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Hallelujah Fantasy | Organ Improvisation | VU St. John's Church

4/20/2025

Blessed Easter! Today I'd like to share with you my old improvisation on Handel's Hallelujah Chorus which I performed at the end of my Easter hymn improvisation recital in 2016 at Vilnius University St. John's church. Hope you will enjoy it!

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SOPP722: My New Year’s resolution is to be confident at improvising

4/9/2025

Let’s start episode 722 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast. This question was sent by Dawn and she writes: "My New Year's resolution is to be confident at improvising." It's no longer New Year but being confident at improvisation on the organ can be relevant anytime. Hope you will enjoy this podcast episode!

Holy, Holy, Holy - Organ Improvisation | St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Albury, NSW, Australia

4/5/2025

Today I'd like to share with you my improvisation on Holy, Holy, Holy hymn tune. I played it at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Albury, NSW, Australia when my friend James Flores was playing the hymns in the Saturday Vigil Mass. So my improvisation served as a prelude to this lovely hymn. Hope you will enjoy it!

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Waltzing Matilda on Australian House Organ

4/4/2025

When I was in Albury, Australia, I had a pleasure to try out all the beautiful keyboard instruments at Fr. Peter Macleod-Miller's residence Adamshurst Mansion. One of the treasured instruments was 18th century English one manual and pedal organ on which I played the beloved Australian tune "Waltzing Matilda". Thanks to my friend James Flores for filming! Hope you will enjoy it!

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Tuba Tune in C Major | Organ Improvisation | Hauptwerk Hereford at James Flores Residence

4/3/2025

While in Albury, Australia, I got to play my friend’s James Flores Hauptwerk setup at home. So in this video I hope you will enjoy my improvisation of Tuba Tune in C Major on Hauptwerk Hereford Cathedral sample at!

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Trying Out the Letourneau Organ at St. Matthew's Anglican Church in Albury (NSW, Australia)

3/31/2025

Last night I visited St. Matthew's Anglican Church in Albury where my friend James Flores showed me the famous 1994 Letourneau organ that we so often see in his videos. I had much fun trying out all the colours of this beautiful tracker instrument. Thanks James for being my camera man! Enjoy the video!

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Trying out 5 manual house organ at Brett McKern's residence in Bowral, NSW, Australia

3/30/2025

My Australian organ exploration continues. My friend James Flores and I visited organist/composer Brett McKern and his house organ which has 5 manuals and 5 ranks of pipes. At first Brett demonstrated this fascinating instrument and then I had an opportunity to try it out. Hope you will enjoy the 2 Zimbelsterns and a Nightingale toy stops!

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Trying Out Sydney Opera House Grand Organ

3/25/2025

Today I had a privilege of trying out the famous Sydney Opera House Grand Organ (Ronald Sharp, 1979, V/131, mechanical key action/electric stop action). I would like to thank my friend James Flores who arranged this amazing opportunity with Murray Allan, grand organ tuner and repairer at Sydney Opera House. Sean Weatherley and James filmed this video. Hope you will enjoy it!

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Ceremonial Music at Vilnius University St. John's Church

3/23/2025

Today I'd like to share with you Processional, Gaudeamus Igitur and Recessional from a recent graduation ceremony at Vilnius University St. John's church. Gaudeamus Igitur was sung by my colleague at the VU Cultural Center - Nerijus Masevičius. Hope you will enjoy it!

00:00 Processional
01:35 Gaudeamus Igitur
03:55 Recessional

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5 Stops Are Already Operational of the 8 Stop Organ at the Oginski Chapel of VU St. John's Church

2/13/2025

Yesterday I had a pleasure of observing Janis Kalnins and his colleague Aleksandrs work on the pipework of the elegant Baroque style organ at Oginski chapel of VU St. John's church. Five out of eight stops were already operational so it was nice to try them out. Hope you will enjoy the video!

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