The Drop-by Recital is a musical-educational program
currently under development by minister, organist, and composer Anthony
Mark LaMort. On these pages you will
find examples of the Drop-by Recital format. Please note that all of the
music is recorded live, on site in an urban
church. As a result, careful listening will
evidence the presence of the world outside the church — passers-by,
vehicles, even occasional urban wildlife. These extra-musical sounds are
not entirely unwelcome as the point of the Drop-by Recital project is to
'de-mystify' art-music (so-called 'classical' music) in general and
music for the pipe organ in particular; making it
accessible, understandable and relevant.
On this site you will also find a link to the Improvisation
Blog - an ongoing musical commentary made up of organ improvisations and
accompanying text. This is also the home of Psalm-provisation-electronica
- A series of extemporized pieces of electronic music interpreting the Psalms of David, as well as similar electronic
synthesis based works.
Please feel free to direct comments, thoughts and
suggestions by e-mail.
Pax, Lux,
Vita!