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A note from Christoph:
In May of 1999 'Star Wars: Episode I β The Phantom Menace' was released in theaters. I was organist at a Catholic church in Hollywood at the time and happily played John Williams' "Star Wars (Main Title)" as the Organ Postlude at the first opportunity after the premiere.
Twenty years later, in 2019, I adapted themes from all Star Wars movie episodes in 'A Star Wars Organ Suite', premiering the piece on The Great Organs of First Congregational Church Los Angeles.
Five years later, in 2024, I released a single from the suite, "Duel of the Fates", on Bandcamp, Spotify and other streaming services, celebrating 25 years of 'The Phantom Menace'.
"Korah Mahtah Korah Rahtahmah"
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A note from Christoph:
This concert trip took me to Fridley, Minnesota, near Minneapolis. This 'Follow me' video takes you inside the church, with a closer look at the Content Concerto 476 Organ and music that previews my organ dedication concert on SUN 4-21-24 3p.
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A note from Christoph:
We had some fun on Palm Sunday during the revived Bach Festival at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles when I finished Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor with an added improvised Cadenza at the organ console in the center of the chancel, followed by helpful members of the Cathedral Choir rolling the console back into service position during the beginning of the next piece.
Looking forward to performing this amazing piece on The Great Organs of First Church again on Sunday, April 14, 2024, 3p PT, when we're honoring organ legend Fred Swann in a tribute concert. Info: fccla.org
~
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00:00 Version 1 β Italian Organ in Romainmotier July 2001
02:07 Version 2 β FCCLA Great Organs July 2021
04:19 Version 3 β Alain Family Organ in Romainmotier July 2001
05:59 Version 4 β FCCLA Great Organs March 2023 (Score Video)
Score for sale on JW Pepper:
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A note from Christoph:
I came up with "1st Robin of Spring" while participating in a two-week Organ master course in the beautiful medieval monastery town of Romainmotier, Switzerland, in the Summer of 2001, studying with three wonderful and inspiring teachers: Guy Bovet, Marie-Claire Alain and Rudi Lutz.
During a practice session on a one-manual Italian Organ in the Maison du Prieur (Prior's House) I was playing around with the windows open, hearing some birds sing. As so often with organists an improvisation turned into a piece that I could and wanted to remember . . .Β
Two decades later I revisited the piece at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, eventually released four versions as a single and published a score.
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~
Special Thanks to:
Guy Bovet
Marie-Claire Alain
Rudi Lutz
Marisa Aubert
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Uwe Jelting, Federico Maderno, Daniel McWilliams on Pixabay
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Fondation de RomainmΓ΄tier
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A note from Christoph (a day before Easter):
It's become a tradition at many churches to play Charles-Marie Widor's Toccata in F Major from his Organ Symphony No. 5 on Easter Sunday.
So, every year I enjoy working this hypnotic piece back up.
The last page provides an anatomic challenge that I like to address with playing aids available on the organ console.
I had been experimenting with the console's transposer and it was still turned up a half step, so on March 29 of 2024 Widor's Toccata in F was in F#.
I was prepping on a Friday afternoon, before the organ techs at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, Scott Clowes and Roger Hardesty, had closed up the organ console after a day of servicing the instrument.
So, this video affords a rare look at the console's innards.
Filmed by Scott Clowes on an iPhone 7+.
(Yes, I know I'm supposed to get a new one, but I'm holding out as long as I can :)
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A note from Christoph:
I presented my first 'organica' concert on the 1930 E.M. Skinner at UCLA's Royce Hall on March 10, 2004, joined by VJ Benton-C Bainbridge, electronic musician Steve Nalepa, violinist Benedikt Brydern, and an out-of-this-world Oompa-Loompa Chorus from Harvard-Westlake Middle School around the corner from UCLA, directed by Nina Burtchaell and Carrie.
This is a brief look at getting ready for the show beforehand, filmed and edited by Joseph Jerman. Video excerpts of the pieces performed in the concert will follow in subsequent posts.
#organica
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#Skinner
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A note from Christoph:
"Repentir" is French for "repentance", and 'repenting' is something we do during Lent which is why I'm posting this piece today.
To me, it means taking stock, reviewing the past, acknowledging what went well and what didn't go so well, acknowledge it, take responsibility, send and/or ask for light where it needs to go (transgressors, including ourselves) and setting the intention to make the necessary adjustments for betterment.
So, to me it's really a good thing, not a bummer, and I appreciate this time of introspection. Of course, there are low moments for all of us, but I strongly believe in 'keep showing up'.
Thanks to the FCCLA AV Team and to the marvellous I-Chin!
~
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A note from Christoph:
"A Thousand Years", written by Christina Perri and David Hodges, is from the 2011 movie The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn β Part 1. It's become quite popular at weddings. Some call it the 'vampire song' :)
Thanks to our AV Tech, Cameron Johnston, for the video recording.
~
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A note from Christoph:
This Follow me episode is about getting ready for a concert celebrating the life of Jennifer Zobelein at Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks for the Ventura Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
The musical soundtrack consists of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor" and "O Mensch, bewein dein SΓΌnde groΓ" as well as Felix Mendelssohn's "Fugue in C minor".
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A note from Christoph:
"Can't Help Falling In Love" is my first favorite Elvis song. I had heard it on the radio while I was in elementary school in Germany, but didn't know who and what it was. My best friend's dad was from the U.S., so I figured he ought to know and he did after I hummed the melody to him. (This was in the mid-70s, so I needed someone who was around when Elvis sang this in the movie 'Blue Hawaii' in 1961.)
Many other Elvis favorites followed, and then The Beatles, Supertramp, ELO, Billy Joel, The Alan Parsons Project . . . Britney Spears.
I played this on February 11 during the weekly Prelude-Concert on The Great Organs of First Church L.A., in anticipation of Valentine's Day.
Sending much love into space and cyberspace!
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This is the sequel to last week's Prelude. It's the type of fugue my first organ teacher Professor Hermann Schaeffer at Christuskirche Mannheim, Germany, called Champagner-Fuge β 'champagne fugue'. (Another example would be the middle movement in Buxtehude's "Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C".)
