Tom
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The famous (Welsh) Treorchy Male Choir (4-part harmony) sings a medley of patriotic songs at the beginning of their American tour concerts:
Here's a photo of me having my first close-up intro to a real pipe organ at our place of worship (I'm the little guy).While many old “pipe organs” have now been converted to electronic organs with only show pipes due to the cost of maintenance, there are still true pipe organs out there. My church in Salt Lake City had one, and the organ always played after the service officially ended. We would sit in the choir loft with our backs to the wall feeling the organ. Very visceral.
Regrettably, that church was demolished some years ago due to lack of maintenance (from lack of attendance and contributions). It's the one where I 'pumped the organ', not the one in the first pic where I sat at the organ.Tom, those gothic style churches have the best acoustics! The one in SLC was sometimes used for professional recordings. When the tall spaces fill with sounds you can feel it.