Skip to content
Sign in
Artwork for All the Stops Podcast
MusicMusic Interviews

All the Stops Podcast

Wesley Hall

Step into the majestic world of the pipe organ with All the Stops Podcast, hosted by Wesley Hall—better known as @Westpiper on TikTok. This show pulls out all the stops to celebrate the King of Instruments in all its grandeur, complexity, and cultural richness.

Each episode features intimate conversations with the most accomplished organists across the globe. Whether you're a seasoned organist, a curious listener, or a fan of musical craftsmanship, All the Stops Podcast offers a rare backstage pass into the artistry, engineering, and soul of the organ world.

Play
Open in
  • 29 episodes
  • weekly
  • Avg 41 min
  • English

Episodes 29

NewestOldestLongest
All20Unplayed20In progress0Played0
Counted on this page — what you have heard stays on this device, so it is not something the list can be paged by.
  • Wednesday · 34 min

    Episode 36 | Making People Happy with Brody Bett

    Young artist and content creator, Brody Bett is here to talk about his passion and hopes for the future. A SAG actor and voiceover artist who has helped create and voice characters for Nickelodeon, Amazon and Netflix, and traveled the US in multiple Broadway National Tours, Brody is passionate about the pipe organ and plans to go to school to pursue his passion!

  • October 6 · 41 min

    Episode 35 | Selwyn, Ely, and Beyond with Sarah MacDonald

    Organist, conductor, and composer, Sarah MacDonald, is a legend! Fellow and Director of Music at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and Director of the girl choirsters at Ely Cathedral, we ask her about all things choir! Plus, we talk Royal College of Organists, and her path to composition and the King of Instruments!

  • September 30 · 41 min

    Episode 34 | UNC School of the Arts with Dr. Timothy Olsen

    Playing the organ can be very solitary, but not where Dr. Timothy Olsen teaches! UNC School of the Arts is a place where highschoolers and college students are working together in the same program, and mentorship and encouragement abound. In this episode, we talk about this unique program and some amazing instruments in the area!

  • September 22 · 47 min

    Episode 33 | Every Single One! The Complete Bach Project with Chris Shepard

    It's never been done before... Nobody has ever performed the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach live since he died in 1750. It's happening now, and it's gonna take over 10 years! Globally acclaimed choral conductor, Chris Shepard, is here to talk us through the process of this amazing project!

  • September 15 · 36 min

    Episode 32 | The Power of Community with Colin Lynch

    A leader in sacred music in America, Colin Lynch suffered a stroke, but he didn't let it get him down. Through his incredible determination and the power of community, he resumed his incredible work, mentoring and developing intergenerational choirs and performing music at the highest levels in one of the most important centers of worship in the United States. Prepare to be inspired!

  • September 1 · 50 min

    Episode 31 | Organ Building and Restoration with Dave Brown

    Dave Brown joins us from Buzard Pipe Organ Builders to talk building and restoration! We discuss how young people can go about getting into organ building, plus some of the changes that have taken place over Dave's time in the field.

  • August 24 · 17 min

    Episode 30 | Celebrating 30 Episodes, and the 639 Year Organ Piece

    We've made it 30 Episodes and All The Stops Podcast is already a top 25% podcast and still growing! We talk about the show and future plans, but our main focus is John Cage's massive piece, ASLSP (As SLow aS Possible) which just had a major chord shift after almost 25 years of being performed in Halberstadt, Germany. Thanks for sticking with us here on the show, and here's to 30 more episodes!

  • August 18 · 42 min

    Episode 29 | What Era Is It, Anyway!? With Dr. Jordan Prescott

    Dr. Jordan Prescott joins us to talk about the music of Herbert Howells, a composer who, he argues, has been widely mischaracterized. We have fascinating discussions about musical aesthetics and historical shifts from the late 19th century to the mid 20th. Plus, he shares a little about what it means to be an organ scholar.

