[rodgersorgan] Re: Baptist and Pipe Organs
- From: Kzimmer0817@xxxxxxx
- To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 07:20:29 EDT
List,
I've seen a few Baptist churches who have exposed pipes, but it's usually
just a single rank or two. The explanation I've heard is that they don't
want the organ attracting attention to itself. The sanctuaries are often
plain, elegant, but simple. In a Baptist church, the niche for the baptismal
pool generally takes the forefront.
Regarding these organists who are soooooooooo possessive of their
instruments, I wonder how that attitude keeps perpetuating itself. I guess,
the powers that be at many churches become easily convinced by these
organists just how delicate this expensive instrument is and that nobody
should have access to it without permission - then they make that permission
very difficult to get.
Organists don't seem to remember that it's not THEIR organ, but that it was
bought and paid for by the church - or thru a donation.
I guess my question has to do with the AGO. Does the AGO have any statement
or opinion (even if stated in a positive light) about easy access to organs?
Are these organists members of their local AGO chapters? Does the organists'
possessiveness ever filter up to the other members of the AGO? Is there any
peer pressure within the AGO chapters to allow access to the organs? If
these organists found themselves being frowned upon by their peers for their
actions, they might change. I wonder what a music committee would say if an
AGO officer phoned the music director or music committee chairman to explain
how delicate these instruments "aren't" and how to allow access while
protecting the instrument.
Or, are these organists totally in their own world - they don't attend AGO
meetings, they don't really interact with other musicians outside their own
church, so there really is no way to apply pressure to them?
Anyway, just jusings,
Keith
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