Awaiting Bach
by RC DeWinter
Title
Awaiting Bach
Artist
RC DeWinter
Medium
Painting - Digital Oils
Description
Copyright 2013 RC deWinter ~ All Rights Reserved
This organ, opus 154, resides in Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Killingworth, Connecticut. It was built by Karl Wilhelm Inc. of Mont-St.Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, designed and constructed construction true to historic 17th-century specifications. The free-standing case is white oak, and the pipe shades are hand-carved butternut gilded with 22 karat gold leaf. Ebony covers the natural keys; the sharps are rosewood plated with cow bone. There are 8 metal pipe stops and the Bourdon, 16' and 18', are played with the feet on a pedal board. In all the organ has 635 pipes capable of producing a wide range of sound, from soft to bright and majestic.
On Hearing Bach in An Unfamiliar Church
In a plain white church
we gathered, waiting for music.
Cold northern sunlight streamed in
through tall mullioned windows
paned with the wavy glass
found only in the oldest
of New England buildings.
Although alien to me,
drenched as I am in the tradition
of incense, painted statuary
and Gothic stone,
I settled comfortably into
the simplicity.
And then the music -
filling that small space
with majesty.
It took to me to a place
where I could close my eyes
and, unseeing, smile.
~ copyright 2013 RC deWinter
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November 19th, 2013
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Doug Kreuger
Stunning composition and execution, Gina! I Love the intense lighting and depth of perspective you created with the organ keys in this work of art! Intentional, or otherwise, I see the subliminal form of a woman's torso holding the sheet music. Excellent imagery and description! L/V&F
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