This Church Has FOUR Pipe Organs!! A Tour of St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney

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  • @tormus1
    @tormus1 2 роки тому +103

    Very interesting display, Titus. When I used to deputise at the cathedral in the 80s ie before the arrival of the Létourneau, the console of the Sharp was in the chancel and was roughly to the left of where the archbishop’s throne is. At that time, the Sharp and Létourneau organs were played simultaneously by two organists wearing two way head phones. I hasten to add that they were played together only for congregational hymns, the responses and the common of the Mass. For the opening hymn, the organist at the Whitehouse would start. The organist would count aloud especially at the end of a phrase ‘hold - 2 - 3 - 4 off 2 - 3 - 4 in!’ During the Mass the organist at the Sharp would lead. The important thing was never to listen to the other organ which was being played lest you fall out of time. It was a great challenge!

    • @peporgan
      @peporgan  2 роки тому +17

      Thank you for sharing this, Pastor. I think this is very interesting history about the previous usage of the organs. It must've looked very high-tech with you both wearing headphones!

    • @tormus1
      @tormus1 2 роки тому +10

      @@peporgan you are welcome, Titus. It wasn’t very comfortable. The set up was very primitive: there was an ear piece on the left with a microphone extension below and the right ear was effective blocked to cut out noise!

    • @robertgoh7420
      @robertgoh7420 2 роки тому +1

      @@peporgan Do you like football or any sports?

    • @rowanlidbury
      @rowanlidbury Рік тому +1

      That's musicianship of the highest order.

    • @jerryharrison4221
      @jerryharrison4221 Рік тому

      ​@@peporganl🎉 24:57

  • @adalbertomodesusa
    @adalbertomodesusa Рік тому +32

    How cool it is to see a young man like yourself so into this! That means the organ playing will be on for at least one more generation!

    • @tomtalker2000
      @tomtalker2000 8 місяців тому +1

      Yes it warms my heart. That the younger generation are getting into playing this marvelous instrument. My mom and i sung in many chamber choirs and cathedrals. And their is nothing like hearing a pipe organ FULLY opened up in all it's glory. Please keep this majestic instrument alive and well.

    • @MS-yz7sr
      @MS-yz7sr 2 місяці тому

      ​@@tomtalker2000There are many young musicians keeping traditions alive. Not to worry, we would never just let something so majestic die out.

  • @tomdeininger7379
    @tomdeininger7379 2 роки тому +17

    Fascinating. What a knowledgeable, beautiful young man.

  • @Iceland874
    @Iceland874 9 місяців тому +4

    They’re all lovely instruments. I’m an organist and each organ has its own special beauty. The chamber organ is precious. Nice for early baroque. Great for Vespers. I wish I lived there. Thanks for an inspiring video.

    • @peporgan
      @peporgan  9 місяців тому +1

      Thank you!

  • @AnnErwin-p2t
    @AnnErwin-p2t Рік тому +9

    I majored in music...organ
    ...in college (started piano at age 4) and have had so much fun playing at different churches over the years., Retired now, in my 80's

  • @norah1933
    @norah1933 3 місяці тому +2

    Here I am in Palmerston North New Zealand and listening to the beautiful Canon in D...Pachelbel... from Lover and the tears are rolling listening to the sheer beauty of your presentation.Thankyou so much.

    • @peporgan
      @peporgan  3 місяці тому

      Thank you so much! I've been to Palmerston North! And in fact, one of my favourite organs in the world is near you, Napier Cathedral.

  • @joanndombrow4245
    @joanndombrow4245 Рік тому +10

    As the daughter of someone who tuned pipe organs here in the United States I find this video fascinating!

  • @camelChase20
    @camelChase20 Рік тому +4

    There's a palpable anticipation to hearing each organ's unique sound. I really enjoyed hearing them in such a large area!

  • @irenemuus9716
    @irenemuus9716 11 місяців тому +15

    It warms the cockles of my heart that a young person is learning and playing church organs. Thank you deeply

  • @Weekendinspirations
    @Weekendinspirations Рік тому +9

    I love this video. Entertaining and educational. I used to play our church organ back in high school. I'm self-taught so it's very interesting to see different pipe organs in one place and to hear the different sounds they produce. It's quite different from the non-pipe organs. I hope I'll be able to play pipe organ someday.

