Choir & Organ  |  Jan/Feb 2021
How Swiss builders Metzler melded French and English flavours in a new organ for the Stadtcasino in Basel; Philippe Herreweghe shares his views on historically informed performance in an exclusive interview; the enduring legacy of Josquin 500 years after his death; and the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain's Young Composers Scheme.
Plus, notes on performing J.S. Bach’s Passacaglia in C minor; David Hill on how to continue singing through the disruption of Covid-19; John Scott Whiteley concludes his assessment of J.S. Bach’s use of the Tremulant by considering the organs that he played and writings of that time; the score for our New Music commission I will tell them by Amy Bryce; a rare Bevington chamber organ sits in the workshop of South Island Organ Company, NZ; choral promoter Griselda Sherlaw-Johnson; our 2021 Summer Schools and Short Courses supplement; remembering Arthur Wills, director of music at Ely Cathedral; and why is a cathedral in Sweden commissioning so much new music from British composers?
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Choir & Organ Jan/Feb 2021.