THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL: Roderic Dunnett previews the 2024 edition of the UK's oldest music festival, 27 July until 4 August.
PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTS:
The late Patric Standford may have written these short pieces deliberately to provoke our feedback. If so, his success is reflected in the rich range of readers' comments appearing at the foot of most of the pages.
Pipeline Press is the New Zealand-based publishing company of Jenny and Martin Setchell, providing books, CDs, printed music, gifts and other merchandise around the subject of 'the king of instruments', the organ.
British-born Martin Setchell is the organist of Christchurch Town Hall, on New Zealand's South Island, and also a composer, musical director, teacher and French language translator.
His wife Jenny Setchell is also a trained organist, but she concentrates on behind-the-scenes work: writing books, admin, photography, websites and marketing.
Further information: www.pipelinepress.com
CD Spotlight. Impressive and Delightful - Geoff Pearce listens to Martin Setchell playing the Christchurch Town Hall Rieger organ in New Zealand. '... a wide range of organ music that I am sure will delight lovers of fine organ playing.'
Truly Hilarious - Jenny Setchell's book 'Organ-isms', recommended by Kelly Ferjutz