Dizzy Fingers - Will Shaw and Keith Evans at the Allen GW4 Theatre Organ

Enjoy a selection of music carefully arranged and played on the Allen, George Wright Signature Series, Digital Theatre Organ. The featured Allen GW4 is installed in the music room of the residence of Keith and Katherine Evans. Please consider subscribing to the channel.

Track List:
I Can't Give You Anything But Love/ Goody Goody - Keith Evans 00:02
Moonlight In Vermont - Will Shaw 03:18
Funiculì, Funiculà - Keith Evans 10:18
The Sheik of Araby - Will Shaw 12:50
Angel Eyes - Keith Evans 16:22
Shostakovich Waltz no.2 - Will Shaw 22:47
Poinciana - Keith Evans 26:37
Dizzy Fingers - Will Shaw 32:19

End credits - 35:54

Our special thanks to our Technical Director Phil Leader & Mastering Engineer Neil Cowlan, (www.ruggedaudiomedia.com) for all of their expert work in the making of this project, both highly skilled professionals of the industry.

Album note by Joyce Alldred.

'When Will Shaw asked me to write something to go with the recordings which he and Keith Evans had made, I was both delighted and honoured to accept. When I realised how many young organists are coming up, with reasonable access to theatre organs, and also good teachers available, it made me think back to when I first took an interest in playing.
When I was eleven, I saw and heard my first theatre organ, and I fell hook, line, and sinker for it, and immediately decided that that was what I wanted to do when I grew up.
The recordings made by Will and Keith gave me a very pleasurable experience, as the quality is quite exceptional.
One piece impressed me very much - Will's "Dizzy Fingers". The articulation was very clear and there was a lovely counter-melody shining through, and I do like a good counter-melody.
I enjoyed every track, as I thought the accuracy, well-thought-out arrangements, which must have taken a lot of time, and lovely registrations, made the tracks so interesting and it was a good contrasting programme.
I was not disappointed with any of the tracks, and I felt there was something for most tastes.
I would recommend anyone who enjoys quality playing to listen to these and I am sure you will feel well-rewarded for taking the time to listen to them.'


A message from our Technical Director - Phil Leader.

'I first met Keith Evans when I was in my mid-teens, almost 50 years ago. Keith was then working at Boosey & Hawkes, and especially connected with Cavendish Organs. I was moved by his friendliness and couldn’t fail to be awe-struck by his talent. Keith was then a protégé of the legendary Bryan Rodwell. Just to have the skill and talent to be that is impressive enough. But in the best fashion, Keith took what Bryan taught him, and moulded it with his own distinct style, as is the way with all the best eclecticism. Some few years later I was fortunate to work with Keith at Technics Musical Instruments, over a period of 21 years. Throughout all the years of knowing and working with Keith, he has been an inspirational musician, latterly at Technics a great boss, and throughout, a dear friend. As is often the case, ‘what goes around, comes around’. Fast forward and Keith became a mentor to his own protégé, in the prodigiously talented form of Will Shaw. In this, Keith and Will’s third album, I’ll leave it to the music to demonstrate the success of this wonderful partnership, as they once again put Keith’s superb Allen GW4 through its paces.'

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