Christopher Kent examines the life and times of William Sterndale Bennett: his contribution as organist, composer and conductor to nineteenth century musical life, and his contribution to the growing nineteenth-century appreciation of J S Bach.

Sidney Campbell was appointed Organist of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in 1961, and went to considerable lengths to ensure the Harrison & Harrison organ there met his exacting criteria.  Relf Clark studied with Campbell at St George’s, and gives an outline of Campbell’s career and achievements.

Keyboard players of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were expected to be proficient accompanists on all types of keyboard instrument, from organ to harpsichord and, later, fortepiano. Thomas Allery looks at original source material to gain insight into the performance practices of early music.

Given Johann Jacob Froberger’s significance in the written history of music, it is surprising how little of his music is regularly played or known today. The 400th anniversary of Froberger’s birth presented an ideal opportunity for Terence Charlston to reassess current trends and to enhance the diversity and presence of Froberger’s music within our performance culture.

The Journal of the Royal College of Organists is the College’s annual research publication, and Volume 3, 2009 can be downloaded here.

The Journal of the Royal College of Organists is the College’s annual research publication, and Volume 4, 2010 can be downloaded here.

The Journal of the Royal College of Organists is the College’s annual research publication, and Volume 2, 2008 can be downloaded here.

The Journal of the Royal College of Organists is the College’s annual research publication, and Volume 1 (New Series), 2007 can be downloaded here.

In just six nights of bombing during the Second World War, the City of London lost 26 organs. Seventy years later, David S. Knight surveyed what was lost, and charted the heroic efforts to bring music back to shattered churches.