I read with some bemusement an article in the Telegraph. Beware the wrath of the church organist, it warns, and goes on to list various musical infelicities. Slipping unexpected tunes into music is practically obligatory, as far as I’m concerned. … Continue reading
So, I wrote some words last night, rather too many in fact, about my interpretation of various Church of England stuff. That post has received over three hundred hits, more than all my posts on organ fundraising combined. I joked … Continue reading
The historic nearly-100-year-old pipe organ at St Andrew’s Leytonstone will soon fall silent unless we can raise £25000 to repair the bellows. We’ll be hosting a sponsored hymnathon, singing all of the hymns in the New English Hymnal. Could you … Continue reading
David Sinden has a series of blog posts recording different stops on various organs, one at a time so that you can really hear the character of the stop. It seemed like a good project, so I decided to try … Continue reading
We had our organ tuned earlier this week, preparing for Lent. Hooray! I have all the notes back on the Tromba stop! I can use the Great Stopped Diapason when playing in flat keys! I approve of this. Some problems … Continue reading
Last Sunday I rolled along to Christ Church Wanstead as I often do for Evensong; it’s usually quite a small service and I enjoy turning up, singing, and going away again without having to worry about messing anything up. Evensong … Continue reading
On Saturday a pair of these arrived in the post: They were knitted for me by my aunt, and my mum sent them along to keep my wrists warm while I’m practising at church. St Andrew’s, like many church buildings … Continue reading
Saturday afternoon I attended the Organists Online ten-year anniversary event, an Open House at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church. It was good to meet other organists; we tend to get quite wrapped up in our own work, being all busy at … Continue reading
This afternoon, N and I went to the St Albans Organ Theatre, a marvelous museum of various instruments. There were a number of instruments, from tabletop music boxes and cob organs to two impressive theatre organs and four mechanical, “self-playing” … Continue reading
I’ve been on vacation for most of the past week, staying in a guesthouse in Mark, Somerset and cycling a lot. I’m well aware that I have a shiny new job starting in September, and I didn’t want to miss … Continue reading