  • @patrickrwhite8354
    @patrickrwhite8354 11 місяців тому +3

    I am from Canada and did not know that we had a company that made these amazing organs. Our church had a new organ installed when I was a boy and in the Choir and the black keys were white and the white keys were black. So amazing and when I think of it I think it was a Canadian-made organ so beautiful. Thank you for your lovely playing and tour.! You are fantastic

  • @angelamurnane2334
    @angelamurnane2334 Рік тому +5

    St Marys was my parish church when I was 8-9. Thanks for the opportunity to be nostalgic and leanr new things. Only played a pipe organ a few times. Loved hearing the bells too and the boys choir. We lived in Cathedral St.

  • @nashvilletennessee3194
    @nashvilletennessee3194 Рік тому +9

    I really enjoyed this video! I’m not an organist, but I love organ music, and cathedrals! Saint Marys Cathedral is just beautiful! What’s not to like about to Letourneau, Oregon… But my favorite was actually the small one at the beginning! Titus, you should come to America and play the great Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia! Have you heard of this one?

  • @davidknizek2852
    @davidknizek2852 7 місяців тому +5

    What a beautiful Cathedral!

  • @moyahenderson9459
    @moyahenderson9459 2 роки тому +47

    That was an excellent overview of the St Mary’s cathedral organs, Titus. I especially enjoyed your warm and appreciative remarks about the Ron Sharp organ. What an astonishing contribution Ron made to organ building in Australia! Thank you!

    • @peporgan
      @peporgan  2 роки тому

      Thanks Moya!

    • @mudgebauer
      @mudgebauer 2 роки тому +1

      Why dont you find another organ builder to complete the unfinished sharp organ and make it complete¿

    • @katrose5572
      @katrose5572 2 роки тому

      @@mudgebauer I was going to ask just that.

    • @matthewcox431
      @matthewcox431 2 роки тому +2

      @@mudgebauer As long as it doesn't go Flat... 😁

  • @geonmzahsan6640
    @geonmzahsan6640 Рік тому +1

    Cathedral has people who value music & feel of organ. They must be having a great choir also. Very good. God bless

  • @Jerry-gf9bf
    @Jerry-gf9bf Рік тому +6

    Each organ has its own uniqueness I love them all I'm glad you love to play them as well and you do a fantastic job

  • @richietwoshoes9531
    @richietwoshoes9531 11 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for the demonstration, your work has inspired me to hear you play maestro ❤

  • @adriennebeecker5000
    @adriennebeecker5000 2 роки тому +36

    Your knowledge, talent and enthusiasm for the”King or Instruments” comes through in this presentation of four great instruments.Thank you,Titus, for your excellent overview of the capabilities of each organ and views of a magnificent cathedral. A fantastic tour! I loved the Letourneau organ.

  • @ernst-dietmarhorstmann4949
    @ernst-dietmarhorstmann4949 2 роки тому +4

    My dear friend in Christ, you are an excellent organ performer. I see in You a great love for music. At 6:20 The Queen of Saba from Georg Friedrich Händel. But never open an organ box again. You will never could close it (Humor dies last). You are so talented. Best wishes from Hamburg/Germany !

  • @MegaJohn144
    @MegaJohn144 2 роки тому +15

    I used to be a church organist back in the 80's. I haven't played a real organ like this since then. This is bringing it all back for me.

    • @gregoryeze9329
      @gregoryeze9329 11 місяців тому

      I am a current church organist - this presentation is great!

  • @petersmith9351
    @petersmith9351 2 роки тому +30

    Tirus, Thank you for your very confident presentation bringing these wonderful instruments alive! I've listened twice as you made it so much fun.

  • @ThePolaroid669
    @ThePolaroid669 2 роки тому +9

    Wow, so gorgeous! Church and pipe organs are nice too!

  • @fingaz000
    @fingaz000 Рік тому +3

    Hats off to you, a wonderful presentation!

  • @ray-piano9326
    @ray-piano9326 10 місяців тому +1

    Brilliant presenter and organist. Very informative and entertaining!!!

