Anna Lapwood: Organ's Power in Contemporary Music!
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- Today I'm Having a GAS with Anna Lapwood. Anna is an organist, conductor, and broadcaster. She is Director of Music and a Bye-Fellow at Pembroke College, Cambridge. In 2022 she was appointed Associate Artist of the Royal Albert Hall, Artist in Association with the BBC Singers and Ambassador of the Cathedral Music Trust. While studying at Oxford University, Anna became the first female in Magdalen College’s 560-year history to be awarded the Organ Scholarship.
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Topics:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Who is Anna?
06:40 Piano, Harp, Religion & Putting in the effort
24:35 Power of the Harp in contemporary music
33:48 Music in Worship
47:51 Meeting Ludovico Einaudi
52:03 Goals
55:26 Educating Music
01:04:11 Making a Difference
01:06:57 Playing the Organ with Anna Lapwood
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Today I'm Having a GAS with Anna Lapwood! Organist, conductor and broadcaster
*Find out more about Anna here: **www.annalapwood.co.uk*
And having met her on an unplanned one-to-one, I can vouch for the fact that the one thing she lacks, is an ego. ## Superb interview.
wow where was that?
Hi, Josh. Thanks for asking. One of the many joys of moving to Paradise (aka Cambridge) is the ease with which one bumps into notable people. In this case, it was after Evensong one weekday evening, when I had drifted in, and this unspoilt Lass was alone, tidying up. Pembroke is also next door to my joint-favourite place of worship, viz, St Botolph's
She's much the happy girl with a big toybox. :-)
She doesn't lack one, she just knows where it belongs. =;o}
Two adults, talking like adults. That was a real treat and such a refreshing change from interviews where the interviewer is constantly hurrying it along. Thank you.
Very special woman. Thank you.
She is amazing and deserves every bit of praise she is getting...
Anna is a National Treasure.
Global! ❤
It's not just her exceptional musical ability, she's the most honest, grounded, beautiful soul on earth.
Did you hear that men? She said MISS Lapwood. We still have a chance
She's talented, smart and cute. Who wouldn't blush around her?
A very very special lady indeed...
Anna has done more to popularise the classical organ than anyone I can think of in the last 50 years .
Having always loved pipe organs since I was a sprog in the late 60s I can honestly say she’s great at making it fun and not the stiff and starchy instrument it’s often portraid as.
Check out Gert Van Hoef. Another young dude bringing the pipe organ to life.
There is Jonathan Scott and his brother, Tom. Fabulous recordings and live streams!
www.youtube.com/@scottbrothersduo
My wife and I attended an organ concert last summer with five organists (very rare, I was told)!. Four of the five organists were under 40 years old! It was an amazing evening!
The last person to have a comparable effect on the instrument was Carlo Curley, who died almost eleven years ago.
Anna's outlook on music, her responsibility in worship, and understanding of what music does to the soul, plus her sheer knowledge of the subject is amazing! She is inspirational, and I love that she is not at all snobby. Brilliant!
"Tuba is community service." Ya I played tuba. Wonderful talk. Thank you Anna!
Quite frankly, Anna IS interstellar, as a performer and as a human being ❤, with the best smile on the internet 😊
The Lucy Wolsley of the organ, such a talant.
These two might really enjoy experiencing the worship service at a black American Baptist church one Sunday. Hands up, bodies swaying, heads upturned, faces beaming, voices shouting praises and hosannas. The whole thing. The full nine yards. The way every church service should be. Yeah. 🌟
She is one of the best ‘ambassadors’ for our instrument, and as someone else commented, there is no ego to get in the way.
Sheer perfection. The most grown up interview I have ever seen. I was led here by my own exploration and growing appreciation of broad genes of music as I age. The world is much the richer for people like this. Thankyou.
Thanks for your feedback, glad you enjoyed watching plenty more podcasts on the channel
Wow what a wonderful young lady. She's not only super talented on the organ but incredibly good looking with a wonderful and joyful personality to match.
Have discovered Anna on UTube and stumbled on this interview on the same medium. She brings a joy to everything she does and seems a great artist. The interviewer himself does a brilliant job and will be following him also. Thank God for UTUBE to keep an old pensioner from going stir crazy
Welcome to the channel Michael
Thank you for a brilliantly interesting and thoughtful interview; no, not "interview" ... "conversation". 🙂
She is such a Talent Anna Lapwood such a carasmatic character and influence in what she does. I just love her to bits🎵🎵🎵💜
You do not hear the organ's sounds, You feel them . I love J.S. Bach since childhood , organs are my favourite instrument , Otomo with Anna's contribution was a masterpiece which brought tears into my eyes. Happy New Year Anna and more projects promoting organ classical music.
It wasn't until I watched the playing at the end of this video that I saw how influential her harp background is. She plays with the style of a classical concert pianist; but there is an extra lightness, fluidity, and flare in her fingers. The harp background is also noticeable in her presentation to the keys, and how her emotions are displayed in the hands, arms, shoulders, and head movements -- again with a flowing movement as the notes are played.
