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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LONGWOOD ANNOUNCES 2023 SHORTLIST

BOARDING REQUIREMENT SCRAPPED AT CANTERBURY

NEWS IN BRIEF

NYCGB CELEBRATES 40 YEARS

APPOINTMENTS & AWARDS

WSCM RETURNS AFTER SIX YEARS

EVENTS

RSCM ANNOUNCES ‘SING FOR THE KING’

‘THE ORGAN SHOW’ GOES LIVE

HOLY WEEK MUSIC

12 CORONATION COMMISSIONS ANNOUNCED

PREMIERES [RP = REGIONAL PREMIERE]

PAUSE FOR THOUGHT

KING’S PSALMS

Frederick Swann 1931 – 2022

Celebrating the future • The Royal Academy of Music’s principal, Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood CBE, is championing new investment that will benefit the organ department. He talks to Matthew Power.

Gather around • Magnus Williamson discusses the Tudor practice of singing from a common choirbook on a lectern, which leads to an ‘ear-opening experience’

Sofi Jeannin • Chief conductor, the BBC Singers

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The scholarly pioneer • Renowned organist and musicologist Harald Vogel shares his continuing research into the historic organs and music of north Germany with Matthew Provost

Freestyle • A ghostly aura at King’s; inspired by Andrew Wyeth; and a Quaker dilemma

Celebrating Rachmaninov’s 150th anniversary

FESTIVALS 2023 • Guide to what’s on

Cultural exchange • Since its founding in 2006, the NFM Choir has built a strong reputation for performing classical choral repertoire, not least from its native Poland. Now a new French artistic director is looking to expand the choir’s remit even further.

Work in progress • Paul Hale explores projects from the workshop of J.L. van den Heuvel Orgelbouw, Dordrecht, Netherlands.

60 years of development

The Church of St Aloysius, Glasgow, Scotland • J.L. VAN DEN HEUVEL ORGELBOUW (1993), (2015)

Hersteld Hervormde Kerk, Lunteren, Netherlands • J.L. VAN DEN HEUVEL ORGELBOUW (2019)

CHOIR & ORGAN PRESENTS…

Cornish cream • Despite being less than 150 years old and ‘at the bottom end of a train line’, Truro Cathedral has developed a strong musical tradition that includes recordings, tours and outreach projects.

Passport to Pimlico • A Victorian church in central London at last has an organ to suit its needs. Matthew Power visits the recent rebuild and talks to Nicholson & Co. about their work

St Gabriel’s Church, Pimlico, London SW1 • JAMES JEPSON BINNS, LEEDS (1894); J.W. WALKER & SONS, RUISLIP (1970); NICHOLSON & CO., MALVERN (2022)

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Your global spotlight on choral and organ music

CHOIR & ORGAN NEXT ISSUE • MAY 2023

TRAVELLER’S JOY • Lavender festivals, medieval villages and exquisite organs – France’s Hérault region is perfect for a C&O reader, writes Robert Guthrie.

ON RELEASE • NEW DISCS COMING OUT IN… APRIL 2023

REVIEWS

KEYBOARD CDS

CHORAL CDS

EARLY MUSIC • Rebecca Tavener rounds up the latest releases

CHORAL SELECTION • Jeremy Jackman takes his pick of short pieces for mixed voices

ORGAN MUSIC

Insight and inspiration for music professionals

ENCOUNTERS • LUCY HOLLINS, CONDUCTOR, ANIMATEUR AND PRESENTER

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