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Welcome to the first release in the 2018 Choral Accompaniment series. In this first tutorial we’ve chosen the rousing favourite, “O Thou the Central Orb” by Charles Wood. For our 2018 tutorial series we’re concentrating on the organ as a means of choral accompaniment. Church choral music was chosen to illustrate the accompaniment of various…
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The history of the Unitarian chapel The history of “The Old Meeting House” Unitarian chapel in Tenterden, Kent, can be traced back to the year 1662. Following the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, two years later in 1662 the revised “Book Of Common Prayer” was published, and the “Act Of Uniformity” was passed. This…
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If you are a social media addict as I am, and in particular a member of a number of organists groups you will be used from time to time seeing comic draw stop names that have for the most part been photoshopped by someone with a sense of humour, ’Fast Forward Sermon’ ‘Mute Preacher,’ ‘Sport…
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My first encounter with the Blenheim Palace organ was over 20 years ago when I wrote in and asked to play it. Then and now they will accommodate visiting musicians but you have to be there early before the house opens at 10.00am. Blenheim Palace Organ in need of repair Sadly the condition of the…
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I write this on a slightly sad day having returned from playing for the funeral of my local church organist. She had reached the age of 80 and had played at St Mary’s Helmdon for almost 40 years. So another vacancy on the bench has opened up with precious few candidates willing or otherwise to…
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In October this year I found myself for the first time visiting St Mary’s Melton Mowbray. My only knowledge of this church was as a venue where Carlo Curley often played organ battles with his touring organ set up in the nave. Carlo lived nearby and so was a regular visitor. An Organ just in…
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If like me you are rather addicted to the organ and its music you will have gone to considerable lengths to enjoy your hobby, passion or profession. And in some cases for us and our customers it is all three. Not disturbing the neighbours There are a small group of us who perhaps go beyond…
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Decembers hymn is the much-loved Christmas carol “ O Come, O Come, Emmanuel ”. The words were originally written in Latin text and combined from various antiphons by an unknown author, possibly in the 12th Century. The Latin text was translated into English by John Mason Neale in 1851. It is believed that the melody…
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D’Arcy Trinkwon is a well-known concert organist with recital work all over the world. For a long time he has also had a Viscount 3 manual organ at home for practice. In 2014 he very kindly agreed to make a DVD on our instrument at Selby Abbey. This would help publicise the fund raising programme…
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I can hardly believe 5 years has passed since we produced our last demonstration DVD! Since then we have introduced 2 new organ ranges. New Chorum and Sonus range Chorum with a more detailed sample library has replaced the Cadet range of instruments. Specifically for home practice, the Sonus range with a greatly enlarged internal…
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Early on the morning of the 20th of October I landed in Belfast City Airport and hired a car for the 2 hour drive over to Derry to join the group assembled there for the first of what is very much hoped will be an ongoing annual event focussed on engaging young people with the…
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For the month of November we have selected the hymn “O God our help in ages past”, written by Isaac Watts (1674 – 1748) and accompanied by the tune “St. Anne”. This tune is written by the English composer and Organist, William Croft (1677 – 1727). The hymn is often sung as part of Armistice…
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