Arguing the case for organs to outsiders, though, is difficult. “We have an image problem,” Ms. Ennis said. Organists have been described as so geekishly obsessed with pistons, pedals, 32-foot pipes and mechanics that far from being top dogs of the music business, they sometimes seem barely part of it. One sign of the difficulties is the dwindling number of concert halls that have organs.

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The obsession with mechanics needs to change too, Mr. O’Donnell said. “The important thing for us is to have a sense of ourselves not as organists — a breed apart — but as musicians who happen to the play the organ,” he said. “That’s the task, after 150 years. We need to reinvent ourselves.”

Interessant, welche Argumente dort so gebracht werden. Schaut man sich die hiesigen Stellenausschreibungen an, so ist die geforderte Mentalität als Musiker und künstlerisches Orgelspiel so ziemlich das letzte, was in Deutschland schwerpunktmäßig gesucht/gewünscht wird.

Gruß
Karsten