Schoolchildren build an organ in Wolverhampton
Ewan Murray is in his final year of organ studies at The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and recently organised and ran an organ outreach event for local schoolchildren, who enthusiastically engaged in organ-building, organ-playing, composing and singing over two days in St Peter’s Collegiate Church in Wolverhampton.
From Renaissance to Expressionist – the RCO’s study trip to Denmark
The music of the Northern European school explored on the instruments of its time, on a study trip to Denmark organised by the RCO.
Are you sitting comfortably? – the Adjustable Benches Campaign
Organists come in all shapes and sizes, and a recent survey has highlighted the problems many face in playing their instrument comfortably. A new campaign aims to address this, with practical solutions to ensure equal access and confidence for all.
The Learning During Lockdown series
A full listing, with links, of the Learning during Lockdown series, which ran as a series of 16 bulletins throughout 2020.
The Tudor Organ – a film by Magnus Williamson
Magnus Williamson, Professor of Early Music at Newcastle University, presents a film on Tudor organs and organ music, featuring the Wetheringsett organ built in 2002 by Goezte & Gwynn.
Learning during lockdown : 15 Organs and organ building
There are of course differences between individual grand pianos, and cellos, and flutes, but of all musicians, organists have to be the most prepared to adapt, often at short notice, to enormous variation in the size, shape and scope of their instrument. This month’s Learning during Lockdown focusses on the instrument and its builders, and how all this variety came about.
The English Organ – part 2
THE ENGLISH ORGAN is a series of films and recordings made by Fugue State Films, telling the story of the English organ and its music, over five hundred years. In these three final films Daniel Moult takes the discussion from the nineteenth into the twentieth century, with performances of Stanford, Whitlock, and Patrick Gowers on historic organs.
The English Organ – part 1
THE ENGLISH ORGAN is a series of films and recordings made by Fugue State Films, telling the story of the English organ and its music. In these three films, Daniel Moult looks at the beginnings of English organ building, playing Byrd, Purcell and Handel on three historic organs.
The English Organ – introduction
In a series of special films Daniel Moult discusses the history of organ-building in England, and demonstrates the diversity of organ types, with appropriate music. This first film takes an overview of the development of the English organ, from Tudor beginnings to the present day.