[rodgersorgan] Re: Christmas Music at Christmas
- From: "Matt G." <caddyorganist@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2002 22:58:24 -0500
The Nazarene church I play for has a blended style of worship. On a typical
Sunday morning, the organist (sometimes the piano, bass, guitar, and drums)
play hymns and choruses for prelude. In the evening service all the above
metioned instruments play. Our congregationals generally range from hymns to
praise and worship all in one service. We do project our words onto screens.
While some may not like this, it keeps us from having to print words to
songs not in the hymnal, the lyrics to the choir song are on the screens,
and main points and notes of the sermon are on the screens. It also comes in
handy for using video. Our choir usually sings reitiore leaning toward, but
not always, the contemporary side. The offertory is usually played by the
pianist, the organist, the group, or a special instrumentalist. We are a
singing congregation, but we are led by a song leader. Our church has about
800 in our two moring worship services.
Matt G.
CaddyOrganist@xxxxxxxxxxx
>From: "noel jones, aago" <gedeckt@xxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [rodgersorgan] Re: Christmas Music at Christmas
>Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 21:31:38 -0400
>
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>John,
>
>Your comment is welcome.
>
>However, this is an Independent Rodgers Organ Discussion Group. We who
>play Rodgers
>Organs find ourselves most often playing them in churches. Strange, but
>true. Some
>churches follow a church year and the Rodgers Organ is used to fulfill
>those musical
>demands. Other churches choose to ignore the church year, celebrating only
>the church
>festivals that they feel appropriate. My Amish friends celebrate Christmas
>and
>Ascension Day only. They also worship in barns and homes and do not use
>Rodgers
>Organs. They do not find playing and selling and designing Rodgers Organs
>an offensive
>occupation for me to be in. They just wouldn't do it themselves.
>
>In private e-mails I hear the cries of those who have large Rodgers Organs
>that can
>uplift a worshiping community and are instead relegated to playing backup
>to a Praise
>Band. Organists who are told not to play the pedals because it interferes
>with the Bass
>Player's bass line. When did the corporate singing of a church. led by the
>corporate
>singing of the choir and the organ become a sing along with microphones,
>choreography.
>
>Are you bothered by seeing a choir of 45 sing with only a few members
>holding
>microphones?
>
>It is recognized that the further a church goes from liturgical practice,
>the more the
>role of the organ is reduced. Rather than shutting down this line of
>discussion, why
>not tell us about the church that you play for, the style of worship and
>why you find my
>comments offensive?
>
>The moment that we organists ignore the influence and impact of the organ
>in worship is
>the day that only museums and concert halls will have organs.
>
>As long as we are on the subject of being organ offensive, let's look at
>playing "We've
>Only Just Begun" and "Butterfly Kisses" at weddings. What about "Sunrise,
>Sunset?"
>
>Is the future of the organ to get along or stand up for itself?
>
>noel jones, aago
>athens, tennessee, usa
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