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* Photographs credit to Maya Barter. The Young Organs Scholars Trust was created in 2013 by Christopher Cowell to provide high quality training for young keyboard musicians that are developing an interest in the world of church music. I was recently invited to attend the Choral Evensong at Southwark Cathedral that highlighted two YOST scholars’…
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Pipe organs and very hot weather are generally a combination that can sometimes lead to problems. Usually these are temporary as the hot air changes the pitch of flue pipes while the reed pitch is not significantly affected by temperature. So, heat often leads to an uncomfortable out of tune situation that eventually repairs itself….
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It was in August 2025 when we received an email from David Van Rooyen, an organ enthusiast from Durban, South Africa. He wanted to develop his organ practice and was interested in purchasing a three manual instrument for his home. David had given a huge amount of thought to his requirements and what the organ…
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A recent 999 emergency call found us working in Sherborne Abbey to help set up a short-term hire instrument as internal building works demanded the pipe organ be wrapped up in plastic to prevent any dust damage that might develop from stonework adjacent to the pipe case. With only a few days’ notice to set…
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This time it was Sherborne Abbey in Dorset. On Wednesday 29th April we received a call from James Henderson (Director of Music) desperate to know if we could provide an instrument for long-term hire within a week. The Abbey was having some internal building work (moving the vestry to create a new internal toilet block)…
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An afternoon of theatre organ music will take place on Sunday 26th April 2026 at 2:30pm at Paul Kirner’s Music Palace in Ynyshir, Porth. This special event will feature leading organist Michael Wooldridge, joined by young organists Jamyma Hanson and Jack Morton. The concert promises a varied programme showcasing the distinctive sound and expressive range…
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It was just a little less than a year ago when we were invited to St Mary’s Church in Horncastle to make a proposal for a new digital organ. The 3 manual rocker tab Makin organ had given many years of good service but in recent times become subject to technical issues that required service…
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It was in December 2022 when we were first contacted by Robbie Starling, organist at Hanham Baptist Church in Bristol. Their 2-manual Bradford computing organ had given around 30 years of faithful service. However, time had taken its toll and the instrument had reached a point where repair was no longer economically viable. A new…
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2025 started with quite a challenge filming our latest Regent Classic instrument at Selby Abbey. The camera resources were once again provided by my cousin whose company Air TV has created ‘Bangers & Cash. Audio skills were from our great friend Ken Blair so the regular team assembled in a very cold Abbey for the…
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It is almost a year ago when I accompanied Dr Joseph Nolan, award winning organist and personal friend, to assist with his epic recordings of the complete works of Alkan at the organ in St Martins Church Dudelange in Luxembourg. A new recording adventure begins This four-night, epic recording challenged us all to the extreme….
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We recently shared the interesting origins of the Sheldonian Theatre’s organ where we shared that we’d installed a Envoy 350-FV. Here I share how the voicing of this instrument went. The Sheldonian challenge, voicing in a dry space. Voicing a digital organ in a relatively “dry” space is always much more of a challenge than…
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The prospect of voicing a large instrument in one of the most fantastic buildings in the country was a particularly appealing one to start the year. Wells Cathedral has an absolutely cavernous acoustic, yet is extremely favourable to music. The town itself is charismatic and everyone we met was very kind to us, from the…
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