  • @JanetOakes-vu7pf
    @JanetOakes-vu7pf Рік тому +2

    Thank you. Very interesting! Also, beautiful cathedral! Wish I’d visited it when I was in Sydney.

  • @arthurcrosby5755
    @arthurcrosby5755 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for your tour and beautiful organ music on your wonderful organs at St. Mary’s Cathedral. The majesty of the LeTourneau Organ is magnificent, but the Klopp Organ very beautifully made and, for its size, it is also a wonderful sounding instrument. Thank you Pep, or should I call you Titus as some do, for your excellent description of, and great music on, these special instruments used for worship. May God Bless you and your music.

  • @SnickasBah
    @SnickasBah Рік тому +1

    Wonderful tour and delightful personality. Thanks.

  • @antonmeyer7369
    @antonmeyer7369 9 місяців тому +2

    What an insperational presentation!

  • @charleshiggs7536
    @charleshiggs7536 2 роки тому +4

    This is great! Thank you for posting this. Very fine playing!

  • @timothyj1966
    @timothyj1966 2 роки тому +1

    The little Chapel Organ is my favourite. So simple and pure.

  • @dleimkuehler
    @dleimkuehler 2 роки тому +2

    Titus,
    Brilliant programme! Thank you.

  • @james.flores
    @james.flores 2 роки тому +8

    A great presentation, Titus! This video will be watched by many for years to come. Bravo and thank you.

    • @peporgan
      @peporgan  2 роки тому +1

      Cheers James. Could we get an Albury tour from you?

    • @james.flores
      @james.flores 2 роки тому

      @@peporgan That would be a great idea 💡

    • @d.schoepflin2247
      @d.schoepflin2247 2 роки тому

      As you said, "This video will be watched by many for years to come..." ... especially by me! I have many organists and pianist visit my home quite often and they would enjoy it as well! Thanks, Titus for sharing this video here on UA-cam!
      Dan

  • @GermanGreetings
    @GermanGreetings 10 місяців тому

    When the earth here in Westfalia is rumouring next time... I will know, it comes from this cathedral and you are not far away :)
    Beautiful ! Thank you Sir !

  • @paultidd9332
    @paultidd9332 11 місяців тому +1

    I’m very much looking forward to visiting the Cathedral next month and how absolutely fascinating to see this video on the organs. I hope to catch-up with Daniel. I really hope there will be opportunity to see and hear some of the other instruments in the city too.

  • @GHutchOrgan
    @GHutchOrgan 2 роки тому +5

    Thanks Titus, always good to see behind the scenes at the best concert venues and places of worship.

  • @johnhiggins7140
    @johnhiggins7140 2 роки тому +16

    Hi Titus, thank you for an outstanding demonstration and overall, a quality presentation! The video, audio, and narration were excellent, and it was a real treat to share in the musical treasures of the cathedral. I congratulate you for the wonderful work you are doing to share these instruments which otherwise would be inaccessible to people interstate and beyond.
    Keep up the great work, and I wish you every success as the Cathedral Assistant Organist. Thank you again for an enjoyable musical experience !
    Take care, John

  • @benmaxwell4633
    @benmaxwell4633 Рік тому +1

    Titus, you are a talented and knowledgeable organist. I really enjoyed your presentation. You have rekindled my appreciation of pipe organs.
    Many thanks from New Hampshire, USA.

  • @jimdevilbiss9125
    @jimdevilbiss9125 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for a very detailed demonstration of the organs. One of the saddest times of my life was when we changed from our old Church building to the new building and could not take the true pipe organ. Thank you again

  • @andreasbichweiler9198
    @andreasbichweiler9198 Рік тому +1

    Have a look in the cathedral in Freiburg im Breisgau. Even the famous organist Edward Power Biggs played on the four organs which can be played on on single place. It's all in a cuestion of acoustic.

  • @thomas-xj1hs
    @thomas-xj1hs Рік тому

    Excellent; many thanks. Always enjoy the music at St. Mary's when visiting...

  • @JW1_1
    @JW1_1 5 місяців тому

    Hats off to you young man, excellent show 👏🏾🎩👌🏾
    The coupling of the Whitehouse with the Létourneau must sound amazing when there's a full house?!😃

  • @ronhooverafollowerofjesus7297
    @ronhooverafollowerofjesus7297 2 роки тому +8

    What a wonderful tour of beautiful instruments, Titus! Your dialogue is so plesant, informative, and warm. This is the first time I have run across your channel and look forward to more great things from you! I am doing business with a company in Sydney and one day may be able to visit there.

