The new Dobson Op91 organ at Merton – before and after
The new Dobson organ at Merton College Oxford is proving a popular topic here, so I thought you might like some before and after pictures. The first one shows the casework, au naturel, under construction in Dobson’s workshops in Iowa. …
Some forums for organists
If you think that making snarky comments under the protection of a pseudonym came with the internet, you’d be wrong. The public forums for musical discussion were more slow-moving then, but the letters pages of the Musical World and the…
First performances on Dobson Op91 at Merton College, Oxford
The tuning was finished in the nick of time, and last Wednesday the new Op91 Dobson organ at Merton College Oxford had its first public outing, in a broadcast of Choral Evensong on BBC Radio 3. (And thanks to the…
Liturgical Hair – update for Advent 1
Organist Kathryn Rose is dyeing her hair in the appropriate liturgical colours for the season, to raise money for organ repairs. Here’s the first colour! – for today, the first Sunday in Advent. She needs more sponsorship if she’s going…
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