By Hugh Morris, Director of RSCM, this article discusses practice and how to make it beneficial! ‘Oops I did it again!’
January 2020 Review
I think the most exciting piece of news for January must be #WorldCupCathedralOrgans organised by Dan Soper. It has been great fun to watch with some nail biting conclusions at various stages. […]
Makin Organ Open Day
Michael Holme came to music quite late. He was originally a scientist, but through a love of Chopin, discovered at the age of 20 (that in time gave way for proper music […]
The Salisbury Diocesan PipeUp Scheme
Our guest writer this month is Richard Godfrey who is currently Co-Coordinator of the PipeUp Scheme for the Diocese of Salisbury. He is also Organ Consultant to the Salisbury Diocesan Advisory Committee, […]
Advent highlights
For December, rather than review additions and amendments to the website, I thought I would highlight some of the very the many organisations that support young organists. The Organ Manual’s various social […]
Retirement – What’s that?
Our guest feature this month is written by Paul Hale. Paul is a former cathedral organist, most of whose time is now spent as a professional organ consultant and recitalist. He was […]
November 2019 Review
I’m starting to think there is no such thing as a quiet month in the organ world! Perhaps November has been a good time to realise this with the feast of Saint […]
La Révolte des Orgues – Westminster Cathedral, 20 November 2019
his extra blog feature is written by Kathleen Austen describes herself as a mature student organist. Last week she attended the La Revolte des Orgues at Westminster Cathedral and has written a piece about her experience especially for The Organ manual!
The Organ – Pandora’s Box of Delights
The guest author for this month’s feature is David Mason, Chairman and Owner of Viscount Organs. Viscount specialise in Digital Church Organs. Their organs are master crafted in Italy by musicians who love […]
October 2019 Review
It has been another busy month in the organ world! Following on from the organ scholar appointments from the organ trials in September, many of those who were appointed last year have […]