  • @bonnieketterman6542
    @bonnieketterman6542 Рік тому

    Those organs sure has a beautiful sound. I love beautiful organ music

  • @Modeltnick
    @Modeltnick 2 роки тому +10

    Beautiful place with beautiful instruments! You have given a very enjoyable tour of the organs in this wonderful cathedral! Each of the organs have their own personality!
    My church here in Florida has a Letorneau organ! It also has an antiphonal organ in a loft that is played from the main console! Thanks for a great video!

  • @porridgeandprunes
    @porridgeandprunes 2 роки тому +12

    Not forgetting that Ronald Sharp also built the organ in the concert hall of the Sydney Opera house.

    • @peporgan
      @peporgan  2 роки тому +3

      I did an interview with Ron Sharp on this very channel!

  • @br.samuel4754
    @br.samuel4754 Рік тому

    Well spoken Titus and talented. Praise God.

  • @RobertJohnsonmusic
    @RobertJohnsonmusic 2 роки тому +2

    What a marvelous tour of four distinct and capable instruments. I play three pipe organs in separate churches each weekend, but cannot imagine your voicing workouts. Bravo, Sir!

  • @barryrishton1161
    @barryrishton1161 8 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful resonance

  • @dudleydiehl6850
    @dudleydiehl6850 Рік тому +2

    Great job. Well demonstrated without belaboring each rank but giving a great summary of the sounds.
    What fun to be able to play them all! Blessings to you.

  • @baritonebynight
    @baritonebynight 2 роки тому +1

    Back when I was still doing church music, I had a gig in a church that had four organs......two huge pipe organs in the sanctuary...a small pipe organ in the chapel and a little reed organ in the choir room that I only heard played one time. Back in 2005, Marie Claire Alain herself came to play a recital there. As a singer, I didn't know who she was....until everyone and their brother came from all over to see her play what may have been one of her final performances.

  • @kendufresne
    @kendufresne Рік тому

    Each of the organs has its own charm. They're all beautiful!

  • @antonioabrantes6416
    @antonioabrantes6416 2 роки тому +24

    Magnificent, sir! I enjoyed knowing this detail of the Cathedral. In my country, Portugal, there is a Monastery (Mafra) that has six recently restored Baroque organs. Congratulations for your work!

    • @augheroof
      @augheroof 2 роки тому +2

      I attended an organ recital several years ago at Mafra, in which all six were played. It was glorious and I was pleased that the organists were quite young. The Basilica is beautiful!

  • @DavidMaurand
    @DavidMaurand 2 роки тому +1

    i think the letourneau looks stunning in that space. (sounds, great! i mean swell!)

  • @pilotusa
    @pilotusa Рік тому +1

    Wonderful video. Thank you.

  • @MagnusNykvistAlvdalenDalarna
    @MagnusNykvistAlvdalenDalarna 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for this video! Beautiful Cathedral and Organs and when You play! Beautiful Sounds! 🎹🎵👍👏👏

  • @garywait3231
    @garywait3231 2 роки тому

    Delightfully informative. Many thanks from an American choirmaster.

  • @jamesallison4875
    @jamesallison4875 Рік тому

    Your communication skills are excellent. My favorite was the little Dutch one. Thanks for the tour.

  • @danielferguson851
    @danielferguson851 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent Titus!!!

  • @janets.beaton6391
    @janets.beaton6391 2 роки тому

    ,thank you for the tour of the Cathedral.andvits beautiful organs

  • @JohnSBatts-wy6cc
    @JohnSBatts-wy6cc 2 роки тому +2

    I very much enjoyed your presentation, matter and method. Thanks, Titus, for taking the time and making the no small effort to make this video. As to the preferred instrument at the cathedral, the Letourneau has my vote, but you are certainly spoilt for choice.

  • @ArjanHuizer
    @ArjanHuizer 2 роки тому

    That console on the floor is great!

