Choir & Organ  |  Sept - Oct 2014
With Swiss organ builders Kuhn celebrating their 150th anniversary this year, we trace the firm’s development and showcase some of their impressive catalogue of new and restored instruments; Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society enters its third century with Harry Christophers at the helm; and David Wordsworth takes a look at how Shakespeare’s words have inspired choral composers over the centuries and selects some recommended settings. Plus, Flentrop restores the City of London’s Dutch Church organ; David Hill completes his survey of Edward Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius; Voces8’s new milestone recording contract with Decca Classics; a look back over 90 years of premieres and commissions from the BBC Singers; Kenneth Tickell obituary; and our scholarships and voice trials supplement.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Choir & Organ Sept - Oct 2014.