy Smith and other blues and blues rock favorites and improvisations are done. Have an MP3 somewhere of the Iron Butterfly playing and, as usuall, I have the stereo blasting like I did 30 some years ago when it first came out

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