Happy 3 Kings Day aka Día de los Reyes aka Epiphany! A favorite: Adoration of the Magi Joseph Christian Leyendecker Sat. Evening Post magazine cover 1900

In case anyone's never seen this, or even if you have, I think it's a glorious way to close out 2025! youtu.be/25isjiGthu8?...

I actually have this LP from when I was a kid. It's fun, but I also learned (from my purchases and listening) that Wendy Carlos was in a league by herself. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVUA...

Enjoy! youtu.be/bDIW4AgvYRM?...

WTHF?! Outrageous! www.thestrad.com/news/carolin...

ICAMI www.bacharchivleipzig.de/de/bach-arch...

A very happy birthday to the genius AKA Wendy Carlos! Incidentally, she shares a Nov 14th bday with Aaron Copland. youtu.be/Z3cab5IcCy8?... I just wish she wasn't so darn reclusive in her old age!

Requiescat in pace, Judith Hancock

From: Church Music Assoc. of America We are pleased to offer complimentary organ resources, featuring a range of works from Bach to Vierne, as well as genres spanning beginner studies, Gregorian chant, and materials for the liturgical seasons. Explore them at: churchmusicassociation.org/organ/

LIVE: Ancient pipe organ is played after almost 800 years

When Musical Directions Don’t Say What to Do, but How to Be - The New York Times share.google/wzXD5dJw7gPd...

Ad for Sonochrome, tinted film stock designed specifically for sound film. For years, we were taught that tinted film went out with the silents because it interfered with the sound-on-film soundtrack but tinted talkies were more common than we remembered.

Posting on behalf of the Catalina Organ Festival in Tucson AZ.

Properly pH-balanced Ravel

For the true violin virtuosos!

Just because it's SUNDAY and this hilarity needs to stay in orbit! www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Zn...

RCO Cinema launches with a premiere of The Great Toccata – a remarkable new film by Fugue State Films exploring Bach’s iconic Toccata and Fugue in D minor. A 100-min feature presented by Daniel Moult + superb performances. Read more at tinyurl.com/NewsRCOC... or watch at www.rco.org.uk/cinema

Had to be shared!

Now in French! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKlh...

Bálint Karosi at Victory Lutheran, Mesa, performing for the AGO 2025 Phoenix Convention. youtu.be/A3dTZVvYWrQ?...

Seems like a fantastic resource! hymnology.hymnsam.co.uk

"I'll be Bach!" Certainly, he's playing the Terminator and Fugue in D Minor

Happy Heavenly Birthday Robert Schumann! 8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856

One of my musical idols, from the late 60s! She introduced me to (more) Bach, Scarlatti, Monteverdi, and synths!

Coming soon! AGO 2025 Phoenix June 16–19 Explore the website at phxago2025.org

June is National Accordion Awareness Month! Personal trivia: Accordion was my gateway instrument to the pipe organ. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQiN...

Here's some vintage overly-caffeinated analog synthtastic FUN! www.synthforbreakfast.nl/sennheiser-v...

Any local, in Arizona, organists or church musicians here?

Statement from the #MusiciansUnion of the United States 🇺🇸 and #Canada 🇨🇦 to the fat bastard #BruceSpringsteen #TaylorSwift

A recording by David Woodford in 1968 of the Franz Liszt Fantasy and Fugue on the chorale "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam", S.259. Played by Nicolas Kynaston on the organ of the Royal Albert Hall, London. www.base2music.store#!/Nicolas-Ky...

Now THIS is a hilariously great use of AI! www.tiktok.com/@awatanation...

YUMMEH!

In odd-numbered years, the AGO hosts smaller, regional conventions. In 2025, there will two: AGO Phoenix and AGO Fort Worth. This allows attendees to learn, network, and enjoy performances in a more intimate setting than National Conventions. Learn more about AGO 2025 Phoenix: phxago2025.org

If you are an organist, organ builder, or just a pipe organ aficionado, here's a good place to start on Bluesky! go.bsky.app/NpCGD1Y