PostsCommentsPayoutsmichaelcalabris (60)in #secretsoforganplaying • 5 years ago"O Sacred Head, Now Wounded" by Vidas Pinkevičius | Secrets of Organ Playing Contest (Week 77)Of Vidas Pinkevičius's (@organduo) compositions, this prelude on the classic Protestant Good Friday hymn, "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded," is my favorite. The piece is short…michaelcalabris (60)in #creativecoin • 5 years agoA Musical Prayer: "Kyrie (Organ Improvisation) "I recorded these two improvisations a few days ago - Tuesday, 16 June, 2020, to be exact. Tonight I combined the two improvisations (which were recorded back-to-back…michaelcalabris (60)in #classical-music • 5 years agoThree New YouTube Videos and a Gamut of EmotionsI recently posted a couple new YouTube videos, and I would like to tell you a little about them... "Once Upon a Time" and "In Your Arms Again" are short piano pieces I…michaelcalabris (60)in #secretsoforganplaying • 5 years ago"Prelude in C minor" by Joseph Rheinberger - Secrets of Organ Playing Contest Week 76Despite the title "prelude," which may suggest a more traditional, through-composed work, this "Prelude in C minor" by Joseph Rheinberger is a fugue-like work, featuring a…michaelcalabris (60)in #classical-music • 5 years agoTwo New YouTube Videos: Electronic Music WorksRecorded August 2019, Osiris was inspired by reading about the ancient Hellenistic "mystery religion" associated with the worship of Isis and Osiris. The music depicts…michaelcalabris (60)in #secretsoforganplaying • 5 years ago"O Gott, du frommer Gott" from "Eleven Chorale Preludes (for Organ)" (Op. 122) by Johannes Brahms | Secrets of Organ Playing Contest Week 74My entry for this week's contest is the seventh piece from Johannes Brahms's Eleven Chorale Preludes (for Organ) (Op. 122). Brahms's Eleven Chorale Preludes are…michaelcalabris (60)in #classical-music • 5 years agoFour Miniatures (for Organ) - Composed by Michael Calabris/Performed by James FloresYesterday James Flores (@contrabourdon) finished recording the last of the four miniatures, and this morning I posted onto SoundCloud his recording of the complete…michaelcalabris (60)in #classical-music • 5 years agoNew Compositions and Their Inspiration and MeaningHall of Mirrors is, at its most basic level, a musical depiction of what the exterior and interior "worlds" can seem like from the perspective of someone suffering from mental…michaelcalabris (60)in #secretsoforganplaying • 5 years ago"Thirty-Four" by Michael Calabris | Secrets of Organ Playing Contest Week 73As was my entry for last week's contest, my entry for this week's Secrets of Organ Playing Contest is a work of my own composition: Thirty-Four . I have written much…michaelcalabris (60)in #secretsoforganplaying • 5 years ago"...On second thought, let's..." from Four Miniatures (for Organ) by Michael Calabris | Secrets of Organ Playing Contest Week 72My entry for the Secrets of Organ Playing Contest this week is the first piece from a new composition entitled Four Miniatures (for Organ) . As the title suggests, this…michaelcalabris (60)in #classical-music • 5 years ago"Thirty-Four" (for Organ)Today I recorded this video of my performing Thirty-Four , a work I composed last year, the day before my thirty-fifth birthday. The title refers to this composition's being…michaelcalabris (60)in #secretsoforganplaying • 5 years agoAt the Oracle of Delphi - An Organ Improvisation by Michael Calabris | Secrets of Organ Playing Contest Week 71Photo by DiChatz on Unsplash My entry for this week's Secrets of Organ Playing contest is an organ improvisation entitled At the Oracle of Delphi . The title refers to…michaelcalabris (60)in #secretsoforganplaying • 5 years agoKlezmer(ish) Part II - An Organ Improvisation by Michael Calabris | Secrets of Organ Playing Week 70I thought an improvisation based on klezmer music would provide an interesting contrast, musically and in terms of mood/attitude, to the other pieces that have been submitted…michaelcalabris (60)in #classical-music • 5 years agoNew Organ Improvisation Videos (and One Composition-in-the-Making Video!)Hello all; I hope you all are doing well! During the last few days I've posted some new videos on YouTube. Of the four I will share with you today three are organ…michaelcalabris (60)in #creativecoin • 5 years agoAngels, Chant, and the Countryside - Three New Organ Music VideosRecording an improvisation at RUCC; 23 April, 2020. Trying to remain productive during the COVID lock-down. This afternoon I recorded and posted three new videos on YouTube…michaelcalabris (60)in #music • 5 years agoOrgan Music - Two New YouTube VideosSpringtime. Photo by Katie Moum on Unsplash. I recently posted two new organ music videos on YouTube and I'd like to tell you a bit about them. This organ arrangement of…michaelcalabris (60)in #classical-music • 5 years agoDedications and Cats - Four New Improvisation VideosThis morning I recorded four organ improvisations which I just posted onto YouTube, and I would like to share them with you now and tell you a bit about them. The first…michaelcalabris (60)in #classical-music • 5 years ago"Letting Go" - a new organ improvisationThis video features the closing minutes of an improvisation I recorded this afternoon after completing the recording of my Secrets of Organ Playing Contest entry. This music…michaelcalabris (60)in #secretsoforganplaying • 5 years ago__________________________________________________________________michaelcalabris (60)in #classical-music • 5 years agoPrefiguration- A New Electronic Music WorkThis is a newly created electronic/computer music work. The sound/compositional approach of this piece is more akin to "contemporary concert music" than many of the other works…
