Amateur organ designer hears his organ played properly for the first time | ABC Australia
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Retired anthropologist David Hope took on a very eccentric project in the early 2000s -he designed and co-created a massive house organ.
Its parts include salvaged pipes and recycled cedar fence posts.
There was one problem, once completed its maker was not up to the task of playing it properly.
Now the farmhouse that was built to house the organ has been sold.
But before it is stripped down and put into boxes conductor Michelle Leonard AOM, organist and Director of Music at St Mary’s Cathedral Thomas Wilson and baritone Andrew O’Connor create a very special performance.
It is the first time David Hope has heard his organ played properly.
Video produced by Catherine Marciniak of ABC North Coast.
Thanks to Meredith Hope for inspiring the performance.
Sound recording and post-production by Jan Muths.
Conductor - Meredith Leonard
Organist - Thomas Wilson
Soloist - Andrew O’Connor
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It was a real joy to make music with my colleagues on this organ - and to have a wonderful two days up in the beautiful Byron Bay hinterland. And to meet David Hope (and family) and hear his story was equally remarkable. Here’s hoping the organ can find a new home and make beautiful music elsewhere!
If you liked the music - or want to hear more - our full performance of J.S. Bach’s ‘Mache Dich’ can be found here! th-cam.com/video/_XjJbUZdU8o/w-d-xo.html
Thanks again to Catherine Marciniak at the ABC and sound engineer Jan Muths for capturing the sights and sounds of this instrument.
We hope so too Andrew. Thanks for being a part of this great story.
You have a wonderful voice man. Unbelievable.
I really hope that this masterpiece of an organ has found a new home.
A beautiful organ that is lush in tone everywhere. Top notch all the way !
Good deeds like this restores faith in humanity.
You tellin' me a chamber organ was built in this house? Holy moley, that is awesome but i would not want anyone to inherit it unless they knew organ.
The thought of someone buying the property and destroying this awesomeness just to sell in the future hits hard.
Fax
Those low notes...
I love them.
Wow! How amazingly beautiful is that! ❤🇬🇧🏴
WONDERFUL story, people involved and wonderful organ! Thanks for sharing this video with us, now I'll share it with all of my organist friends on Facebook and they'll share it with their friends and on and on!
Wow. Absolutely amazing craftsmanship. A man after my own heart
Absolutely amazing. So glad I could see and hear this.
A wonderful article. So moving. I'd love that organ. I just need a spare house to put it in!
Great achievement. I really hope it goes to a place where many people can enjoy it.
Incredible story! Thanks for sharing. Viva to David Hope and his amazing personality!!!
Amazing! A real unique achievement!
Absolutely lovely, thank you for posting
The organ was custom designed for the home it is in. Repurposing the organ would diminish its character and significance. It should stay with the home so that it may continue to inspire, enlighten, and entertain current and future residents. Player attachments are readily available for those who do not have the skill to play manually.
Congratulations on a fantastic build, you should be rightfully very proud of the piece of art you’ve created, BRAVO sir!! Adrian in Bermuda. (pipe organ builder and organist)
so good for him to be touched.
So lovely. God bless you all!.
Beautiful organ, I like sooo much! Sooo touching , emotional video!
Love it. Beautiful layout
Wow, simply amazing!
Once upon a time there was a Suzuki motorcycle repair shop in Long Beach California. the owner had a passion for organs and built a giant organ in the back of the repair shop. he had a full audience for Saturday night concerts
Beautiful
Das ist Fantastick. Bravo !!!
Gorgeous
Fantastic.
I am about to have one insalled in my bungalow, but that is absolutely brilliant.
perfekt work
I got a 1970 11 stop Reuter in Kansas and I am moving to the Rio grande on the continental divide. Public organs are just that. I can play mine any time of day. I have no interest in classical because that is what the public want. The organ completely re voiced to play edm, disco, metal and jazz. I added a 32' bourdon. I have the only 32' octave in nm. Lowest c is 16hz. I hoarding all kinds of instruments for the apocalypse. I have a completely self sustaining oasis and my biggest fear is boredom. It's called reconfigure to the space available. Already practicing Disco Inferno on the piano the install is this summer! Woo fn hoo
A modern life hero of art!!!
Made me tear up a little
They should put that thing somewhere with proper reverb, it'd sound 5x as beautiful
I do not think so. I know little organs in church halls. And even churches have not all acoustics with reverb. This is a typical chamber organ.
If you whant only business as usual, then take an electronic (digital) organ. There you get the reverb without the real acoustics of the room.
Remarkable!
wow!!
What a lovely story! So sad that the organ has to be parted from its home.
It could go on a museum ship. I bet there are a few in Australia, or New Zealand. There was the TSS Earnslaw in Queenstown NZ.
Fantastic story. it's been 3+ years since this video was posted, does anyone know if the organ was moved and where it resides today?
Did he sell it and is David still alive and kicking? Amazing Story !!
Is it still available for sale? (now September 2021)
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Yea well…I’ve got a TV in my house. Beat that
Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh how sad, his home has been sold, and the organ can not stay with the home. Someone should have done a MIDI upgrade to the instrument so he could have enjoyed it longer.
Lovely sound but wish the performers had dressed a bit better for the occasion.
Thanks Aaron - Have to pipe up (pun intended) to say it was about 37°c that day (and even hotter up in the organ) and we were asked by ABC to remain in civvies despite having brought something more formal! It was a whole day of exploring with all sorts of different sounds and recording several of David’s favourite pieces of music - so not really a ‘concert’ as such. 😊
It's about the music and sound, not the image of the people doing it. Their attire is irrelevant. Clearly you've missed the whole point of this story.
You are right. Coats, tails, bow ties and sequined gowns make a huge difference to the quality of sound. My Chris Dungey cello doesn't sound its best because I usually play it wearing only budgie smugglers.
who cares?? you don't need to wear fancy clothes to make beautiful music
You know what? If this was broadcast as a radio only, or podcast piece, you would have no idea what attire they were wearing and yet it would still sound amazing.