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Charles Rus

playing at the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam

my dog Pointer

gary blaise of sf built these 2 sublime instruments:

an organ with an 8’ principal and an italian harpsichord, both fashioned of alaskan yellow cedar. the organ has an italian flavor: small scaled with low cut-ups, colorful and articulate, mmm

these instruments dwell cozily together with me and pointer in my studio apartment in the mission

pointer enjoys driving

i was really lucky to be able to spend the summer of 2002 in amsterdam. many evenings i was alone recording in this amazing church. matteo imbruno is the organist here, a first-rate musician, a natural italian chef and a good friend; thanks for the opportunity; it was a thrill. $20

the cover photo is my great grandmother fora from the netherlands. she came to the US on a boat with a note pinned on her coat telling them what train to put her on when she arrived. she didn’t speak any english

Sweelinck:

Echo Fantasy

Psalm 116

Unter der

Linden grüne

Buxtehude:

Passacaglia in d

Prelude, Fugue

and Chaconne in C

Bach:

Capriccio

Arioso

Fughetta

Adagissimo

Aria

Fugue

Prelude & Fugue in A

Favorites of the worship services at Temple Emanu-El. Includes Shabbat, Festival and High Holy Day music performed by the choirs, organist Charles Rus, and Cantor Roslyn Barak. This CD can be purchased at www.emanuelsf.org

in february 2008 i spent a week on hanalei bay in kauai, which is my new favorite place in the world

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here are 3 of my CDs for sale

i’m organist and choir director at st. johns episcopal in the mission, where i have been for 10 years. I also play and direct the choir at the 5pm sunday mass at st. robert’s catholic church in san bruno. i’ve done a lot of composing for the church, and here is one of my favorite pieces, for 3-part choir. just click on the pdf file to download this piece. later on this page are more compositions. anyone is welcome to copy and use my compositions as long as you give me credit. i have many more, mostly short easy liturgical pieces and hymns.