Friday, October 26, 2012

Boston Globe Article Says Every Catholic Parish Has Pipe Organs ( Is organ music killing our churches? )

The Episcopal place The lead has a story and some commentary on a story that is running in the Globe. See Is organ music killing our churches?

The person writing the Globe article makes this incredible statement:

Who plays the organ anymore when they’re not trying to scare someone?” asks a post on YouTube, and the answer is, frighteningly enough, practically every Catholic parish.

That seems  o hilarious  and incorrect . Heck your typical Catholic Parish is lucky to have someone or pay someone of quality to even play a piano. Where are all these Organs in Catholic Parishes at?

Thankfully the typical Catholic Parish seems to be recovering it to some degree. Also note that the Pipe Organ is sort of making a comeback in Baptist Churches. Something is driving that demand.


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