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Ushaw Organ Weekend 2018
James Parsons (founder of Oundle for Organists) and The Organ Club invites you to join them for the Ushaw Organ Weekend. This event is hosted at Ushaw College from Friday 4th to Monday 7th May 2018. This is an opportunity for organists of all ages and stages and all seeking a Spring Bank Holiday Weekend…
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PianoCzarX – Chanson de Matin
I was delighted to get a request from the PianoCzarX to use the soundtrack from one of our organ videos for his next keyboard animation. The Elgar Chanson de Matin arranged for organ is presented in a very appealing visual way on this video. Seeing the actual note pattern presented may actually help with understanding…
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Nolan Concerts Series Programme 2018
Viscount Classical Organs and Regent Classic Organs are delighted to present this 2018 concert series on instruments installed recently, featuring internationally renowned organist, Dr Joseph Nolan. You can read more about Dr Nolan at the bottom of this page. Concert Dates and Programme 5 Magnificent Venues, 1 Marvellous Musician as follows (see details further down):…
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Wells Cathedral Emergency Organ Hire
Not since I was in school in Somerset have I set foot in Wells Cathedral which I hate to consider let alone write is 44 years ago. In those days my organ tutor David Ponsford was the assistant at Wells Cathedral and so I managed to get an hour or so at the organ console…
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D’Arcy Trinkwon – Organ Music from Selby Abbey
We are very pleased to share some more organ music videos (Louis Vierne, John Cook, Pierre Cochereau and more) from our recording at Selby Abbey. If you missed our first blog post then go to – D’Arcy Trinkwon at Selby Abbey on Regent 356 Organ – it has five more brilliant videos with D’Arcy playing…
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Dr Joseph Nolan Concert Series 2018
Viscount Classical Organs and Regent Classic are delighted to present this concert series on our recently installed instruments, featuring internationally renowned organist, Dr Joseph Nolan. Reserve the following 5 dates at these magnificent venues: 19th May – St Mary’s, Chalgrove – 7.30pm 23rd May – Crescent Church, Belfast – 7.30pm 24th May – St Joseph’s,…
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Tewkesbury Abbey hire a Viscount Envoy 35-FV
As our hire business grows and we are involved in more long term installations, we are increasingly finding that we are working at considerable heights. This was the case with the organ installation at Tewkesbury Abbey where work on the pipe organ is scheduled to last for about 4 months. The work involved there is…
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A review of 2017
I think it will be fair to look back on 2017 as the year when the true quality and value of Viscount Digital Organs was seen as equal to any other supplier and by many to be the best sound available although this always has to be set in the context of personal preference. Instrument…
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[Choral Accompaniment] O Thou the Central Orb
For our 2018 tutorial series we’re concentrating on the organ as a means of choral accompaniment. Accompanying a choir requires that the instrument supports boldly in a limited number of places, but recedes at many other times to allow the vocal parts to come through. It is also heard in solo role joining choral sections…
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[Client Installation] Tenterden Unitarian Chapel
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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A rather unusual drawstop!
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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Diary of a Page Turner – Blenheim Palace
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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