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Thanks for the thoughts (and the terrible jokes!) The head won the argument. The heart is now trying to deal with it...

... it is time to give up a parish post? Does one generally listen to the heart or to the head? Just curious...

Yes, it is rather splendid. I did read somewhere that some nefarious souls have found a way to capture the streams and make MP3s. I couldn't possibly condone such behaviour!

This doesn't work for me. Are you sure you are not viewing a cached version, Paul?

The Choral nr. 2 in B minor makes mention of the Celeste I think (my score isn't here so I can't say for definite...)

A couple of times recently I have played instruments which are suffering from warping/lifting/cracking soundboards. I don't think it is my playing! Wood is such a 'dynamic' material. Are there any examples which spring to mind of instruments with soundboards constructed from a more 'inert' material? What are the benefits of sticking with wood, if you are constructing a new instrument? Sorry if this is a dumb question...

I had cause to play a 1930s Morgan & Smith recently which had a "synthetic solo" division. These were imitative stops, played on the lowest manual, made up - it seems - of combinations of stops on the choir division. Is this a typical feature of instruments of the time? I haven't come across it anywhere else so was curious...

Hear, hear. I miss his shop as well. It was a delight to drop down on a Saturday morning for an hour or two of browsing, gossip and strong coffee !!

I was reminded of this tale whilst reading the recent biography of Malcolm Williamson. MW wrote a large-scaled Organ Sonata for Allan Wicks and pretty much said the same thing after AW had practised it for ages and then performed it with the composer present. The actual quote was along the lines of ".. play it more freely, like Brahms!" Could this have really happened twice to poor Allan or have you mixed up your Masters of the Queens Musick, Barry?..

Ordered! UK readers may like to purchase this in EUR, saving about three quid on the quoted GBP price, at current exchange rates...

Yes, it is a scream!

Hey, Rudolph is lots of fun - is there a score I can purchase online somewhere?...

I suspect anti-discrimination legislation is behind such a wording... 25K for a full time, very skilled job, is rubbish really isn't it? When you can get much more than that for pushing a lever on an underground train to go faster or slower it puts it all into perspective. Of course one industry is highly unionised whilst the other is not. Perhaps we need a more militant outlook for the organist fraternity. Forward, brothers !!!

I see the DoM job at St Martin in the Fields is being advertised this week. They are in fact advertising for two vacancies currently: http://www2.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/pag.../vacancies.html A finance officer is required, as well as a DoM. Guess which one pays more?.. Sad, but a sign of the times I fear...

A few years ago, I had a working relationship with a Yank called Randy Bender. It just goes to show that even the most amusing of names can be owned by real, sincere people...

In Lindfield, Sussex, the former "Tiger" pub at the end of the churchyard is now Church House. Spirit(ual) guidance of a different kind I guess... Shame they put in a toaster a few years back, the organist could surely do with a few stiff drinks after Mass...

Absolutely. Imagine how long her 'CV' will be when she gets into her teenage years and beyond!!

Looks cool.

Why don't you just edit your first post to reflect any stuff people post in this thread? We therefore would know where to go to see the canonical list and we can browse the rest of the thread to see the way that list came about.

Are they not all online via the JSTOR archive?

I've always played in socks - 30 years man and boy - to the point where even the lighest shoes feel too cumbersome.. Of course the downside is the loss of a built-up heel making some pedallings rather difficult (e.g. bridging thirds etc.)

From the last page: Full organ without major reeds (ffff) I must try that on my brother's windy 2M Lewis...

Any church that uses one of these (or, indeed, the CDs) doesn't deserve an organist in the first place!!

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During my undergrad days we used to venture from Southampton out to the Milburys at Beauworth (a few miles east of Winchester just off the A272).. good pub, good beer, good food AND a very deep well with a big waterwheel in the middle of the bar!