by Kurt Knecht | Dec 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
I only had time for two yesterday, but they were both excellent suggestions. Connie Backus Yoder suggested “The Holly and the Ivy” in the style of Bach. For this one, I took something like the accompaniment figure from the cantata setting of Nun Danket and...
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
I had time for a few of the more interesting and challenging requests yesterday. I think the hardest request so far has been by Stan Kleppinger who asked for “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” in the style of Hindemith. I thought about this one enough...
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, I had time to do two more. The first was “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” suggested by Tinsley Silcox. It is one of the best combinations suggested to date. Debussy goes well with Irving Berlin. I lifted the voicing of the first chord...
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Today started with a nice request from Nathaniel Sullivan. “O come, O come, Emmanuel” in the style of Cole Porter. This one came out particularly nicely, I think. Next, Brett Epperson requested “O Holy Night” played as a Scott Joplin rag....
by Kurt Knecht | Dec 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, I managed three more. I had a request from my sister for “Santa Baby” in the style of Haydn. I decided to play it on the organ because it was more convenient. I really like how this one turned out.Kendall Reimer suggested “Rocking around...
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