tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post1227461602032104600..comments2024-03-23T14:36:56.227-04:00Comments on The Collaborative Piano Blog: You're Cutting How Many Bars?Chris Foleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248396106719265480noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-14074857265597554482010-07-26T23:15:42.152-04:002010-07-26T23:15:42.152-04:00Ellen, are you saving this for your book? It'...Ellen, are you saving this for your book? It's hysterical, but I'm glad I didn't have to play the event!<br /><br />Super Pianist costumes would be entirely appropriate. Let's decide on a style and order them.<br /><br />The whole time I was reading, I was hoping you were going to be paid...<br /><br />And, I have a story to add... not mine. The former senior organist at The Riverside Church in NY was previously the associate, which is a part-time position. So he had a synagogue job on the side.<br /><br />He has perfect pitch, which is an important detail for the story.<br /><br />The synagogue's organ was a Rogers electronic model with a transposition feature.<br /><br />So, during one service, he decided to have a little fun. He programmed a piece to be transposed, began playing, and when he heard the music in the new key...<br /><br />his hands moved over!<br /><br /><i>Gretchen</i>Gretchen Saathoffhttp://gretchenspianos.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com