Dear friends,

Organ music can be a companion for quiet moments, too. 🌙
I’ve started a new channel called The Sleep Organ, where I share gentle organ improvisations for relaxation, meditation, and bedtime. Each recording offers 10 hours of music, so you can leave it playing while you unwind.

​Here’s one to try:

10 Hours of Soothing Organ Music for Sleep, Meditation & Nighttime Calm

If this quieter side of the organ speaks to you, you’re welcome to subscribe. I’m sharing a new recording every week.
Wishing you a peaceful evening,
Vidas

Here's what we found worth sharing with you this week:

1. What Is the Best Key Action for a Pipe Organ? (TIS40)
2. Organ & Concertina Recital | Aušra & Vidas | St. Joseph’s Church, Leliūnai
3. How Much Registration Planning Should Be Done Before You Arrive at the Organ?
4. Learn with Vidas - How to Turn Any Hymn into a 3-Minute Organ Prelude | 2026-10-04
5. Creative Registration Secrets for Small Church Organs (SOPP799)
6. Ukuaru Waltz - Arvo Pärt (Organ Solo)
7. Gaudeamus igitur with a choir in unison
8. Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, WoO 9 by Johannes Brahms
9. Silentio Sacro, Op. 452 (Organ Solo) - Vidas Pinkevicius
10. Georg Böhm - Vater unser im Himmelreich

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​And remember, when you practice, miracles happen!
Vidas and Ausra
​www.organduo.lt

Dear friends,

Here's what we found worth sharing with you this week:
1. Why Do We Forget Pieces We Once Knew Well (SOPP798)
2. Why Is Playing the Organ so Difficult? (TIS39)
3. What Makes Oslo Cathedral’s Organ & Choir Music Unique?
4. Organ Music for The Wave of Čiurlionis' Songs in Sudeikiai | 2026-09-27
5. In Quiet Praise, Op. 451 (Organ Solo) - Vidas Pinkevicius
6. Reed Organ Improvisations on the Songs by M. K. Čiurlionis
7. In Lumine Pacis, Op. 450 (Organ Solo) - Vidas Pinkevicius
8. Meditation on Nearer My God to Thee, Op. 21 (Organ Solo) Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene
9. Be Thou My Vision, Op. 414 (Organ Solo) - Vidas Pinkevicius | VU St. John's Church
10. Jean Sibelius - Andante Festivo | St. Paul's Church Tartu

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And remember, when you practice, miracles happen!
Vidas and Ausra
​​www.organduo.lt

Dear friends,

Here's what we found worth sharing with you this week:

1. What Makes Church Organ Culture in Prague So Unique? (SOPP797)
2. What Organists Can Learn from Norway's Church Music Culture (TIS38)
3. Why Consistency Matters More Than Motivation in Organ Practice
4. Polonaise in A Minor "Farewell to the Homeland" - M.K. Ogiński | St. Paul's Church Tartu, Estonia
5. Meditation on Abide with Me, Op. 30 (Organ Solo) by Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene
6. Meditation on Amazing Grace, Op. 148 (Organ Solo) by Vidas Pinkevicius
7. Lithuanian Folk Suite, Op. 150 - Vidas Pinkevicius | Warsaw Lutheran Church
8. Praeludium in C Major, BuxWV 138 - Dieterich Buxtehude
9. Prelude in F Major - Wilson Manhire | A Demonstration for Unda Maris Students
10. Praeludium in C Major, BuxWV 136 - Dieterich Buxtehude

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​And remember, when you practice, miracles happen!
Vidas and Ausra
​www.organduo.lt

Dear friends,
​
Here's what we found worth sharing with you this week:

