PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
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DAVID YEARSLEY reveals the hidden workforce behind the illusion of effortless music
DIVISION OF LABOUR: Cross section of the organ and the bellows from Dom Bedos de Celles: L'art du Facteur d'Orgues/The Art of the Organbuilder dated 1766; (inset) Felix Mendelssohn by Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, 1834
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GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
THE monarchy of the King of Instruments is built on deception. The largest, most technologically complicated, most tonally diverse, and most visually stunning of musical instruments, the organ, was often held to be an earthly symbol of heavenly perfection.
It stands motionless in its balcony and from its massive frame produces awe-inspiring music without the slightest intimation of effort, except occasionally for a spinning gilded star or an automated angel thumping a kettledrum in joyous approval.
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