CATHEDRAL AMBIENCE | 1 HOUR of Calming Pipe Organ Music for Meditation, Study, and Sleep

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CATHEDRAL AMBIENCE | 1 HOUR of Calming Pipe Organ Music for Meditation, Study, and Sleep

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Күн бұрын

I wanted to improvise music for meditation and sleep on pipe organ with a cathedral ambience, so I recorded myself late at night on August 1, 2022 on the 1924 Skinner pipe organ at First UMC Pasadena, CA. I added the "Valhalla Room" reverb to achieve the sound of a massive dark cathedral, so the space heard here is exponentially bigger than where the organ actually lives. I invite you to play this while taking a nap, and let your dreams carry you off to a medieval church built from stone in an ancient time. 🎶💤
All the pics are my own, taken at Ely Cathedral. 📸
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@aaronshows 2 жыл бұрын

Relax...unwind...drift off. Discover a sense of peace. Let me know if you like what you think in the comments below 🧘🏻‍♂️✨☮️

@gcvanwerd1 Жыл бұрын

Done ..

@teddychalgren Жыл бұрын

The Octogan at Ely Cathedral. Beautiful, thanks.

@TheTankArtist 11 ай бұрын

This improvisation of yours is one of my favourites of all time, the simplicity of it doesn't take away from it at all

@keithgibbs8123 7 ай бұрын

I have always loved organ music being an ex cathedral chorister, I sometimes just sit in the choir stalls and revel in the sound as it vibrates through my body.

@G-84TGM 6 ай бұрын

It's perfect, thank you kindly

@qbaby5275 2 ай бұрын

My grandfather used to play and sell organs. The vibration of pipe organs in church were meant for healing. Vibration of which will make the hair on your arm stand up. You can feel it in your bones. I miss that.

@aaronshows 2 ай бұрын

It definitely resonates in the soul!

@elderrobertv.fullersr.1739 8 күн бұрын

Agreed the sounds of the King of Instruments does amazing and wonderful things for the body soul and spirit.

@hismajestysmen 5 ай бұрын

As a professional singer who regularly performs in one of the grandest cathedrals in England (Winchester), with an equally grand organ, I didn't know what to expect when I stumbled across this. But it's wonderful. Just the right amount of reverb, and lush strings and flues particularly, make this really epic. in my opinion, this is how organ improvisation should be: the slow unfolding of ideas with a huge backdrop of space.

@chuckcarnell1160 7 ай бұрын

What this Troubled World needs more of!

@barr474 10 ай бұрын

The kind of ethereal music that takes you to another place, away from your worries and troubles

@scottspangler6363 3 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh that first song was so heavenly. The slow chord transitions flows so naturally and build in such a lovely way. I wish there was sheet music for this so I could learn it myself! Great work!

@shin-i-chikozima 5 ай бұрын

This will quench and moisturize the dryness of the soul, and evoke comfortable feelings

@northernstar6439 2 ай бұрын

I love praying the novena as I listen to this. I feel that it brings me closer to Jesus. I can't wait for him to answer my prayers. Stay in faith, my brothers & sisters in Christ.🙏🏼💒✝️

@JenXBeauty 8 ай бұрын

As a pipe organists daughter and musician myself - this is wonderful and so needed….the vibration of the pipes for prayer and the Skinner timbre! LOVE this, Aaron. Blessings from dallas!

@illusionsnc Жыл бұрын

The slow breakdown of dissonant and consonant chords is very calming and seems to take you on a journey. As for the organ, your stop list is PERFECTION. You slowly fold in high flute and reed stops at the end of a crescendo, all while keeping the pedal and great division stops coupled, grounding you. Well done.

@aaronshows Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the compliments -- thank you!

@joanndombrow4245 7 ай бұрын

As the daughter of someone who used to tune pipe organs for a living this sounds heavenly

@vulcanstarlight 2 жыл бұрын

Aaron!! I’ve always enjoyed seeing all these big long studying/meditative/ambient queues of music throughout the entirety of KZfaq. I have always- (as a full-on organist and obsessee of solely the king of instruments) -wanted to see these big queues for the organ!!! My wishes were sure answered! I’m glad someone else can give this much love to the organ too. Even love the ever-shifting dynamic videography in the background, what a beautiful touch to the whole package. Thanks Aaron!🙌

@aaronshows 2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!! I'm the same way, I listen to ambient videos on KZfaq every week, and it finally occurred to me that pipe organ should have it's place in this realm as well. I plan on doing more, as I really enjoyed creating this one. Thanks again!