I now have three renditions of BWV 542/2 on YouTube (the other two were recorded on the Mega-Organ at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles). You can find them on my 'Bull plays Bach' playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lRfntN_jaQ&list=PL2W3AdtZvFywstiwS1F6epPdzdRBraCGF
The performance in this video was filmed and recorded at the Organ Studio of UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music by Umberto Belfiore and Alexandra Grabarchuk. Thanks, Umberto & Alex!
I'm very grateful that I've had access to this beautiful Noack Tracker Organ, Opus 97 (1981), at UCLA since 2002.
Here is the stop list:
GREAT
16' Bourdon
8' Principal
8' Chimney Flute
4' Octave
2 2/3' Nazard
2' Doublette
1 3/5' Tierce
IV Mixture
8' Trumpet
SWELL
8' Stopped Flute
4' Spire Flute
III Cornet
2' Principal
II-III Sharp
8' Cremona
PEDAL
16' Bourdon
8' Principal
4' Octave
8' Trumpet
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This video features one of my favorite Bach Preludes. So much joy, even in the face of adversity. At the same time, I'm happy to share how to properly say the name "Bach" in German and not confuse it with a deodorant. Filmed and recorded at the Organ Studio of UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music by Umberto Belfiore and Alexandra Grabarchuk.
I'm so grateful that I've had access to this beautiful Noack Tracker Organ, Opus 97 (1981), since 2002.
Here is the stop list:
GREAT
16' Bourdon
8' Principal
8' Chimney Flute
4' Octave
2 2/3' Nazard
2' Doublette
1 3/5' Tierce
IV Mixture
8' Trumpet
SWELL
8' Stopped Flute
4' Spire Flute
III Cornet
2' Principal
II-III Sharp
8' Cremona
PEDAL
16' Bourdon
8' Principal
4' Octave
8' Trumpet
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#Praeludium
#bwv541
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This episode of 'Follow me' is about travelling to beautiful Montecito - a part of Santa Barbara, California - in order to get ready for an organ concert, playing the custom Johannus Monarke organ at All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Church... and to enjoy the surroundings.
Concert date: Saturday, January 27, 2024, 3p PT
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A note from Christoph:
This 7th Century Latin hymn is usually sung during Advent.
I reprogrammed it for our Epiphany season because Epiphany is about that one star.
For this rendition I hooked up a Roland Integra 7 to The Great Organs of First Church.
I've liked synthesizers - analog and digital - ever since my dear parents gave me a Korg MS-20 as a present for confirmation. (That's one of those OG machines with lots of knobs and quarter inch patch chords.)
So, I was hooked back then, and it makes perfect sense to me to combine the original synthesizer, the pipe organ, with modern day synthesizers and I'll explore this combination more moving forward.
Special thanks to Nelson Dodge and everyone at Church Keyboard Center.
Also many thanks to our valiant organ tech team at FCCLA, Scott Clowes and Roger Hardesty, who've been working on the MIDI implementation on the Chancel console.
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00:00 Organ Improvisation DIVINUM MYSTERIUM and Candle Lighting
02:18 Silent Night
A note from Christoph, L.A., January 6, 2024:
Some cultures celebrate Christmas today!
And many celebrate Epiphany, commemorating the visit of the Magi.
So, that's my last chance to post "Silent Night" this year, right?
And, according to Larry David, tomorrow is the last day I should say "Happy New Year" (although I make no such commitment).
Candle Lighting merging into "Silent Night" is a tradition at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles.
I play an atmospheric improvisation on the organ while attendees light their candles. I usually allude to the beautiful DIVINUM MYSTERIUM chant instrumentally. When most of the candles are lit, I merge into "Silent Night".
This is always very moving to me and reminds me of childhood Christmas celebrations in my home country of Germany where the song is called "Stille Nacht". My favorite part is actually when I drop out and everybody sings a cappella. (I did my part at that point :)
Thank you Vocal Ensemble Laude, Cathedral Choir, Ministers and Staff and the good people of First Congregational Church of Los Angeles for the beautiful singing.
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1:: Duel of the Fates – Pipe Organ – Star Wars: The Phantom Menace – Christoph Bull, Organist
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"Duel of the Fates" on Bandcamp:
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"Duel of the Fates" on Spotify:
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'Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace' streams on Disney+.
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A note from Christoph:
In May of 1999 'Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace' was released in theaters. I was organist at a Catholic church in Hollywood at the time and happily played John Williams' "Star Wars (Main Title)" as the Organ Postlude at the first opportunity after the premiere.
Twenty years later, in 2019, I adapted themes from all Star Wars movie episodes in 'A Star Wars Organ Suite', premiering the piece on The Great Organs of First Congregational Church Los Angeles.
Five years later, in 2024, I released a single from the suite, "Duel of the Fates", on Bandcamp, Spotify and other streaming services, celebrating 25 years of 'The Phantom Menace'.
"Korah Mahtah Korah Rahtahmah"
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2:: Follow me – Redeemer Church in Fridley, Minnesota – Christoph Bull Organ Dedication Concert Preview
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A note from Christoph:
This concert trip took me to Fridley, Minnesota, near Minneapolis. This 'Follow me' video takes you inside the church, with a closer look at the Content Concerto 476 Organ and music that previews my organ dedication concert on SUN 4-21-24 3p.
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3:: Organist finishes Bach Passacaglia in C minor with Cadenza and gets rolled to the side
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A note from Christoph:
We had some fun on Palm Sunday during the revived Bach Festival at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles when I finished Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor with an added improvised Cadenza at the organ console in the center of the chancel, followed by helpful members of the Cathedral Choir rolling the console back into service position during the beginning of the next piece.
Looking forward to performing this amazing piece on The Great Organs of First Church again on Sunday, April 14, 2024, 3p PT, when we're honoring organ legend Fred Swann in a tribute concert. Info: fccla.org
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4:: 1st Robin of Spring – Christoph Bull – 4 Versions
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00:00 Version 1 – Italian Organ in Romainmotier July 2001
02:07 Version 2 – FCCLA Great Organs July 2021
04:19 Version 3 – Alain Family Organ in Romainmotier July 2001
05:59 Version 4 – FCCLA Great Organs March 2023 (Score Video)
Score for sale on JW Pepper:
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A note from Christoph:
I came up with "1st Robin of Spring" while participating in a two-week Organ master course in the beautiful medieval monastery town of Romainmotier, Switzerland, in the Summer of 2001, studying with three wonderful and inspiring teachers: Guy Bovet, Marie-Claire Alain and Rudi Lutz.