1. Why Your Organ Practice Feels Productive—but Produces No Lasting Results
2. Bad Habits Organists Develop Without Realizing It (TIS37)
3. Does Recording Yourself Make You a Better Organist? (SOPP796)
4. Cantabile "Warszawska Syrenka", Op. 449 by Vidas Pinkevicius | Warsaw Lutheran Church
5. Learn with Vidas - How to Improvise Ground Bass Variations | 2026-09-13
6. Ave Regina Caelorum, Op. 248 - Vidas Pinkevicius | Warsaw Trinity Lutheran Church
7. Learn with Vidas - Learn to Transpose Bach's D Minor Two-Part Invention | 2026-09-06
8. Four Sacred Cantabiles, Op. 448: IV. Postlude - Vidas Pinkevicius | VU St. John's Church
9. Four Sacred Cantabiles, Op. 448: III. Communion - Vidas Pinkevicius | VU St. John's Church
10. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 - Johann Sebastian Bach
11. Per Nilen for Organ Duet - Vidas Pinkevicius | VU St. John's Church
12. Vargonų demonstracija "Pažinkite Instrumentų Karalių" | VU Šv. Jonų bažnyčia | 2026-09-14

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​And remember, when you practice, miracles happen!
Vidas and Ausra
​www.organduo.lt

Dear friends,

Here's what we found worth sharing with you this week:

1. Can Music Written for Another Instrument Become Great for Organ? (TIS36)
2. Why Slow Practice Doesn’t Always Work
3. Should Organists Specialize—or Play Everything? (SOPP795)
4. Gade: Moderato in F Major - Tartu, St. Paul's Church
5. Four Sacred Cantabiles, Op. 448: II. Offertory - VU St. John's Church
6. Four Sacred Cantabiles, Op 448: I. Prelude - Vidas Pinkevicius | VU St. John's Church
7. Creating the Perfect Wedding Atmosphere with Organ Music
8. Celebrating the New Academic Year on the Organ
9. It's Time to Put Some Oil into the Blowers of All Organs at Vilnius University
10. Learn with Vidas - How to Transpose Bach's D Minor Two-Part Invention | 2026-09-06

Thanks for reading! This newsletter is free but not cheap. If you like our work and want to support it, you can buy us coffee or forward it to someone who’d like it. If you’re seeing this newsletter for the first time, you can subscribe here.

And remember, when you practice, miracles happen!
​Vidas and Ausra
​www.organduo.lt

Dear friends,

Here's what we found worth sharing with you this week:

1. Why Your Organ Practice Plan Keeps Failing
2. Why I Can't Keep Silent About Online Bullying
3. Are We Learning Too Many Organ Pieces at Once? (SOPP794)
4. Learn with Vidas - How to Transpose Bach's C Major Two-Part Invention | 2026-08-30
5. Pavane and Galliard, Op. 243 - Vidas Pinkevicius | Zapyskis Old Church
6. Gustaf Adolf Mankell - Fantasie in C Major for Organ Duet | St. Paul's Church in Tartu Estonia
7. Festive Processional and Recessional in G Major, Op. 447 - Vidas Pinkevicius
8. O Food to Pilgrims Given, Op. 442 - Vidas Pinkevicius | Pedal Reed Organ
9. Simple Recessional in C Major - Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene | VU St. John's Church
10. Simple Processional in C Major, Op. 36 Ausra Motuzaite Pinkeviciene | VU St. John's Church

Thanks for reading! This newsletter is free but not cheap. If you like our work and want to support it, you can buy us coffee or forward it to someone who’d like it. If you’re seeing this newsletter for the first time, you can subscribe here.
And remember, when you practice, miracles happen!

​Vidas and Ausra
​www.organduo.lt

Dear friends,
Here's what we found worth sharing with you this week:

Secrets of Organ Playing

1. When Is an Organ Piece Ready to Perform? (SOP793)
2. Wedding Organ Music | VU St. John’s Church | 2026-08-19
3. I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say, Op. 441 – Vidas Pinkevicius | Pedal Reed Organ
4. Learn with Vidas – How to Transpose Hymns | 2026-08-23
5. Sacred Organ Music: Funeral Mass at St. John’s Church
6. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, Op. 440 – Vidas Pinkevicius | Pedal Reed Organ
7. Gentle Organ Solo: Echoes of Downton – Graham Twist

Aušra Motūzaitė

1. How to Grow a Thick Skin Without Losing Your Sensitivity (TIS34)
2. Naujalis Reverie Organ Duet – Aušra Motūzaitė & Vidas Pinkevičius | Tartu, Estonia
3. When Should You Give Up on an Organ Piece?