@zacharycartwright1188 4 күн бұрын

This is incredible with a subwoofer

@theseus27 Жыл бұрын

Wow oh wow!!! I felt as if I was already in heaven for one hour. I absolutely love church organ music and this was food for my soul. I forgot about all my aches and pains while listening to this amazing music. I've got a terrible cold at the moment, and I have got arm muscle pain in both my arms since last year, and I have lower back pain too. I have sleep problems because of my ill health. So this music was pure joy to my ears. Thank you very much for uploading it and I hope you provide more. 😊

@aaronshows Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that this has been helpful, and yes, I plan to do more in the future. There is currently a second hour, a "Cathedral Ambience Volume II" on my channel, as well. Peace to you!

@theseus27 Жыл бұрын

Yes, your church organ music was so uplifting and I truly enjoyed every minute of it. Really happy to hear that you have a Volume II on your channel as well. While I'm there I will also subscribe to you. Thank you.

@ikpokporeuben4827 5 ай бұрын

May the good Lord heal you of all your pains. More blessings too.

@theseus27 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🙏

@mannfan12 8 ай бұрын

Th lush strings of a Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner organ are unmatched against any other organ.

@DanielFooteMusic 3 ай бұрын

Your voicing and registration is just exquisite. The art of organ voicing is often overlooked, but not here! Thank you, and well done!

@user-ke7ki5td2r 6 ай бұрын

It's been a joy watching you enlarge your talent and sharing it with us. Love Grampa.

@gabtes 3 ай бұрын

Fellow organist here. I have no skills for improvisation. I love what you did!

@aaronshows 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@debbie7326 3 ай бұрын

This is very healing. God Bless you 🙏🕊🙏🕊

@michaelbiondi2184 7 ай бұрын

Your recording are truly relaxing and meditative I love the organ and your selection we need more of you God Bless

@shin-i-chikozima 2 ай бұрын

This comfortable and solemn music is a breath of fresh air in our life ofless than 100 years in this trasient world of so much hassle and annoyances

@elderrobertv.fullersr.1739 Ай бұрын

Thank you Aaron for this time of music for meditation, and prayer 🙏

@sapper4711 3 ай бұрын

My instrument - an entire orchestra at one's fingertips. I haven't played since 85 and miss it.

@SinnersavedbyGrace1 Жыл бұрын

Feel the peace of Christ with this music. God Bless ❤

@kaltblut55 6 ай бұрын

The queen reveals her love for God. Wonderful.

@user-be8wr4jj1q 8 ай бұрын

Божественная музыка органная сердце разрывается ❤❤❤😎 😍 🤩 😋 😊 😃

@user-ke7ki5td2r 4 ай бұрын

WOW Congrats on a successful undertaking. I'm proud of you. Love grampa.

@alizon5061 4 ай бұрын

magnifique !!! Je suis très heureux d'écouter cette musique.

@dwightprzybilla6477 Жыл бұрын

Your content is painfully under appreciated. Keep up the wonderful work.

@aaronshows Жыл бұрын

That means a lot, Dwight -- thanks! Slow and steady growth has been the trend here so far, but I definitely wish it was quicker!

@Harpin519 4 ай бұрын

Please let there be no ads 🙏

@DIEXHARDXDAN 10 ай бұрын

God Bless you for uploading this video. It is a source of immense comfort to me so I thank you

@genericlegionaryrecruit7235 10 ай бұрын

was visiting the cathedral in tarragona when the organist started practicing one time and i had to find a video to help me go back there thank u ❤

@DougCassellMusicman 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful. Very relaxing and calming 😊

@lawrencejones7236 7 ай бұрын

Your music therapy has helped me heal from a stroke. BLESSINGS LAJ

@jodikirsh Жыл бұрын

So beautiful... maybe this is what Messiaen is playing up in Paradiso. The organ is my favorite instrument :) I hope to learn to play it some day!

@lodewykcoetzee4104 10 ай бұрын

Pipe organ is the King of Instruments

@jonathanclain7764 Жыл бұрын

L'orgue dans tout sa splendeur, une musique qui côtoie le céleste, merci !!!

@LaudeMusic 10 ай бұрын

You are not alone. You are forgiven from your mistakes and accepted to be yourself. You are a wonderful person and nothing bad shall occur to you. What you think is what you will see, so live the most wonderful life you possibly can. I believe in you, we believe in you, and God believes in you. Whatever the weather, sun, storm or rain, you will make it through, even when you don't think it yourself, cause you are the only you, and nobody can change that. ❤️👁️💪

@jeweliedee4299 5 ай бұрын

Aaron, thank you for this. I use it for my deep, deep time in the Lord's presence. It doesn't intrude; it just enhances. Truly a gift.

@fremenondesand3896 Жыл бұрын

God Bless you. This is beautiful. Someday I hope I can play something as good as this.

