Telling her - or any other young female organist - to play like a man is not only intellectually wrong, it's damned ignorant and short-sighted. Sure, teach these ladies the tried and true methods, but let them broaden their horizons and develop their own skills and methods. One of them is likely to find a new way of playing the organ that reaches other people who don't ordinarily enjoy the sound of an organ. Kind of like Anna has with the movie scores, maybe??. Look at how many people now hear the organ in a different way because of her!
She is the best! What a delightful interview. Totally enjoyable. Well done !
I love this! Anna is so inspiring; her description of her Bonobo experience made me cry.
What Anna says about being stressed and what one of her Zambian friends says, wow, that is sobering and such wisdom from the Zambian friend.
Ugh! I wish I had known she was on tour here! I would have gone to her Philly and AC concerts!
There is something about watching an expert, in any field. Some one who is enthusiastic and skilled, It lifts the spirits.
Intelligent, talented, humorous, eloquent, enthusiastic, pretty,.....the whole package. And didn't hear her use the words, _oh, absolutely!_ once.
Telling her - or any other young female organist - to play like a man is not only intellectually wrong, it's damned ignorant and short-sighted. Sure, teach these ladies the tried and true methods, but let them broaden their horizons and develop their own skills and methods. One of them is likely to find a new way of playing the organ that reaches other people who don't ordinarily enjoy the sound of an organ. Kind of like Anna has with the movie scores, maybe??. Look at how many people now hear the organ in a different way because of her!