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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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Performed at Selby Abbey by Dr Joseph Nolan When Dr Joseph Nolan recorded tracks at Selby Abbey on a Regent Classic instrument, for our 2017 DVD, he included J.S. Bach’s masterly Partita on the chorale “Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig”. Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig: Set of variations on German hymn The piece (BWV 768) is a…
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Marcel Dupré was one of the foremost French organ virtuoso’s of his time, an heir to the great tradition of Romantic French organ playing and composing. Dupré was famed for his ability to improvise; he also composed substantial works and was a widely travelled recitalist and an influential teacher. What is perhaps less well known…
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I am sure that any traditional organ builder will tell you not to plan the opening recital for until at least 3 and even better 6 months after the organ is due to be commissioned. More often than not builds run late not early, encounter problems and prudence dictate a wide margin for error is…
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The Skinner style organ has been created for customers who require a Skinner voiced instrument and wish to invest in a console that draws extensively on the design features of period Skinner instruments. The console you see in the videos below is a near perfect copy of an original Skinner Organ built in 1929 for…
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I had been away 2 weeks immediately before we were schedule to film our Custom Skinner style console at Selby Abbey and the new console was not quite finished before my departure on holiday. So I was just a little anxious that all would be well and waiting for me on return to the UK…
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Regent Classic Organs are very excited to have Dr Joseph Nolan perform three concerts in May 2018 on our bespoke church organs. These three concerts in different locations around the UK & Ireland is a fantastic opportunity to listen to Dr Nolan play in person. If you read our blog or follow us on social…
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Watch Joseph Nolan below in this complete performance of Widors 5th Organ Symphony taken from our DVD recorded at Selby Abbey. If you view the videos you will by the end understand why Joseph has been awarded the Medal of Chevalier des Artes for services to French music. Gramophone Magazine said this about his recent Widor…
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