Five questions for…Carol Williams
Dr Carol Williams was British born, in a musical Welsh family, and was giving recitals by the time she was eight. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music, then with Daniel Roth at St Sulpice, Paris, before moving to…
The RFH organ restoration – time for the 32 foot pipes
The Southbank Centre recently tweeted a picture of the next step in the rebuild of the Royal Festival Hall organ. The last time I saw this sort of big plumbing was on a trip round the engine room of…
RCO Summer Course 2013 – back to our own benches
We’ve had our student recital, our certificates, said thank you to our teachers, and are heading back home to our solitary organ benches. It’s been an intense few days, and some of us were definitely losing the edge by yesterday…
RCO Summer Course 2013 – on improvisation
The RCO sees improvisation as an Essential Skill for organists, so we’ve had these daunting/inspirational workshops on improvisation all through the course from some of the best in the business. Some students have decided to try and keep the momentum…
RCO Summer Course 2013 – lightbulb jokes
Q. How many altos does it take to change a lightbulb? A. One, and nine others to say ‘But it’s too high for me’ Q. How many sopranos does it take to change a light bulb? A. One,…
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