The Organist is Frederick Swann, who was, at one point, the President of the American Guild of Organists. He is absolutely amazing, and has a great sense of humor.
The Organ is C. B. Fisk's Opus 130, at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California.
More information about the organ is available here and here.
What I can tell you about the organ off the top of my head, is that it is a tracker, as I explained in my post about Bach. This means the keys on the organ work mechanically, and Dr. Swann shows that towards the end of the video. The stops are operated electrically in this organ, which makes things easier on the organist. I think tracker action with electric stop action is the best combination, since you can have a tracker organ, yet still have memory levels, and plenty of them!
This video is about 10 minutes long, but if you're interested in learning more about organ stops, this is one of the best demonstrations. Dr. Swann doesn't play any actual pieces in this clip, but rather just explains what the different stops do. He's also pretty funny, so you probably won't get bored, even if you aren't quite as interested in Organs as I am.
Here's the video:
Anyway, that's "today's lesson!" Have a wonderful evening everyone! New organs should be coming to the blog here in the next week or so.
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