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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70 YEARS OF THE FESTIVAL HALL ORGAN

EVENTS

RECITAL ROUND-UP

David Hill In conversation with …

East to west • The legacy of Gothenburg’s North German Organ Project can be seen in a new instrument in a suburb of Ghent, based on the work of Heinrich Andreas Contius. Chris Bragg travels to Belgium to talk to its builder

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Broadening horizons • Not content solely with performing, UK vocal ensemble The Marian Consort aims to attract new audiences and also to encourage emerging composers to explore writing for voices – which makes it an ideal partner for Choir & Organ’s 2024 New Music series.

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Baroque around the clock • As Ton Koopman approaches his 80th birthday, he looks back over a career that reflects not only his excellence as an organist, harpsichordist and conductor, but a personality that itches to get things going. He talks to Pierre Dubois

Marcus Rock Toe by Toe • In his work for unaccompanied mixed choir, Marcus Rock uses imaginative vocal effects to create a dreamlike atmosphere. He talks to Matthew Power

GRAMOPHONE PRESENTS… MY CLASSICAL MUSIC

COMPETITIONS 2024 • Guide to Organ and Choral Competitions

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Light brigade • Though Lucy Walker was only introduced to liturgical music as a university undergraduate, she has already won some prestigious commissions and is now composer-in-residence with the professional St Martin’s Voices in London. Stephen Pritchard meets her

French windows • The acquisition of a medal presented to Aristide Cavaillé-Coll for his organ in the basilica of Saint-Denis, Paris, prompts Richard Brasier to take a close look at the instrument and the historical context in which it was built

Basilica of Saint-Denis, Paris • ARISTIDE CAVAILLÉ-COLL (1841)

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