Pinky the Piglet (@laputis)
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Gustaf Adolf Mankell - Fantasie in C Major for Organ Duet | St. Paul's Church in Tartu Estonia
Experience the grandeur of Gustaf Adolf Mankell's "Fantasie in C Major" performed as an organ duet with Vidas at St. Paul's church in Tartu, Estonia. Mankell, a significant Swedish composer and org...
Why I Can't Keep Silent About Online Bullying
In this episode of Thinking and Sound (TIS35), I’m addressing a topic that I just couldn't keep silent about: nasty comments in the organ community. After seeing some harsh words directed at a tale...
Why Your Organ Practice Plan Keeps Failing
Ever feel like your organ practice plan is perfect on paper, but falls apart within a few days? In this episode of the Total Organist community discussion, Vidas and Aušra explore why ambitious dai...
How to Grow a Thick Skin Without Losing Your Sensitivity (TIS34)
How can sensitive people become stronger without becoming cold or indifferent? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pdjs0koSc In this episode of Thinking in Sound, Ausra reflects on criticism, rejectio...
Naujalis Reverie Organ Duet - Ausra Motuzaite & Vidas Pinkevicius | Tartu, Estonia
Experience the serene and atmospheric "Reverie" for organ duet by the renowned Lithuanian composer Juozas Naujalis. This performance was recorded at the historic St. Paul's Church in Tartu, Estonia...
When Should You Give Up on an Organ Piece?
Have you ever spent weeks practicing an organ piece only to realize it might not be worth your time? In this conversation, we discuss the difficult decision to set a piece aside and whether those d...
Four Lithuanian Folk Songs (Organ Duet) - Kristina Vasiliauskaite | Bodø Cathedral, Norway
Today I'd like to share with you our duet rendition of Four Lithuanian Folk Songs by Kristina Vasiliauskaite, contemporary Lithuanian composer. Vidas and I performed it at Bodø Cathedral in Norway ...
Pinky & Spiky Revival Contest: Pinky Wakes Up Spiky… But He Only Cares About Breakfast! 😂
Pinky is trying to wake Spiky up, but he would much rather keep sleeping. Then Pinky reveals the one thing guaranteed to get him out of bed: Dietrich is eating his breakfast! 😂 Another little adve...
50 Cakes and One Candle! 🎂 | Spiky’s Jubilee
Here is my Pinky & Spiky birthday comic from May 3, 2026. Another little yearly return to the world of Pinky & Spiky. 🐷🦔 English dialogue: Pinky: “Happy jubilee, little hedgehog!” Spiky: “What ki...
Pinky Has No Birthday Present for Spiky 🎁 | Pinky & Spiky Comic
Here is a Pinky & Spiky birthday comic I drew on May 3, 2025. I don't draw Pinky & Spiky very often anymore, but birthdays are a good excuse to bring them back. 🐷🦔🎂 English dialogue: Spiky: “Why...
Solace in the Dark Night | James Michael Stevens | Hauptwerk Nancy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMD2GbSlIzo Our friend composer James Michael Stevens send Vidas his latest score "Solace in the Dark Night". Today I was delighted to record it using Hauptwerk Nanc...
Juozas Gudavičius Kur giria žaliuoja
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW-Q2edfU Today we celebrate restoration of Lithuanian independence day! I hope this won't be the last time that we celebrate it as a free country. God bless Lithuan...
"Be Thou Our Guard While Troubles Last": "St. Anne", Praying for Peace in Ukraine | Phil Lehenbauer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUFG1KkCJiM Our friend Phil Lehenbauer send Vidas his latest score "Be Thou Our Guard While Troubles Last": "St. Anne", Praying for Peace in Ukraine. Today I was del...
Organ Demonstration | Hauptwerk Waltershausen | T.H.G. Trost, 1730 (47/III/P)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP2mlbXoHTk Today I'd like to present to you my demonstration of Hauptwerk sample set of Tobias Heinrich Gottfried Trost 1730 organ from Waltershausen. It is the lar...
Prayer for Ukraine | Mykola Lysenko | VU St John's Church
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmu-j7DrQw Today after Unda Maris organ studio rehearsal I recorded this touching Prayer for Ukraine by Mykola Lysenko (1842-1912), Ukrainian composer, pianist, cond...