All the Stops Podcast

We're taking a week off this week, but wanted to leave you all with a taste of the bonus content from Patreon.com/allthestopsmedia. A few reflections about this controversial piece in the context of a worship service. We'll be back to regular programming next week!

You don't have to choose between musical excellence and innovation, and Machelle Horsley is here to talk about it! From hundreds of families at "Pipescreams" to methods for engaging the youth of today, she talks about dynamism, flexibility, and a willingness to meet students where they are.

Scholar, Iain Quinn, is here to talk about his wide-ranging scholarship and his work shaping the next generation of sacred musicians. He also shares some excellent music from the most overlooked English Sonata composers.

What happens when you get thousands of organists together at a convention? That's for another podcast... but Nicole Marane is here to tell us how you make it happen. A native of Australia, Nicole has an impressive career in the performance and sacred music space, but she has somehow found time to work with the AGO on youth and adult endeavors, alike!

Young artist and content creator, Brody Bett is here to talk about his passion and hopes for the future. A SAG actor and voiceover artist who has helped create and voice characters for Nickelodeon, Amazon and Netflix, and traveled the US in multiple Broadway National Tours, Brody is passionate about the pipe organ and plans to go to school to pursue his passion!

Organist, conductor, and composer, Sarah MacDonald, is a legend! Fellow and Director of Music at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and Director of the girl choirsters at Ely Cathedral, we ask her about all things choir! Plus, we talk Royal College of Organists, and her path to composition and the King of Instruments!

Playing the organ can be very solitary, but not where Dr. Timothy Olsen teaches! UNC School of the Arts is a place where highschoolers and college students are working together in the same program, and mentorship and encouragement abound. In this episode, we talk about this unique program and some amazing instruments in the area!

It's never been done before... Nobody has ever performed the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach live since he died in 1750. It's happening now, and it's gonna take over 10 years! Globally acclaimed choral conductor, Chris Shepard, is here to talk us through the process of this amazing project!

A leader in sacred music in America, Colin Lynch suffered a stroke, but he didn't let it get him down. Through his incredible determination and the power of community, he resumed his incredible work, mentoring and developing intergenerational choirs and performing music at the highest levels in one of the most important centers of worship in the United States. Prepare to be inspired!

Dave Brown joins us from Buzard Pipe Organ Builders to talk building and restoration! We discuss how young people can go about getting into organ building, plus some of the changes that have taken place over Dave's time in the field.