Choir & Organ Magazine Nov - Dec 2014 Vorige editie

The new Master of the Queen’s Music – Judith Weir – talks about composing for choirs, the texts that inspire her, and reaching new audiences in an exclusive interview for Choir & Organ; a Stahlhuth organ in an Irish theological seminary regains its true identity after being restored by Fratelli Ruffatti; and Stephen Cleobury raises his hand to conduct the premiere of a specially commissioned work for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College. Plus, the impact of the Great War on organists and composers on both sides of the divide; the World Symposium on Choral Music gives a taste of the rich diversity of choirs from different corners of the globe; the 13-year restoration of an 1877 Hill organ in South Australia once played by Lemare and Dupré; a photographic celebration of the work of British organ builder Kenneth Tickell; the extraordinary story of the Yale Russian Chorus; and, as the Christmas season approaches, editor Maggie Hamilton suggests taking your choir to Bavaria to sing in Christmas markets and medieval churches.