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Tag: organist

Christmas Countdown: The Birthday of a King

December 16, 2022
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| Christmas, Composers, Holiday

Words and music by William Harold Neidlinger (1863-1924), circa 1890.  Neidlinger was a composer, conductor, organist at St. Michael’s Church, New York City, and voice teacher, but his main interest was working with retarded children, and he founded a school for this purpose in East Orange, N.J. Originally published in 1912 in Neidlinger’s native Brooklyn, […]

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Christmas Countdown: The Alfred Burt Carols

December 13, 2022
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| Christmas, Composers, Holiday

  I could have turned the Alfred Burt Carols into the next 15 parts of this series but I decided that was a bit too easy on me! I love this story – it’s a wonderful family tradition from the Burt family. Starting in 1922, Alfred Burt’s father created a Christmas card for family members […]

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Giving Thanks

November 24, 2022
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| Composers, Family, Holiday, music, Parents, Piano, Thanksgiving

      I’m thankful for my piano studio, my students, and my piano 🙂 During Covid I was especially thankful for the Internet! When I was growing up, my dad was a minister, meaning we lived in whatever parsonage the church chose to let us live in.  The one we had in Pawcatuck, CT […]

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Massachusetts</a>, <a href="https://oconnorpiano.online/tag/university-of-milwaukee/" rel="tag">University of Milwaukee</a>, <a href="https://oconnorpiano.online/tag/video/" rel="tag">video</a>, <a href="https://oconnorpiano.online/tag/violin/" rel="tag">violin</a>, <a href="https://oconnorpiano.online/tag/virginia/" rel="tag">Virginia</a>, <a href="https://oconnorpiano.online/tag/westerly/" rel="tag">Westerly</a>, <a href="https://oconnorpiano.online/tag/wilmington/" rel="tag">Wilmington</a>, <a href="https://oconnorpiano.online/tag/wisconsin/" rel="tag">Wisconsin</a>, <a href="https://oconnorpiano.online/tag/yamaha/" rel="tag">Yamaha</a> Leave a comment

It’s Halloween: Toccata and Fugue in d minor by J.S Bach

October 31, 2022
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| Composers, Halloween, Holiday, Pianists, Sheet Music

    Johann Sebastian Bach’s towering monument of organ music, with its deep sense of foreboding, will forever be associated with Halloween. The piece is recognizable to most and has been featured in many films, including: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), The Black Cat (1934), Disney’s Fantasia (1940), Sunset Boulevard (1950), 20,000 Leagues Under the […]

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How it All Began

October 7, 2022
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  Today, since it’s a “teaching day”, I’m thankful for my piano studio, my students, and my pianos 🙂   When I was growing up, my dad was a minister, meaning we lived in whatever parsonage the church chose to let us live in.  The one we had in Pawcatuck, CT had an upright piano […]

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Bach: Toccata and Fugue in d minor

July 1, 2022
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      Johann Sebastian Bach’s towering monument of organ music, with its deep sense of foreboding, will forever be associated with Halloween. Get a free copy of the sheet music at IMSLP or borrow a copy from the O’Connor Music Studio.  I have this arranged for organ, piano, duet, 2-piano, simplified… It’s also available in Piano […]

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Giving Thanks

November 26, 2020
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      I’m thankful for my piano studio, my students, and my piano 🙂 This year, I’m especially thankful for the Internet! When I was growing up, my dad was a minister, meaning we lived in whatever parsonage the church chose to let us live in.  The one we had in Pawcatuck, CT had […]

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