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One of Christopher Wrens architectural masterpieces built in 1664-69 is the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford. A Grade I listed building it has been the home of Oxford University ceremonial gatherings for almost 400 years. The building was paid for by Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury and former Warden of All Souls. Every year a great…
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The roll of honour on display in the Canterbury Cathedral records the organists since just before 1407. There are 31 in the list that spans over 600 years. For those holding early office the list records the date of their death, the first being John Moundfeld, a monk who died in 1407. Presumably in these…
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I was invited to visit two Skinner organs in the USA in November 2017. As usual, I took loads of pictures and diarised my adventures on the road for you. I have written two posts about my trip and have given each organ its own focus in each post. In this post I share my…
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I was invited to visit two Skinner organs in the USA in November 2017. As usual, I took loads of pictures and diarised my adventures on the road for you. I have written two posts about my trip and have given each organ its own focus in each post. In this post I share my…
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I had been anticipating my visit to St Bavo Kerk Haarlem for about a year. I was especially looking forward to this as it would be the first historic baroque instrument of international repute that I would visit. The image of this instrument will be familiar to many readers. It is one of the iconic…
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I have been in more than my fair share of organ lofts, most in the UK but an increasing number in Europe. From time to time we all see the ‘remains’ of older organs hand blowing solutions that were of course essential before electricity or sometimes water power allowed organs to be machine blown. Can…
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