Liturgy, Hymnody, and Pulpit Quarterly Book Review: FW: The Concordia Organist: Meeting a Genuine Need and Meeting It Very Well

Saturday, February 5, 2011

FW: The Concordia Organist: Meeting a Genuine Need and Meeting It Very Well

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Posted on: Friday, February 04, 2011 3:47 PM
Author: Paul T. McCain
Subject: The Concordia Organist: Meeting a Genuine Need and Meeting It Very Well

The Concordia Organist has been purchased by hundreds and hundreds . . . and hundreds . . . of congregations that, for a variety of reasons, find themselves with no capable or competent person to play the organ for their church services. The Concordia Organist offers a complete recording of all the hymns in Lutheran Service Book and is completely adaptable for whatever the local situation requires. It allows a parish to provide music for the Divine Service. The Concordia Organist is also available via Lutheran Service Builder and offers the ability for the creation of a customized music recording for the entire service, easily and quickly.

The uses of The Concordia Organist are not only in situations where this is no organist. It can be used to create music for shut in calls, nursing home visits and services, funerals at funeral homes, and a variety of other uses in the parish, with smaller groups, etc.

If you are not familiar with The Concordia Organist, I encourage you to check it out and discover what a blessing it can be for you and your congregation. You can view the entire contents by downloading this file.

This 31-CD collection provides pipe organ accompaniments for all of the hymns and liturgical music in Lutheran Service Book. It's a useful tool for congregations of all sizes that need accompaniment for worship, in a chapel or small group setting, or for visitation with shut-ins. Features organists Paul Grime, Kevin Hildebrand, and Richard Resch, playing the Schlicker organ in Kramer Chapel at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The Concordia Organist is also available as an add-on subscription for Lutheran Service Builder, providing all the same recordings with full customization and no swapping of CDs. Call 800-325-2399 to order.

Please note that the liturgical material is included on Discs A & B. The hymns are included on Discs 1—29.