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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Dr Francis Jackson CBE 1917 – 2022

TRIBUTES TO FRANCIS • A man of warmth, grace, charm, humour, modesty and outstanding musicianship. It seems everyone who ever met him has a story to tell about him. Readers share personal memories of Dr Francis Jackson CBE

Dr John Scott Whiteley, Organist Emeritus, York Minster

Voices of Berlin • Henry Fairs continues his series on organs in the German capital with a baroque organ in the Marienkirche that has undergone multiple changes

Looking for hope • The unlawful police killing of African American George Floyd in 2020 prompted outrage and demonstrations in many countries – and a new choral work by Adolphus Hailstork that expresses anger, but also calls on Americans of all backgrounds to unite, writes

Two’s company • Apart from pursuing separate careers, Jonathan and Tom Scott have forged a double act which has drawn millions to classical music through their animations and performances on organ and piano. They talk to Michael Quinn.

Ellie Slorach • Orchestral and choral conductor, and artistic director of Kantos

Fathers of the Victorians • Nicholas Thistlethwaite continues his survey of Georgian contributors to church music and organ building

Freestyle • Evgeny mix-up; and the latest developments at St Michael’s Tenbury

Scratch Theatre • The British-Chinese composer sheds ‘limitations’ in writing an unpitched work with no words. He explains why to Matthew Power

SUMMER SCHOOLS & SHORT COURSES • All information correct at time of going to press. Courses may be cancelled or reinstated depending on the Covid-19 pandemic. Please check websites for the latest details.

Celebrating 10 Special Years • Join NIIOC’s 10 starry winners for Gala Recitals this spring

Northern powerhouse • An imaginative virtual project reimagining the music of Vaughan Williams won them a Royal Philharmonic Society Award – but their ambition hasn’t ended there. Clare Stevens meets the Chorus of the Royal Northern Sinfonia

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Reclaiming the past • Malcolm Bruno explains how a birthday present to a teenage boy led to a revival of Bach’s St Matthew Passion and outlines the pragmatic revisions that facilitated its performance in a new musical era

Work in progress • Matthew Power visits the workshop of Orgues Létourneau to find an instrument being constructed along the lines of an English town hall organ, among others

Orgues Létourneau – how it all began

TRAVELLER’S JOY • Ivan Moody surveys the musical lineage of Lisbon, one of Europe’s most vibrant cities

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