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Such an amazing concert. Anna Lapwood at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

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Halfway through the fabulous organ concert with Anna Lapwood at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. What an instrument and what a performance!

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An organ recital with Anna Lapwood

Before we start, let’s just make this clear: This has nothing to do with anatomical dissections. The organs involved in this concert might be bigger than a muscle vehicle owned by someone said to have a small organ, but they refer to different things. Are we clear about this? This concert is totally G rated.

Forgive me, but this organism didn’t know who Anna Lapwood was before he booked his ticket to this concert. Oh, he knew she was an organist because he is organised and read the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s guide when he was searching for concerts to subscribe to so he could book his precious film music concerts targets. There were a couple of film music pieces in her concert list, so that would do to fill up another spot. Anyway, the organ is an interesting instrument in itself, right?

It turns out that Anna Lapwood is a big star on the socials.

A damn fine pipe organist, musician and communicator.

And a huge fan of film music.

When I received an email from the orchestra telling me that four of the other pieces listed were dumped and replaced with a suite from Lord of the Rings I was suddenly really looking forward to this concert. Film music. Pipe organ. Wow!

And it was sold out too. Except for the empty seat next to me. Sorry whoever booked that. You missed out.

This wasn’t quite my first pipe organ concert. I once had the pleasure of hearing a short, but very impressive, performance at the Melbourne Town Hall prior to an orchestral concert of film music by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra a decade or two ago.

I also have a little bit of family history with the pipe organ. One of my uncles rebuilt a small organ in the basement of his previous home in Adelaide and served as a consultant for the instrument on the set of the Australian movie Sweet Country.

I don’t think he appreciates film music though.

For a star of the socials there seemed to be quite a few in the audience approaching my uncle’s advanced age. There were plenty on the other side of the spectrum too. Even the rear stalls were filled with an excited crowd. The only empty spot was the stage, for most of the action takes place high above.

A magnificent pipe organ towers over the concert hall with pipes of shining chrome, the organist’s keyboard located on a small balcony overlooking the stage. The organ is believed to be the world’s largest mechanical tracker-action organ, meaning that the keys and the valves allowing the air to flow into the 10,244 individual pipes are mechanically linked rather than by triggering an electrical motor. However, more recently electric motors have been added to allow for the organ to be remotely controlled.

Lapwood runs out on to the empty orchestral stage in a dazzling coat that sparkles with the amazing lighting from above. She is full of energy and excitement at performing and is greeted with enthusiasm by the crowd. Then she bounds up three flights of steps and out to the balcony of the organ to begin the concert with Hans Zimmer’s Chevaliers de Sangreal from The Da Vinci Code, telling us how she transcribed the music when she was eight years old.

Prior to each piece, Lapwood not only describes the music itself and what it is about, but also what it means to her, personalising it, dedicating it to someone in the audience or elsewhere. She is plays her own arrangements, for most music is not written for a solo organ. But it is a versatile instrument with an incredible range, capable of gentle flute tones to a thunderous cacophony that even an entire orchestra cannot match.

The concert continues with Rachel Portman’s Flight and Olivia Belli’s Limina Luminis, the latter presented as describing the perspective of an astronaut from before their launch to the view of Earth from space. Both are concert pieces rather than film music, but would easily belong in the cinema.

Then we come to a suite of music from Lord of the Rings, excerpts from an organ symphony adaptation that Lapwood is writing. She attempts to describe the nature of the music and the sequence of events portrayed by the 9 individual pieces in under the 5 minutes she took in Melbourne, asking the audience to time her.

Instead we get the 6 minute extended edition.

Now, the Art of the Score are hosting a Lord of the Rings concert with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra later this year and good luck achieving better than that.

The translation of the Howard Shore’s multi-instrumental score to the organ is absolutely incredible. I especially love the Hobbit’s themes, but there is opportunity to explore the full dynamic and tonal range of the pipe organ in the suite. At certain points Lapwood sings in Elvish with a beautiful clear voice, demonstrating her many talents.

