Five questions for…Katherine Dienes-Williams
Katherine Dienes-Williams was born and educated in Wellington, New Zealand, and was Organ Scholar and then Assistant Organist at Wellington Cathedral before she came to England to take up the position of Organ Scholar at Winchester Cathedral and Assistant Organist…
St Alban’s International Organ Festival – the 2015 competition music
Here’s some entertaining reading for your next coffee break – the schedules of music for both the improvisation and interpretation competitions at the next St Alban’s Organ Festival, just launched. Application deadline 16 March 2015, so you’ve got a bit…
Five questions for…Nicky Fraser
Nicky Fraser converted from piano to organ eight years ago and under the guidance of Colin Tipple, has recently gained her ARCO. (So she’s a bit like me, but further on!) She’s organist at Inverleith St. Serf’s Church in…
Repertoire revivals – Charles Avison
Continuing my Newcastle theme this week, may I recommend to you the music of Charles Avison? One of the pleasures of attending organ recitals is that of shamelessly appropriating other people’s repertoire. Hilary Norris recently included a concerto by Avison…
Create an organist (or just have a good day out) – The Great North Organ Day
Do you know anyone – of any age – who you think might secretly hanker after playing the pipe organ? Who lives in the north of England? The Great North Organ Day hits Newcastle on Saturday 17th May. Based around…
Thomas Morgan premiere – thanks to Twitter
Before I get too full of self-importance, I need to confess that having a piece of organ music written specially for me was most undeserving – I simply won a competition on Twitter. Composer Thomas Morgan celebrated getting to 300…
Like a mighty tortoise, moves the Church of God
Whether they are people of faith or people of none, most organists’ lives are caught up in the life of the church, simply because their chosen instrument is mainly to be found there. So I include this astonishing photograph, unthinkable…
The best young organists in Europe?
For eight years now Catherine Ennis has been promoting an annual series of recitals featuring young artists at the organ. “It’s the only series, as far as I know” she says, “which gives a platform to such organists away from…
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