I've never seen her TT; but I've been watching her on YT in the AH practice sessions, even before seeing the clips of the memorable concert.
Brilliant simply Brilliant...
Truly charming, talented, articulate and engaging. One of the world’s best ambassadors … no matter the subject.
Love listening to Anna playing the organ , she played it beautifully
Ms. Lapwood omitted one of the "re-wirings" that go with the transition from piano to organ, and that is getting comfortable with the hand positions required by the manuals. The few times that I attempted to play an organ, my mind absolutely rebelled at having my hands not be on the same plane, as in piano playing.
I've watched a load of great and able organists playing wonderful music over the years.
Then there's The Phenomenon Anna Lapwood.
Can make even rubbish tunes sound magical.
What an amazing personality! The world is in need for such great humanism.
After watching this interview and listening to some of her performances, I can say I gained a whole new level of appreciation for the organ. I won't hear it the same way again! It's incredible the work Anna put in and what she accomplished over 10 years. Meanwhile, I'm just trying to learn basic piano and coordinate my two hands...
Stereo typical organist like my Grammy she was a good organist that played at the Presbyterian Church
and would play ragtime piano at the legion hall dances Friday nights.
When it comes to hymns you should use Pink Floyd's "On The Turning Away" in a service.
Music is not founded on logic but transcends logic and impact the soul through emotion
it is possible to change your attitude by what you listen to.
Any one who teaches and guides the next generation has made themselves immortal in that you will live on through them.
There was a cathedral in the USA that had two organs up in the choir loft. It was usually the smaller one that was being played during services. I was able to attend a benefit performance one night. A skilled organist was putting the amazing full pipe organ through its paces. The entire building came alive. I especially enjoyed how the physical building materials and the air flow continued to react for a bit after the last note was played. There is a sense of reverential awe in the concluding silence.
Thank you both, I tripped over Anna Lapwood on the Philipino vlog, I think, where she got to perform on the 9999 pipe organ with someone called Bono, I think. Next, I wound up here and have totally enjoyed meeting you both. I will look to see more of Anna Lapwood. You and Anna just made my day. I'm 86 years old.
She is fantastic!! And I’ve always felt that genre shouldn’t limit the appreciation of good music. It’s so great to hear someone of her caliber say it!!!👍👍
Stunning interview with a stunning and talented lady!! Very interesting discussion ... thanks!!
Great interview. Nice to hear an adult discourse on religion too. C of E was part of my musical foundation too.
Caught her late night prom on BBC Sounds, why did I not know about this before… I need to get a repeat!
I agree with the comment that good music can come from any genre… my music collection spans pretty much everything. Rare to have such a transcendent piece like Interstellar on the Albert Hall organ was on another level!
I do hope that we can get more of this sort of transcendent music, but it’s not something you can make to order?! Amazing interview, amazing musician, amazing person all-round.
Fabulous conversation I came across Anna a few months ago when one of her shorts came up on one of my social feeds then she introduced me to Interstellar and I've become obsessed with the music and had film which hits me on a whole other level and brings me to tears
The best video clip I've seen was when everyone got their torches for Interstellar it's was unbelievablely emotional and live the bonobo one too
Thank you so much for this discussion with Anna. I’ve been following her but have only seen short clips. This is so much more than an interview and your discussion of music is engaging and thought provoking. 🙏🏽 🎶
Thank you, Anna💖🌟🙏🎶
Amazing
Orchestra and EDM are such an amazing match. I have never heard a bad edm track that has a live Orchestra. Robert Miles was so good at combining too. I will say one if the first tines i heard if Anna was from the show. It was magical and I would love to see it live.
Having a job that you love doesn't change that it's still a job and requires *time* spent *working*.
A genuine and lovely woman. Sublime
That was AWESOME to watch and listen to! I'm so hoping to hear @annalapwoodorgan live at the RAH...
I very much enjoyed this interview with Anna. Well done by all involved. I would like to see an interview with composer, conductor, educator, organist and fellow CZcamsr Fraser Gartshore.
Practice midnight to 6? Sell tickets we will come. It would be a further honour to be there ❤😊
Thank you both for the chat with Anna and for the introduction to Keith Jarrett's amazing Koln Concert... CD ordered...
I can see that Anna through her amazing music will raise tens of thousands of pounds and she will change thousands of lives in poor and underdeveloped countries. Amazing Anna.❤
What an amazing interview. So much honesty and I cried a few time during this interview. So many parts of it just so on point. Didn't want it to end. Thank you so much Anna.
Would love to hear this very talented classical organist play a Wurlitzer theatre organ.....
What a lovely and cosmically talented soul.
Anna is just great, brilliant musician and a wonderful person ❤
My father, and his father and mother, and his aunts and uncles, and their fathers and mothers, going back at least 12 generations, all played the organ and became music teachers. I can't even read music. I don't even know where to begin.
The most beautiful smile on earth.