We then break for a twenty minute interval, before returning with some John Williams and Dual of the Fates from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. With its battle between different sections of the orchestra and overall drama, Dual of the Fates works well with the organ. Following on is another movie set mostly in space, though not in a galaxy far, far away, and that is Interstellar, with the Cornfield Chase. Hans Zimmer heavily utilised the pipe organ in his score to Interstellar and perhaps the minimalist nature of his music is better suited to the instrument that John Williams’ classical orchestral complexity. It would be interesting to explore this further.

Luduvico Einaudi’s Experience is another minimalistic piece and it sounds wonderful, as is Lapwood’s story about performing with the composer. Eugene Gigout’s Toccata from his 10 Pieces for Organ is the oldest and most classical of the music performed tonight and it does stand out. I appreciate it for it complexity and skill, but like it the least out of all I hear tonight.

The last item on program for the night is a suite from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End by Hans Zimmer. Lapwood describes it as her favourite music, the one that gives her energy, and that can certainly be heard here. I too would have picked At World’s End from that series. It is a wonderful arrangement for the organ, encompassing the playful music of Jack Sparrow, the diegetic organ playing of Davy Jones and the longing of One Day. She gets the audience to sing along the words to Hoist the Colours at the beginning, then somehow plays four separate melodies simultaneously with each hand, feet and thumbs in Drink Up Me Hearties.

But of course that’s not all. Lapwood offers the audience a choice of Test Drive from John Powell’s score to How To Train Your Dragon or No Time For Caution from Interstellar. We get both and it is perfect way to end.

Lapwood then returns to the stage for a standing ovation. And she tells us that, though many come to concert halls and recitals expecting to hear the great classical composers, it is film music that resonates most with her. I cannot help but agree with her. It is music that goes beyond decoration and technique, instead incorporating fantasy and reality. Listening to her play Lord of the Rings I am not just on a quest in Middle Earth, I’m driving through the South Island of New Zealand on our first holiday there, the music on the car CD player. Or I’m 39,000 feet in the air watching Interstellar on a flight back from Japan. Those are my stories. Others have theirs. It was a privilege to hear Anna Lapwood’s tonight, both in her words and her music.

I really enjoyed An Organ Recital With Anna Lapwood. It was a very different way to listen to the music that I love and a wonderful experience. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to hang around and purchase a signed CD, but I will definitely be adding her performances to my collection. Organic is supposed to be good for you!

When I reach home my 17 year old kid tells me that he is familiar with Anna Lapwood online and in an amazing coincidence, I switch on the television and Sweet Country is showing on the ABC! I can’t see a pipe organ in it, maybe that’s a task for another day. I shall certainly be paying more attention now.

Gestern war ich in der #Philharmonie #Berlin bei #AnnaLapwood und es war sehr gut!

Soothing balm for the soul. Ubi Caritas set by Ola Gjeilo:

WHERE charity and love are, God is there.
Christ's love has gathered us into one.
Let us rejoice and be pleased in Him.
Let us fear, and let us love the living God.
And may we love each other with a sincere heart.

WHERE charity and love are, God is there.
As we are gathered into one body,
Beware, lest we be divided in mind.
Let evil impulses stop, let controversy cease,
And may Christ our God be in our midst.

WHERE charity and love are, God is there.
And may we with the saints also,
See Thy face in glory, O Christ our God:
The joy that is immense and good,
Unto the ages through infinite ages. Amen.

https://youtu.be/g-ZPOp74fBQ?si=KuxcgoZcTRIiAje2

#AnnaLapwood #UbiCaritas #music #Jesus #church #Christian #choir

Was für eine großartige Powerfrau!

#AnnaLapwood #Lapwood

Gleich wird da Anna #Lapwood Platz nehmen. Das wird toll! 😁

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Also, there was another bloomin celesta! Waited 40 years to see one and now I’ve seen two in the space of a few months at the RAH.

