Happy Easter! As we did last year, we have the Shannon Quartet, from 1925, singing Robert (Shall We Gather at the River) Lowry's Christ Arose, the Trinity Quartet, from 1922, singing Jesus Lives!, and the 1919 Columbia Stellar Quartette recording of Robert Hood Bowers' Memories of Easter. The difference is, this year I used VinylStudio, so things should be sounding better (or, at least, more accurate in the response curve department). Plus, I've added the terrific 1908 Haydn Quartet version of Arose.
Then you get to hear me on the Casio (don't let the Casio reputation throw you) with my very own rendering of Christ Arose, plus Christ the Lord Is Risen Today and Lasst Uns Erfreuen. You get, among other sounds, organ, banjo, and tubular bells. All played in real-time by your blogger.
Don't overdo the chocolate. Just kidding. Overdo the chocolate. And, one of these days, I'll learn to type "chocolate" without dropping an o. By the way, the wind-up hopper on my Casio is supposed to be a bunny, but it looks more like a modified Peep. Very strange.
To the Easter sounds: Easter 2017
Christ Arose!--Shannon Quartet, 1925
Christ Arose--Haydn Quartet, 1908
Jesus Lives!--Trinity Quartet, 1922
Memories of Easter (Bowers)--Marie Morrisey and Columbia Stellar Quartette, 1919
Christ Arose--Lee Hartsfeld, Casio WK-3800 organ
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today--Lee Harstfeld, Casio organ sounds, banjo
Lasst Uns Erfreuen--Lee Hartsfeld, Casio tubular bells
Lee
2 comments:
Happy Easter to you, Lee! Are you going to play live in Church today? Do you still do that, haven;t seen you mention it in a while.
Yes, I'm still playing. New church, though--a tiny country church. Today's attendance: 18. I volunteer. I love it.
I recently left my gig of seven years at a larger (but not too much larger) church--pastor/organist differences. Long story.
Thanks for asking, and Happy Easter back atcha!
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