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Almost 2 years ago now our discussions began with James Buonemani, the Director of Music at St James’ Wilshire Boulevard, who wanted to build a most interesting chamber organ for the church’s Resurrection Chapel on the north side of the main building. Many emails and video conference calls eventually defined an instrument that could never…
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2023 sees the 900th anniversary of the founding of the Priory of St Bartholomew. On Saturday 25 March 2023, St Bartholomew’s Hospital and St Bartholomew the Great church will turn 900 years old. St Bartholomew’s the Great a hidden gem St Bartholomew’s the Great is a magnificent church hidden away in the heart of ‘Old…
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My first visit to Prague was in about 1990. The Berlin wall had only just fallen and I was part of a rush of UK industrialists trying to establish relationships with the low cost production facilities now opening up in Eastern Europe. Prague was a captivating location. I vividly remember sitting out in Wenceslas Square…
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It was in November of 2019 that I attended the first meeting in Winchester to discuss the requirement for a temporary instrument that would cover the rebuilding and restoration of the pipe organ, planned at that time for 2021 if I remember correctly. Plans were agreed. Speakers would be placed in the choir loft and…
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In January 2019 we received an enquiry for a new instrument at Holy Trinity Church Rayleigh. The church committee were in the process of planning some major reordering of the building and part of the plan was to have a new instrument to replace the 2-manual pipe organ which struggled to fill the church and…
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Organist Anna Lapwood makes Aldeburgh Festival debut playing Britten’s Four Sea Interludes in Snape Maltings Concert Hall, on a Regent Classic Organ. The Aldeburgh Festival 2022 is an extended, 24-day celebration of music and the arts. Programming strands include Britten and Women and a celebration of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme at 50, and there are also…
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The plans are coming together for a repeat organ battle performance with a twist in Selby Abbey on September 3 2021 . Internationally renowned organists Martin Baker and John Scott Whiteley will be taking turns on the Abbeys magnificent Hill organ, recently restored by Principal Pipe Organs, and the digital Regent Classic Skinner style instrument…
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The Queensland Symphony Orchestra on stage with Dr Joseph Nolan seated above at the Klais organ at QPAC Concert Hall – photo credit Peter Wallis One of my favourite pieces for organ is the Concerto for Timpani and Strings written by Poulenc in 1936. The piece is not long, perhaps just 20 minutes, but unlike…
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