http://www.BACHorgan.com A website dedicated to building a community of people who love the pipe organ music of Johann Sebastian Bach en-US Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:53:39 EST Dan Long http://www.BACHorgan.com/BOrsslogo.gif http://www.BACHorgan.com 67 30 http://www.BACHorgan.com/RampageBack.asp?item=208 I had to give a big presentation at work last week and I thought I'd offer some insights from my experience. I don't know what goes on in other people's heads but I can tell you what was going on inside mine. As I was preparing in the days before the meeting, Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.BACHorgan.com/RampageBack.asp?item=206 As I was writing this Rampage, the words "Still surviving on the street" popped into my head. It took me a moment to realize they were lyrics from the song "Shattered" by the Rolling Stones: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/r/rolling+stones/shattered_20117877.html But Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.BACHorgan.com/RampageBack.asp?item=205 I received an email recently and, to be honest, I thought it was just another joke making the rounds. But after re-reading it a couple of times and checking it out with Google, it appears to be legit. My skepticism stemmed from the big bold letters of the Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.BACHorgan.com/RampageBack.asp?item=204 Right before Christmas, an article appeared in The New York Times profiling the new pipe organ at Rochester, NY's Christ Church, commissioned by the organ faculty of the Eastman School of Music. Well, new as in new in 2008. I'm not sure why the article was Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.BACHorgan.com/RampageBack.asp?item=203 As BACHorgan.com enters its tenth year, I took a quick look over the past year's additions to the website. I didn't write that many Rampages in 2009 but it wasn't the worst year by far. Currently I'm working on a couple of longer articles and as usual Thu, 7 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.BACHorgan.com/RampageBack.asp?item=202 On a recent weekend, I visited the Guggenheim to see the Kandinsky exhibit. It's always satisfying to experience Wright's building. From the outside, it's a striking visual to admire. But from the inside, it's an engaging experience. Seeing the movement of Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.BACHorgan.com/RampageBack.asp?item=201 There's been a lot of talk about change this year. I started thinking about it in a different light after listening to a struggling piano student this past week. They would start at the beginning, play until they couldn't get any further, and then stop and Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.BACHorgan.com/RampageBack.asp?item=200 Last weekend I found myself walking down a side street in the city. As I passed the Church of St. Francis Xavier, the sound of the choir singing an anthem wafted through the open doors and out onto the pleasant morning air. It was a beautiful moment, and one Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.BACHorgan.com/RampageBack.asp?item=199 A couple of weeks ago I did a very touristy thing and visited the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. http://www.nationalshrine.com It's off the beaten path but I highly recommend a visit if you're in the DC area. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.BACHorgan.com/RampageBack.asp?item=198 Two Rampages in one month--that hasn't happened in a while. There are a couple of articles that I wanted to comment on. The first is from the New York Times, "Flutes Offer Clues to Stone-Age Music" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/science/25flute.html?hpw This Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST