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Mark Ferguson, AMATEUR Organist
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Organ Music & Model Railroading
I'm a former chorister (1967-1973) at the Church of the Transfiguration (Episcopal) more famously known as "The Little Church Around the Corner" in NYC.
I first played the organ (Austin III/50 with a II/24 Allan Van Zoeren/Jack Steinkamp Antiphonal) at Transfiguration in 1968. Sadly, I've never had a piano or organ lesson in my entire life. I "play by ear" I'm embarrassed to admit, thus an
AMATEUR and strictly an AMATEUR as I play for my own entertainment and to share my love of hymn tunes (I could careless about the text, it's of zero importance to me) with you all. I'm NOT a professionally trained musician and clearly NOT a professional organist nor do I try to pass myself off as such, I'm an AMATEUR organist.
I also LOVE model railroading (HO, OO and O scales) since age seven and thus sharing.
I thank you ALL for your viewership, comments, subscriptions, thumbs up and general support of this channel as I greatly appreciate you all.
Enjoy!
I'm a former chorister (1967-1973) at the Church of the Transfiguration (Episcopal) more famously known as "The Little Church Around the Corner" in NYC.
I first played the organ (Austin III/50 with a II/24 Allan Van Zoeren/Jack Steinkamp Antiphonal) at Transfiguration in 1968. Sadly, I've never had a piano or organ lesson in my entire life. I "play by ear" I'm embarrassed to admit, thus an
AMATEUR and strictly an AMATEUR as I play for my own entertainment and to share my love of hymn tunes (I could careless about the text, it's of zero importance to me) with you all. I'm NOT a professionally trained musician and clearly NOT a professional organist nor do I try to pass myself off as such, I'm an AMATEUR organist.
I also LOVE model railroading (HO, OO and O scales) since age seven and thus sharing.
I thank you ALL for your viewership, comments, subscriptions, thumbs up and general support of this channel as I greatly appreciate you all.
Enjoy!
Running my FAVOURITE Bachmann models again. The London Underground S-Stock & Class 350!
How I LOVE OO-GAUGE Railway modelling and of the four sets that I own (Virgin Pendolino Class 390, Virgin Super Voyager Class 225 and these two in this video), these two are my absolute hands-down FAVOURITES!!!
Thanks to the pandemic, I haven't recorded any model railroading videos in two and a half years so when I got back my Amtrak Acela, a NYCTA subway set, and my beloved OO-gauge Bachmann Class 350 from my train tech, a video recording was in order.
I so admire the British Railway system and I'm grateful for the very fine models of it albeit I'm way behind in buying several models thanks to the exchange rate between the British Sterling Pound and the USD plus, there's so much for me to buy!
Bachmann is superb as is Hornby! Enjoy my friends!
Thanks to the pandemic, I haven't recorded any model railroading videos in two and a half years so when I got back my Amtrak Acela, a NYCTA subway set, and my beloved OO-gauge Bachmann Class 350 from my train tech, a video recording was in order.
I so admire the British Railway system and I'm grateful for the very fine models of it albeit I'm way behind in buying several models thanks to the exchange rate between the British Sterling Pound and the USD plus, there's so much for me to buy!
Bachmann is superb as is Hornby! Enjoy my friends!
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Dueling Trompette en Chamades from both ends of the Cathedral on All Creatures of Our God and King
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Recorded Wednesday September 21, 2022 The new Resurrection Trumpet dedicated to the memory of Benjamin Lane, the Canon Musician of the Cathedral Church of St. Luke for thirty years whom we sadly lost three years ago has finally been installed by R.A. Colby who built the beautiful chest three weeks ago. The GORGEOUS copper pipes were made by AR Schopp's and is on a wind pressure of 8-3/4" and gi...
God Save the King 2022
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Dedicated to my friends in the 🇬🇧, Great Britain and the Commonwealth countries. Love and affection for you all particularly my family in Jamaica, Barbados and the Bahamas. Recorded September 14, 2022 Many thanks to Michael Petrosh Cathedral Musician for his continued generosity with this my FAVOURITE organ in Orlando, Florida. 1973 IV/89 Tellers/1999 Gilbert Adams Organ Stoplist can be found a...
