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SOP Podcast #19: Michael Johnston and John Apple about what it takes to make old organ music live again (Part 1)

12/6/2015

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Welcome to episode 19 of Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast!

Today's guests are Michael Johnston and John Apple, American organists from Michael's Music Service, a blog and website dedicated to making old organ music live again.
In this conversation they will share their ideas about what it takes to restore, reprint, and distribute organ music, most of which is otherwise unavailable.

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This conversation will continue next Sunday in Part 2. Stay tuned.

Relevant links:
michaelsmusicservice.com

MMS "About Us" page contains information on Michael and John and links to social media.  There is also a link with content about what they do called "Learn about sheet music restoration."
http://michaelsmusicservice.com/aboutus

MMS Youtube channel contains interesting videos, but the one 
that addresses restoration is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm1L0l7ukSI

The main channel is at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkhZ8vGkAF5e8KIAcJ9So0Q

The MP3s page:
http://michaelsmusicservice.com/media.html

Michael mentioned that for Christmas, an organist might like something NOT 
based on a well-known tune. In the Merkel, he shows a demonstration of 
different editions and he gives away the scan from an internet free source:
http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Merkel.Weihnachtspastorale.html

MMS blog contains a few biographies and a list of suggested pieces, such 
as marches and novelties:
http://michaelsmusicservice.com/blog/

Michael mentioned the roll by Clarence Eddy restored by David Rumsey:
http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Eddy.FestivalPreludeAndFugueOnOldHundred.html

John mentioned Will o' the Wisp. The article by Nevin that John 
mentioned is on this page as "What Small-Town Music Needs."
http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Nevin.WillOTheWisp.html

List of theatre organ music:
http://michaelsmusicservice.com/blog/?page_id=5095

In A Persian Market
http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Ketelbey-Matthew.InAPersianMarket.html

Michael mentioned Lotus:
http://michaelsmusicservice.com/music/Strayhorn-Wyton.Lotus.html
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