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OmegaConsort

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  1. Aha! That would be it - I now remember seeing loud speakers up there as well... The Mander nave console is further East on the North side (opposite the triforium pipes) on ground level. I didnt notice any train tracks though!
  2. I popped into Chichester Cathedral on my way home from a funeral today, and noticed an organ console, at the West End up high in the South Triforium.....Anyone know what that is about?? Best wishes Richard
  3. I dont think they would ever do this with any other live performance. I was as livid as the rest of you.....I got the impression that Ashley was aware that time was running out and was having a race with the BBC towards the end with his tempo? I suppose we should be grateful that the BBC still broadcast (most of) choral evensong these days.... Richard
  4. It was Neil Taylor - he is really good on the psalms wherever he is playing (I found the whole Eton broadcast a bit weird in terms of balance - choir seemed miles away and the organ really muddy and bass-heavy)..
  5. Excellent! Whole new meaning to "ascending scale"!!!
  6. I think, if you do the ACertCM you have to be a member of the Guild. I suspect this is the case for most organisations who offer diplomas of one sort or the other. Around 15 years ago, I took the ACertCM; I found it quite stimulating and enjoyed the experience. Best wishes Richard
  7. It is a very loud instrument - possibly one of the loudest two manual organs in the UK! If you stand hard against the East End wall when it is going full blast then you can cope with it for a minute or two (The organ is at the west end, divided North and South in elevated lofts). Aside from the vestries and church hall, there is no where on the premises where you can escape the tutti effect! Richard
  8. Actually, some of St Mary's Nottingham's ranks are in the organ of St Francis Welwyn Garden City. I cant remember which (board member RAC will probably know exactly which ones), and I am sure I read somewhere that the 32' contra trombone found its way to New Zealand! Richard
  9. Quite agree Jonathan - I used to sing both those anthems as a boy and have very fond memories. What about "Come Holy Ghost the maker, Come" by Thorpe-Davie....an excellent and very powerful anthem, tho now i have typed this, I am not sure whether it is Pentecost or Trinity!!!! Richard
  10. Certainly not...the Crem, as much as possible, should carry out the wishes of the family of the departed. Richard
  11. This is wonderful, and what I love so much about the Mander discussion board! It is like listening-in on a fascinating conversation. Thanks you two - keep going! Richard
  12. well......there is the Green instrument built for Salisbury Cathedral which found its way to St Thomas' Salisbury (and is still there) when the Willis was installed in the 1870's. I used to play this instrument often, and although it has had a number of rebuilds and additions is still very sweet-toned and delicate.
  13. Wow! We must have both posted that at exactly the same time!
  14. sorry about the funny smiley face on my post - no idea why that was there - it was supposed to be a letter b in a bracket!!! Pierre - the book would be nothing to do with changing fashion - just a history, including the excellent work by VB, and Adrian's photo documentary, and perhaps more historical information which might have come to light whilst the old instrument was dismantled. It could be a very interesting book, as is the St Pauls book that I mentioned. I didnt want to stir up anything with my suggestions; the old organ is gone - the new one is here... Richard
  15. What an amazing post this turned out to be...from beginning to end, and all the amazing photos of the build as it developed. Adrian Lucas has already been thanked by many of us for sharing this information with us all. Now that the organ has had some time to bed-in so to speak I wonder (a) what are the general thoughts and opinions of those who have played it (I thought it sounded wonderful on the BBC Evensong broadcast last year), and ( how are the music staff at the cathedral finding it on a day to day basis? and one for Adrian Lucas if he has time: I wonder whether a book is planned which might use some of the photographs, but also incorporate a full history of the organs of Worcester? It would be excellent to have something in the style of the recent Niland/Plumley St Pauls Cathedral book. Best wishes Richard
  16. Very impressive MM; and I thought I knew a bit about vehicles! Are you a lorry driver? There once was an organist of a prestigeous Abbey in the West country who used to drive buses or lorries (cant remember which) for a living. This was a career change after years of music teaching. Back on topic, thanks for the well=balanced response! Richard
  17. Well done Gary!!! I was thinking Brecon, but I looked on the Cathedral Website and the nave didnt quite look the same - but looking East, I can now see that it must be! I missed the continuity slip tho! BTW - we met in Gloucester organ loft around 3 years ago - do you remember? Richard
  18. Anyone who saw it tonight would have seen a very nice church near the beginning which was a museum in the programme. There was a short shot looking East, and I think I spied an organ case on the South side, up high. Anyone any idea which church this is? Best wishes Richard
  19. Sorry to digress and to ask what to some might be obvious, what does IANAL mean - it sounds ever-so slightly rude to me!
  20. DONT mention that David! I did once in a thread a year or so ago, and got shot down in flames by JPM himself! Richard
  21. Completely agree! The synergy works well, and it would be really good to have choir-based stuff included with the organ discusssions....
  22. Yep - got in quickly with my super-fast PC... There is an orchestrated recording so I'm told - never heard it, but it was on the old defunct conifer label I think. Also, didnt Stanley Vann record it too? There is also a St Pauls with john scott which I have; interesting but oh so slow....i also have an ancient recording of me singing in a performance, but the least said about that one, the better!
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