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ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL. The organ photographed in 2000 by C.R.A. Davies. The organ was built during 1950–1954 to the specification of the London County Council's consultant, Ralph Downes, who also supervised the tonal finishing. It was designed as a well-balanced classical instrument embracing a number of rich and varied ensembles which alone or ...
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Apr 20, 2023 · We have 7866 pipes in the Royal Festival Hall organ and they all need to be in tune. Of course, we can’t tune them all in one session, so looking after the organ is a bit like painting the Forth Bridge – we have to start at one end and work through it to make sure it is all in tune.
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‘I remember vividly, as a Guildhall School of Music pupil of the Royal Festival Hall’s organ curator Nicholas Danby, turning pages and pulling stops for the eminent Viennese organist and composer, Anton Heiller. I presented myself at the Hall for his final practice. He arrived flustered and late, his flight having been diverted because of fog, and ...
‘As an organ student at the Royal Academy of Music between 1985 and 1988, I had organ lessons with the late David Sanger. He gave us, his students, some fabulous opportunities including a memorable session late one night at the Royal Festival Hall when, as part of his own rehearsal time for a ‘Wednesday 5.55’ he allowed the organ students to play t...
‘In 1979, Peter Dickinson invited me to play at Keele University and I took the opportunity of playing the solo part of his Organ Concerto to him. I had never had the chance of a concert performance but, in January 1986, I was chosen as the soloist for the world première recording which was to take place at the Royal Festival Hall with David Athert...
The panorama 1950s Harrison & Harrison organ at the Royal Festival Hall, London – two thirds through restoration. Dubbed the Marmite organ (you either love it or loathe it), the 1950s Royal Festival Hall Harrison & Harrison panorama organ has always been controversial. It’s two thirds through renovation, following a major refurbishment of ...
Feb 27, 2024 · These pipes, at the organ’s extreme ends, are now arranged in a more formal manner, with a new arrangement of 16ft principal pipes in front of them, to offer a greater visual balance. The organ has also retained its monogrammed frontispiece – added by the hall’s deputy architect, Sir Leslie Martin – but only just.
Royal Festival Hall and Shot Tower, 1959 Organ. The 7,866 pipe organ was built during 1950–1954 by Harrison & Harrison in Durham, to the specification of the London County Council's consultant, Ralph Downes, who also supervised the tonal finishing. It was designed as a well-balanced classical instrument embracing a number of rich and varied ...
