SOP Podcast #24 - Paul Cienniwa On The Art Of Memorizing Music

Published: Jan. 10, 2016, 7:34 a.m.

b'SOP Podcast #24 - Paul Cienniwa On The Art Of Memorizing Music (hosted by Vidas Pinkevicius)\\n\\nA resident of Fall River, Massachusetts, Paul Cienniwa leads an active musical life in southeastern Massachusetts and the Boston/Providence regions as an organist, harpsichordist, and conductor.\\n\\nHe is director of music at First Church in Boston, where he plays the three-manual Casavant organ (Op. 3140), the single-manual Casavant (Op. 3129), and leads the professional First Church Choir for weekly broadcasts on WERS (88.9 FM) Boston. In recent years, he has been featured organ soloist at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Busch Hall at Harvard, and MIT Chapel.\\n\\nCited by the Huffington Post for his \\u201cinner sense of creative flow, fueled by an abundance of musical imagination and desire,\\u201d Paul has a florishing career as a soloist, recording artist, and ensemble player. He was awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in harpsichord from Yale University in 2003.\\n\\nPaul strives to bring the harpsichord to new audiences by creating a spiritual communion through focused interpretations intensified by memorized repertoire.\\n\\nIn this conversation, Paul shares his insights from his newest book "By Heart: The Art of Memorizing Music".\\n\\nEnjoy and share your comments below.\\n\\u200b\\nIf you like these conversations with the experts from the organ world, please help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends.\\n\\nRelevant links:\\n\\u200bPaul Cienniwa\'s website:\\nhttp://paulcienniwa.com/\\n"By Heart: The Art of Memorizing Music":\\nhttp://amzn.to/1T1xqID\\n\\nSecrets of Organ Playing - Helping Reach Your Dreams in Organ Playing: http://www.organduo.lt\\n\\nWould you like to know more about organ practice? If so, download my video practice guide "How to Master Any Organ Composition" and learn to play any organ piece up to 10 times faster: http://www.organduo.lt/organpracticeguide.html'