Five questions for…..Jon Nisperos
Up till now my interviews have almost exclusively been with organists living and working in the UK – so I though you might enjoy an interview with a young South African organist. Jon Nisperos and I have been exchanging emails…
RCO Summer Course – organ mirrors of the world
I try to control the trainspotter* tendencies in my personality, but I do like taking pictures of organ mirrors (wait for my fully-illustrated coffee table book Organ Mirrors of the World, Part 1 – it’s going to be a wow) because they…
Jingle Bells and an Oliphant
It’s been a long day at Summer School – and we went to hear the splendid Martin Schmeding play at St Paul’s Cathedral too this evening – so just a short post tonight, with some pictures of fun organ stops…
RCO Summer Course – name that pipe
Yesterday I showed you this pipe at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, but I wasn’t quite sure what it was. Eric Shepherd (who maintains the organ) has the answer: The Pedal pipe that you show is the Sub Bass 32. It…
A Big Name at Bloomsbury Central
At first glance, the organ at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church looks rather ordinary, but many of the big names in organ music like to play here, and today we joined them on the RCO Summer Course, and found out why. …
RCO Summer School 2014 – our feet go marching on
A slightly surreal sight on our first day – a forest of dummy pedalboards marching up the south aisle of St Giles Cripplegate, Course HQ. For silent practice, they are intended remove the organist’s favourite winge/excuse – oh I can’t…
RCO Academy Summer Course 2014
This year’s RCO Academy Summer Course is set to break records – 34 organs and 80 students from grade 4 to diploma. Join me – I’ll be blogging every day from the course – posts appear below RCO Summer…
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