@user-wp3us5vt5s 8 ай бұрын

What a wonderful hour of peace and contemplation enhanced by fantastic ethereal music on the King of instruments. Ely is a wonderful cathedral in the Fens. It is very special. Thank you.

@williamkeaton9654 7 ай бұрын

As a pipe organ tuner apprentice ( for only a year) I’ve been up close to the pipes and that world is amazing. Only time will tell how long we’ll have the king of instruments. As a Hammond B3 and Leslie owner, the Skinner is absolutely a heaven on earth. What an incredible stop selection and amazing quality. Thank you so much for an outstanding treat!!👍😊❤️🙏

@richardharris3449 Жыл бұрын

Wow, very Richard Wright of Pink Floyd Nothing matters when this plays

@Syrma79 10 ай бұрын

I agree, there is a hint of RW in this... Another odd tie in, but, Ely Cathedral (where the pictures are from) is on the Pink Floyd Division Bell album cover.

@Margaret_J 26 күн бұрын

Oh my word! This is so beautiful and I don't know how it's taken me a year to find it! Thank you for this - every blessing to you just as this blesses all of us deeply who listen🙏

@SgtTheile327 Ай бұрын

Come Lord Jesus,come

@tyronesills9423 8 ай бұрын

This is great organ music played by a master. Thank you.

@ckennedy1973 7 ай бұрын

Had a dream once that my soul went to a cathedral high above the clouds. It was made of wood with many carvings of angels and crosses. Wisdom of the journey was revealed but I cannot remember them, but I remember the emotions. I truly believe I was in heaven albeit a short time. Praise to god , the lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit whom dwell in such a place.

@hallieodle7028 5 ай бұрын

Aaron this is beautiful. Thanks for sharing

@pierrepierrot 5 ай бұрын

La musique adoucit les moeurs ne dit-on pas !!!. L'humanité devrait écouter plus aujourd'hui qu'hier 👍👌👏🧘‍♂️🧘‍♀️🕊️☮️

@sargolan 6 ай бұрын

From the first note, I was entranced. As if a soft wind caressed my senses and took me to the silence of God. It is the best record.

@gcvanwerd1 Жыл бұрын

Totally blown away by the beautiful sounds this organ gives to our ears. How beautiful this is !!! It makes me forget al my worrys each day. Thank you for posting !! Greetings from Holland.

@aaronshows Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, I'm glad it provides some calm-ness for you 🎶🧘🏻‍♂️🎶

@chameleon-tq9mm 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful, thank you so much ❤

@ryanroberts8783 10 ай бұрын

I wish there was sheet music for this. Id play it for my services

@Raylightsen 5 ай бұрын

I like this. I will download it for offline play. Sounds so calm. Not voices. I think an alternative version of this with more bass would be amazing to feel the vibration with the headphones.

@melissamontano7740 2 жыл бұрын

I’m going to be using this so much! It’s beautiful, thank you!

@josephmae1519 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this wonderful musical masterpiece, brother! I find music helps me focus my senses when praying the rosary, and this piece will surely help. God bless, always!

@EDDbsb 4 ай бұрын

I'd like to listen this amazing ambient music in Spotify...

@tomtenthij5676 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this music! ❤

@Barefoot12 5 ай бұрын

Well I put a 1970 13 stop Reuter in my home. So addictive! Just for ambience and diddly around. Skinner is a god. We just lost pipe maker Tommy Anderson who worked with Skinner. His first order was auditorium organ and his last is Dr Blackstone. Reuter studied both. Thanks for the post!!

@israelrios3776 8 ай бұрын

❤ Qué bello. Paz profunda, para todos. A vibrar en las virtudes y notas más altas de esta música.

@litoboy5 7 ай бұрын

You rise me up

@scalitz1291 5 ай бұрын

Beyond Beautiful ❤ Thank you 😍

@user-ke7ki5td2r 9 ай бұрын

60k CONGRATS Next target 100k. I put my head set on and relax.

@EM-de5qz Жыл бұрын

Amazing work. Took me on a real, relaxing trip.

@junglisttt Жыл бұрын

These are pure GOLD💯 I can't express my gratitude enough❤

@YesuhaIsLord Жыл бұрын

Beautiful and peaceful.

@salvadorsalomon206 4 ай бұрын

ESTA MUSICA RELAJA Y TE LLEVA UNA CALMA COMO NUNCA LA EXPERIMENTE

@davidart0128 5 ай бұрын

I'm a sucker for Lauridsen's work, and this is very much his vibe- full of 7th chords and suspensions. Awesome stuff, man!

@jonboz7585 2 жыл бұрын

As usual, a great job. Thanks.