​Thanks for reading! This newsletter is free but not cheap. If you like our work and want to support it, you can buy us coffee or forward it to someone who’d like it. If you’re seeing this newsletter for the first time, you can subscribe here.
And remember, when you practice, miracles happen!
Vidas and Ausra
​www.organduo.lt

Dear friends,
Here's what we found worth sharing with you this week:

1. Are We Practicing Too Much—or Not Enough?
2. Organist’s Mindset: Overcome Performance Anxiety (TIS33)
3. Organ Duet Recital | Warsaw Trinity Lutheran Church | 2026-08-07
4. Why Perfect Organ Playing Can Still Be Boring (SOPP792)
5. Organ Music for 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time | VU St John's Church
6. Learn with Vidas - How to Be More Creative with Chords | 2026-08-16
7. Easter Oratorio: 1. Sinfonia, BWV 249 (Johann Sebastian Bach) for organ duet
8. Savior of the Nations, Come | NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND Hymn
9. Jesus, Refuge of the Weary | O DU LIEBE Hymn Tune

Thanks for reading! This newsletter is free but not cheap. If you like our work and want to support it, you can buy us coffee or forward it to someone who’d like it. If you’re seeing this newsletter for the first time, you can subscribe here.
And remember, when you practice, miracles happen!
Vidas and Ausra
​www.organduo.lt

Dear friends,
​Here's what we found worth sharing with you this week:

1. Why Most Organists Struggle
2. Light vs. Heavy: Which Organ Action Is Best? (SOPP791)
3. How Music Theory Helps You Learn Repertoire Faster (TIS32)
4. Passacaglia in D Minor, BuxWV 161- Dieterich Buxtehude
5. Prelude, Fugue and Chaccone in C Major, BuxWV 137 - Dieterich Buxtehude
6. Auf meinen lieben Gott, BuxWV 179 - Dieterich Buxtehude
7. Variations on Lithuanian Folk Song "Oi giria, giria" - M.K. Čiurlionis | Hauptwerk Buchholz
8. Gaudeamus in G Major - VU St. Johns' Church
9. March in G Major - George Frideric Handel | VU St. John's Church
10. Recessional alla Handel | Organ Improvisation | VU St John's Church

​Thanks for reading! This newsletter is free but not cheap. If you like our work and want to support it, you can buy us coffee or forward it to someone who’d like it. If you’re seeing this newsletter for the first time, you can subscribe here.
And remember, when you practice, miracles happen!
​
Vidas and Ausra
​www.organduo.lt

Dear friends,
Here's what we found worth sharing with you this week:

1. Should Organists Be Religious? (TIS31)
2. Do You Need to Play the Melody when Accompanying Gregorian Chant? (SOPP790)
3. Devotional Reflections No. 6 - Organ Improvisation | St Paul and Peter Church, Vilnius
4. Organ Music for 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time | St. Anne's Church in Lazdijai
5. From Beginner to Pro: 5 Critical Organ Techniques You Need Now
6. Festive Processional and Recessional in F Major, Op. 439 (Organ Solo) - Vidas Pinkevicius
7. Handel's Hornpipe Like You've Never Heard It
8. The Rare Sound of 100-Year-Old Traveling Organs and Concertina
9. Learn with Vidas - How to Improvise Hymn Toccata (Part 3) | 2026-08-02
10. How Willing My Paternal Love: A Masterful Handel Performance

Thanks for reading! This newsletter is free but not cheap. If you like our work and want to support it, you can buy us coffee or forward it to someone who’d like it. If you’re seeing this newsletter for the first time, you can subscribe here.
And remember, when you practice, miracles happen!
Vidas and Ausra
​www.organduo.lt