Episode 1 - Manchester Town Hall's Cavaillé-Coll - Tom Bell records Messiaen - Margaret Phillips talks about her life and collections of historic pipe organs
02/01/24 • 48 min
In this episode, we get a behind the scenes look at the start of the historic reconstruction of the 1877 Cavaille-Coll organ at Manchester's Town Hall with Andrew Caskie, Managing Director of Nicholson Organs.
https://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500354/our_town_hall/7676/heritage_and_art/7
Tom Bell talks about his latest project of recording Oliver Messiaen's 18 movement 'Livre du Saint Sacrement' at Blackburn Cathedral.
https://www.tombell-organist.net/about
Margaret Phillips talks about her life and career, and demonstrates some of the instruments in her extraordinary collection of historic pipe organs.
http://www.margaretphillips.org.uk/index.htm
In this episode, we get a behind the scenes look at the start of the historic reconstruction of the 1877 Cavaille-Coll organ at Manchester's Town Hall with Andrew Caskie, Managing Director of Nicholson Organs.
https://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500354/our_town_hall/7676/heritage_and_art/7
Tom Bell talks about his latest project of recording Oliver Messiaen's 18 movement 'Livre du Saint Sacrement' at Blackburn Cathedral.
https://www.tombell-organist.net/about
Margaret Phillips talks about her life and career, and demonstrates some of the instruments in her extraordinary collection of historic pipe organs.
http://www.margaretphillips.org.uk/index.htm
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The Organ Podcast - Trailer
The Organ Podcast - from February 1st - available wherever you get your podcasts.
This trailer features the voices of:
Martin Baker - former Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral
David Pipe - Organist at Leeds Cathedral and Huddersfield Town Hall
Margaret Phillips - Concert Organist
Professor Magnus Williamson - Professor of Early Music at Newcastle University
Andrew Caskie - Managing Director of Nicholson Organs Ltd
The Organ Podcast - Presented by Mark O'Brien
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Episode 2 - 1688 Smith Organ at Auckland Castle - Lost Bairstow score - Martin Baker talks about life after Westminster Cathedral
In this episode, Professor Magnus Williamson explores the sounds and history of the 1688 Smith organ in the private chapel at Aukland Castle, near Durham. Reflecting on the political and religious landscape of England during the 16th and 17th centuries, he reveals how close England came to abolishing church organs altogether.
https://aucklandproject.org/venues/auckland-castle/
We meet the man who discovered two unpublished original manuscripts by Sir Edward Bairstow, that had been left in a cardboard box for over 90 years.
https://blackburncathedral.com/event/uncovered-treasures-bairstow-in-blackburn/
Martin Baker talks about his life since leaving Westminster Cathedral, his musical upbringing and passion for improvising.
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