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Manchester Cathedral are undergoing a major programme of works as you can see from the list below taken off their website. I am not sure if it is by accident or by design that the new organ heads the list. Perhaps it is just the most expensive item on the list! Their planned works are…
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If a poll amongst organists were put out, I suspect there would be universal agreement that interest in the organ and its music has been in a slow but steady decline over the last 50 years. This is certainly the case in the UK – although it’s still esteemed in some countries. Here, I talk…
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We are passionate about organs and organ music and spend a good majority of our time supporting local, national and international organ events (both pipe and digital). As part of our ongoing drive for amazing music in the organ world, we are pleased to announce that we are offering a year’s free membership of the…
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The main and civic church for the town of Witney, Saint Mary’s, was re-dedicated in 1243. The church sits in a prominent position at the head of the town green with a substantial spire above the crossing. The fine west window (and our reworked console) can be seen at the top of this page. The…
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In this edition of the series, we bring you Chanson De Matin by Edward Elgar in an arrangement for organ by Herbert Brewer. Originally written for piano and violin the arrangement for organ is particularly effective with the melody contrasting well against a quiet accompaniment. An effective presentation of this piece is all about sensitive…
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Tony would be delighted to welcome organists contemplating the purchase of a Viscount to explore his home installation. If you are interested to do this please first call Viscount to be given Tony’s contact information. I have wanted for some time now to share my experience in purchasing a new organ for my home use….
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[This is a series where we share short tutorials on a range of different pieces introduced and played by our colleague Jonathan Kingston, on our Viscount Organs. ] In this edition of the series, we bring you the first movement of a violing concerto by Ernst transcribed for organ by J S Bach. Ernst was…
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In September 2014 we were very pleased to be asked to install our Regent 356 instrument at the breathtaking Selby Abbey (read more about that here). Eight months later we were back to make some musical magic! After having cast my vote at 7.00am (7 May 2015), a time I am not usually even awake,…
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[This is a series where we share short tutorials on a range of different pieces introduced and played by our colleague Jonathan Kingston, on our Viscount Organs. ] In this edition of the series, we bring you a Gavotte by William Boyce. William born in 1711 began his musical education when he became a chorister…
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Did you know the poor church mouse was originally a hungry one? The saying was originally said to be hungry as a church mouse. Churches in the 1600’s had no kitchens to cook meals and no storage or pantries to store food. A mouse that was so unlucky to take up residence in a church…
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[This is a series where we share short tutorials on a range of different pieces introduced and played by our colleague Jonathan Kingston, on our Viscount Organs. ] In this edition of the series, we bring you the Allegro in D by John Stanley, a music graduate of Oxford University at the age of just…
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[This is a series where we share short tutorials on a range of different pieces introduced and played by our colleague Jonathan Kingston, on our Viscount Organs. ] In this edition of the series, we bring you the stirring tune Jerusalem written by Parry for the words of William Blake. This is a warhorse of…
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This time we have gone to far greater lengths to ensure that the sound quality of our YouTube demonstration videos is as good as it possibly can be. We understand that listening via the internet often means using a quite poor speaker system so the starting quality is not always significant but, with increasing use…
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OK, so this is partly an excuse for me to bang on about Italy and all the lovely places I visit there but I am just beginning to realise the very different style the small town and country churches in Italy have that is greatly to the advantage of the music making. There is no…
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Early in September 2014 we were delighted to have been chosen by Selby Abbey to provide a temporary instrument for up to 2 years while the large and historic Hill (with some later alterations by Hill Norman & Beard) pipe organ is restored by Principal Pipe Organs of York. It always a joy to install…
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Very near my home in Italy is the tiny and elevated village of Sant’ Anna di Stazzema. It is approached by a steep winding road that at times gives a dramatic view of the Mediterranean from Livorno in the south towards La Spezia in the north, a truly beautiful outlook. This summer my eye was…
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This post is part of a series where I share some of my world travels on which my love for organs has taken me. I help friends, associates and fellow organ lovers with projects that mean I get to see new and old organs in gorgeous settings and really experiment with this instrument. For six…
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Ivan Fowler is one of our customers and recently shared his story with us as to how he came to enjoy, own and play a digital Viscount organ. He lives in a quiet suburb of Bristol and, while sitting in a lovely sunny room overlooking a very well kept garden, Ivan spends many hours enjoying…
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This is a guest post from one of our customers, the Reverend Ivan Fowler (pictured above), who wanted to share his love of organ playing and what he has enjoyed about playing various digital Viscount organs. “My interest in the organ goes back many years from when I was a choir boy. I started playing at the…
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All Saint’s Leamington is a wonderful church built in a French Gothic style. The church has a wonderful crossing with the most delightful side chapel in the south aisle featuring the most beautiful altar backdrop (pictured right). This church is a real gem urgently in need of substantial help with restoration and a visit will…
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The idea for an association of Organists was conceived in November 1863 when the organist of St Michael’s Cornhill, Richard Limpus, convened a meeting of his fellow organists at Mullen’s Hotel Ironmonger Lane. This led to further meetings in 1864 and so it was that the ‘College of Organists’ began life holding its first open…
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September 26th 2013 saw the official opening of the stunning new Milton Court facilities for the GSMD that were contemplated as long ago as 1996. A large group of sponsors, suppliers, students and staff (along with myself) filled the Concert Hall together with distinguished guests, to listen to a short concert and formal opening by…
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Many of us are familiar with the phrase ‘Jam and Jerusalem’ as an epithet for the Women’s Institute but did you know that ‘Jam and Journalism’ could be similarly applied to Dundee? Dundee’s association with jam stems from Janet Keiller’s 1797 ‘invention’ of marmalade (pictured left). Journalism in Dundee refers to the publishing company of D. C. Thomson & Co….
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I have to admit that I had never heard of Yarm until we were invited to quote for an instrument for the school’s brand new performing arts auditorium. It’s called the Princess Alexandra Auditorium – since the Princess opened it in May 2012. Yarm is a pretty old market town on Teeside near Middlesbrough situated…
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