Minato Mirai Hall, Organ Demonstration, July 15, 2002

I

An introduction to pipe organs in general and Lucy in particular

Ole Jacobsen, Organ Enthusiast

Included music for principal chorus demo:

a.) Ahasuerus Fritsch (1629–1701): Was frag’ ich nach der Welt

No. 108 from Hymnbook 1982, Harmonized by J. S. Bach

b.) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig, BWV 768

(chorale only)

II

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707): Praeludium in E BuxWV 141

Miki Asai, Organist

III

Claude-Benigne Balbastre (1727–1799): Noel Suisse “Il est un petit l'ange”

Kumi Shibusawa, Organist

IV

Louis Vierne (1870–1937): Toccata in B minor from the Second Suite

Kaori Hongo, Organist

V

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543

Kaori Hongo, Organist

“A direct mechanical link between the performer and the valve that allows wind to the pipes gives the performer the ability to control the attack and release of the pipes. This can bring very subtle and expressive capabilities to the music that cannot be achieved with an electric or electropneumatic action, which always lets the air to the pipes in the same way, no matter how the key is depressed or released. Also the mechanical system is much simpler, straightforward and longer lived with fewer maintenance hassles.”

—Steve Dieck, C.B. Fisk Company