Kato Rock Island Cab Coach Headlight & EOT (End Of Train) Taillight Marker Operations
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Testing of upgraded LED headlights and directional lighting control on my Kato Bi-level Rock Island Cab Coach.
Kato Bi-level Metra Cab Coach lighting issues
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Directional lighting issues with my Kato Bi-level Metra Cab Coach.
Doodling slowly on "Hyfrydol"
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Played at the pace of my choosing, I suddenly had Hyfrydol on my mind... Thanks as always to Cathedral Musician Michael Petrosh for his continued generosity with the 1973 Tellers/1999 Gilbert Adams IV/88 pipe organ at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Orlando, Florida. Please support this channel by liking (where appropriate) the videos, leaving a comment, subscribing and clicking on the noti...
HYMN - Hark the Herald Angels Sing 2021
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Many thanks to Cathedral Musician Michael Petrosh for his continued generosity and support. I'd also like to thank the Dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Luke and his staff for their kindness and graciousness. If my miniscule efforts move you to want to donate whatever amount your budget allows to this channel, that would be most appreciated and welcomed indeed! You can donate via: CashApp: ca...
HYMN - Angels We Have Heard On High (GLORIA) 2021
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As always, many thanks to Cathedral Musician Michael Petrosh for his continued generosity and support in allowing me to use the Cathedral organ. Also much gratitude to the Dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Luke and his entire staff for their kindness and graciousness. Recorded Wednesday January 12, 2022 If my miniscule efforts move you to want to donate whatever amount your budget allows to t...
HYMN - For All the Saints (SINE NOMINE) 2021
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Recorded January 5, 2022 My annual playing of this world renowned Ralph Vaughan Williams hymn. Unfortunately I wasn't able to record this near or after All Saints Sunday of November 2021 as I hadn't been to the church to play the organ since October 13, 2021 so I'm way late in recording this and uploading it, my apologies. Many thanks to Cathedral Musician Michael Petrosh for his continued gene...
HYMN - O Come All Ye Faithful 2021
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Recorded on January 5, 2021 A Belated Merry Xmas to all and as with every year, I usually stop going to practice by the end of November and not returning until January because of the incredibly busy Christmas season in this and in all churches throughout the world, but this time I stopped playing after the last time I played which was October 13, 2021. Thank you as always to Cathedral Musician ...
Rapido FL9 Rebuild Acquisition FINALLY!
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FINALLY, I've bought the first of three of the Rapido FL9 Rebuild locomotives! After buying the two remaining locomotives, I'll then buy the recently released Comet passenger coaches from Rapido to pair with the locomotives.
Walthers Proto 1000 ALCo RS2
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AFTER the F3, F7 and E8, the ALCo RS1, RS2 & RS3 are my FAVOURITE switchers and roadwork diesels. I love the look of them and especially the sound of their engines. Unfortunately the recently (a few months ago) sound decoder mysteriously died. I intend on buying more of the RS line like the new Bachmann RS3 which is in the Rio Grande livery (a road name that I've wanted), but I hope to find Con...
MTH Southern Pacific GP-38 Layout issues
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I simply cannot WAIT to get rid of this useless POS layout. It's always a headache. When built correctly, the Woodland Scenics Grand Valley 8x4 layout is probably nice but apparently this one has a wiring gremlin and absolute CRAP for tracks and switches. I'm going to meet very soon with a fellow club member and design on computer using CAD a new 8x4 using the same base table that has folding l...
Bachmann London Underground S-Stock Couplers
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I wanted to record a close-up of the ingenious couplers now manufactured by Bachmann on their OO scale trains that are secure, draw the cars closer together in a much more prototypical sense. I used my much beloved Bachmann London Underground S-Stock set to demonstrate with. Many thanks to Andy at the UA-cam channel C.A.S. (Calling All Stations) for alerting me to the fact that Bachmann reissue...
MTH HO Scale NYCTA Subway Model (dummy end car) R17 Directional lighting demonstration
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MTH HO Scale NYCTA Subway Model (dummy end car) R17 Directional lighting demonstration
Hymn-When in Our Music God is Glorified (ENGELBERG) for my son his favourite hymn using transposer.
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Hymn-When in Our Music God is Glorified (ENGELBERG) for my son his favourite hymn using transposer.
