The Lady Organist in Winter – Stable Girl Style
Stable Girls are expected to turn out morning and evening, in all weathers, to perform repetitive tasks for dismal amounts of money – sounds familiar? This winter I’ve discovered a whole untapped aspect of my wardrobe, perfect for winter organ…
Repertoire revivals – Theophania Cecil
Great importance is attached to the fact that both Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams played regularly on the Thaxted Lincoln organ, and this was one of the selling points for its recent restoration. All very worthy of course, but…
Organ lessons over the internet – yes it works
Organ lessons can sometimes be like doctor’s appointments – you have your allotted time, and leave with half a dozen questions still hanging in your head. When Neil Cockburn, Head of Organ Studies at Mount Royal University Conservatory in Calgary,…
Picture of the month – October
This month’s pin-up is the wonderfully frilly Hildebrandt Organ at St Wenzel, Naumburg, Germany. Many thanks to Andrew Benson-Wilson for sending me this picture, after he played the organ on a trip earlier this year. Andrew told me “Bach and…
Five questions for…..Daniel Moult
I’ve attended some memorable workshops given by Dan Moult. He is excellent on practice and performance psychology, and I now try and stick to his insistence on total discipline right from the start of learning a piece – because his…
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