1969 Austin Organ - First Presbyterian Church - Evanston, Illinois

Brent Johnson talks with Andrea Handley about the 1969 Austin organ in the Chapel of First Presbyterian Church in Evanston, Illinois.
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Music heard in this video:
Johann Sebastian Bach, Gigue Fugue (BWV 577): vmirror.imslp....
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[@petermacander5039]

Very nicely performed from memory J.S. Bach Jig Fugue! Very nice organ.

[@ScoG33]

What a treat to hear the Gigue played so evenly and with such consistency! Takes a lot of attention to technique. Brava

[@louisglen1653]

Another nice organ! I love that Andrea chose to play Fugue a La Gigue!

[@drdylanman]

Thank you for playing one of my favorite Bach pieces to showcase this organ! These videos are always so much fun to watch. :-)

[@Piping_Up]

Yes!! Gigue Fugue! Love it! I have been in love with this piece since I heard Virgil Fox play it back in the 1970s. Simply amazing.

[@ksbear2]

And I always want to hear that short repeat he did at the end. LOL

[@garysmith8455]

WOW, I was really amazed when the lovely lady whipped up the Bach!, and that hymn for an outro, not afraid to let that Austin rip a bit. Thank YOU!

[@SeattleOrganMan]

This is where I began my organ lessons in 1977 with Bill Evans. Saturday Bill would let me have the A-S in the sanctuary; and then after lunch I'd move to the chapel and log 3-4 more hours of practice. First Presbyterian holds many strong ties for me beyond the organs. My dad was on the ministerial staff before I was born in 1960.

[@JBrumley32771]

I will admit that I have not watched all the videos, but this is the first time I've seen an organist play a piece of music without having sheet music. Because the piece is memorized, Ms. Handley could concentrate on musicality. Very nice job!

[@Tracygriffith-dz2ys]

Nice organ and great sound very nice organist

[@tony_2024]

Congrats on 11k subs buddy.

[@SpitzPrincipal4]

I was pleasantly surprised when I realized the Reed in the Pedal was a Trumpet 16'. Impressively voiced as it carries well enough to pass off as a Posaune 16'- which I originally thought it was- particularly on the last chord of the closing hymn. Some beauty stops here- Including the Violone 16' and the Fourniture IV. MOST ENJOYED!!!

[@davidcraggs3770]

You are phenomenal Andrea.

[@louGriggs1944]

Love this. Thank you.

[@ksbear2]

I don't know if I could regularly play with my back to the room and that short of a railing. The vertigo gets me sometimes. The organ I play from a balcony has the console facing sideways, so my back is against a side wall.

[@WilliamMitchell-sc3fe]

In the pedal is an independent 16' what kind of pedal reed?

[@Sathrandur]

The 16' Trompette is an extension of the Swell 8' Trompette. The organ specification is linked in the video description as usual.

[@kennethvarner7694]

What’s the organ in the main sanctuary?

[@SeattleOrganMan]

The sanctuary has a three manual, roughly 56-rank Joseph whiteford Aeolian-Skinner installed in the late 50s. It was dedicated by Virgil Fox.

[@OrganMediaFoundation]

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[@joanndombrow4245]

​@@SeattleOrganManas I have said before my father installed and turned pipe organs throughout the Chicago area he knew Virgil Fox very well his name is very familiar to me

[@wmalden]

The great?