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  1. The next of the monthly organ recitals (first Friday of the month at 12.30) at St Michael and All Angels Bedford Park London W4 1TT will be given by Richard Moore (St Martin-in-the-Fields, St Paul's, St Michael's Cornhill) on Friday 6th February Prelude in Eb JSB Trio Sonata 1 JSB Cantabile Franck Herzlich tut mich erfreuen Brahms O welt, ich muss dich larsen Brahms Improvisation from Sonata no2 Reger Lovely organ by St Martin with stunning case in arts and crafts church. Retiring collection.
  2. OED has 'krismus (with that funny upside down back to front e). I think 'kristmas is the preserve of church choirs. Like whhhhen.
  3. St Michael and All Angels Bedford Park London W4 1TT Friday 7th November 12.30pm Martin Ford (Westminster Abbey) The next in the series of regular first Friday of the month recitals More videos have been added of Neil Wright's recital of improvisations on pictures from the Bedford Park Festival
  4. It's John Scott on Priory's Great European Organs that sold it to me. Complete technical mastery, incredible energy and beautifully judged placing and rubato. I'm not always a fan of Elgar, but that recording surmounts all my difficulties.
  5. I'm doing a duet recital with Peter Smith tomorrow 12.30 at St Michael and All Angels Bedford Park W4 1TT (next to Turnham Green tube) and on Monday at 12.30 at Ware Parish Church Strauss Radetsky March Carleton A Verse Rutter Variations on an Easter Theme and two things by Bedard Two very different but very lovely organs, do come along!
  6. Finally some sound. The first of a series of videos of Neil Wright improvising. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHSeBI_TqUQ&feature=youtu.be
  7. That's interesting. From my recent experience I'd definitely consider the different balances that pedal stops have if i had to do things again. Although our french baroque organ has a resonance which is designed to complete the pedal, the 8 and 4 reeds area a little retiring for a plein jeu with cantus firmus, because they have a different job to do on the manuals (balancing with combinations on the recit and not being too bass heavy). Also I've found a combination of dedicated 16 and 8 pedal reeds do a better job than a 16 on its own, which can sound isolated even when coupled to manual reeds. Conversely I've not had any problems balancing manual combinations with just two 16 flues.
  8. Friday 4th July Alexander Binns (Organ Scholar, Royal Hospital Chelsea) Clerambault, Frescobaldi, Bach First Friday of every month at 12.30pm St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park London W4 1TT Next to Turnham Green tube station Free admission 3 manual organ by St Martin 2013 www.smaaa.org.uk
  9. The next Lunchtime recital at St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park, London W4 (part of the regular first Friday of every month series) will be on Friday 6th June at 12.30 pm. Neil Wright (Farnborough Abbey) Improvisations on entries in the Bedford Park Festival art exhibition We're really excited about this one. Neil is a great improviser. Here is a series of improvisations on 'Picardy' which he filmed at Farnborough admission free
  10. The next in our series of monthly recitals (first Friday of the month) will take place tomorrow at 12.30. It's on a theme of light. I'm playing Overture to Handel's firework music, Buxtehude Chorale Fantasia on Wie Schon leuchtet der Morgenstern, Clair de Lune and Hymne au Soleil from Vierne's Pieces de Fantasie, and The Glow-Worm from Lysistrata by Paul Lincke. Next month (2nd May) another local organist, Oliver West, is playing. On 6th June Neil Wright is coming to do a programme of improvisations on pieces in the Bedford Park Festival art exhibition. Do come along and say hello!
  11. StMichael and All Angels Bedford Park (St Martin 2013 25/IIIP). The first of our monthly recitals (first Friday of every month at 12.30) will be given this Friday, 7th March, by Nick Wearne organist of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Bach, Mendelssohn, Jeffcoat, Durufle P&F/Alain. Free admission. Future recitals include Neil Wright on June 6th in a programme of improvisations on pieces from the Bedford Park Festival art exhibition.