During a practice session on a one-manual Italian Organ in the Maison du Prieur (Prior's House) I was playing around with the windows open, hearing some birds sing. As so often with organists an improvisation turned into a piece that I could and wanted to remember . . .
Two decades later I revisited the piece at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, eventually released four versions as a single and published a score.
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Special Thanks to:
Guy Bovet
Marie-Claire Alain
Rudi Lutz
Marisa Aubert
Barkin Erdogan, Bill Hinton, George Morina, James Cheney on Pexels
Uwe Jelting, Federico Maderno, Daniel McWilliams on Pixabay
Free HD Videos YouTube Channel
Fondation de Romainmôtier
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5:: Widor-Toccata last page – How to not turn into a pretzel + a look inside the organ console
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A note from Christoph (a day before Easter):
It's become a tradition at many churches to play Charles-Marie Widor's Toccata in F Major from his Organ Symphony No. 5 on Easter Sunday.
So, every year I enjoy working this hypnotic piece back up.
The last page provides an anatomic challenge that I like to address with playing aids available on the organ console.
I had been experimenting with the console's transposer and it was still turned up a half step, so on March 29 of 2024 Widor's Toccata in F was in F#.
I was prepping on a Friday afternoon, before the organ techs at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, Scott Clowes and Roger Hardesty, had closed up the organ console after a day of servicing the instrument.
So, this video affords a rare look at the console's innards.
Filmed by Scott Clowes on an iPhone 7+.
(Yes, I know I'm supposed to get a new one, but I'm holding out as long as I can :)
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6:: The making of the first organica concert at Royce Hall – Behind the scenes
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A note from Christoph:
I presented my first 'organica' concert on the 1930 E.M. Skinner at UCLA's Royce Hall on March 10, 2004, joined by VJ Benton-C Bainbridge, electronic musician Steve Nalepa, violinist Benedikt Brydern, and an out-of-this-world Oompa-Loompa Chorus from Harvard-Westlake Middle School around the corner from UCLA, directed by Nina Burtchaell and Carrie.
This is a brief look at getting ready for the show beforehand, filmed and edited by Joseph Jerman. Video excerpts of the pieces performed in the concert will follow in subsequent posts.
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#ucla
#RoyceHall
#Skinner
#PipeOrgan
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#BentonCBainbridge
#BenediktBrydern
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7:: Repentir (O Divine Redeemer) by Charles Gounod – i-chin & xoph @ FCCLA – Organ & Voice
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A note from Christoph:
"Repentir" is French for "repentance", and 'repenting' is something we do during Lent which is why I'm posting this piece today.
To me, it means taking stock, reviewing the past, acknowledging what went well and what didn't go so well, acknowledge it, take responsibility, send and/or ask for light where it needs to go (transgressors, including ourselves) and setting the intention to make the necessary adjustments for betterment.
So, to me it's really a good thing, not a bummer, and I appreciate this time of introspection. Of course, there are low moments for all of us, but I strongly believe in 'keep showing up'.
Thanks to the FCCLA AV Team and to the marvellous I-Chin!
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8:: A Thousand Years on pipe organ – Christoph Bull on The Great Organs of First Church
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A note from Christoph:
"A Thousand Years", written by Christina Perri and David Hodges, is from the 2011 movie The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1. It's become quite popular at weddings. Some call it the 'vampire song' :)
Thanks to our AV Tech, Cameron Johnston, for the video recording.
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9:: Follow me – Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks
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A note from Christoph:
This Follow me episode is about getting ready for a concert celebrating the life of Jennifer Zobelein at Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks for the Ventura Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
The musical soundtrack consists of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor" and "O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß" as well as Felix Mendelssohn's "Fugue in C minor".
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#AscensionLutheranChurch
#thousandoaks
#johannsebastianbach
#passacaglia
#felixmendelssohn
#fugue
10:: Can't Help Falling In Love with Pipe Organ – Christoph Bull Live on The Great Organs of First Church
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A note from Christoph:
"Can't Help Falling In Love" is my first favorite Elvis song. I had heard it on the radio while I was in elementary school in Germany, but didn't know who and what it was. My best friend's dad was from the U.S., so I figured he ought to know and he did after I hummed the melody to him. (This was in the mid-70s, so I needed someone who was around when Elvis sang this in the movie 'Blue Hawaii' in 1961.)
Many other Elvis favorites followed, and then The Beatles, Supertramp, ELO, Billy Joel, The Alan Parsons Project . . . Britney Spears.
I played this on February 11 during the weekly Prelude-Concert on The Great Organs of First Church L.A., in anticipation of Valentine's Day.
Sending much love into space and cyberspace!
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11:: Christoph Bull plays Bach Fugue in G Major BWV 541/2 on Noack Tracker Organ at UCLA Organ Studio
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A note from Christoph:
This is the sequel to last week's Prelude. It's the type of fugue my first organ teacher Professor Hermann Schaeffer at Christuskirche Mannheim, Germany, called Champagner-Fuge – 'champagne fugue'. (Another example would be the middle movement in Buxtehude's "Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C".)
I now have three renditions of BWV 542/2 on YouTube (the other two were recorded on the Mega-Organ at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles). You can find them on my 'Bull plays Bach' playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lRfntN_jaQ&list=PL2W3AdtZvFywstiwS1F6epPdzdRBraCGF
The performance in this video was filmed and recorded at the Organ Studio of UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music by Umberto Belfiore and Alexandra Grabarchuk. Thanks, Umberto & Alex!
I'm very grateful that I've had access to this beautiful Noack Tracker Organ, Opus 97 (1981), at UCLA since 2002.
Here is the stop list:
GREAT
16' Bourdon
8' Principal
8' Chimney Flute
4' Octave
2 2/3' Nazard
2' Doublette
1 3/5' Tierce
IV Mixture
8' Trumpet
SWELL
8' Stopped Flute
4' Spire Flute
III Cornet
2' Principal
II-III Sharp
8' Cremona
PEDAL
16' Bourdon
8' Principal
4' Octave
8' Trumpet
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#johannsebastianbach
#champagne
#fugue
#fuge
#bwv541
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#trackerorgan
#Opus97
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12:: How to say "Bach" in German + Praeludium in G-Dur BWV 541/1 on Noack Tracker at UCLA Organ Studio
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A note from Christoph:
This video features one of my favorite Bach Preludes. So much joy, even in the face of adversity. At the same time, I'm happy to share how to properly say the name "Bach" in German and not confuse it with a deodorant. Filmed and recorded at the Organ Studio of UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music by Umberto Belfiore and Alexandra Grabarchuk.
