Thursday, March 20, 2008

Holy Thursday finger workout

I have just come home from Holy Thursday mass where most of the songs sang were in the original Latin and I provided organ accompaniment. I had also spent a couple of hours before the mass practicing with the choir assigned to sing during the mass. That's how I found out that playing music pieces for the organ on my keyboard is more difficult than playing piano pieces: it takes more effort to stretch one's fingers and hold down the keys for long periods of time to sustain the notes.

A new wish list item

With the recent renewed interest in singing mass songs in the original Latin and chant setting, there is a new item on my wish list: Jules Van Nuffel's Nova Organi Harmonia. Drool.