A SPECIAL MESSAGE - Diane Bish

[@shaneduyvenedewit8621]

And now in February 2024, the mighty Ruffatti-Bish pipe organ is restored to its full and former glory! The re-dedication concert was magnificent!

[@k.h.489]

Thank you, Shane, for the good news update. What a joy!

[@tomtalker2000]

Wonderful news to hear. My mom and i have sung with many choirs in many cathedrals. And to many pipe organs. And their is NOTHING like hearing one fully opened up. It quite literally sends goosebumps up and down your arms.

[@JamesPollMaine59]

This organ is an international treasure as is Diane Bish. God bless and I know this organ fund will far surpass your goal.

[@rickythe2nd63]

It's so good to see Ms. Bish, the organist EMERITA looking so well and the ministry of the very fine instrument still going forth, to the glory of Almighty God!

[@e.conboy4286]

I appreciate this informative discussion and Ms Bish’s amazing playing! What a magnificent gift to the world!

[@michaelbovee2477]

Wow. Musical legends. God has truely blessed this church.

[@bpunktkpunkt5317]

Bish isnt there anymore and the organ is playing only third or fourth place on their service. They dont have a realy good organplayer now like bish or metzger.

[@rogerstace4181]

Was the organ not redone in 2004 when samuel metzger was the organist

[@carolynfulton4060]

Our grandson recently graduated from Westminster Academy in this beautiful church. The organ is breathtakingly beautiful and the music it produces is just wonderful. It was so well played you’d never know there was a problem. Certainly a worthy project!

[@PipeDreamerJacques]

I’m thrilled that this fabulous organ is being used and that it will be getting love and care to give it another half-century of use.

[@silviarovere2261]

Diane Bish is Wonderfulllll!!!! By Sylvia🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@karennoske3008]

What a wonderful opportunity to contribute to such a worthy cause. It’s great to see Diane Bish supporting this. Her music has been very important to me and I will be contributing.

[@jerryholston6536]

I hope you surpassed $1000000 needed you're wonderful people Diane your music is wonderful what a wonderful gift to have from God and still using it you're such a great blessing to many please keep it up

[@elderrobertv.fullersr.1739]

I love Coral Ridge Ministry. Have been a follower since the 70's. Dr D. James Kennedy, the organ, & choir phenomenal.

[@rosederogene9069]

To God be the glory and honor. Love you Ms. Bish

[@MillerMeteor74]

Wow. Nearly 50 years. That's amazing.

[@lidsman2221]

I wish Diane would play one Sunday.

[@johannabender4998]

Absolutely beautiful and majestic!

[@davidsongarrett8087]

Love Diane Bish. Heard heard in rectal at Marble Collegiate Church in New York City.

[@Reinhard_G.1965]

[# 7400] _Seven thousand pipes..._ -- yes, that is monumental indeed! I fully agree that this absolute treasure has to be maintained at any cost, so this message to the world was the best to be done! Unfortunately, my actual situaton doesn't allow me to donate; but to give at least a very small support, I have put this video at the first position of my public playlist [ S₂ ] which I have dedicated to the marvellous interpretations by Diane Bish, to express my highest admiration! And I pray that there will be enough organ friends world- wide who help to raise the 2nd half of the sum needed, that the work can be started as soon as possible. May God be with you all! Reinhard from Germany

[@janet20257]

Thank you, Reinhard, for your effort and I'm certain the goal will be met. 🎼🌹

[@Reinhard_G.1965]

Yes, I have a good feeling, too -- maybe we'll get another video message about the continues and the restauration works; it would be very interesting to know! Nice to have met again, dear Janet -- thanks for your reply and best wishes!

[@bikdav]

I didn’t know all of this. Praise the Lord to Diane Bish. Can a 💿 CD or Vinyl Disc be released with her music at Coral Ridge?

[@ronaldk.whartonjr.5365]

Good luck with your fund raising.. I support the church I go to and any needed restorations within that church. I am confident with the viewership and the congregants of this church.. you should have no issue to eventually raise all the needed funds for this restoration.