Hymn - God Be With You Till We Meet Again
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Hymn - God Be With You Till We Meet Again
Hymn - The Strife is O'er the Battle Done (VICTORY) #2
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Hymn - The Strife is O'er the Battle Done (VICTORY) #2
HYMN - "We Gather Together" 2021 KREMSER
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HYMN - "We Gather Together" 2021 KREMSER
Doodling on Hymn Tune St. Anne "O God, Our Help in Ages Past" AGAIN!
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Doodling on Hymn Tune St. Anne "O God, Our Help in Ages Past" AGAIN!
Rivarossi Pennsylvania Railroad "Tower View" end coach
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Rivarossi Pennsylvania Railroad "Tower View" end coach
O Canada 2021 (Canadian National Anthem) All four verses 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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O Canada 2021 (Canadian National Anthem) All four verses 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Hymn - Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty (NICAEA) 2021
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Hymn - Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty (NICAEA) 2021
Hymn - Here, Oh my Lord, I See Thee Face to Face (PENITENTIA) 2021
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Hymn - Here, Oh my Lord, I See Thee Face to Face (PENITENTIA) 2021
Hymn - The Church's One Foundation (AURELIA) 2021
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Hymn - The Church's One Foundation (AURELIA) 2021
“ God of our fathers “
Holy, Holy, Holy smokes .. this IS THE BEST RENDITIION . I have been filled with Holy Massages . That cheeky first chord onthe final stanza .. then the next chord was chord v of the oginal key. Smooth and slick transitions through the chromatic harmony . Very jazz .
Giving thanks to Our Lord for His gift of music & yours!! Thank You!
I just love this hymn, it bring one into the presence of the Creator. it also reminds me just how great and mighty our God is. I love the Lord🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Wish I had the patience to coordinate my hands and feet. Wish I had learned to play the organ. From a musician-keyboardist point of view, the GREAT ones like the expert organist in the video MAKE IT LOOS SO EASY: YOU ROCK! 🙂 I have hit the LIKE icon, commented, and subscribed.
BRAVO and so many thanks for posting and sharing with the world. Pax+
It's too bad those subway car sets are not produced on a regular basis other than that its a very nice layout.
As a strong fan, I'm really disappointed that you stated that the words of these hymns meant NOTHING to you...only the music. Sad!
Hi Mark, Hope you are well. I haven't seen anything from you in about a year.
After nearly 10 years i ve found this video again. Superb.
I love this:)
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Absolutely stunning Mark! Your chord progressions, E flat minor dominant and others to resolve major. Incredible counterpoint and you even through a ‘mini-fugue’ in the middle. Thank you!!
Sheer excellence
I am back again, Brother Mark.....You have the Holy Spirit on you and do not forget it! You have a mission to win lost Souls, especially in these last days. Jesus is coming SOON, my friend. PSALM 22:3 My friend, this is a gift you have straight from the Throne Room of God. I trust you are winning Souls with it. God bless you, Mr. Mark Ferguson.
U deserve a comment I’m first and nice set up cause I’m building my own
This gentleman has been blessed with a tremendous gift from God !
God bless you and thank you immensely for playing so beautifully. The Rapture is near, my brother. I'll see you Home in the clouds with Jesus SOON!!!
Beautifully arranged 👑
God Bless you...Nice playing
Listening to this while sitting outside on a warm spring day. The beauty of God is in the heavens and this just adds to it 🙏🏿
Superb perfection
I did not realize you were ill. I missed seeing your videos for a while. I am glad you are " back I'm the saddle" I wish you continued improving health.
How I sorely miss the Canon Musician Benjamin Lane whom we lost a handful of years ago, what a "stand up guy" as we say in NYC, he was. Rest well Ben and thanks for your terrific friendship of 30 years and allowing me endless hours on that superb IV/88 that another terrific late friend of mine Gilbert Adams, did some revoicing on that organ making it as wonderful as it is. Thanks to you both and Rest Well gentlemen.
