SCOTT LAMLEIN: The Organ At Worship

Scott Lamlein

The Organ At Worship

© 2006 North Forty Road Music Productions (783707329307)

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Demonstrates the musical capabilities of the pipe organ, and shows the power of the organ as an act of praise to God. This music will provide you with your own unique spiritual experience.

tracks

1 Mass for Organ Solo/Introitus and Kyrie
2 Mass for Organ Solo/Gloria
3 Mass for Organ Solo/Credo
4 Mass for Organ Solo/Sanctus
5 Mass for Organ Solo/Benedictus
6 Mass for Organ Solo/Agnus Dei
7 Mass for Organ Solo/Ite, missa est
8 We All Believe In One God
9 Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
10 Ah, Holy Jesus
11 I Know That My Redeemer Lives
12 Jerusalem, My Happy Home
13 Veni Creator Spiritus/Andante religioso
14 Veni Creator Spiritus/Poco meno lento
15 Veni Creator Spiritus/Allegretto
16 Veni Creator Spiritus/Andante espressivo
17 Veni Creator Spiritus/Allegro
18 The Old Rugged Cross

notes

The concept of this collection is a gift from God! "The Organ At Worship" is a recording that demonstrates the musical capabilities of the organ, to be sure, but also shows the power of the organ as an act of praise to God. The centerpiece of the CD, Kodaly's "Organ Mass," is pure musical worship. I invite you to sit and listen undisturbed, letting the music just wash over you. The texts of this amazing work are well suited for personal prayer and meditation. They fit the music perfectly. These texts and more detailed information about this CD may be found at my website, www.scottlamlein.com. I hope this music will provide you with your own unique spiritual experience. To that end, it is presented Soli Deo Gloria (to the glory of God alone).

SCOTT LAMLEIN is a concert organist whose performances bring a spiritual and emotional inspiration to his audiences. Combining keyboard technique, showmanship and a strong faith, Scott explores the infinite range of expression that only the pipe organ provides. Scott serves as Director of Music Ministries at Wesley United Methodist Church, in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he is responsible for continuing an exceptional tradition of choral music for all ages, fine hymn singing, and masterworks performed on the IV/73 1927 E.M. Skinner pipe organ. He is also Artistic Director of Wesley's Music Alive! Concert Series, and an adjunct faculty member of the Pakachoag Community Music School, in Auburn, Massachusetts. He has been an active organ recitalist for over ten years. Originally from Holyoke, Massachusetts, Scott took his first church position at the age of fifteen. He holds a degree in organ and liturgical music from the Hartt School at the University of Hartford. His first CD, "In Quiet Joy: Music of Advent and Christmas," was released in 1997, and he also appears on the CD, "Great Organs of Worcester" (2005).

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  • The Organ at Worship
    author: The Diapason

    This CD provides an opportunity to hear Kodaly's Organoedia ad missam lectam. The rich sounds of this Skinner organ fit the music exactly, as Lamlein demonstrates, using the entire available volume range. Here one feels the performer is not preoccupied with his own virtuosity, but rather performing in a manner that permits the music to speak....Two imaginative settings by George Shearing...are rhythmic, colorful and harmonically innovative and excellently performed by Lamlein....

  • Lamlein plays with conviction, virtuosic flair and fire.
    author: The American Organist Magazine

    Scott Lamlein presents a program fitting for liturgical worship and ably demonstrating the estimable tonal qualities of E.M. Skinner's Opus 615. Although not cathedralesque, the acoustics are pleasantly supportive. Lamlein infuses a spiritual, reverent quality to the repertoire. The centerpiece is a brooding performance of the seven-movement Organoedia ad missam lectam by Kodaly, which the composer later transformed into his Missa brevis. Lamlein calls this music "pure musical worship." J.S. Bach's "Wir Glauben all" is played with rhythmic energy, bold articulation, and clear registration. Four chorale preludes of Brahms and Shearing are followed by Durufle's "Veni Creator" variations. Here Lamlein plays with conviction, infusing virtuosic flair and fire that are synonymous with this music. He ends with an effective, gospel-style setting by John Innes of "The Old Rugged Cross." The fine playing, repertoire, and marvelous instrument combine for a successful achievement of the performer's objective. The American Organist, March 2007

  • Pipes Alive is that powerful.
    author: Worcester Magazine

    Scott Lamlein is full throttle behind the massive keys. Recently recorded on the IV/73 E.M. Skinner Organ at Wesley United Methodist Church, The Organ at Worship has a lot of power, Lamlein says. It's basically akin to being the conductor of a full symphony orchestra.

  • Versatile religious repertoire and big show pieces.
    author: New Haven (CT) Advocate (8/10/06)

    Lamlein lives in Connecticut but serves a Methodist church in Worcester, Mass.; its 1927 E.M. Skinner organ has been pressed into service here. The religious repertoire ranges from Bach and Brahms to George Shearing, and the big show pieces are 20th century: Durufle's five variations on "Creator Spirit, Come" and Kodaly's half-hour "Mass for Organ Solo." The closing number, John Innes' moviehouse-melodramatic "The Old Rugged Cross," drives home the versatility.

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