[@chrisluckenbill]

Cruise on over to Coral Ridge's KZbin channel and listen to a hymn or an organ postlude. Then try to find one of Diane's renditions on this channel of the same song and arrangement. (Dance of the Trumpets by Diane was the postlude last Sunday.) Even accounting for the stated failed state of the organ, live service v. controlled recording, I have to wonder if Coral Ridge knows how to properly mic the organ for its weekly broadcasts. It sounds dry and strident compared to the normal recordings found on this channel. It is hoped that as part of this restoration, consideration is given to my observation.

[@jasonjennings8125]

wonder how it's Going in that restoration fund

[@aarondennissmith]

What organ are they playing for services now, since the restoration has begun?

[@alastaircritchley4620]

An electronic, i think it’s an Allen (don’t quote me on that). But the re-dedication concert is this month :)

[@garfixit]

❤️❤️❤️love you all

[@bpunktkpunkt5317]

Long time ago?

[@deanschulze3129]

Will the organ have to be taken out of service while this work is done? If so what is the time frame?

[@James_Bowie]

If they work on one chest at at time, it could still be playable throughout the process. Not sure what needs to be done to the manuals.

[@matthewray7065]

Great to hear! Who is doing the restoration work?

[@shaneduyvenedewit8621]

The builders of the organ, Fratelli Ruffatti in Padua, Italy, have recently completed the full restoration of the instrument. A major amount of it was dismantled and shipped back to Italy for restoration, then returned and reinstalled.

[@mrjay4178]

I wish them well on their endeavor to restore the Ruffatti organ to it's glory.

[@1900intz]

A fundraiser?

[@kelvinsmallwood6315]

good luck with your fundraising effort. The organ must be restored.

[@michaelhoerig5920]

Unfortunate that the sound of this instrument is enough to 'make your ears bleed'. Perhaps a 'restoration' could include a proper revoicing???

[@organlover1988]

Have you heard it in person? I have and I don't find it overly harsh. It may just be a result of the recording process.

[@blomman43]

Is Diane a male? Emeritus is a male form. Here Emerita is the correct form. Disrespectful.

[@blomman43]

@Richard Harrold No it is not. It is a latin word that has separate endings for male and female.

[@blomman43]

@Richard Harrold Ok, but then it should Emeritum which is the neuter form.

[@TheJakeman789]

Wow granny’s still kicking? I bet she gave up playing the organ cause there’s no new programs or concerts with her.

[@miltronix]

OF ALL THE NERVE!

[@BCSchmerker]

+bishfan *The Fratelli Ruffatti V+P/87 designed into the Sanctuary of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church PCA* (5555 North Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308-3208 USA) *is overkill for OMS Japanese Christian, for which I envision pipes voiced on Baroque-Rococo-Neoclassical wind pressures.* Shinoda Hall is where I intend to debug the tones for the pipes in a future Sanctuary organ; Allen Organ Company (Macungie, PA, USA) has an unbroken string of firsts in electronic music, therefore is best qualified to build a digital instrument which will treble as a phased-array PA system and a Dolby Atmos playback system. The future Sanctuary should have a full-mechanical organ integrated into the structure: _Hovedværk,_ _Fjernværk,_ and _Pedål_ I plan to be integrated into the roof; _Bryſtværk,_ into the north wall behind the Baptistry; and _Rygpoſıtiv,_ into the twin pulpits.

[@BCSchmerker]

@Richard Harrold C.B. Fisk Inc. built carbon-composite trackers into Op. 150, now up and running at Historic Christ Church and Burial Ground PECUSA (Anglican), Philadelphia, PA, USA; I estimate the trackers appropriate for Japanese Christian. The _Fjernværk_ and _Pedål_ trackers are ballparked for 66𝓂𝒶𝓍' (20𝓂𝒶𝓍m) OAL; the _Rygpoſıtiv,_ 20' (6m) OAL.

[@SeattleBoatdog]

What is about the pipe organ that attracts and triggers such blathering niwittery?? Tell us you don’t know the first thing about pipe organs without …