TCJ

After 18 years of forum fanatics…
I think I registered in 2008, so it's been 15 years of shenanigans here.

Comment by TCJ June 2023 permalink
The Hunt for a New Organ
If one were to compare the organs purely on durability and quality/ease of service, how would you rate the following? Phoenix Rodgers Allen ...and for the fun of it... Johannus ... and even though there are no dealers even close to me, I'm …

Comment by TCJ June 2023 permalink
Why a Pipe Organ is Better than a Digital
Part of the issue is financial, part is just short-sighted planning... Those two are linked. The latter ends up causing either 1.) no pipe organ ever or 2.) a lot more money spent which negates any initial savings from being cheap.

Comment by TCJ June 2023 permalink
Why a Pipe Organ is Better than a Digital
One major problem of why pipe organs are ditched in favor of digital is new construction often doesn't take into account obtaining an instrument until AFTER the plans have been made and construction started (if not much later). I've heard…

Comment by TCJ June 2023 permalink
Why a Pipe Organ is Better than a Digital
When our digital goes out we just sing a capella. No acoustic instruments. Human voice is higher than the pipe organ!

Comment by TCJ June 2023 permalink
The Hunt for a New Organ
Serviam, That Rodgers model is one I was looking at as probably a good fit (at first glance anyway) for the parish. Also good to know that Rodgers isn't using the same technology as Johannus because that would have put me off instantly. Th…

Comment by TCJ June 2023 permalink
Why a Pipe Organ is Better than a Digital
Lol… no explanation needed… yes? I would agree. I just wanted the discussion to be here and not elsewhere. CGZ basically wrote something very similar to what I say when I discuss this with people.

Comment by TCJ June 2023 permalink
The Hunt for a New Organ
Regardless, I can say with 100% certainty that reconstruction and/or loans to effect getting a pipe organ, even if they were approved by the pastor, would not get approval from the diocese (which is required). Not happening at the moment. Back on …

Comment by TCJ June 2023 permalink
Sorry!
That's why we need pipe organs... because we organists just don't do well with modern tech!

Comment by TCJ June 2023 permalink
The Hunt for a New Organ
DavidOLGC, No budget set yet. I just got the OK to start looking into this on Friday and I haven't had time to do much yet or have an official meeting with him. To anyone: I have read somewhere that new Rodgers organs are actually using Joh…

Comment by TCJ June 2023 permalink
The Hunt for a New Organ
TCJ, If someone proposed putting in a ramp for disabled persons, or a cry room for fussy children or cameras and a sound system to allow for the broadcast of Mass to an ever-growing internet-only parish... and some remodeling would be necessary to a…

Comment by TCJ June 2023 permalink
The Hunt for a New Organ
Francis, While I agree with you and have pushed pipe organs wherever I go, I think you may have missed the part in my original post that a pipe organ is not possible due to the construction of the building. So, yes, pipe organs are much better and…

Comment by TCJ June 2023 permalink
The Vernacular
Latin. Latin. Latin. Down with the vernacular and the tower of Babel. People using all sorts of different languages is a curse, not a boon.

Comment by TCJ June 2023 permalink
The Hunt for a New Organ
My only experience with Rodgers was playing an old one from the 70's with a trumpet that sounded like a kazoo. Technology has come a long way!

Comment by TCJ June 2023 permalink
Ascension Thurnday
Sunday: Hymn: Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise Introit: Viri Galilei Kyrie, etc: Missa de Angelis After Reading I: Alleluia from GR After Reading II: Alleluia II from GR Creed: Credo IV Offertory: Ascendit Deus Communion: Data Est Mihi Communion Hym…

Comment by TCJ May 2023 permalink
Solos during Mass
I heard someone in the congregation who had a good voice, so I asked her if she would be interested in singing in the choir. She said she was interested in singing, but not with the choir. I never called her.

Comment by TCJ May 2023 permalink
Wedding bell blues !!
When you have a whole set of bridesmaids wearing strapless gowns, they all look like they are 100% unclothed when they sit in the front pew and are seen from the choir loft. In general, standards for dress for women for weddings these days are sc…

Comment by TCJ May 2023 permalink
Wedding bell blues !!
My first wedding at my current position I had a defective binder close itself while I was playing the recessional. A quick-acting cantor managed to make a dive and catch the binder before it could topple over. For processions, we typically only pl…

Comment by TCJ May 2023 permalink
A Catholic Congregation Sings!
Jesus Christ Is Risen Today is one of the few hymns that our congregation will sing with enthusiasm, so it's always nice to play it on Easter. Unfortunately, some people absolutely ruined it this year by starting applause in the MIDDLE of vers…

Comment by TCJ April 2023 permalink
What do you use for the Easter Sequence?
We sing the chant Victimae Paschali Laudes at both English and Spanish Masses.

Comment by TCJ April 2023 permalink
Free Scores & Help Needed: Spanish Lenten (and Eucharistic) Hymns
Sent a PM, Serviam.

Comment by TCJ March 2023 permalink
Free Scores & Help Needed: Spanish Lenten (and Eucharistic) Hymns
I have a list I made a long time ago and have adapted a few hymns for use over the past several years. I'll send you a PM tomorrow if I remember since I have to run to prep for choir practice right now. If not, send me one to remind me.

Comment by TCJ March 2023 permalink
I’m Really Ticked!!
You can replace your powdered wig with some tar and feathers. :)

Comment by TCJ February 2023 permalink
Hymns at funeral masses
We sing the chant Ave Maria instead.

Comment by TCJ February 2023 permalink
Music for Spanish Mass
I recommend getting Canta la Misa as well for an additional resource. You can also find some tradicional hymns on Hymnary. If you're interested in a Spanish ordinary, I have composed a Santo and Cordero de Dios for four voices (or unison wi…

Comment by TCJ February 2023 permalink
Ethics of private instruction on church property
Using the organ (with permission) to give private lessons is not stealing. Where did that ridiculous idea come from?

Comment by TCJ January 2023 permalink
Ethics of private instruction on church property
I have taught piano lessons on the side. I don't search out students, but sometimes they come to me and ask. Pastor is perfectly okay with it. He has a lot of common sense.

Comment by TCJ January 2023 permalink
Parish Music Meeting A'Coming. Add Your Thoughts.
John, your post needs to be framed and hung on the wall of many a rectory.

Comment by TCJ January 2023 permalink
Other organists at your parish
I have difficulty finding subs. Part of it is that I now have three former subs on the "don't call" list because one of them borrowed a book I needed the following day without asking permission, one of them tried stealing a book from…

Comment by TCJ December 2022 permalink
Agnus Dei : for SATB a cappella : COMPOSITION CHALLENGE : by Koerber
TCJ Nice. Very close to my own realization. It is cool to see that the melody actually somewhat dictates the harmonization. I tried to go somewhere else with it, but, yes, the melody just kept tugging that way.

Comment by TCJ November 2022 permalink

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