#RoyalAlbertHall #AnnaLapwood

Well that was fantastic. I love that place so much.
And a lovely, if awkward, proposal towards the end. Very sweet.
#RoyalAlbertHall #AnnaLapwood

Made it in time.
Back in my happy place 😊
#RoyalAlbertHall #AnnaLapwood

@stefano My contribution:

The absolute delight of Royal Albert Hall organ magnifying an already legendary piece of music #AnnaLapwood #LudovicoEinaudi

https://youtu.be/lOm9C13xmVI?t=193

Geweldig dit! Anna Lapwood speelt haar orgelconcert in de Dom in Keulen 2x voor bijna 4000 mensen per keer. En nog moeten er 5000 fans teleurgesteld worden. Het verkeer liep vast door de lange rijen wachtenden. Voor een orgelconcert hè. Whaw! https://www.orgelnieuws.nl/keulse-dom-te-klein-voor-duizenden-bezoekers-orgelconcert-anna-lapwood/ #annalapwood

Fast hätte ich meine #Steuererklärung gemacht, aber dann hat eine Nachbarin eine Karte übrig gehabt zum #HamburgerOrgelSommer2025 für #AnnaLapwood, ein Popstar an der Orgel Und eine fantastische Publikumsansprache. . Ich kannte sie nicht und war sehr beeindruckt, sowohl von der Stückauswahl als auch dem Auftritt insgesamt. #DomkircheSanktMarien

Große Kirche ist groß. #annalapwood #cologne

Everyone living in #Cologne:

https://www.koelner-dommusik.de/veranstaltungen/960

#AnnaLapwood is playing in the cathedral on tuesday (today) for free (donations for the new organ are welcome)

Achievement unlocked: #AnnaLapwood in #Bergen! She seems like a really nice person, taking lots of time to talk to the kids.

And singing "Hoist the colours" unamplified(?) in a church ... I did not expect that!

#AnnaLapwood
Благодарю @akhil за классную наводку !! Это просто великолепно!
Когда я вижу творящего человека, который делится своим талантом - я вижу в этом любовь Бога к человеку.
Бог каждого наделяет талантом, кого то меньшим, кого то большим, но всегда кому то нужным. В этом его любовь и благоволение к роду человеческому.
И это творчество (сотворчество) всегда тому подтверждение.
Вера моя утверждается в такие моменты.
Благодарю от всей души! Это стоит видеть и слышать.

https://tinyurl.com/2d2ogowx

Feiner Platz mit unverbautem Blick auf die Hände ✋🤚
#viewfindervilla #annalapwood

𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸-𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝗽𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗸𝗼𝗺𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗺𝘂𝘇𝗶𝗲𝗸

TikTok-sensatie Anna Lapwood is dit jaar special guest op de Avond van de Filmmuziek. De wereldberoemde organiste zal op 14, 15, 16 en 17 november optreden tijdens het evenement in de Ziggo Dome, maakte de organisatie woensdag bekend.

https://www.rtl.nl/boulevard/artikel/5475696/tiktok-fenomeen-anna-lapwood-komt-naar-avond-van-de-filmmuziek

#TikTok #AnnaLapwood #Filmmuziek

@classicalmusic @contemporarymusic @womencomposers

#CarolineShaw b.1982

'And the Swallow'
**psalm 84.**

#PembrookCollegeChapelChoir
#AnnaLapwood

#musik #music #musique #musica #Shaw #classicalmusic
#contemporarymusic
#womencomposers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mA8UHWFg-M

I browse Utube occasionally. Now and then I find something special musically. This is one of them.
Organist Anna Lapwood was invited to perform in the final performance of Bonobo at The Royal Albert Hall after a coincidendental meeting.
This emotive and enthusiastic inclusion was kept under wraps as much as was possible and barely rehearsed for the performance.
She is a treat to watch perform.
& Listen to the power of the organ.
#organ
#royalalberthall
#annalapwood

https://youtube.com/watch?v=xMEdqx3MdZA&si=MLP1ZuqVfhu7hnQv

A shimmering sea of flashlight stars during Cornfield Chase. A glorious moment in #annalapwood 's Moon and Stars #prom at the Albert Hall last night.