organ music

Perhaps this would've been a better choice for a 200th post than fast food critiques. I've finally recorded myself playing the organ (at St. Paul UCC). When listening to these, keep in mind:

• I haven't played the organ in nine months
  
• These were recorded with my laptop's built-in microphone
  
• The high F key on the swell manual wasn't working, at all
  
• I've never taken organ lessons, so my footwork is minimal and/or rough
  
• Several of these are from Pedal-less Wedding Music for Organ, compiled by Dorothy Wells
  
• Most of this music I learned on the piano, so I was really just experimenting with them on organ tonight for the first time
  
• The "Ode to Joy" track was likewise experimental and includes several false starts, but is OK after that
  
• As usual, the classical pieces and my arrangements are full recordings, but two of these are samples only

Bridal Chorus (Wagner) [388 KB]
Come, Christians, Join to Sing (arr. by the awesome Lloyd Larson) [300 KB]
Hornpipe (Handel) [856 KB]
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) [828 KB]
Ode to Joy (Beethoven/arr. Bird) [916 KB]
Prelude in Classic Style (Young/arr. Wells) [168 KB]
Processional from "Royal Fireworks" (Handel) [496 KB]
Trumpet Tune (Purcell) [448 KB]
Trumpet Voluntary (Purcell) [656 KB]
Wedding March (Mendelssohn) [688 KB]