On Mon, 04 Dec 2017 10:18:55 +0000, Guy Gorton
wrote:

On Mon, 04 Dec 2017 07:31:17 +0000, e27002 aurora
wrote:

On Sun, 03 Dec 2017 15:06:07 +0000, Guy Gorton
wrote:

On Sun, 3 Dec 2017 08:26:45 -0000 (UTC), Recliner
wrote:

Offramp wrote:
On Saturday, 2 December 2017 22:10:21 UTC, Recliner wrote:
A flash mob with a difference:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=...&v=RVaJbY9RJ3o

I think Guy Gorton would have enjoyed this if he was in London that day.

I remember flash mobs from about 15 years ago. They weren't funny then.
Nowadays people simply ignore them.

I assume you didn't actually watch the video? The Marylebone commuters
certainly didn't ignore this flash mob. And, no, it wasn't funny, or meant
to be.


I'd like to have been at the brainstorming session for "How do we raise
awareness for whatever is it this thing is about". Someone said flash mob
as a joke and it was the top idea!


Not funny, but joyously serious. And, unless the cameramen and
editors managed to mislead us, much enjoyed by many of the public.
Did it benefit Syria? Hopefully, it did - help is sorely needed.

I came across the thread by Recliiner early this morning before going
to church to play the organ for the first Sunday in Advent. It gave
me inspiration even though the message was rather different - and I
did not play any Handel but did play Bach and did try to encourage the
congregation to sing joyfully - which they did..

You are a blessing. I am sure your congregation appreciates you.

Perhaps but in general the organist is just part of the audible
scenery. Here is a little example - I was asked to play the music for
two verses of a quiet thoughtful; hymn which the congregation was not
going to sing, but just to think about the message. That required
more preparation by me than if it had been sung because my choice of
stops, tempo, expression and volume would all be listened to. not sung
to. That was the first time I have ever met that idea.

Guy Gorton

My dad was a professional pianist. In WW2 he was a member of civil
defence stationed in a convent. When the mother superior discovered
his profession she asked him to play for their services. He had to
explain that (a) he was an agnostic jew and (b) an organ is not the
same as a piano. Her response was that her order had been founded by
two brothers, jewish converts, for the purpose of converting the jews
in general. She would stand by him during services and tell him what
and when to play. His pay was a bacon and egg breakfast!