The Organ Podcast
The Organ Podcast is a fortnightly show designed to inform and entertain organists and organ enthusiasts alike, including those who are simply curious and want to know more about this unique instrument and its music.
Episodes will feature interviews with leading UK and international organists, visit historic or little-known organs of interest, catch-up with organ rebuilds and restorations, and encounter a diverse mix of pipe organ related activities, news, discussions and initiatives from around the UK.
Presented by Mark O'Brien
The Organ Podcast
Episode 11 - York Minster's Organ - RCO in State Schools - Wayne Marshall's Musical Life
In this episode, Robert Sharpe, Director of Music at York Minster, gives a tour of the sounds and colours of the organ at York Minster. Following the major restoration undertaken by Harrison & Harrison from 2018 - 2021, Robert explains why they looked back to the golden era of Arthur Harrison and Sir Edward Bairstow for their tonal inspiration, and demonstrates the astonishing results that have been achieved.
York Minster Organ Specification
York Minster Summer Organ Recitals 2024
We hear how school children are benefiting from an RCO initiative of loaning Viscount digital organs to state schools, with the aim of allowing children of all backgrounds to see, hear and play an organ.
RCO Organs in Schools
Wayne Marshall OBE, organ virtuoso, pianist and conductor, talks about his path to the organ and his extraordinary musical life that sees him celebrated all over the world for his interpretations of Gershwin, Bernstein and other 20th Century composers.
Wayne Marshall
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