The organist Gerd Zacher once quoted Helmut Walcha: „Do not forget that the organ is a wind instrument.“ And Zacher added: „I never forgot this.“
I tried to follow this path – and began to play with the organ’s wind. Doing this I perceived an enormous treasure.
Listen:
the voice (2024) – with field recordings and noises, indoors and outdoors.
playing the organ becomes playing with the organ. the organ becomes a machine gaining life. the organ discovers „her“ voice and begins to respond. playing the organ also becomes dancing with the organ.
abhanden – méditations sur l’orgue 13 (2023)
in case you are searching for a place where you might experience deep listening: sit down at an organ waiting for you. enjoy the silence before you play, when the organ is waiting for you, and the silence after the organ’s last breath. develop a practice together with the organ, a practice of deep listening.