I'm so grateful that I've had access to this beautiful Noack Tracker Organ, Opus 97 (1981), since 2002.
Here is the stop list:
GREAT
16' Bourdon
8' Principal
8' Chimney Flute
4' Octave
2 2/3' Nazard
2' Doublette
1 3/5' Tierce
IV Mixture
8' Trumpet
SWELL
8' Stopped Flute
4' Spire Flute
III Cornet
2' Principal
II-III Sharp
8' Cremona
PEDAL
16' Bourdon
8' Principal
4' Octave
8' Trumpet
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#Praeludium
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#trackerorgan
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#BacDeodorant
13:: Follow me – Getting ready for a concert at All Saints by the Sea Montecito – Christoph Bull, Organ
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This episode of 'Follow me' is about travelling to beautiful Montecito - a part of Santa Barbara, California - in order to get ready for an organ concert, playing the custom Johannus Monarke organ at All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Church... and to enjoy the surroundings.
Concert date: Saturday, January 27, 2024, 3p PT
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14:: Organ & Synth – Creator of the Stars of Night– Christoph Bull @ FCCLA – Epiphany 24
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A note from Christoph:
This 7th Century Latin hymn is usually sung during Advent.
I reprogrammed it for our Epiphany season because Epiphany is about that one star.
For this rendition I hooked up a Roland Integra 7 to The Great Organs of First Church.
I've liked synthesizers - analog and digital - ever since my dear parents gave me a Korg MS-20 as a present for confirmation. (That's one of those OG machines with lots of knobs and quarter inch patch chords.)
So, I was hooked back then, and it makes perfect sense to me to combine the original synthesizer, the pipe organ, with modern day synthesizers and I'll explore this combination more moving forward.
Special thanks to Nelson Dodge and everyone at Church Keyboard Center.
Also many thanks to our valiant organ tech team at FCCLA, Scott Clowes and Roger Hardesty, who've been working on the MIDI implementation on the Chancel console.
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15:: Organ Improvisation and Candle Lighting turn into "Silent Night" – Christmas Eve @ FCCLA
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00:00 Organ Improvisation DIVINUM MYSTERIUM and Candle Lighting
02:18 Silent Night
A note from Christoph, L.A., January 6, 2024:
Some cultures celebrate Christmas today!
And many celebrate Epiphany, commemorating the visit of the Magi.
So, that's my last chance to post "Silent Night" this year, right?
And, according to Larry David, tomorrow is the last day I should say "Happy New Year" (although I make no such commitment).
Candle Lighting merging into "Silent Night" is a tradition at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles.
I play an atmospheric improvisation on the organ while attendees light their candles. I usually allude to the beautiful DIVINUM MYSTERIUM chant instrumentally. When most of the candles are lit, I merge into "Silent Night".
This is always very moving to me and reminds me of childhood Christmas celebrations in my home country of Germany where the song is called "Stille Nacht". My favorite part is actually when I drop out and everybody sings a cappella. (I did my part at that point :)
Thank you Vocal Ensemble Laude, Cathedral Choir, Ministers and Staff and the good people of First Congregational Church of Los Angeles for the beautiful singing.
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16:: Organ & Laser – Well-tempered Variations on a Bach Prelude in D minor – Christoph Bull Live @ FCCLA
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A note from Christoph:
These (not that) Well-tempered Variations are based on the Prelude in D minor, BWV 851/1, from Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Das Wohltemperierte Klavier'. Bach's book of preludes and fugues in all 24 keys, major and minor, dates from 1722 making it a mere 301 years old at the time of this posting (New Year's Eve 2023).
This live performance is from my first concert as organist-in-residence at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, a bit more than ten years ago, on October 18, 2013. The concert was part of the Los Angeles Bach Festival. I was invited to perform by then-FCCLA-MD Jonathan Talberg and collaborated with Tim Anderson and his Nu-Salt Laser team.
We didn't have the AV capabilities at FCCLA that we have now, so we had to use camera audio, but I still think those cameras did capture the spirit of the event.
Thanks to François Vaillancourt, Mario Prado, Luis Solis and myself for shooting the raw footage.
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17:: Do You Hear What I Hear? – Pipe Organ & Vocals – i-chin & xoph @ FCCLA
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A note from Christoph:
This is another piece from our concert at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles on December 6, 2015.
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" was written in 1962 by Gloria Shayne and Noël Regney. It's been performed and recorded by many artists, including the Harry Simeone Chorale, Bing Crosby, Whitney Houston + I-Chin and myself :)
Thank you to Marc Doten for recording and to Norton Wisdom for filming.
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18:: My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein) – i-chin & xoph – Live @ FCCLA
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A note from Christoph:
This is from our concert at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles on December 6, 2015.
At that time I initially wasn't that keen on doing a Christmas concert, but when I was asked to do one with I-Chin I was only too happy to do it.
Thank you to Marc Doten for recording and to Norton Wisdom for filming.
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19:: Buxtehude "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" – Christoph Bull on Walt Disney Concert Hall pipe organ
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A note from Christoph:
Between 2009 and 2011, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend a lot of time recording and filming the grand pipe organ at Walt Disney Concert Hall for my CD 'First & Grand' (the first full album featuring this organ) and the DVD/CD Set 'The Walt Disney Concert Hall Organ'. This video contains my last unedited take of Dietrich Buxtehude's "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", BuxWV 211, that I filmed for the DVD (Camera 1, Take 5).
Special thanks go to Scott Youngren (Audio & Video), Executive Producers Craig and Jennifer Zobelein as well as organ builders Manuel Rosales, Caspar Glatter-Götz and Stefan Stürzer.
The pipe organ at Walt Disney Concert Hall (nicknamed 'Hurricane Mama' by Terry Riley) is a collaboration by L.A.-based organ builder Manuel Rosales, Glatter-Götz Orgelbau in Germany and architect Frank Gehry.
