Choir & Organ

Choir & Organ shines a global spotlight on two distinctive fields of creativity, celebrating inventiveness and excellence in all their forms. We aim to inspire our readers through giving a platform to conductors, organists, composers, and choirs of every kind; and showcasing the imaginative craft of pipe organ building across the centuries, critiquing new organs and tackling ethics in restoring historic instruments.

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Swiss heir • Organist Anna-Victoria Baltrusch describes the Romantically inspired Kuhn organ that reigns supreme at the Tonhalle, Zurich.

Ayr time • Ever since Sir James MacMillan launched the Cumnock Tryst less than a decade ago, the Scottish festival has led members of the local community to achieve results beyond their imaginings. Clare Stevens meets the chorus

Advancing the aesthetic • Performance standards at this year’s Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition are higher than ever. Jonathan Ambrosino reports from Pennsylvania

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David Hill In conversation with … Sir John Eliot Gardiner • Founder-conductor, Monteverdi Choir

Freestyle • Leipzig-Übung Teil I…

Jasper Dommett Intertwined Resonance • An ‘intriguing soundworld’ pervades Intertwined Resonance for solo organ. Composer Jasper Dommett talks to Matthew Power

CHRISTMAS CRACKERS • New choral and organ scores for Christmas 2023

No smoke and mirrors • Rebecca Tavener is impressed by a US vocal ensemble that is driven by a commitment to make the early music profession accessible to singers of diverse backgrounds

Work in progress • Paul Hale profiles the South Island Organ Company, New Zealand, and surveys current projects.

Restoring New Zealand’s organ heritage

Digital Digest • Best headphones for digital organs and listening to organ and choral music

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NEXT ISSUE • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023

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EARLY MUSIC

MIXTURE • Stephen Farr previews Christmas organ works, five pieces by Thierry Pallesco, and works with a Scottish flavour

ENCOUNTERS • PHILIP MOORE, COMPOSER AND ORGANIST EMERITUS OF YORK MINSTER