@aaronshows 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jon!

@trainsupporter9088 Ай бұрын

This is so beautiful! Wow -I can't thank you enough for making this video. Organ music definitely brings peace to my life. Keep up your great work! With gratitude...

@lawrenceelliott350 5 ай бұрын

I love this already and it’s been. I was an organist earlier in this life and improvisation could become a meditation and a prayer. If anyone’s wondering, the picture is Ely Cathedral. In the top middle of the picture is the octagonal Lantern. This is the story I believe, the more usual Central tower collapsed at some point, and the cathedral put in this eight sided lantern (built 1328-1342) which lets in an incredible amount of light, as well as being very beautiful from the inside and out. I’ve also heard that. There are eight pieces of great lumber as part of this lantern, and that when it was built in Oak Forest was planted for the times in the future, when great lumber would again be needed.

@Barefoot12 5 ай бұрын

Yeah love history. Since it takes a hundred years for an oak to mature.

@user-jx6bi1jw9r 4 ай бұрын

Moc děkuji za doplnění informací. Dobrý nápad. Obdivuji varhany a lidi, kteří na ně umí hrát. Srdečný pozdrav z Prahy.

@JP-AP 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful music, and I remember visiting Ely Cathedral back in the 80s.

@cindyvaldez51 9 ай бұрын

It's beautiful! Love organ pipe sounds..

@johnanderson3700 2 жыл бұрын

Very peaceful & relaxing

@aaronshows 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, John!

@charleshoward9644 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Very nice!

@user-zl7vz4lc8s 9 ай бұрын

I teach gr 5-12 in MO and am an organist; this is wonderful ! keep up the awesome work.

@aaronshows 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@BrooksLehnig 2 жыл бұрын

A great ambient set piece! (It's the difference between music that does and doesn't demand your attention. Both can be supportive to the soul.) The ability to manipulate and shape the reverb is very exciting. You done a great job here, Aaron! It's one of the attractive features in virtual pipe organ software like Hauptwerk (which I am playing with) to be able to play these cathedral instruments in their native space. Were the background images from your recent European trip (Ely Cathedral... I think)?

@aaronshows 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Brooks!! Yep, it's Ely Cathedral, which I thought was especially beautiful among the places I visited. One of my future dreams for this channel is to build a home (well, apartment for me) Hauptwerk setup and be able to livestream and record using various instruments around the world. Just gotta have that one necessary aspect: funds! But yes, in the meantime, this was a new experiment in morphing the acoustic of the instrument I currently play. I wore headphones while I played and heard the extra reverb in real-time, which was super useful. I'll likely do more of these!

@BrooksLehnig 2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronshows Super! Don't give up on the dream. I just completed my own build. It took 9 months, but finally gave birth... I'm loving it.

@romu7999 4 ай бұрын

Very peacefull music. Thank u. Alleluia.

@annemariekrux3575 5 ай бұрын

This is beautiful music! Thanks for uploading this! I love it! For to relax and prayer. Wauw! ❤❤❤

@calolson9572 2 ай бұрын

This is absolutely lovely!!!

@jackarcher7495 7 ай бұрын

Bookmarked. Thank you, Aaron.

@amirrezakahedi3010 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful 🙏🏻

@robertalonzo8655 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful.

@activefireball8288 6 ай бұрын

This is exactly what I've been searching for! Thank you so much.

@reybarr8670 5 ай бұрын

So grand. LOVE THIS.

@WmTyndale 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful Modulations!

@jklingeroo77 7 күн бұрын

Delicious!

@user-dg7gn4qk1y 6 ай бұрын

so beautiful

@user-ke7ki5td2r Жыл бұрын

15k WOW Keeping going Love Grama and Grampa

@user-ke7ki5td2r Жыл бұрын

Congrats on 10,000 views. Keep it up.

@radiokosmosgermany Ай бұрын

wonderful

@pedroc734 9 ай бұрын

THAT is what I needed

@epikrussiansans5716 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@shin-i-chikozima 2 ай бұрын

This Comfort and solemnity is immeasurable profound, and off the charts

@berteisenbraun7415 6 ай бұрын

WOW, you should have way more Subs you have AMAZING things on your channel 😮

@dimitriosmargaroff8155 4 ай бұрын

For a music 🎶 lover ,can not stand this for a sec.😉

@aaronshows 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for telling me...

@mikekaroules2820 4 ай бұрын

@@aaronshows; I love this music. It's beautiful and reflective of heaven. It also reflected of truth and beauty. This is just exquisite music and a breath of fresh air after hearing the noise and barbarism of what is called " music " on most A.M. radio 📻 stations.