  12. This Friday, 31st January at 7.30pm, Jeremy Filsell will give the opening recital on the 25/IIIP St Martin organ at St Michael and All Angels Church, Chiswick (W4 1TT, next to Turnham Green tube). Both organist and organ are sounding great. Entry is free, do come along. J.S. BACH Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565 Pierre Du MAGE from Livre d’Orgue: Plein Jeu – Tierce en taille – Basse de Trompette – Récit – Grand Jeu J.S. BACH From the Leipzig Chorales: Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr' BWV 662 Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr' BWV 664 Marcel DUPRÉ Prélude et Fugue en Sol (G) mineur Op. 7 no. 3 Jehan ALAIN Litanies Postlude pour l'office de Complies Alfred HOLLINS Concert Overture in C minor (1899) Intermezzo Louis VIERNE Symphonie no I Op. 14: Final
  13. This Friday, 31st January at 7.30pm, Jeremy Filsell will give the opening recital on the 25/IIIP St Martin organ at St Michael and All Angels Church, Chiswick (W4 1TT, next to Turnham Green tube). Both organist and organ are sounding great. Entry is free, do come along. J.S. BACH Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565 Pierre Du MAGE from Livre d’Orgue: Plein Jeu – Tierce en taille – Basse de Trompette – Récit – Grand Jeu J.S. BACH From the Leipzig Chorales: Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr' BWV 662 Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr' BWV 664 Marcel DUPRÉ Prélude et Fugue en Sol (G) mineur Op. 7 no. 3 Jehan ALAIN Litanies Postlude pour l'office de Complies Alfred HOLLINS Concert Overture in C minor (1899) Intermezzo Louis VIERNE Symphonie no I Op. 14: Final
  14. Yes, a cromorne would have seemed a very sensible thing. As I understood it, because the G.O is at the front in the main case, and because, for good speech, the reeds should be at the front of the wind chest, it was going to be difficult to have a cromorne there and keep it in tune. I may have misremembered that, but I think there was a reason... Anyway, although the spec suggests that the organ is designed to do lots of french baroque stuff with a fairly authentic accent, it was never the aim to go too far down that path. This is first and foremost an instrument for ordinary parish use rather than a didactic instrument, hence there's more foundation tone (both in numbers and types of stops) and no second principals chorus in comparison to Girton which is physically a slightly smaller instrument. The swell pedals don't lock together, but they are light enough and close enough together that they can be moved at the same time by one foot. We specified the design of the piston system. We hoped that the console could be as uncluttered as possible, to encourage us to use it as a purely mechanical instrument whenever possible - the stop action is mechanical with additional electric solenoids. In all of their instruments with pistons systems, St Martin provide a single row of general pistons (1-8), flush with the moulding below the lowest keyboard. With the small LCD screen below the music desk it's all very discrete. There are many levels so they can be used as a sequence, with forward and backward buttons. Each organist can have their own set of generals, so there's P (PIN) button, A (Access) to get to any position within the sequence and S (set). The generals and forward buttons are duplicated by toe levers and there are reversible toe levers to all of the couplers. It is less complicated than it sounds! I'm sure there'll be some sound clips in due course, but do drop me a line if you would like to come and have a play.
  15. Yes, the harmonic flute as the basis of the recit takes a bit of getting used to, although the box is pretty effective. I believe that the flutes on the recits of 19th century french organs were sometimes harmonic, although they might be called traversiere. Having the 8, 4 and 2 as harmonic flutes, the biggest flutes on the organ, gives the department a big presence, which you mightn't expect from its modest size. I must say, to my ears, they've done an excellent job with the cornet decomposee (the pipes of the Nasard and Tierce are not harmonic, but are flared at the top) and it works very well throughout the compass. I know St Martin have done similar schemes for the recit on a few instruments (Girton is the same as ours but without the Tierce). The Grand flute on the Resonance is also harmonic, but higher in the compass than the recit flute and is of a different character. The recit flute is powerful, with an almost stringy edge, the resonance is gentle, probably the quietest thing on the organ when the box is closed. There is some build up from Bourdon to harmonic flute, and they can be coupled to create different balances of solo and accompaniment, but they are also of different character, and their position within the instrument is noticeable as well. I think the gentler flute works well on the resonance, it adds a little support to the reeds, particularly in the treble, but doesn't muddy the tone and blends nicely. The number of flutes was a concern, but now I've played them, I'm not sure I'd change any of them! You're always welcome to come and have a play and tell me what you think.
  16. Hopefully this should link to a couple of photos. More to follow. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=116067176108331243922&target=ALBUM&id=5920278964695826561&authkey=Gv1sRgCM7Zs_3w0qHhFw&feat=email
  17. Organ is sounding and looking splendid. The first airing will be on 26th September when it will be blessed by the Bishop of London. The music will be: Tavener - God is with us Langlais - Messe Solennelle (Sanctus and Benedictus) Vierne - Carillon de Westminster and works by Bach, Couperin and Vaughan Williams. There will be a reception afterwards. Everyone on this forum is most warmly invited.
  18. Hello All Does anyone know of any good church choirs in the Winchester area? A tenor friend of mine is moving out of London and is keen to keep singing, despite the trials of the past few days.
  19. Grand Orgue Bourdon 16 Montre 8 Bourdon 8 Prestant 4 Flute a fuseaux 4 Doublette 2 Plein Jeu V Recit expressif Flute harmonique 8 Viole de gambe 8 Voix celestes 8 Flute octaviante 4 Nasard 2 2/3 Octavin 2 Tierce 1 3/5 Hautbois 8 Resonance expressif Grand flute 8 Flute 4 Cornet V Basson 16 Trompette 8 Clairon 4 Pedale Contrebasse 16 Soubasse 16 Flute 8 Bombarde 16 And of course an etoile sonore!
  20. Hello All Thought you might be interested in this video of the construction of new organ at St Michael and All Angels Bedford Park. The organ will arrive from La Manufacture d'Orgues St Martin in April. http://www.canalalph...un-metier-rare/ ( In fact, I thought you'd be interested in some photos, but my IT skills don't seem to be up to the job)
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