Love that hymn what a blessing
Thanks again Mark for showing your Proto 1000 IRT Subway car upgrades. These motor drives are quit, and run smooth. Your other Subway videos are great too! (Two years ago, I extensively upgraded about 24 sets of these IRT Proto 1000 Subway cars: I used both LED lighting strips, along with Bi- directional, warm white/red LEDs headlights. I also used cheap, but very effective, mostly 8 pin mobile decoders, to control the directional lighting. I also used some sound decoders, with basic, toned down, simple, motor, and compressor operation. This was a time consuming process, for 24 sets, that took me quite a while to complete). I also completely upgraded my HO scale, 50 year old MTSC IND Subway cars to DCC. That was a tremendous amount of work, but now worth the effort, for that huge fleet. I needed to completely upgrade to many wheel pic up trucks, adding "Keep Alive" Ckts., to the decoders. Again some using sound units). Your upgraded Proto !000 IRT sets look really nice. Great Video. Thanks for sharing Mark.
the REAL subway cars NEVER had bright lights !! ... they were a dull white-yellow light
these things are running WAYYYY tooooo fast !! ... you'll burn the motors !! .... a medium speed is all you need
Love your harmony !
Hi Bob! Thanks! How've you been ? Well I hope, nice hearing from you!
@@bhigdaddymark We sang this in church Sunday. I looked for a recording and yours was the best. We are inching toward the big 80. Thankful to be alive! Always love your playing !
your running these things WAYYYY tooooo fast !!! ... in real life - these things had a medium speed .... and besides that - you'll destroy the motors !! ... it wasn't designed that way !!
the real cars NEVER had L.E.D. lights !! ... the real cars had a dull pale white/yellow light (you should have stuck with the factory originals)
A wonderful tune, superbly played, well done and thanks for sharing your video. God Bless. ✝️
This is terrible playing pls... The hymn flow was highly distorted
Nothing constructive in your blatant ignorant criticism. I advise that you go through all of the 653 comments on this video to find one or many negative comments such as yours as you'll be sorting through the comments here for the next six months or more. This video has 153 THOUSAND views, 1.3 THOUSAND thumbs up 653 comments and your comment is one of very, very few negative comments. This channel has over 4 THOUSAND subscribers versus your TWO subscribers, 765 videos versus your 8 and almost 2 MILLION views versus your 354 views. I could only get through three of your eight horrific videos as it was torturous listening to that horrible joke of an organ that you tried playing and clearly without the knowledge as to HOW to play that garbage toaster oven that you were playing quite horribly. You haven't any real business criticising anyone because you sound as though you just decided to play the organ last week as that's how it sounds, awful. I recommend that you learn to play the organ and become superb on it BEFORE you utter asinine comments about someone else as there are CHILDREN in this country who can out play you all day long. As for me, you don't stand in my shadow or within 500 miles of me....
Beautiful ❤
Took me a minute to realize this was the central florida club layout Lol
That remembers Megamort and celestia's marriage
My grandmother was a Church organist. Well done! And one of my favorite Hymns!
Never in a hurry! Let's the notes completely voice. Hell yes. Some rock island thrown in. My father was a brakeman in elreno. Grew up with train cars bumping around at all hours of day. If it's too quiet j can't sleep! Now I live on the bnsf mainline south abq . They just finished a big ass oil steamer . So I get amtrac, bnsf and a steamer rumbling by my place. Busiest tracks I've ever lived on!
Always good to have new works from you!!! Tearing up my woofers again!!! Love how how you fear no stops! What choir? Lmao omg keep em coming!
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!! I greatly appreciate your kind words indeed. This was my very last video recorded 9.22.22 before my 'time off' for over a year now. I hope to return in March or April, so keep an eye out for new videos!
I call them baubles. You are an incredible master of the instrument !! Love how you don't give a shirt and drown out everything!!! Thanks for sharing! Love how you change up stops! Love how you play without music! Excellent recording! Tears up my woofers. There's no way to listen to your playing on head fones! Why are Christians control freaks . The only reason I go to church is the instruments!!! I actually love your muddy playing. Slow and deliberate and so out of the norm!!
Some stupid clergy talking but you took care of blowing the doors off the place! Excellent always thanks for sharing!!!
I love this!! I live in California now, but that National Anthem still brings a tear or two.
