Marc Cheban plays the noon concert on Tuesday, Sept 17, 2019

[@fredzwiebel708]

Thanks Mark for the great pipe organ music.

[@fredzwiebel708]

God Bless America. Freedom is so great.

[@fredzwiebel708]

Thank you Marc for the great music.

[@CeruleanFilms]

Even through headphones, this is the most enormous and overpowering sound I have ever heard from a musical instrument. Would love to hear Boston's "The Launch" played on this!

[@AndieZ4U2]

You'll NEVER walk alone, John. Wherever you go my Spirit and my very heart goes with you. Every second of every day. I LOVE YOU ❤️ That annoying, ever present buzzing.... yep. That's me! 😅

[@spookydoesit1]

Wow! That organ can put out some sound. I hope to hear it in person since day. Great concert! (The cipher was a nice touch.) 😅

[@ThreeSeatStarboard]

Cheban was my high school music director and I performed in Carousel under his direction. Glad to hear the old man can still tickle the keys to Never Walk Alone.

[@JIMD6370]

Another one, just beautiful, including the stuck cypher lol.

[@fredzwiebel708]

Beautiful Mark.

[@AndieZ4U2]

Why aren't there more people there? If I lived close I'd be there every freaking day! FREQUENCIES ALIGN THE CELLS IN YOUR BODY. Harmonies do things we humans have been kept from knowing. SOUND SOUND SOUND SOUND SOUND

[@fredzwiebel708]

Wonderful music.

[@fredzwiebel708]

Beautiful.

[@joespeciale5875]

Magnificent job! Unbelievably lush strings (work #2, excerpt from Rogers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel.”)

[@chrisingle5839]

Gorgeous selections.

[@SaveKilgenOKC]

Just find a song in E. Worked four our old church organist at Trinity when it happened mid song service. And when it was time for the sermon, some trustee went and pulled the pipe like a dentist.

[@bobareebop]

Had it been a C he could have played "The Immovable Do" by Percy Grainger.

[@fredzwiebel708]

Great organ playing Marc.

[@mortonbelcher]

The first selection is by Flor Peeters - Toccata, from his very useful collection, 60 Short Pieces - published by H. W. Gray, Belwin, Warner, and now Alfred... enjoy!

[@michaelherring1944]

Thanks for the info!

[@JIMD6370]

@@michaelherring1944 the festival song, at the beginning, and when he does the pedal walk down, it sounds more like an octobass, you can hear the pipe actually breathing!

[@JIMD6370]

@Micheal Herring, the writer was alive up to '66, wonder if he ever heard it played on this organ...

[@joespeciale5875]

Thank you so much for the info on the Peeters Toccata…Peeters, a very overlooked Belgian master.

[@MrKmoconne]

Sounds like they got those famous 32' diapasons working again.

[@JIMD6370]

You can hear them breathe, very beautiful.

[@organblower]

The name of the piece at 17:22 is Dank Sei dir, Herr (Thanks be to thee) by Siegfried Ochs, composed in the style of or based on a tune by Händel. Xaver Varnus recorded it live in the Palace of Arts of Budapest on June 4th, 2006. This was the first solo organ recital in the history of the building. He called it Air by Händel. It's on KZbin

[@michaelherring1944]

Thank you - I luv it. Unfortunately, I rarely know the names of the pieces I'm recording.

[@JIMD6370]

Absolutely stunning, perfect registration and exacution.

[@JIMD6370]

Almost brings a tear to my eyes.

[@ethanlamoureux5306]

0:13 Toccata, Flor Peeters 5:22 You'll Never Walk Alone, from Carousel by Rogers & Hammerstein 11:44 Find the Cipher 13:46 Belle of the Ball by Leroy Anderson 17:25 Dank sei dir, Herr (attributed to Siegfried Ochs and George F. Handel) 21:53 An arrangement of musical excerpts from opera Carmen by Georges Bizet 25:41 Festival Toccata by Percy Fletcher 34:25 Star Spangled Banner Thanks to those who commented most of these!

[@kentst8956]

Thx for the time stamps! Here is one more you can add: 5:22 is "You'll Never Walk Along" from R&H "Carousel" Very well known song, "everybody" has sung it. kzbin.info?search_query=you%27ll+never+walk+alone

[@CeruleanFilms]

0:13 Toccata (Flor Peters) 5:22 Carousel - You'll Never Walk Alone (Rogers & Hammerstein) 11:44 Find the Cipher 13:46 Belle of the Ball (Leroy Anderson) 17:25 Dank sei dir, Herr (Siegfried Ochs / George F. Händel) 21:53 Carmen - various themes (Georges Bizet) 25:41 Festival Toccata (Percy Fletcher) 34:25 Star Spangled Banner

[@bobareebop]

13:46 is "Belle of the Ball" by Leroy Anderson!