You can read about this instrument and find the specifications here:
https://rosales.com/opus-24/
https://www.gg-organs.com/
https://www.laphil.com/about/watch-and-listen/the-walt-disney-concert-hall-organ
You can get the DVD/CD Set here:
https://www.laphilstore.com/the-walt-disney-concert-hall-organ-dvd-and-cd-set.html
And you can get 'First & Grand' here:
https://www.laphilstore.com/christoph-bull-first-grand-cd.html
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20:: GABRIEL'S MESSAGE "The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came" (Basque Carol, arr. C. Bull) – i-chin & xoph
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A note from Christoph:
I first discovered this Basque Carol in the version by Sting.
My own arrangement for Organ & Voice or Organ Solo has become one of my staples in Advent and Christmas Concerts.
This particular performance by I-Chin and myself happened on December 2, 2022, at First Lutheran Church of Torrance as part of the acclaimed Classical Crossroads series. I played a 3 manual Reuter/Allen 102 rank organ. The performance. was recorded and filmed by Jim Eninger.
If you read this in time... I'm going to perform an Organ Solo version of GABRIEL'S MESSAGE tonight, Wednesday, December 13, 2023, some time between 8p and 8:45p PT, in a free concert at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles (fccla.org).
More info:
http://www.palosverdes.com/classicalcrossroads/
https://www.flchurch.org/classical-crossroads
https://www.i-chin.com/
https://www.facebook.com/christoph.bull
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21:: Meditation on CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM "Creator Of The Stars Of Night" – Christoph Bull live @ FCCLA
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A note from Christoph:
CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM is a seventh-century Latin hymn for Advent.
It was at some point attributed to St. Ambrose, but there's no supporting evidence for that now.
Pope Urban the 8th re-wrote the hymn in 1632.
The text was translated to English by John Mason Neale as "Creator Of The Stars Of Night" and appeared in the first edition of Hymnal Noted in 1852.
This performance is an improvised meditation from a Prelude Concert at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles.
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22:: Walking In The Air from The Snowman – Christoph Bull live on The Great Organs of First Church
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A note from Christoph:
A few weeks ago one of my friends at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles pointed out this beautiful piece to me and suggested to play it in December because it would fit the season.
It's a song written by Howard Blake for the 1982 animated film 'The Snowman', based on Raymond Briggs' 1978 book.
I hadn't known it before, so I checked out a video of the original sung by Peter Auty. I loved the wistful and captivating beauty of the composition and performance, so I was only too happy to spontaneously adapt it for pipe organ on the First Sunday of Advent.
I predominantly used Strings pipe stops and also a digital Walker harp stop on The Great Organs of First Church.
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23:: BACH Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645 – Organ & Laser – Christoph Bull live @ FCCLA
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 02.12.2023 · 18:55:27 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
I like Bach's "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (literally translated: "Wake up, the voice calls us") kicking off the Advent Season.
This is from my first concert as organist-in-residence at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles a mere ten+ years ago on October 18, 2013. I performed the piece during a concert that featured Choir, Instrumentalists and Laser as part of that year's Bach Festival.
I had lots of fun collaborating with Tim Anderson and his Nu-Salt Laser team on this and other occasions.
BWV 645 is the first Chorale in Bach's set of six known as the Schübler Chorales. They were published towards the end of his life and are named after the publisher, Johann Georg Schübler.
Bach is part of a long tradition of composers transcribing works written for other instruments and/or singers for organ. His organ and harpsichord transcriptions include works by Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar, Antonio Vivaldi and various other Italian composers.
In the case of this piece, Bach transcribed a movement from one of his own cantatas, namely the fourth movement, "Zion hört die Wächter singen" ("Zion hears the watchmen sing"), from BWV 140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (known as 'Sleepers, Wake!').
In the cantata, the Chorale melody is sung by the Tenors, in the organ transcription it is played by the left hand. The right hand takes the Violins' catchy unison line and the Pedal represents the Basso Continuo.
I've played this piece at various tempos. For this concert I chose a laid back approach, like waking up somebody gently from a deep sleep. On other occasions I give people a chipper "Hey, wake up quickly!" :)
We didn't have the same audio recording capacities back then that we have now, so the camera audio has to suffice for this one.
Wishing you a good season in a state of awakeness and joy!
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24:: Toccata Deo Gratias by Richard Keys Biggs with pictures of organ stops – Christoph Bull @ FCCLA
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 23.11.2023 · 18:41:15 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
I learned this beautiful and majestic piece by Richard Keys Biggs where he wrote it: on the 1927 Casavant Organ at Blessed Sacrament Church of Hollywood, CA, where I was organist from 1990 and 2000 and music director from 1994 to 2000.
Biggs had 'followed' the organ to its new home when it was installed and worked as Blessed Sacrament's Music Director and Organist from 1928-1962.
I had the privilege and pleasure to meet a number of his progeny many of whom went into music professionally as well.
More information about one of Richard Keys' sons, John Biggs, and his Concord Press music catalog: https://consortpress.com/
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25:: Colors Of The Wind from Pocahontas – i-chin & xoph – Piano and Vocals – Live @ FCCLA
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 19.11.2023 · 16:37:15 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
This is from a Prelude Concert at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles that I-Chin and I live-streamed during the quarantine.
You can hear more from our playlist here:
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26:: His Eye Is On The Sparrow – i-chin & xoph – Piano and Vocals
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A note from Christoph:
I-Chin and I performed this beautiful piece around the time of her birthday in November of 2020, while holding down the fort at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, streaming live before the congregation was able to come back the following year.
I'm posting it today to celebrate another birthday and our continuing journey.
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27:: Follow me – Celebrating the 1926 Estey Pipe Organ at First Baptist Church of Glendale
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 08.11.2023 · 18:58:10 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
Made another instrumental friend in the 1926 Estey Pipe Organ at First Baptist Church of Glendale, CA.
I was thrilled to help celebrate this instrument in an epic event called 'Elements of the Physical World' master-minded by Adam Gilberti and Jose Daniel Ruiz, joining a cast of hundreds.
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28:: Bach Fugue D minor BWV 565/2 Conclusion – Christoph Bull on The Great Organs of First Church
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 05.11.2023 · 17:05:11 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
This is the Conclusion of the famous Toccata and Fugue, played live on 10-29-23 at FCCLA.
I'll play it again tonight, SUN 10-5-23, 7p, during a free organ celebration concert at First Baptist Church of Glendale, CA.
