Sowne of Organe presents detailed surveys of surviving historic organs in Scotland. Each survey includes technical and historical overviews, extensive photographs and recordings of appropriate repertoire performed by Scottish organists. Where possible, relevant archive documents will also be included. The organs have been selected as significant examples of their kind, comprehensively preserved in their original tonal and technical state. We are always delighted to receive new evidence and information about the organs we survey; please use our contact form to get in touch. Our first surveys feature two Yorkshire-built organs of the 1880s: the 1882 Wordsworth and Maskell instrument at St Salvador’s Church in Dundee and the 1887 Forster and Andrews organ at Glasgow Evangelical Church.
We rely on donations to carry out surveys and would be very grateful for your support.
Chris Bragg is Head of Programming at the University of St Andrews Music Centre. He studied organ at the former RSAMD and at the Amsterdam Conservatory and has performed throughout Europe and in the USA. He remains highly active as a performer, translator, teacher and writer.