[@JIMD6370]

At least the cipher was in the right key🤣

[@joespeciale5875]

Even the cipher is a dose of reality for Anyone who has ever performed regularly on the pipe organ..

[@JIMD6370]

Michael herring, you need to share this to the fans page too!

[@topper2142]

Absolutely loved the rendition of the National Anthem,love how you never fail to properly show the flag during the National Anthem.

[@michaelherring1944]

Thank you.

[@JIMD6370]

@@michaelherring1944 totally loved the last 2 songs, absolutely beautiful! Thank you!

[@michaelherring1944]

@@JIMD6370 Me too!

[@JIMD6370]

The first song, Flor Peeters was alive to have heard this organ, sure hope he heard this song on it.

[@TurtleFL]

Those catwalks look pretty dicey, huh?

[@JIMD6370]

Not allowed to go up there anymore, but I've seen pictures, very steep indeed!

[@JIMD6370]

Michael herring, what's the second to last song?

[@michaelherring1944]

I'm sorry but I do not know the song list of any of these videos. I just sit in the stands, enjoy, and record. You could contact the organist and I'm sure they'd be happy to help you.

[@JIMD6370]

@@michaelherring1944 thank you.

[@danielmkubacki]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipqQk5Sllr6IpM0 Percy Fletcher - Festival Toccata

[@JIMD6370]

@@danielmkubacki I just finally saw this link, guy plays it like he's running the Kentucky derby lol.

[@juergen07091973]

Nice..... But..... I go often to Cologne cathedral concert series "Orgelfeierstunden" with international top level organists and was accustomed a lot higher skills there. Especially the festival toccata. I think, there's much more possible.

[@michaelherring1944]

Thanks for sharing! But we're not at the Cologne Cathedral, are we? This is an organ undergoing restoration which is (currently) only about 53% complete. It's ridiculous to compare it to other famous organs in the world. These are not "concerts" in the strict sense, they are more "demonstrations" of the progress of the organ's restoration. They're also for public enjoyment and to help get the word out about the restoration. They still need millions of dollars to complete the restoration.

[@JIMD6370]

That's actually pretty mean spirited, these Recitals are here to show the progress, and all organists are top rated. Plus, as Michael said, you can't compare this organ to any other in the world.

[@DavidKrautscheid]

the organ sounds total crap compared to the midmer losh organ no comparison at all

[@jonasschmidt4454]

Danke Juergen, mal in Deutsch 😉 Viele werden es nicht verstehen, habe schon ein paar mal die Kölner Orgel spielen dürfen. Und ehrlich gesagt, werden es Leute die so amerikanische Sichtweisen haben, nicht verstehen, das Instrument hat halt eine Geschichte und klingt wie eine Orgel wie ich sie mir vorstelle und trotzdem hat sie so viele Besonderheiten, dass sie immer wieder aufs Neue fasziniert. In Frankreich niemals, aber auch in wenigen Anderen Ländern würdest du orgeln wie die Midmer finden - warum ? Ganz einfach weil die ausschließlich dafür gebaut wurde die größte zu sein 😂 und was hat man damit erreicht? Millionen an Restaurierungskosten etc. Die Kölner Dom Orgel begnügt sich mit 144 Registern, was auch völlig reicht. Und trotzdem finde ich hat sie einen heftigeren Klang als die Passauer Domorgel. Man bedenk nur dass ja Kleis die Kölner gebaut hat, die sind nicht umsonst die besten Orgel-Bauer der Welt 😀 Und die Kölner Domorgel hat einen unverwechselbaren Klang, einen Mix aus warmen aber auch klaren, sehr aggressiv klingenden Registern (wenn man ihnen Emotionen zuschreiben würde). Der Mix bei nahezu komplett ausgewählter Register ist einmalig und man findet so etwas nur ganz ganz selten auf dieser Welt wie ich finde 😌🙃

[@juergen07091973]

@@jonasschmidt4454 Yes, cologne cathedral organ is colorful and if you hear a recording, it's one of that where you say "yes, that's cologne cathedral". It's interesting. 70 Cavaillé Coll stops for example are enough to compensate a 200 stops US Organ. That should not mean, that in the US are no interesting organs, but here, organs are another dimension. Take this magnificent isnard instrument of st maximin de la baume. You can search very very long to find something comparable in sound.

[@brewmorgan8942]

800,000,000 To complete restoration.

[@JIMD6370]

I think closer to $8,000,00 to restore, not 800 million lol

[@michaelherring1944]

The original estimate was $16 million if I remember correctly. (And finished in 2023!)

[@JIMD6370]

@@michaelherring1944 yes, I just watched that video again.

[@fredzwiebel708]

Wonderful music.