You can hear the full version here:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNAcAeTixds
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29:: Koko's Haunted House and Koko's Earth Control – Christoph Bull silent movie improv @ UCLA Royce Hall
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 01.11.2023 · 01:15:40 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
Getting ready for a Halloween extravaganza with Maestro Neal Stulberg and the UCLA Philharmonia.
If you see this in time... the public performance of this will be TONIGHT Halloween TUE 10-31-23 at 7:30p in a free concert at UCLA's Royce Hall.
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30:: Toccata in D minor - BWV 565/1 - Christoph Bull on The Great Organs of First Church - All Hallows 23
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 31.10.2023 · 18:49:10 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
This is my latest live rendition of the famous Toccata.
You can hear the full version, including the Fugue, here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxB5yfu2cv4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNAcAeTixds
If you see this in time... I'll be giving another live performance of this piece in a free concert tonight, Halloween 10-31-23, at 7:30p at UCLA's Royce Hall on FCCLA's sister organ, E.M. Skinner Opus 818 (FCCLA houses Skinner Opus 856), in FCCLA's sister hall (same architects: Allison & Allison).
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31:: Christoph Bull 10th Anniversary Prelude Concert on The Great Organs of First Church
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 28.10.2023 · 17:40:42 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
This Prelude Concert commemorates ten years as Organist-in-Residence at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles with a replay of the exact program I performed a decade earlier.
My first concert in this position occurred on October 18, 2013 (Bach Festival) and I played my first pre-service Prelude Concert on October 20, 2013.
The fact that I started at FCCLA in '13 is one of the reasons I consider '13' a lucky number. Two more are: I-Chin's and my son Maximilian Adrian Sebastian was born the same year, 2013, and the late great German football striker Gerd Müller wore the number 13 on his jersey when playing for the national team in 1970 and 1974 (when they won the World Cup).
So, when I discovered that my Prelude Concert in this video started with Piston #13 (a combination of stops that I pre-programmed) I felt compelled to share that fact with the people in attendance :)
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Program 10-22-23:
'Bach & Bull'
0:04 Off-the-cuff Talk about the number 13
0:20 Paraphrases of two Preludes in C
(C. Bull, after Bach)
6:18 Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 647
(Bach)
10:06 Well-tempered Variations on a Bach Prelude in D minor
(C. Bull, after Bach)
17:38 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
(Bach)
22:18 Improvisation on FOUNDATION and LAUDA ANIMA
(Bull)
26:09 Applause
26:38 Chimes
27:03 Welcome by Rev. Michael Lehman and Sharon Lawrence
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32:: Follow me – Preview of organ concert and tour of St. Monica in Dallas
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 20.10.2023 · 17:00:16 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
This is a preview of my organ concert at the 2nd Dallas International Organ Festival + a short tour of the venue, St. Monica Catholic Church, and the Nichols & Simpson pipe organ.
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33:: Follow me – Getting ready for The Analog Festival – Christoph Bull & Kurt Poland
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 03.06.2023 · 20:46:29 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
On June 1, 2023, I returned to my old stomping grounds at Christuskirche Glendale to meet up with Pastor/DJ Kurt Poland for getting ready for The Analog Festival two days later. Here's a little tour and teaser.
#FollowMe #RockingOrgan #Analog Festival
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34:: Beautiful Boy by John Lennon – Christoph Bull & Norton Wisdom
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 26.03.2023 · 17:00:22 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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Happy 10th Birthday, beautiful Max.
Much love and gratitude to:
Norton, Alexis, Marc, Kaspar, Danny, David, I-Chin, Max, Jack, Yoko, John, Sean.
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"Beautiful Boy" three-song Single + thirteen-song Album with Lennon and Lennon/McCartney songs coming in the future on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Bandcamp ...
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35:: "Sanctus" (Chant) and "Eclipse" from Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon - Christoph Bull, Organ
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 10.03.2023 · 18:52:56 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
This is from the weekly pre-service organ concert at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles on Sunday, March 5, 2023.
A few days earlier, our Choral Director Dr. David Harris had stopped me in the hallway to let me know that it was the 50th Anniversary of Pink Floyd's legendary album The Dark Side Of The Moon on March 1, 2023.
Wow, 50 years!
And wouldn't it be nice to celebrate this anniversary on the pipe organ.
I had done the final track from the album, "Eclipse", before... during my first 'organica' series in 1999.
So, that became the obvious choice.
(The fact that we were growing towards a particularly beautiful new moon helped :)
I felt I needed a soft, meditative Intro in order to make the "Eclipse" Intro entrance more effective.
The Gregorian Chant "Sanctus" from Missa Orbis factor came to mind.
So, I got to do two favorite things: improvising on Gregorian Chant and on Pink Floyd.
Happy anniversary, Dark Side of the Moon!
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36:: What The World Needs Now Is Love - Pipe Organ Tribute to Burt Bacharach by C. Bull during Communion
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 21.02.2023 · 20:01:01 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
After Burt Bacharach passed, our Music Director at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, Dr. David Harris, asked me if I could play "What The World Needs Now Is Love" during Communion. I loved that idea and here it is.
I adore Burt's music and used to do "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" in my singer-songwriter shows.
Among many other great works, I've especially enjoyed Bacharach's collaboration with Elvis Costello.
Long live this music!
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Thank you, FCCLA AV Team (David, Marc, Aria).
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37:: Adoration (Florence Price) – Christoph Bull live on The Great Organs of First Church
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 04.02.2023 · 18:00:03 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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Florence Price lived from 1887 to 1953.
When her Symphony in E minor was performed in 1933 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Frederick Stock it became the first work by a black female composer performed by a major U.S. orchestra.
Price wrote orchestral and choral works, chamber music, works for Voice and Piano, Violin and Piano, Piano Solo and Organ. She also worked as an organist for silent movies and wrote music for radio commercials. "Adoration" was published in The Organ Portfolio December 1951.
This performance by Christoph Bull was live streamed as part of the weekly half-hour pre-service organ concert at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles on Sunday, January 17, 2021.
FCCLA Organist-in-Residence: Christoph Bull
FCCLA AV Team: Kaspar Abbo, Danny Hesse, Marc Doten, David Saldaña
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38:: Händel Hornpipe in D Major from Water Music – Christoph Bull on The Great Organs of First Church
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 01.02.2023 · 18:00:23 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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This Hornpipe is one of the movements in Georg Friedrich Händel's Water Music collection which premiered on 7-17-1717 on the River Thames in London.
