Review: Claire M Singer at the Old Kirk, Forgue

5 out of 5 stars

Claire M Singer

Old Kirk, Forgue

Neil Cooper

Five stars

“Not since John Knox called the organ a box of whistles has anybody played like this.”

So says Anthony Richardson from the Friends of Forgue Kirk introducing the opening concert of the Aberdeen based soundFestival 2024 twentieth anniversary programme of contemporary music.

As Richardson indicates, Claire M Singer’s approach to the organ is unique, as the Aberdeenshire born composer has proved on her records for the Touch imprint. Drawing from Singer’s walks in the Aberdeenshire landscape, and with many works named after the Cairngorm hills that inspired them, this makes for a quietly panoramic display…

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