Last week I was fortunate to again hear Dan Miller play his arrangement of "Eternal Father Strong To Save" otherwise known as "The Navy Hymn". I had first heard this about 6 months ago at one of his concerts in Florida. He uses percussion and bagpipes in addition to other sounds from the MX-200 combined with thoughtful organ registrations to take this very slow and moving arrangement to the very center of your soul. He did the same with Cesar Franck's Chorale No. 1 in E Major when he fully orchestrated it using the resources of the MX-200 and the nearly infinite resources of the 5 manual Trillium Masterpiece organ at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. MIDI augments the organ in ways that can truly touch the listeners' hearts.
Organists and vocalists alike say that when you hear a Rodgers, you hear pipes - not speakers. It's the kind of sound that makes people want to stand up and sing! Click on one of the tracks at left to listen for yourself to music recorded on Rodgers organs of varying sizes.
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