“Doing transcriptions with no sequencer is not for the weak.” Leave it to Anna Lapwood to say what every organist is probably thinking—with a smile. Her breathtaking performance of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End at Grace Cathedral sounds like an entire orchestra has appeared out of nowhere. But behind every dramatic moment are countless manual registration changes, hours of arranging, and an incredible amount of preparation that most audiences never get to see.
Anna Lapwood Proved That Even the Hardest Work Can Look Like Pure Joy One of the things I admire most about Anna Lapwood is that she never pretends music is…