Loud music in church

This is one of my favorite pieces I’ve heard at Duke Chapel, played as a postlude as and after the auditorium has emptied at the end of a service.

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Organ Symphony No. 5 in F Minor, Op. 42 No. 1: V. Toccata

Best if you listen with your volume turned up. There is a section in the middle that gets so soft you can barely hear it, and then it comes roaring back again. There is a several second reverb after the release of the last chord. Enjoy.

Here is an Easter Service in the Chapel. It begins using the rear organ. You’ll see the keyboard for the front organ during the processional. Be sure to skip to the Postlude if you don’t want to listen to everything in between. Here are some recommended stops to make:

9:46 Introit (Rear Organ)

13:40 Processional Hymn (Both Organs, ending with front organ)

24:00 Antiphon (Choir, organ, ensemble)

1:06:46 Choir (Offertory)

1:22:07 Postlude

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