  • August 11 · 46 min

    Episode 28 | Swedish Organs and Video Game Music with Noa Edwardsson

    Be it original compositions or Minecraft, Swedish organist, Noa Edwardsson, is a driving force of the pipe organ in Sweden. Bringing in new people to concerts and directing them to Bach, organ lessons, and church, Noa performs artful renditions of video game soundtracks beloved to those under 40... (or even 20!) and adds clever new compositions and thoughtfully reproduced performances of the classics. We talk all this, plus assembling a new Swedish hymnal with 10,000 submissions, and mentorship in the boys choir

  • August 4 · 42 min

    Episode 27 | Argentina and the Organ with Dr. Ezequiel Menéndez

    All too often, people focus on geopolitics and economic struggles when discussing Argentina, but Dr. Ezequiel Menéndez joins us on this episode to discuss the organs, composers, and future of the Argentinian organ scene. Professor at the College of the Holy Cross, he also shares some of his philosophies on mastering the craft through focused practice.

  • July 28 · 45 min

    Episode 26 | The Three-Legged Stool of the Organ with Damin Spritzer

    Damin Spritzer takes a break from performing, teaching, and sacred music, to explain how they reinforce one another. She's just as good at talking about the world of organ music as she is at interpreting it! Another week of sound quality issues... we'll have it sorted next week!

  • July 21 · 42 min

    Episode 25 | France, Germany, and the UK with Katelyn Emerson

    International concert organist, Katelyn Emerson, has lived in France, Germany, the UK and the US, and she talks about the subtle and not-so-subtle differences in the instruments and organ scenes. Plus, she shares some of the fascinating work she's doing as a PhD Candidate at the University of Cambridge! We sadly experienced some audio streaming issues, so please forgive the fuzzy vocals. We hope to have it all sorted for next week's show!

  • July 14 · 43 min

    Episode 24 | A Great Host of Women Composers with Susan Jane Matthews

    There has been so much progress when it comes to representation of excellent women composers, but there's more work to be done! Susan Jane Matthews, founder of "A Great Host of Women Composers" and Vice President of the Association of Anglican Musicians talks with me about creating a database of women composers and helping to guide the field of sacred music toward a more inclusive destination.

  • July 6 · 39 min

    Episode 23 | Composition and Synesthesia with Jessica French

    Jessica French is an acclaimed composer, and she shares about her work as well as her colorful experiences of music as a synesthete. We have a lighthearted and enlightening discussion from color experience to compositional style and idiomatic writing, and everything in between!

  • June 22 · 35 min

    Episode 21 | Florida Man Builds Pipe Organ with Dexter Kennedy

    What do you do when your pipe organ is decimated by a hurricane? You build a bigger better pipe organ. We get into the fascinating process with acclaimed organist, Dexter Kennedy, talking about picking a builder and designing an instrument while balancing the needs of choral accompaniment, congregational singing, and repertoire.

  • June 16 · 42 min

    Episode 20 | The Organ in Nigeria with GenZ Organist

    Seyi James Ayinde, aka "GenZ Organist" is a dynamic and creative young organist in Nigeria redefining perceptions of Pipe Organ in Africa. In this episode, I learn so much about music in Nigeria and hear from Seyi on his plans to innovate and develop perception of the instrument and sacred music for his generation!

  • June 8 · 53 min

    Episode 19 | The Piano Episode with Tate Addis

    It's time to talk about the piano to organ pipeline: identity, technique and so much more! Tate Addis is a fabulous musician who studied both instruments seriously alongside one another, but who underwent a shift in identity and pivoted to being a pipe organist. That doesn't mean the instruments don't continue relate to each other in his approach to music, though. We get into the details here alongside some very meaningful insights about making art and doing the hard thing.

  • June 2 · 40 min

    Episode 18 | Influencing and the Organ with Laura Felicity Smith

    In this episode, we get content creator, Laura Felicity's perspective on everything from contemporary influencing, to gender and the organ, and so much more! She's a graduate student at Rice University, and she's making sure new audiences learn about the King of Instruments through her informational and lifestyle content!

Showing 1–20 of 29 episodes