Organ CD’s from Around the Globe www. .co.uk ORGAN1st: Issue Ten organ May to July 2001 1 WelcomeWelcome ToTo IssueIssue TenTen Welcome to the tenth issue of our organ world starting with Robert 10 are available on our site IN newsletter which now contains even Davies (in fact his Lenny Dee COLOUR! They are around 1.3mb in more information crammed into these interview from issue five actually size and should only take a few 48 pages. Our catalogue section has started this series, but this interview minutes to download. The software to been reduced in size to incorporate starts a new regular feature). read the files is also free (Adobe even more profiles and features. Acrobat™ Reader). Alan Ashton has another Organised We have profiles of Dutch organist Keyboards section with NINE PAGES We have also added an update sheet Ole Erling, as well as Catherine OF REVIEWS! New CD’s reviewed on the site, so you can now keep your Drummond, Andrew Varley & Brian include two from Hector Olivera, newsletter up-to-date. Hazelby who has also produced a Georges Fleury, Catherine great four page arrangement of Drummond, Len Rawle, Mark Whale “Embraceable You” which we hope and Alex Payler to name but a few. Get Yourself on the Web with… you will enjoy playing. WEB NEWS!........ We have a feature on a new PC Back issues of our newsletter are “interactive” CD from Tony Wilson, available on our website as free which brings organ CD’s into the 21st www.organfax.co.uk downloads for anyone who wants Century. There is also a new CD of them (minus the music section). The largest and most “Britains Favourite Tunes” by Claudia comprehensive website for Hirschfeld, which is played on the new We now have issues 5 to 9 available the organ and keyboard Wersi Scala organ. and this issue is now available as a password protected PDF file. Only enthusiast. There is another two page feature subscribers will have access to the ORGANfax, PO Box 295, from Ivor Manual who looks at the new version and the email address Crawley. RH11 0YT Organ Player & Keyboard Review for the password is on our update magazine which started in 1979. Telephone: sheet which came with this issue. (01293) 533 244 / 548 101 We have another feature where Ian The website versions of issues 9 and Email: [email protected] Wolstenholme interviews stars of the TenContents List for Subscriptions Four issues (One Year). Newsletter Ten Price includes postage. 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ORGAN1st New Additions ......................................................... 46 2 GeneralGeneral InformationInformation We specialise in compact discs and have [IS/ST] = All tracks are in sequence and in MSS Music Publishing 99% of these titles in stock at any one time. strict-tempo (and are suitable for Ballroom Some titles can be deleted quickly, so if Dancing). “Key Expressions for Organ” you can list an alternative choice when New additions since our last newsletter are The “in the style of…” series of books can ordering, then please do so. Some titles ONLY be sent to addresses in the UK and EU marked “✔” (In the catalogue section). We are also available on cassette but EUROPE (due to copyright restrictions), while sometimes these may have to be ordered. have singled out certain recordings in the other series can be sold WORLDWIDE. Please ★ catalogue section with a “ ”. 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