  • @theclearsounds3911
    @theclearsounds3911 2 роки тому +7

    I wish I could give this video 2 thumbs up, instead of just one! What a wonderful tour of these amazing musical instruments! It's great to see that pipe organ music can also be enjoyed by younger people. I remember being in awe of pipe organs when I was your age, and I still am, to this day.

    • @garywait3231
      @garywait3231 2 роки тому

      Me, too; and I'm now over 80.

    • @mrnasty02106
      @mrnasty02106 2 роки тому

      Just ask any alternative young one, especially a goth or metalhead. I live in an area that is upper-middle class and they're everywhere. What a surreal world we live in.

  • @edpickering8075
    @edpickering8075 2 роки тому

    Thank you so very much...

  • @BetsyHatfield
    @BetsyHatfield 2 роки тому +2

    Interesting, informative and delightfully presented inside gorgeous, majestic architecture by a very talented and intelligent musician! The camera work is nicely done and showcases the instruments and architecture very well.

  • @davidtidyman6412
    @davidtidyman6412 2 роки тому +4

    Very nice demonstration, I liked your playing especially on the first organ ( small positiv) but all of it was great. what a collection of instruments! Good job sir!

  • @hokeweise
    @hokeweise 2 роки тому

    All wonderful organs. You a very good at explaining what they are.

  • @jarlathbyrne3146
    @jarlathbyrne3146 Рік тому

    Great presentation. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us all.
    Jarlath

  • @manoscott2012
    @manoscott2012 2 роки тому +2

    I have just discovered - thanks to the UA-cam algorithm - your wonderful channel. I really enjoy your videos of great music beautifully
    performed. Happy to be a subscriber and to offer my encouragement. Thank you very much!

  • @patrickrwhite8354
    @patrickrwhite8354 11 місяців тому +1

    As I play by ear and have been asked to play for family weddings, I played in a church where the note played was delayed by one second so it made it so hard to follow. So every note I played was always one note behind the following note. So not what you would expect. I think there was a delay because they wired it electronically from what I was told and it caused the delay. Have you ever had this experience? Thank you so much you are Awsome I loved them all I can't make up my mind.

  • @califdad4
    @califdad4 Рік тому

    Great tour of the organs, you are a very good organist

  • @dominicgalligan4548
    @dominicgalligan4548 2 роки тому +1

    Have you ever been to look at the pipe organ at St Benedict’s Monastery Arcadia? It’s well worth a look. And they have some of the oldest Catholic stained glass windows that came out of the first St Mary’s cathedral that burned down.

  • @1950harleycharley
    @1950harleycharley Рік тому

    The 3 stop organ sounds amazing

  • @plasticraincoat1
    @plasticraincoat1 2 роки тому +4

    What an excellent video! Thank you so much for how successfully you demonstrated and explained the organs throughout the Cathedral - you were engaging and entertaining!

    • @plasticraincoat1
      @plasticraincoat1 2 роки тому

      Im sure you long for a nice gothic case and lots of rejoicing on the (unfulfilling not quite there) sound of the Letourneau! Me thinks they got scared of Australian spiders and did a quick job in and out!

  • @jasonbathurst3199
    @jasonbathurst3199 2 роки тому +1

    I love this guy!

  • @stthomasmore4811
    @stthomasmore4811 2 роки тому +1

    This was wonderful! Thank you for that snip of Prokofiev - perfectly suited to that instrument.

  • @johngriffith2729
    @johngriffith2729 2 роки тому

    Geoffrey griffith in philadelphia formerly of barbados i love this organ display by this great organist i was a former choir boy at all saints anglican church in barbados in the 1960 ties amen god bless

  • @DuarteDomingues_Official
    @DuarteDomingues_Official 2 роки тому +1

    Well, there's a Basilica in Portugal which has 6 Pipe Organs. You should go there. It's the Basilica of Mafra, in the Mafra Convent, Lisbon, Portugal.

  • @lexkooij3102
    @lexkooij3102 Рік тому

    Bedankt voor je presentatie in deze leuke video, Titus. Naast dat je heel goed kunt presenteren, kun je ook goed orgelspeler. Dat is een perfecte combinatie. Je zou voor de televisie kunnen werken. Succes met alles

  • @BeverleyWaldron-d1h
    @BeverleyWaldron-d1h 3 місяці тому

    The 2nd Organ sounds great!

