I will always be grateful to Father Nick for appointing me as organist. He was a great priest to work with, and well-loved by the whole community in his 29 years service to the parish. Oh, by the way, he was an organist himself!
I have just completed a new page on my website dedicated to this historic 1764 John Byfield organ, which I was privileged to work with for eleven years. Enjoy looking at and listening to this fabulous instrument. My four videos are at the bottom of the page, so keep scrolling down. They were recorded about 9 pm on a very cold evening after a long tuning session with Dominic Gwynn. It's a wonder my fingers functioned at that temperature!
I will always be grateful to Father Nick for appointing me as organist. He was a great priest to work with, and well-loved by the whole community in his 29 years service to the parish. Oh, by the way, he was an organist himself! My 'Gorgeous Georgians' page has had a major makeover!
You can also click to go to the three best-known organ tutors of the period by John Marsh (1791), Jonas Blewitt and Francis Linley (both ca.1795), which give you full instructions on how to play the English organ eighteenth-century style. Come and explore the 'Gorgeous Georgians'! |
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