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CONTENTS

Editorial: George Guest (1924 – 2002) An appreciation John Scott 4

The Melbourne Town Hall Grand Concert Organ Part II: The Tradition is Reborn Thomas Heywood 6

Soundboard John Norman 17

More than meets the eye: slurs and metrical ambiguities in Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat (BWV 552) Quentin Faulkner 18

British Concert Organs – Part Five Paul Hale 22

A parish church choir school in London towards the end of the nineteenth century David Gedge 27

News! 30

2001 – An Organ Odyssey John Culshaw 33

Sheffield City Hall Grand Organ – A Forgotten Treasure Michael Bland 35

RECORD REVIEWS 39

IAO EDUCATION 63

• Start from here! Gerard Brooks 64
• How to transform your choir and fill your stalls with enthusiastic singers John Bertalot 66
• Sounds for all Seasons – 1 Daniel Moult 69
• Are you saved? Roger Fisher 73

OR Subscriptions Information 71

Letters to the Editor 74

MUSIC AND BOOK REVIEWS 76

Crossword Corner 89

Advertising Rates & Copy Dates 96

Classified Advertisements 97

John Norman (Part One) – AT HOME with Shirley Ratcliffe 99