  • @jasonsummit1885
    @jasonsummit1885 2 роки тому +3

    Dance of the Knights by Prokofiev is really the best piece to introduce that organ.👍

  • @toddavis8603
    @toddavis8603 2 роки тому

    Dutch klop organ looks & sounds great for its small size! Sharp organ has beautiful tones and stops, even tho incomplete.《WHAT A CATHEDRAL ST MARY'S IS.》Letourneau is fantastic! YOU SAVED the best for last----Whitehouse☆☆☆☆

  • @jdkoozer
    @jdkoozer 2 роки тому

    From MagicalPipes Fantastic Tour of all the Organs and I happen to follow many organs in the Netherlands

  • @Krachuken
    @Krachuken Рік тому

    Awesome nice 👍 Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦

  • @richardford6235
    @richardford6235 2 роки тому

    Very interesting a wonderful collection of organs Thank you for showing them to us

  • @Chesterbarnes1
    @Chesterbarnes1 2 роки тому +1

    Very interesting we enjoyed this

  • @TheBill3333
    @TheBill3333 Рік тому

    A nice summary of an unusual cathedral with 4 count'em organs. Good cc captions as the voice delivery is too rapid for my uptake. Imagine the memory skill when it comes to knowing all the voices available in that building. Beautiful interior, amazing with its grand expance.

  • @AlejandroCastroMusico
    @AlejandroCastroMusico 11 місяців тому +1

    Espectacular

  • @williampike9365
    @williampike9365 Рік тому

    thank you, that was most enjoyable!

  • @davef.2811
    @davef.2811 2 роки тому

    Very nice, Titus. All of the organs are great in their own ways and you present them quite nicely. Thanks.

  • @beaumuse7890
    @beaumuse7890 2 роки тому

    What a treasure this video is! Thank you so much for sharing.

  • @andrewampt5360
    @andrewampt5360 Рік тому +24

    He needs to allow the reverberation to decay entirely before resuming his commentary. Hearing the reverberation in a large church such as St Mary's is one of the great pleasures of hearing the organ.

    • @BQN_BQN
      @BQN_BQN Рік тому +1

      I love the music to linger quietly - letting it waft alone through the air, uninterrupted…

    • @dianaclark5026
      @dianaclark5026 9 місяців тому

      AMEN!

    • @anthonyshiels9273
      @anthonyshiels9273 3 місяці тому

      As Titus is the Organist in St. Mary's Cathedral one may assume that he is familiar with the acoustics of the room.

  • @peterallen430
    @peterallen430 2 роки тому

    You are a very talented young man. My compliments. From Wales.

  • @robertramsay5963
    @robertramsay5963 2 роки тому +4

    Baroque to me usually means, Squawk Box, but I like the breathy sound of the flutes on the Sharp organ. Of course, the size of the room helps. The Letourneau sounds beautiful in that space, too. The Lemmens sounds magnificent.
    Why do builders include a harmonic flute at only one register--like if there's an 8' harmonic flute, there won't be a 4'; or if there's a 4' harmonic flute, there won't be an 8'??
    It must be fun playing that rear organ with that long delay--mind over fingers to keep the tempo.
    Beautiful photography, too. Thanks for enriching my life.

    • @peporgan
      @peporgan  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you! I don't know the answer about the flutes, perhaps an organbuilder would know.
      I've tried playing the rear organ alone- for a slow piece it's possible, but for something fast and rhythmic like Lemmens, you very quickly fall over yourself with all the confusion that you hear!

  • @jasondennison9669
    @jasondennison9669 2 роки тому +1

    Fantastic! I really enjoyed the video. Well explained

  • @corjp
    @corjp Рік тому

    Thank you for sharing.

  • @peterwakeman9930
    @peterwakeman9930 2 роки тому

    Great video thanks will add a visit next time in Sydney

  • @brianbrora
    @brianbrora 2 роки тому

    Very enjoyable, and informative tour. Than you.

  • @paulnovosel9469
    @paulnovosel9469 2 роки тому

    Very nice presentation, most interesting.

  • @TheRealMrMic
    @TheRealMrMic Рік тому

    This is pretty cool
    Ty UA-cam algorithm for recommending this to me