Frederick Stocken World Premiere – 11 February 2014
Frederick Stocken will give the world premiere of his new piece Faith, Love, Hope during a recital at St Lawrence Jewry, next to Guildhall in the City of London, on Tuesday 11 February at 1pm. He says the inspiration to…
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…
Calgary Organ Festival 2013 – spooky goings-on
Calgary organists promise howling pipes and decomposing musicians from 10pm on 31st October at Knox United Church, as part of Calgary Organ Festival, coming up at the end of this month. Entry to this event is by donation to the…
Francis Jackson…and the Widor Toccata
Organists roll their eyes and sigh when asked for “The Widor Toccata” at weddings – it’s become a modern cliché, and most of us know that it all stems from the performance by Francis Jackson at the wedding of Prince…
Liturgical Hair
After the usual stalwarts of coffee mornings, bazaars, quiz nights and raffles, what other options are there for parish fund raising, when the organ, inevitably, needs expensive attention? The historic 1914 Lewis & Co organ at St Andrew’s, Leytonstone, in…
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…
Join me on the RCO Academy Summer Course London 2013
The Lady Organist was proud to be the guest blog at the RCO Academy Summer Course for Organists last year, Monday 29th July to Saturday 3rd August. Six days of classes and concerts, playing organs of every size and date,…
The RFH organ restoration – last pipe delivered by bicycle
On Saturday a group of intrepid cyclists set themselves the challenge of delivering the last organ pipe required for the Royal Festival Hall organ rebuild in London, England, by bicycle, all the way from Harrison & Harrison’s HQ in Durham,…
Update on Dobson Op91 at Merton College, Oxford
Christmas comes early for Benjamin Nicholas as he gets his hands on the new Dobson organ at Merton College, Oxford.
A Dobson organ from Iowa comes to Merton College, Oxford
The installation of the new Dobson organ at Merton College, Oxford, is underway, and you can follow it on Facebook and Twitter. Benjamin Nicholas, Organist and Director of Music at Merton, and Merton’s Chaplain, Simon Jones, have been tweeting pictures,…
Happy Birthday to You
For those of us asked to play Happy Birthday to You on a regular basis – and vaguely wondering each time about the copyright issues – there’s a comforting lawsuit (that’s a rarity) going through the US courts. See this…
Hummingbird – a fresh take on music notation
It’s hard enough learning a new instrument, but mastering notation at the same time can make music just too much of a struggle for youngsters. Blake West and Mike Sall in Austin Texas have come up with an alternative notation,…
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