We found ourselves in St Peter Mancroft church in Norwich on Saturday, where a free Organ Recital was to take place. Once we'd sat in a pew, others arrived and we were pinned in, unable to get out again.
Their organ is absolutely gigantic, and the largest pipes are like massive industrial extractors.
My Lord, the noise was beyond bearing. The young lad who was playing went in for fugues and toccatas (including Widor, which I normally quite like) and his feet ran up and down the pedals like winking. The building shook and it was all a bit as if Dracula was about to make an appearance.
Of course, I got the giggles (it doesn't take much) and my husband kept nudging me, then giggling himself.
It only lasted about thirty minutes, but never again.
Does anyone here like organ recitals, and if so, are they all as loud as that?