Choir & Organ Magazine Nov - Dec 2015 Back Issue

Choir & Organ speaks to Danish composer Bent Sørensen who made his choral mark by combining his music with 500-year-old works by Ockeghem; tributes to John Scott, the great organist and choirmaster; Juget-Sinclair’s new organ brings a twist of Gallic colour to a Dallas church; and, as many choirs are gearing up for an annual performance of Messiah, a new exhibition sheds light on the composer’s friends. Plus, discover the flair of Orgelmakerij Reil as we visit their latest instrument in Bodegraven; how Houston Chamber Choir has invigorated musical life in the city for 25 years; Rebecca Tavener surveys the trying circumstances surrounding the composition of major Christmas works by Tallis and Schütz; conductor David Hill suggests ways of catching the essence of prayer in Bruckner motets; report from our composing for organ workshop with Judith Weir and Thomas Trotter; obituaries for Martin Goetze and Sir David Willcocks; and our global directory of choral conducting, church music and organ courses.