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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RVW 150 CHORAL ROUND-UP

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RECITAL ROUND-UP • SOUNDS OF SUMMER

Simon Preston • 1938 – 2022

The times they are a’changing • The 450th anniversary of Thomas Tomkins prompts Rebecca Tavener to reassess the output of the English composer who weathered the turbulent politics of his day to produce some of his era’s most poignant music

Fresh air • In Paris Notre-Dame’s repair continues and the restoration of its organ has been entrusted to three organ builders. Pierre Dubois visits Manufacture Languedocienne de Grandes Orgues to see progress being made on the windchests

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Voices of Berlin • Henry Fairs pursues his tour of Berlin’s historic organs and considers the remarkable pedagogical and interpretative opportunities at the Berliner Dom.

Berliner Dom, Berlin • WILHELM SAUER (1905) W. SAUER ORGELBAU, FRANKFURT AN DER ODER (1993)

Freestyle

Rorate caeli desuper • Jack Oades tells Matthew Power how plainchant informs his improvisatory-style solo organ work suitable for Advent Sunday

INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF PIPE ORGAN BUILDERS

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Cry of eternal love • Profound concern for the direction the world seems to be moving in and the impact it has on ordinary people has prompted Heidi Breyer to compose a Requiem. She talks to David Wordsworth ahead of the Carnegie Hall premiere

Fathers of the Victorians • Nicholas Thistlethwaite concludes his series on musicians who laid the foundations of the culture of Victorian church music

MOZART • The most naturally gifted musician in history

Songs of unity • The Edinburgh International Festival annually attracts visitors from around the globe to its vibrant combination of mainstream and Fringe arts events. A key contributor to the classical concerts is the Edinburgh Festival Chorus; Robert Guthrie steps behind the scenes to learn how it has developed over the years

Work in progress • Traditional and progressive, Clevedon Organs and Michael Farley Organ Builders both have much to interest Paul Hale.

A tale of two organ builders

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TRAVELLER’S JOY • Brian Morton visits the Faroe Islands, where puffins and whales meet ancient Norse culture

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REVIEWS • CONCERTS • KEYBOARD CDS • CHORAL CDS • DVDS • ORGAN MUSIC • CHORAL MUSIC • BOOKS

EARLY MUSIC • Rebecca Tavener rounds up the latest releases

CHORAL SELECTION • Anthems...