King George I had requested this concert music from the composer for a boat ride. He and his aristocratic entourage boarded one barge while about fifty musicians performed Händel's music on another during the trip between Whitehall Palace and Chelsea.
Water Music was a big success with the king, his guests and many Londoners who came to the river to hear it too.
Thirty-two years later, in 1749, the king's son, George II, would commission Händel to write the Music for the Royal Fireworks.
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39:: Händel Largo from Xerxes (Ombra Mai Fu) – Christoph Bull on The Great Organs of First Church
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 28.01.2023 · 18:00:11 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
This is an instrumental version of the opening aria Ombra Mai Fu from Georg Friedrich Händel's opera Xerxes.
The opera premiered in 1738. In the aria, the main character Xerxes I of Persia admires the shade of a tree called Platanus orientalis.
The aria was originally composed for a soprano castrato. Thankfully, the practice of castrating prepubescent boys in order to preserve their pristine voices has been discontinued and in modern performances the piece is sung by a countertenor, contralto or mezzo-soprano. It can also be sung by a tenor or high baritone an octave below.
This instrumental organ version was recorded and filmed at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles during the second rehearsal run-through on May 14, 2021, in preparation for the weekly half-hour Live Stream Organ Concert on May 16, 2021.
FCCLA Organist-in-Residence: Christoph Bull
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40:: Mozart Alleluja – Final Movement of Exsultate, jubilate – i-chin & xoph at FCCLA
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 28.11.2022 · 19:08:31 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
"I-Chin and I recorded and filmed this on November 1, 2020, as the Postlude for the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles online service a week later on November 8, 2020. This is the fourth and final movement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's solo motet Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165, premiered in January of 1773."
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41:: HOME (Quan-Sheng Lu, arr. C. Bull) – i-chin & xoph
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 24.11.2022 · 18:00:29 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
"I-Chin and I prepared this beautiful Taiwanese song by Quan-Sheng Lu for the service at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles on May 30, 2021."
Next i-chin & xoph concert:
First Lutheran Church of Torrance
Friday, December 2, 2022
12:15p PT
Details: http://www.palosverdes.com/classicalcrossroads/firstfridays.htm
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Here are the words in Mandarin and English:
黃梅時節家家雨, 家家有雨家家苦。
昨夜夢回家，心中亂如麻。
有家回不去，飄盪如飛絮。
浪跡遍天涯，天涯覓個家！
Raining season is a difficult time … for every household.
I'm dreaming of going back home and I'm having so many mixed feelings.
I have a home but can't go back, travel is like the unsettled dust.
Around the world I travel, travel around the world finding a home!
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42:: Bach Arioso Bb and Paraphrase - Christoph Bull at FCCLA - With love to Frederick Swann
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 20.11.2022 · 18:24:54 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
"Johann Sebastian Bach originally wrote this Arioso as the First Movement, Sinfonia, for his Cantata 156, BWV 156, for the Third Sunday after Epiphany, first performed on January 23, 1729.
It was written in the key of F Major (the dominant to the Bb of this organ version) and the original instrumentation was Oboe, Strings and Continuo. He also used the musical material for the middle movement, a Largo in Ab Major, of his fifth Keyboard Concerto, BWV 1056.
The piece may have been a 'spin-off' of the opening Andante from Flute Concerto in G major (TWV 51:G2) by Bach's friend Georg Philipp Telemann.
This organ performance of Bach's piece was recorded on Friday, June 4, 2021, during the first run-through of the weekly Organ Prelude Concert at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles to take place two days later.
I first played the original piece once through and then added a paraphrased and ornamented repeat from 2:21 on.
I'm dedicating this video to the great Frederick Swann (July 30, 1931 – November 13, 2022).
Fred was organist at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles from 1998 and 2001 and is the church's Organist Emeritus.
He was the first person to invite me to concertize there in 1999. He also invited me to perform at UCLA's Royce Hall during the 2004 National Convention of the American Guild of Organist in Los Angeles for which he was program chair. In subsequent years, he became a much loved and generous mentor and supporter.
I 'inherited' Fred's last student at University of Redlands, Dr. Philip Hoch, when Philip joined the DMA program at UCLA a few years ago and I cherish this connection.
On February 12, 2017, Frederick Swann joined David Goode, Jaebon Hwang and myself in performing at a major event entitled 'Organ Spectacular', celebrating the 150th anniversary of First Congregational Church of Los Angeles and uniting several living FCCLA organists, which was enthusiastically celebrated by a beyond-capacity crowd. The pictures of Fred at the end of this video are from that treasured day.
Fred will be immensely missed by the organ community here and abroad, and his contributions to the field and to his colleagues can't be measured in words.
We love you, Fred, and God bless you."
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43:: Johannes Michel - In Dir ist Freude (Afro-Cuban) - Christoph Bull live on Great Organs of 1st Church
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A note from Christoph, L.A. 10-1-22:
"Johannes Michel is Kantor at prominent Christuskirche in my German hometown, Mannheim.
I first learned playing the pipe organ at that same church, studying with then-Kantor Hermann Schaeffer.
Like myself, Kantor Michel has a predilection for mixing pipes with Jazz.
This performance of his Chorale Prelude IN DIR IST FREUDE (Afro-Cuban) is preceded by a rendition of the Chorale it is based on.
Johannes Michel was born on October 1, 1962, which means it's time to say:
Happy 60th birthday, Johannes Michel!"
This live performance is from the weekly half-hour Pre-Service Organ Concert at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles on June 27, 2021.
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44:: Rondeau (Mouret) - Masterpiece Theatre - Christoph Bull on The Great Organs of First Church
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 29.09.2022 · 19:32:27 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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This Rondeau is the opening movement of Suite of Symphonies for Brass, Strings & Timpani No. 1 (Première Suite de Symphonies) by the French Baroque composer Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682-1738).
It became famous as the theme for the PBS television program Masterpiece Theatre and is also popular in weddings.
A classical Rondeau (French) or Rondo (English) is a form in a which a principal theme (like a Refrain) is alternated with one or more contrasting themes.
This live performance by Christoph Bull was streamed by First Congregational Church of Los Angeles as part of their weekly half-hour Pre-Service Organ Concert on June 6, 2021.
