The Salt Lake Tabernacle Organ contains 11,623 pipes, 147 voices and 206 ranks. While the large pipes are the most visible, many of the pipes are small and hidden.
Its rather amazing that when your right on top of the pipes of a pipe organ (next to them) some can be so "unmusical" ... yet .... give them a little distance to mellow and they are magnificent either by themselves or in a combination...
Thank you Mr. Andrew Unsworth, the concert organist for allowing me the privilege to play the Conference Center pipe organ! It was a real blast to play this pipe organ with five keyboards!
What a testament to the amazing awesomeness of the Mormon Tabernacle itself, it's humble construction, and it's ability to make it's organ boast some of the most beautiful music in the world. I would so love some other pieces to be examined like this to show the buildings amazing ability to amplify and unite the sounds into these glorious compositions.
More! We would love more! This is so special to see. Most of us will never have a chance in this lifetime to tour behind the shutters. I can only imagine that the person filming this must have had hearing protection on . Thank you so much for sharing this tiny clip.
Anyone who has tuned chorus reed pipes (I don't know of any organ tuner that doesn't drink) knows they are much louder than can be reproduced fully with speakers. Speakers can only jiggle the air. Pipes make the wind sing.
Its rather amazing that when your right on top of the pipes of a pipe organ (next to them) some can be so "unmusical" ... yet .... give them a little distance to mellow and they are magnificent either by themselves or in a combination...
One. Of. The. Very. Best
Thank you Mr. Andrew Unsworth, the concert organist for allowing me the privilege to play the Conference Center pipe organ! It was a real blast to play this pipe organ with five keyboards!
What a testament to the amazing awesomeness of the Mormon Tabernacle itself, it's humble construction, and it's ability to make it's organ boast some of the most beautiful music in the world. I would so love some other pieces to be examined like this to show the buildings amazing ability to amplify and unite the sounds into these glorious compositions.
Near the end of this summer, I have been granted 10 to 20 minutes on this instrument!
More! We would love more! This is so special to see. Most of us will never have a chance in this lifetime to tour behind the shutters. I can only imagine that the person filming this must have had hearing protection on . Thank you so much for sharing this tiny clip.
Anyone who has tuned chorus reed pipes (I don't know of any organ tuner that doesn't drink) knows they are much louder than can be reproduced fully with speakers. Speakers can only jiggle the air. Pipes make the wind sing.
The echo definitely contributes
Everything very beautiful and incredible
Beautiful sound and everithing
Nothing can replace hearing it in person.
Now for a video of the conference center organ.
+heroineworshipper----------- is that the "church-like" building near the tabernacle? I was there a very long time ago...can't quite remember....
+J.R. Zippie No, what you are referring to is the assembly hall. The conference center is a huge building across the street from the temple.
ooh....ok......Sorry...it's been a long time since I been there.....I see it on Google-maps....thanks...
PredatorDrone13 it used to be the conference center, until they had to make a bigger one to fit the amount of people they were receiving
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This was filmer in the trumpet swell box
filmer?
whats the name of that piece?
Dear Jonas: The name of this piece is Guilmant's March on a theme of Handel.
Speakers can only jiggle the air - pipes make the wind sing.