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

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Жыл 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 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 9 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 5 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 4 ай бұрын

It's perfect, thank you kindly

@hismajestysmen 3 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.

@shin-i-chikozima 21 сағат бұрын

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

@barr474 8 ай бұрын

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

@chuckcarnell1160 5 ай бұрын

What this Troubled World needs more of!

@shin-i-chikozima 2 ай бұрын

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

@scottspangler6363 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 21 сағат 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

@DanielFooteMusic 26 күн бұрын

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

@JenXBeauty 6 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 5 ай бұрын

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

@debbie7326 Ай бұрын

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

@vulcanstarlight 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 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!

@alizon5061 2 ай бұрын

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

@mannfan12 6 ай бұрын

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

@amirrezakahedi3010 5 сағат бұрын

Beautiful 🙏🏻

@calolson9572 2 күн бұрын

This is absolutely lovely!!!

@user-ke7ki5td2r 3 ай бұрын

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

@charleshoward9644 5 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Very nice!

@michaelbiondi2184 5 ай бұрын

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

@qbaby5275 18 күн 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 18 күн бұрын

It definitely resonates in the soul!

@sapper4711 Ай бұрын

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

@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 3 ай бұрын

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

@theseus27 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🙏

@kaltblut55 3 ай бұрын

The queen reveals her love for God. Wonderful.

@gabtes Ай бұрын

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

@aaronshows Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@DIEXHARDXDAN 8 ай бұрын

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

@user-ke7ki5td2r 2 ай бұрын

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

@tomtenthij5676 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for this music! ❤

@lawrencejones7236 5 ай бұрын

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

@DougCassellMusicman 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful. Very relaxing and calming 😊

@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!

@jonathanclain7764 9 ай бұрын

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

@williamkeaton9654 5 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!!👍😊❤️🙏

@jackarcher7495 5 ай бұрын

Bookmarked. Thank you, Aaron.

@davidlockett4958 7 ай бұрын

Thanks

@reybarr8670 3 ай бұрын

So grand. LOVE THIS.

@EDDbsb 2 ай бұрын

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

@tyronesills9423 6 ай бұрын

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

@user-wp3us5vt5s 6 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.

@genericlegionaryrecruit7235 8 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 ❤

@19cuervos 9 ай бұрын

Muchísimas gracias por la música 🌱🤙🏾🙏🏽 ánimo.

@jodikirsh 10 ай 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 8 ай бұрын

Pipe organ is the King of Instruments

@user-be8wr4jj1q 6 ай бұрын

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

@chameleon-tq9mm 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful, thank you so much ❤

@YesuhaIsLord Жыл бұрын

Beautiful and peaceful.

@fremenondesand3896 Жыл бұрын

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

@cindyvaldez51 6 ай бұрын

It's beautiful! Love organ pipe sounds..

@user-dg7gn4qk1y 3 ай бұрын

so beautiful

@ryanroberts8783 8 ай бұрын

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

@melissamontano7740 Жыл бұрын

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

@hallieodle7028 3 ай бұрын

Aaron this is beautiful. Thanks for sharing

@robertalonzo8655 22 күн бұрын

Beautiful.

@WmTyndale 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful Modulations!

@scalitz1291 3 ай бұрын

Beyond Beautiful ❤ Thank you 😍

@JP-AP 4 ай бұрын

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

@EM-de5qz 10 ай бұрын

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

@salvadorsalomon206 2 ай бұрын

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

@pedroc734 6 ай бұрын

THAT is what I needed

@litoboy5 5 ай бұрын

You rise me up

@epikrussiansans5716 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@Raylightsen 3 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.

@junglisttt 11 ай бұрын

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

@romu7999 2 ай бұрын

Very peacefull music. Thank u. Alleluia.

@adamt4399 Ай бұрын

Lubię to🙏

@israelrios3776 5 ай бұрын

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

@Barefoot12 2 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!!

@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 🎶🧘🏻‍♂️🎶

@user-ke7ki5td2r 11 ай бұрын

15k WOW Keeping going Love Grama and Grampa

@johnanderson3700 Жыл бұрын

Very peaceful & relaxing

@aaronshows Жыл бұрын

Thank you, John!

@andreanogangano4792 2 ай бұрын

Великолепно !

@sargolan 4 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.

@jonboz7585 Жыл бұрын

As usual, a great job. Thanks.

@aaronshows Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jon!

@nikonman3971 4 ай бұрын

farout ... thank you

@user-ke7ki5td2r Жыл бұрын

11M Keep going.

@pierrepierrot 2 ай бұрын

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

@activefireball8288 4 ай бұрын

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

@richardharris3449 11 ай бұрын

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

@Syrma79 8 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.

@LaudeMusicOfficial 8 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. ❤️👁️💪

@ckennedy1973 5 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.

@nikonman3971 5 ай бұрын

farout man , very very nice

@user-ke7ki5td2r 5 ай бұрын

What a ride, 100k. Congrats.

@user-ke7ki5td2r 6 ай бұрын

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

@marksargent1378 3 ай бұрын

Awesome, mate!

@pearlwhite7157 Ай бұрын

💖💖💖

@annemariekrux3575 2 ай бұрын

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

@davidart0128 2 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!

@wjlljamam Жыл бұрын

Sua composição é maravilhosa, encadeamento perfeito e profundo de acordes, sua música diz muito e a ambientalização pode nos levar realmente a patamares transcendentes e de muita luz. Obrigado por compartilhar.

@aaronshows 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words, I'm glad this brought you some peace :)

@israelrios3776 5 ай бұрын

Sí me defino con algún género musical e instrumento, este sería el programa perfecto. Gracias❤

@user-ke7ki5td2r Жыл бұрын

Congrats on 10,000 views. Keep it up.

@user-zl7vz4lc8s 7 ай бұрын

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

@aaronshows 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@solomonkane1999 2 ай бұрын

🙏👑

@user-ke7ki5td2r 10 ай бұрын

The views keep growing, 21k Congrats, Grampa

@atmusicf 2 ай бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

@user-ke7ki5td2r 8 ай бұрын

34k I"m starting to get impressed.

@lawrenceelliott350 2 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 2 ай бұрын

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

@user-jx6bi1jw9r 2 ай бұрын

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

@bronx7886 4 ай бұрын

🙏

@jeweliedee4299 3 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.

@user-ke7ki5td2r Жыл бұрын

Young man do I see 14k? Proud of you, keep going.

@user-ke7ki5td2r Жыл бұрын

Wow 13k, who will bid 14k. congrats.

@BrooksLehnig 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 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 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.