This summer, I had some great opportunities for travel and concerts. In the next three posts, I'll share some of the highlights. In June, my wife and I spent a few days in Bangkok, Thailand to celebrate the beautiful wedding of a friend from my high school. On the way back we went to Lake Como in Northern Italy where we spent a week running Organ Tour Italia 2014. We created the Organ Tour program in 2013 as an educational opportunity for organists, pianists, and all those interested in the pipe organ.
This year, we were based in Gravedona (on the western side of Lake Como) and we concentrated on instruments in nearby towns including Varenna, Consiglio di Rumo, and Brenzio. There were several highlights on this trip including the opportunity to see and play historic Serassi instruments from the 18th and 19th Century as well as an Antegnati organ from the end of the 1600s. In addition, we spent one day on the road - traveling a bit further afield for a visit to Sotto il Monte, home town of Pope John XXIII just a few weeks after his canonization to sainthood. In addition we went to Bergamo to visit the historically significant Serassi organ in the church of S. Alessandro in Colonna with a stop on the way back to visit the wonderful harpsichord workshop of Carlo Mascheroni. Each day, our group played diverse instruments of varying time periods all while seeing the beautiful landscapes, art, and architecture of northern Italy.
Pictures of the tour are available here.
This year, we were based in Gravedona (on the western side of Lake Como) and we concentrated on instruments in nearby towns including Varenna, Consiglio di Rumo, and Brenzio. There were several highlights on this trip including the opportunity to see and play historic Serassi instruments from the 18th and 19th Century as well as an Antegnati organ from the end of the 1600s. In addition, we spent one day on the road - traveling a bit further afield for a visit to Sotto il Monte, home town of Pope John XXIII just a few weeks after his canonization to sainthood. In addition we went to Bergamo to visit the historically significant Serassi organ in the church of S. Alessandro in Colonna with a stop on the way back to visit the wonderful harpsichord workshop of Carlo Mascheroni. Each day, our group played diverse instruments of varying time periods all while seeing the beautiful landscapes, art, and architecture of northern Italy.
Pictures of the tour are available here.
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