Choir & Organ

Choir & Organ shines a global spotlight on two distinctive fields of creativity, celebrating inventiveness and excellence in all their forms. We aim to inspire our readers through giving a platform to conductors, organists, composers, and choirs of every kind; and showcasing the imaginative craft of pipe organ building across the centuries, critiquing new organs and tackling ethics in restoring historic instruments.

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Choir & Organ

THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2026 PROGRAMME

Joshua Simões wins the 2026 Musicians’ Company Award for Organists

MAGDALEN COLLEGE CHOIR TO ADMIT GIRL CHORISTERS

PARISH CHOIRS RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF CHURCH MUSIC

IN BRIEF

Washington National Cathedral appoints new Director of Music

PAST LIVES

SAINT THOMAS FIFTH AVENUE NAMES JEREMIAH STEPHENSON AS NEW ASSOCIATE ORGANIST

Q&A WITH ADRIAN PARTINGTON ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL 2026

RECITAL ROOM

PREMIERES

Ina Boyle • As Irish composer Ina Boyle’s catalogue is made available on Faber, Leah Broad explores the 20th-century figure who was championed by Vaughan Williams and Charles Wood

Living legacy • From its foundations celebrating the music of Edward Elgar, the young chamber choir The Carice Singers and Director George Parris now champion both emerging composers and lesser-known 20th-century voices.

Widening the style • David Ponsford explores four pieces of French organ music that illustrate the unfolding tradition of the école classique, from 1650 to 1750

David Hill In conversation with … Hilary Campbell • Choral conductor and composer

Rare significance • Chris Bragg visits rural Pennsylvania to witness the reinvigoration of a pair of eye-opening 19th-century American organs.

Making space • Georgia Keeley meets The Fourth Choir to understand the importance of prioritising inclusion in choral spaces

A voice rediscovered • A landmark three-disc release finally brings Andrew Downes’s neglected choral music into the spotlight. Clare Stevens explores the work of a composer of striking imagination and deep connection to the English choral tradition – now heard on a large scale

The Romantic antiquarian • Ahead of July’s centenary, Jeremy Dibble explores Charles Wood’s music and the legacy he passed on to composers including Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst

Sketch on ‘Jesu, meine Freude’ • Matthew Power talks to Will Harmer, whose subtle and expressive organ piece is inspired by a familiar chorale

A choir of angels • As The Sixteen present James MacMillan’s new oratorio in the Sistine Chapel, David Kettle speaks with the composer about the work’s origins and its extraordinary premiere

Care and attention • Paul Hale explores the new and restorative work of Schumacher Orgelbau, after 70 years, the largest organ-building firm in Belgium.

A story of growth

Confident distinction • Jonathan Ambrosino traces the stylistic development of Casavant Frères and assesses the firm’s recent instrument in North Carolina.

Two worlds of music, one magazine

CHOIR & ORGAN NEXT ISSUE • AUTUMN 2026

IN THE STUDIO • EXPLORING THE WORLD OF CHORAL AND ORGAN RECORDINGS

STUDIO NEWS

REVIEWS • CONCERTS • KEYBOARD CDS • CHORAL CDS • DVDS • ORGAN MUSIC • CHORAL MUSIC • BOOKS

EARLY MUSIC • Rebecca Tavener rounds up the latest releases

CHORAL SELECTION • Rupert Gough surveys choral works inspired by contemporary and religious themes

Tradition and transformation • Canadian organist Isabelle Demers combines an extensive international performing career with a Professorship at McGill University in Montreal. Chris...