Disklavier Fuels Vibrant, Musical Worship Services at Saddleback Church
As one of the largest churches in the United States, Saddleback Church, located in Lake Forest, California, offers its following great music and encouraging messages in the enjoyable atmosphere that has become its trademark. Each weekend, roughly 20,000 worshippers gather to celebrate their faith at 20 diverse, energizing and inspirational services in a variety of musical styles, supported by a range of Yamaha instruments, including a Disklavier.
 Yamaha Disklavier C7 at Saddleback's Worship Center Photo Credit - Saddleback Church |
To cater its musical ministry to such a wide range of followers and musical tastes, the church devised an elaborate "venue strategy" that enables visitors to choose the style of music they want for their worship experience.
Beyond the main worship hall, the church also makes use of a host of smaller worship venues which carry the main gospel message by Founding Pastor Rick Warren, author of the spiritual bestseller The Purpose Driven Life, live on a large screen monitor. The smaller venues offer live bands of various styles, including pop, gospel, hard rock, country and island-style to create a more personal worship atmosphere based on people's musical preferences.
With this multifaceted level of musical activity, it's not surprising that "the music equipment gets a workout," as Saddleback Director of Creative Arts Tony Guerrero reports. To help address these wide-ranging needs, Saddleback relies on a Yamaha Disklavier DC7, which is used in performances in the main worship center, as well as at Saddleback's on-site recording studio to record and archive all services.
"Yamaha has a long-term commitment to equip and educate worship leaders, musicians and technical personnel with the latest in music technology," says Mike Overlin, Manager of Worship Services, Yamaha Corporation of America. "With Saddleback's significant logistical, performance and recording demands, the quality and consistency of the Disklavier is well-suited to this dynamic worship environment."
"I've always been a huge Yamaha fan," notes Guerrero, who has been a Yamaha trumpet artist for nearly two decades. "I personally like strong and bright sounding pianos," he adds. "Bob Barrett, who leads the orchestra, prefers a darker, more classical sound. But we both liked the Disklavier so much that we each were sure the other would hate it. It's a perfect balance for us – it's just great."
For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Piano Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622, telephone (714) 522-9011, or e-mail infostation@yamaha.com.
Beyond the main worship hall, the church also makes use of a host of smaller worship venues which carry the main gospel message by Founding Pastor Rick Warren, author of the spiritual bestseller The Purpose Driven Life, live on a large screen monitor. The smaller venues offer live bands of various styles, including pop, gospel, hard rock, country and island-style to create a more personal worship atmosphere based on people's musical preferences.
With this multifaceted level of musical activity, it's not surprising that "the music equipment gets a workout," as Saddleback Director of Creative Arts Tony Guerrero reports. To help address these wide-ranging needs, Saddleback relies on a Yamaha Disklavier DC7, which is used in performances in the main worship center, as well as at Saddleback's on-site recording studio to record and archive all services.
"Yamaha has a long-term commitment to equip and educate worship leaders, musicians and technical personnel with the latest in music technology," says Mike Overlin, Manager of Worship Services, Yamaha Corporation of America. "With Saddleback's significant logistical, performance and recording demands, the quality and consistency of the Disklavier is well-suited to this dynamic worship environment."
"I've always been a huge Yamaha fan," notes Guerrero, who has been a Yamaha trumpet artist for nearly two decades. "I personally like strong and bright sounding pianos," he adds. "Bob Barrett, who leads the orchestra, prefers a darker, more classical sound. But we both liked the Disklavier so much that we each were sure the other would hate it. It's a perfect balance for us – it's just great."
For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Piano Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622, telephone (714) 522-9011, or e-mail infostation@yamaha.com.
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