Choir & Organ Magazine Sept - Oct 2015 Edizione posteriore

Now approaching his 75th birthday, English composer John Rutter speaks exclusively to Choir & Organ about life in Cambridge, choral commissions and how he began his illustrious career; we go behind the scenes of the 1735 Richard Bridge organ at Christ Church Spitalfields now restored to its former glory by Williams Drake Ltd; and our obituary for the celebrated organist and music director John Scott. Plus, the striking contours of the new Marcussen organ in Aalborg; widen your horizons with choral repertoire from Brazil; the thriving world of young organists at Alkmaar and St Albans; editor Maggie Hamilton visits the 300th anniversary celebrations of the Three Choirs Festival; the flexible musical diet of Philharmonia Voices; David Hill’s guide to conducting Mozart’s Solemn Vespers; a bird’s-eye view of liturgical music in Trondheim; how a Bishop & Son organ won over a congregation opposed to instruments in Ipswich; and our Scholarships and voice trails supplement for choristers, choral scholars and organists.