Sacred Sounds: The Story Behind "Old Hundredth" | Hymn of the Week (Score Available)

[@kelvinsmallwood6315]

Thks Fraser for this new programme of hymns & their history. Old Hundredth most appropriate to start with.

[@mattleach958]

Thank you, Sir Gartshore. This is great, to concentrate on one particular hymn choice every Tuesday.

[@cassy-de]

Thank you Fraser for the wonderful tunes. Especially the details of the music, the time and your adaption are brilliant. Thank you 🙏

[@cameronplatts9630]

Magnificent lecture and performance Mr. G 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@iainlavery1316]

Well played Cov, 100 times well played, looking forward to the next one.

[@RTGrimmer]

Hooray, new Fraser content! Thank you for the hymn tune goodness ❤

[@alexmikhael5061]

AWESOME SONG!!! I can hear that one as one of the *GIT TO YER SEATZ WE ABOUT TO START SERVICES* !!!! songs :)

[@rifelaw]

Hearing a fair amount of "Abide With Me" influence in there as well.

[@dkod19]

The Old Hundredth has been one of my favorite hymn tunes since I first learned about hymn tunes back in the 60s. I've heard many arrangements and harmonizations of it, many of them quite good. One of my favorite arrangements is the one Ralph Vaughn Williams did the for coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. I heard a little bit of it coming through in your playing. Great idea to explore many of the great hymn tunes. Besides the one in this video, here are some of my other favorites, in no particular order: Austria, Irby, Nicæa, Nun Danket, Picardy, Sine Nomine, Slane, St. Anne, St. Columba, and Westminster Abbey, to name but a few. Looking forward to more of these.

[@craigsummerville8823]

While attending a small Methodist church during my adolescence “Old Hundredth” was the tune for the Doxology which was regularly sung after the scripture reading. Every now and then the choir would get to follow it with the Seven-fold Amen after the pastoral prayer. Thanks for the reminder of simpler times.

[@alexanderwunderlich5116]

Berühmte Melodie des Lobgesangs der Engel. Also, Anfang ist gelungen.

[@johanbrand8601]

Beautiful! I would love it to see you live in concert and meeting you in person!

[@juergenstelzer856]

einfach nur schön, danke

[@gerhardflink5599]

Sehr schön vorgetragen.

[@HuiyenManton]

So glad I came upon your video by accident! Absolutely blown away by the incredible sounds and the 'twiddly bits' were impressive! I like the added information at the beginning as well. Bravo 👏👏

[@pertjarnstrom1330]

I was listen to your old videos and come up with something I was thinking about before when I playing on my midi pipeorgan. About the 4" 8" and 16" - I was thinking like the generations in the family like 4" its the kids, 8" yourself and 16" the older generatiion.....Maybe because of the numbers,....Great pipeorgans, maybe one day I will go and see and listen to them in the churches.

[@rifelaw]

In the US (Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and probably others but those are the ones I know) it's "Praise God from whom all blessings flow".

[@pietervanrooyen9342]

Truly beautiful hymn - one of my personal favourites - and then a truly classy adaptation on top of it... Wunderbar!! Thank you!!

[@opusdrei]

Vielen Dank

[@joelinpa185]

Thank you Fraser. I have the Duren organ model, and it's great to hear it played by someone who can get the most out of it. I am going to point my church's organist to this video. Who knows, he may play it in a future worship service.

[@charleneguiliano2943]

We have a local rehabbed theater organ with guest organist every month. Amazing. I so enjoyed this video ❤

[@FraserGartshore]

Tell me more! Where is this instrument?

[@charleneguiliano2943]

@FraserGartshore It is in Rochester NY USA in the Auditorium Theater

[@charleneguiliano2943]

It came out of RKO Theater from the 192O's. There are Pipes In the ceiling.The sound is amazing It took 10 years to rehab. Mostly volunteers. Rochester organ society maintains and manages it. when guests organist come to play, they stay with members of the society board! The audience can see the artists' hands playing .they had artists from the UK ,Italy, USA ,and Eastman School of Music(located in Rochester)the Theater is an old theater that has been rehabbed. Amazing music sound!

[@usefulandkindunlimited2678]

Fantastic as always Fraser. Don't be afraid to say more about the music, I'm sure your audience can take it! (You rushed the melody bit and I'm sure folk would love to know). It would be fantastic to add something about how others have used the hymn, in this case V Williams) I think you are on to a winner with this new addition to your wonderful creative online life. Thanks. ... and it made Noel R known around the world too!! x ]

[@jerrymartin79]

What a wonderful presentation!!! :)

[@amangogna68]

Great music and amazing player !

[@juliangerardcascio1111]

😊 Good 🎼 🎹 👍 +1 Fraser, makes one think 🤔 !!!×!!!!

[@girefox]

Dear Fraser- which console do you have?

[@FraserGartshore]

Hi, it’s custom built - apart from the woodwork, I made it myself.

[@bertspeggly4428]

I am reminded of the church organists who liked to change the harmony of one verse of a hymn, with varyingly successful results.🤣

[@TheCheekySodJoe]

Too is not a preposition, but to is …

[@cameronplatts9630]

Remember you’re not supposed to use a preposition to end an sentence with. This is well understood among us literates 😉

[@johnbrewer9833]

I was told not to end a sentence with with. Simple.

[@alexmikhael5061]

he made it to 50 in the 1500s ?? that's ANCIENT in those times!! :) just saying... ;) in my mind I was trying to see a 1500s libberachie kinda dude... but my MINDS EYE said... he dressed kinda like a monk, just like a monk..... maybbee a fanciee monk but just a monk... yea... eh.. :) HAVE A GREAT ONE!!!

[@FraserGartshore]

50 is the new 30!

[@alexmikhael5061]

@@FraserGartshore when peeps ask ''how ole are you?'' I tell them .... ''My drivers license says i was born in 1966 ....you will have to figgure it out cuz I don't care!'' lol I don't look half bad as some peeps *I* KNOW PERSONALLY that have walked this rok as long as i lol hahahahaha *this time*