Thank you very much! The conversation has been fascinating, even though sometimes a little bit difficult to understand (I'm italian). Anna is in my opinion one of the TOP musicians of this period and brought me to understand better the organ.
Grazie Marco
Thanks for sharing this interesting conversation. The touch on religious experience is a plus.
I like the attitude for doing nice things, a joy
Fascinating interview. Thank you.
Sound engineer: I have power amplifiers
Anna: Hold... my... coffee...
Absolutely fantastic interview and chat with Anna. Loved every minute of it. Thank you.
I love this organist, director, musician, and woman, she is fantastic in every way. Greetings from Argentina.
An absolutely fascinating interview, Anna is such an inspiring person as well as an amazing musician ❤
fascinating
That was thoroughly enjoyable. 👍
Glad to hear it!
Let’s knit England back together!
Fantastic !! Thank you. Very interesting !!
Great interview! For me the choral/brass/organ music of Gabrieli moves me to transcendency. I still remember when Columbia released the Glory of Gabrieli - quite a religious experience for me. As were other followup releases - super great stuff!
Great interview. In case noone actually posted this yet, 64 foot equates to 8-Hz.
Yes - 8 Hz is tricky to hear but it certainly flaps your T-shirt!
@@rogerturner5504 8-ish. When C pitches are 8 x 2 to the power of whatever, the equivalent tuning is the "scientific" tuning of A=430.54 - so when the organ is tuned to A=440, the C pitches are just a little sharp of 8 x 2 to the power of whatever.
In 1976, Keith Jarrett made a double album, Hymns/Spheres, with improvisations recorded at the famous baroque organ in Ottobeuren Abbey, Germany. It's really good. The opening piece 'Hymn of Remembrance"" is indeed moving. Well worth looking it up here on YT.
Thanks, what a delight! All the best
I loved this! Thanks to both of you for your time and passion! 👏
Glad you enjoyed it!
Danke!
I will never be a musician, zero talent, not wired up that way. As for singing, my voice is banned under the Geneva Convention.
However, I am that man sitting, listening and crying.
Do not apologize for any lack of outward musicianship. The performers need an audience and your emotions are an essential part of the experience.
This interview was so inspiring on many levels as I am coming to the organ much later in life than most because of a catrosphic stroke in 2017 which derailed my aspirations for continuing to play the piano. I'm inspired, through this interview to focus on practicing, consistently.
so in agreement with Anna's point about genres...it's about good music...oh and reference to Keith Jarrett...perfect 🙂
25:01 for the part about the Bonobo performance
go anna👏👍amazing to watch.
She is amazing. Bravo from Philadelphia - David
Genius she has great awareness about her self
Huge renaissance actually right now…
Considering that the use of organ in "contemporary" music means "retro 60-70's music"...
Excellent, inspirational i/v. Anna playing Otomo with Bonobo at The Royal Albert Hall is well, how can I describe it? Watch it with headphones.
More of mixing it up with contemporary music. Many thanks Anna for sharing your hard work/talent.
Everyone deserves to get lost in the music 🎼 ❤
Anna Lapwood, You should do your self a favour and look up Cory Henry. You will not regret it. Love your music.
❤
Ooo! Squirrel!
"Two adults, talking like adults" and being interrupted by commercial adverts breaking up the interview at apparently random moments.
Coldplay - seriously!
Very decent Anna
The last minute... got completely lost and my multitasking talent just fades slowly away in comparison.....
😎👍
She's so dope to me....*le swoon* @ Anna Lapwood
Anna not knowing of Cory Henry is ironic since Cory’s epic arrangement of Billie Jean was premiered at Royal Albert Hall for Proms!
Only 86 comments as of this comment? For one of the best and most erudite conversations ever in a podcast? If it were possible, I'd turn in my resignation as a human.
156 and rising... stay human!
'Interstellar' brought me here.
🙌 welcome!
64ft bottom C is 8 Hz
Ish. When C pitches are 8 x 2 to the power of whatever, the equivalent tuning is the "scientific" tuning of A=430.54 - so when the organ is tuned to A=440, the C pitches are just a little sharp of 8 x 2 to the power of whatever.
64' stop is 8Hz
Ish. When C pitches are 8 x 2 to the power of whatever, the equivalent tuning is the "scientific" tuning of A=430.54 - so when the organ is tuned to A=440, the C pitches are just a little sharp of 8 x 2 to the power of whatever.
@@richardharrold9736 well, 8.18Hz then :-)
The one single thing I detest about almost all interviews is that the person being interviewed is constantly interrupted, and diverted from the topic they're talking about. Interrupting them for clarification is a necessary evil but it seems the interviewer here is more interested in hearing his own voice than he is in hearing Anna. It's a huge irritation and a crying shame that we only get Anna for half of the run time.
I didn't experience it as an interview, but rather as a conversation between two very interesting and knowledgeable people who were clearly enjoying each other's company. I thoroughly enjoyed eavesdropping on them.