TEXOrganGuy

04/27/2026

Singers, start running those scales because THIS SATURDAY 5/2 we're hosting National Anthem auditions for the upcoming season! Details below 🎤

⚾ WHEN: Saturday 5/2, 2pm-4pm
⚾ WHERE: Calvary Baptist Church, 3349 N 12th St, Abilene, TX 79603
⚾ WHO: All ages welcome!
⚾ NOTES: Memorization is expected. Accompaniment is available upon request. Instrumentalists are welcome if you can use a microphone (no electric guitars at this time). Choirs and ensembles welcome, please contact Dustin (details below) to discuss and schedule.

For questions or special accommodations, please call/text our world renowned organist, Dustin Tatro, at (432) 631-6191.

Please feel free to share this post or tag a singer below who you know would crush the audition. We can't wait to have you this summer!

08/08/2025

abileneflyingbison pregame set, Mid-American League championship game 2

Opponent: Joplin Outlaws (leads series 0-1)

My House
Wink
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
Tall, Tall Trees
Who’s Cheatin’ Who?
Elvira
Yall Come Back Saloon

Come, but if you can’t, listen on 106.3 The Raider

No mercy tonight. None.

04/11/2025

Yall come see me tomorrow!
🗺️: Abilene
Open Auditions
10a-Noon
Singers AND/OR instrumentalists (No solo electric guitarists)
Memorization essential
Singers: unaccompanied for auditions, organ accomp available for games if desired
Season starts May 27 through early August.

04/10/2025

This is the way the COOL kids do it nowadays.

03/30/2025

Saddened to share that the Dodgers have announced the passing of Nancy Bea Hefley.

03/01/2025

I went to a bit of a ballgame this afternoon after doing a basketball broadcast, and started ruminating on hurt again.

But this! One of my favorite moments ever, not just from that chapter but of all time. Ed Alstrom and I playing Sunday service together. A guy I’d looked up to from afar for years already. Not 100%, but this might be the only time two MLB organists collaborated in a worship service, especially in the middle of a rival series. Talk about transcendent!

“Give Me Jesus,” arr. Marilyn ThompsonDustin Tatro, Texas Rangers organist, piano & Ed Alstrom, New York Yankees organist, Hammond X-66 organSunday Morning W...

01/27/2025

I'm sharing that we are officially beginning a search for a small-medium grand piano for St. Andrews Breckenridge. While we are blessed to have our beautiful and more than adequately provisioned Ross King pipe organ, the church does not have a performance grade piano. Besides our lack of ability to enjoy the great piano literature for worship voluntaries, we would love the ability to begin hosting local piano studio recitals and chamber music concerts. Please send any leads direct to me for consideration - I stress this is for a primary performance piano in our nave. There is a surplus in our organ maintenance savings and the probably of some patronage within the parish, but we are also open to donations or loans of a good estate piano. It would of course be well maintained and used.

01/26/2025

The world to Christ we bring with one accord;
with us the work to share,
with us reproach to dare,
with us the Cross to bear!
for Christ our Lord.

12/21/2024

Covered a requiem mass earlier at a parish that means so very much to me.

Went with Bach, Bales, Oldroyd, Thalben-Ball, and Manz.

11/05/2024

Very fond of the decor in my office today.

People only think that a king in his domain is tough and determined, it’s really the queen behind him that you have to watch out for. 🐝