Is Mark still recording? I know he was unwell some time back
Hi Mark and Happy New Year to you and your family! Thanks for your question. I'd been ill beginning September 29, 2022 up until September 25, 2023 was when I was released from a rehabilitation nursing home in NJ and came home that evening after 6 various hospital stays and five surgeries 3 of which were amputation of toes on my right foot due to gangrene (I'm a diabetic) and the final amputation was in July where half of my right foot was amputated. So yes, I was definitely "under the weather." I'm still in need of a prosthesis for my right foot and once I get that, I'll see if I can return to playing the organ as I hope so after playing for 56 years, I'm not quite ready to stop playing. My last video was recorded in September of 2022 and it's entitled "Dueling Trompette en Chamades" if you haven't seen it as yet. Thanks again for your kind concern about me, and I hope to be able to play again soon so keep an eye out for me with a new video after a year and a half of inactivity. All of the best to you and your family in 2024 !!
Thanks for the update. May healing be swift and complete. We miss your very individual style
@MarkGory Thanks again Mark, I greatly appreciate your concern and question. Be well kind Sir.
My lights stop working idk why
For me when things aren't working or working poorly, I get it to my train tech and let him figure it out versus my troubleshooting and further making it worse. Good luck.
R17s date from 1955; your paint scheme is 1970s era service patterns were as shown on the route signs.
Dear Mark, those gates are called Bologna springs. Cool vid, got the Walthers version, still looking for a set of MTH R17s!
I'm JUST seeing this Vince as UA-cam never notified me that you commented and for whatever reason that happens quite a bit with those aholés at Google/UA-cam and it makes my jaw tight. Well at least I caught your comment TODAY 18 hours after you posted it versus discovering your comment two to five years later. Anyway, thanks for telling me what those gates are actually named as I didn't know and obviously failed to ask the many friends that I have who are retired from working as a Motorman (Train Operator). I believe that TrainWorld in Brooklyn still has these sets, so check them out. I bought all seven sets of these including the MOW set. I don't remember how many Northbound or Southbound that I bought, but my intention is to get whatever direction set that I have, I want the opposite direction so for each #4 Train that I have, I want the opposite direction. I also believe that these sets can be found on ebay. Good luck and thanks for your comment, it's most appreciated.
You have what many organist don’t have and that’s God Given Talent. I’m so impressed by this video. I wish I could play like you do. Excellent job!!
Thank you so much for your very kind words, I greatly appreciate it indeed! I'm just playing for fun as I'm NOT a trained professional organist, so I fully appreciate your enjoyment of what I do as I enjoy sharing with you all my meager efforts on the organ. Happy Belated Thanksgiving and you and your family have a wonderful holiday season!
The S Stock model train produces a buzzing sound similar to that of a Bee; this is not your fault but the fault of the manufacturer.
Your version of this wonderful Thanksgiving hymn continues to be a blessing year after year!
Great performance! One of my favorite Anglican hymns. I listen to this all of the time and all of your renditions. God Bless, my friend.
Hi Ken! Thanks as always for your kind comments, I greatly appreciate it indeed. I'm going to 'clean up' my channel soon deleting many of my videos and this one is scheduled to be taken down as I played it way to slowly and it has company with other videos where I dragged them out. I have perhaps too many videos playing the same hymn tune and I'm going to limit that to perhaps two videos for each of my favourite hymn tunes with exception to Sine Nomine (For All the Saints) which I play for All Saints Sunday every year and people request that I record that hymn every year as some have called it my "signature hymn" so I'll keep that "tradition" going. I haven't played since September 22, 2022 as I got sick on September 29th and had been hospitalised up until April 2023 and again in NYC in May and yet again in July in New Jersey . Multiple hospitals and five surgeries. I'm back in Florida recovering and hope to be back on the bench in perhaps January 2024, so I'll take that time to clean up my channel. Thanks again Ken, and nice to hear from you!
Mark, I'm sorry to hear you were ill. I'm so happy to hear you are doing better and going to resume in January. I would have visited you if I have known you were in New Jersey. Sept. 29th is a special memorial date in our family. My grand mother passed away in 1988 and just this past Sept. 29th, my son Jimmy passed away, age 44. Feast of Saint Michael and all Angels. I hope and pray that you have a healthy and happy holiday season. I am sure you will replenish the listing with many other brilliant performances. I certainly as a high church Episcopal- Anglican, lean toward English hymns. I do love the "Sine Nomine". I love whatever you play. Happy Thanksgiving and as always, God Bless. Your friend, Ken. @@bhigdaddymark