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45:: Church Service Organ Prelude turns into "God Save The Queen"
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 19.09.2022 · 17:49:50 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
"This is the conclusion of the weekly half-hour pre-service organ prelude concert at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles on September 11, 2022, three days after the passing on of Queen Elizabeth II.
I had programmed Johann Georg Albrechtsberger's Praeludium XI in F, concluding with an Improvisation on the piece, as I often do.
When Queen Elizabeth passed on the Thursday before that Sunday, I felt compelled to honor her by adding "God Save The Queen" in a very somber way at the end of the Prelude.
When practicing the Albrechtsberger piece, I realized I could incorporate the tune in the Improvisation. That meant it wouldn't be as somber, although I did decrescendo and slow down into the quoted music.
I was fine with the 'happy' context of the Albrechtsberger performance and improvisation because I looked at it as accompanying the ascent of the soul to heaven with a joyful reception there. The timing of this occurring three days after death added to that perception.
This tribute had nothing to do with my feelings about the monarchy which is something people obviously have different opinions about. As a fervent supporter of democracy I have my skepticisms, but it's really the business and decision of the Commonwealth.
Rather, I felt some genuine sorrow about the passing of a person, and an appreciation for that person, who had 'always been there' throughout my life and who I can't help but admire for her consistency, steadiness and humour. Working until two days before her death at age 96, obviously speaks volumes.
Blessed be her soul."
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46:: Old-Surehand-Melodie (Martin Böttcher) - Organ & Violin - Christoph Bull & Benedikt Brydern at FCCLA
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 02.09.2022 · 17:55:02 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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A note from Christoph:
Martin Böttcher wrote his beautiful Old-Surehand-Melodie for the movie 'Unter Geiern' in 1964. My friend and colleague Benedikt Brydern and I arranged and recorded it on pipe organ and violin on June 26, 2020, for the Online Prelude Concert at First Congregational Church on July 12, 2020. This music and the Winnetou stories by Karl May stand for friendship and solidarity between people of different colors and histories.
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47:: Alexander Courage - Star Trek TOS Theme - Where No One Has Gone Before - Christoph Bull, Pipe Organ
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 28.07.2022 · 17:00:11 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL:
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Organ Arrangement and Performance: Christoph Bull
Live Audio Recording and Mix: Kaspar Abbo
Live Video: David Saldaña
"Alexander 'Sandy' Courage wrote the Main Theme for 'Star Trek: The Original Series', which ran from 1966 to 1969, within a week in 1965.
The theme's original title is "Where No Man Has Gone Before".
I slightly updated this to "Where No One Has Gone Before" as women went to space then and are going now.
As a matter of fact, the first pilot of the series, 'The Cage', featured a character named Number One, a female First Officer played by Majel Barrett who later played Nurse Christine Chapel in the series and married its creator, Gene Roddenberry.
Growing up in Germany, family members, friends and I loved watching re-runs of 'Raumschiff Enterprise' as 'Star Trek' was called there.
We re-enacted the adventures of Kirk, Spock, Pille (Dr. McCoy/Bones' nickname in the German dubs), Uhura, Scotty, Sulu and Chekov in the playground of our elementary school.
Since the organ console of The Great Organs of First Church is very much like the command center of a spaceship, it made perfect sense to adapt this theme for pipe organ.
Thank you, FCCLA AV Team Captain David Saldaña, for the beautiful live (!) video overlays.
The digital reflections of the church's rose window on the right side of the bottom keyboard from 4:27 to 5:09 very much remind me of the instrument buttons on the Bridge of the Starship Enterprise.
And thank you, Kaspar Abbo, for being such a faithful and fun partner in the sanctuary while filling the corona vault between March 2020 and September 2021.
This rendition is an unedited performance from the last pre-service run-through before our weekly half-hour Prelude Concert at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles on May 9 of 2021.
Please excuse a brief digital artifact at 5:30.
Between the organist being able to send signals to 18,000+ pipes via the organ console and between me scheduling a live premiere of this video in places ranging from Mannheim, Germany, to Los Angeles, California, and many other spaces in the universe and multiverse via internet stream, I find it quite amazing how much stuff actually works :)"
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48:: André Campra - Rigaudon - Christoph Bull live on The Great Organs of First Church
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 26.07.2022 · 17:00:11 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
49:: Marcello - Psalm 19: The Heavens Declare The Glory Of God + Improvisation - Christoph Bull, Organ
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 24.07.2022 · 17:43:05 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
50:: Bach Siciliano in G minor and Improvisation - Pipe Organ - Christoph Bull
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 22.07.2022 · 18:11:14 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
51:: Satie - Gymnopédie No. 1 - Christoph Bull on pipe organ with paintings by Puvis de Chavannes
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 20.07.2022 · 17:51:48 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
52:: Happy Birthday, Paul McCartney! – xoph's Pno-Vox Live Stream Concert
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 18.06.2022 · 19:35:26 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
53:: Over The Rainbow - Christoph Bull on The Great Organs of First Church
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 09.06.2022 · 18:33:15 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
54:: Duel of the Fates from Star Wars played on big pipe organ - Christoph Bull @ FCCLA May the Fourth
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 04.05.2022 · 21:26:09 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
55:: Bach Toccata in C Major, BWV 564 - Easter Teaser - Christoph Bull on Great Organs of First Church
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 17.04.2022 · 15:50:17 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
56:: Little Boy - 4th Street Recording - xoph 4 Max Pno-Vox - in progress . . .
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 26.03.2022 · 18:28:36 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
57:: Christoph registers the famous C Major Chord from Saint-Saëns' Symphony No. 3 "Organ" at Segerstrom
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 12.03.2022 · 19:11:55 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
58:: Meditation on LONESOME VALLEY - Christoph Bull on The Great Organs of First Church - Live 2-21-21
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 02.03.2022 · 19:05:03 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
59:: The 2 Pedal Solos in Bach's Toccata in F Major, BWV 540 - Christoph Bull - Great Organs L.A. 2-22-22
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 22.02.2022 · 19:41:21 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
60:: Postlude in C Major (Rinck) and Improvisation with "All You Need Is Love" Quote
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 14.02.2022 · 19:13:06 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
61:: New Organ Shoes for the New Lunar Year: xoph unboxes his Capezios
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 02.02.2022 · 19:23:44 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···