Skip to content

Music, politics, and a smidgen of religion


Frankly, I am terrible at shooting and editing video. But I would like to get better at it. The abbey’s new satellite connection to the Internet is super-fast and, for the first time, makes it possible to work with video.

Here’s a wee practice video.

From the abbey organ, a Rodgers 730, this is a chorale prelude by J.S. Bach, BWV 644, “Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig.” The German hymn was written by Michael Franck in 1652. The English words are by an American, William Allen, who was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in 1784.

3 Comments

  1. DCS wrote:

    Wonderful! Video is a great addition to the blog. You should do a whole series of these with shots of various parts of the property, including the meditation rock out in the woods.

    Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:16 am | Permalink
  2. Henry wrote:

    Thank you that was entertaining. Now how about a video tour of the Abbey in & out?

    H

    Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 2:05 pm | Permalink
  3. Jo wrote:

    Beautiful music. I really enjoy the blog. Acorn Abbey is a fascinating place. Am trusting it has become all you hoped for, or is well on the way.

    Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:33 pm | Permalink

Post a Comment

Your email is never published nor shared. Required fields are marked *
*
*