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Morwenna Campbell-Smith: the highs and lows of an organist life

The Grand Temple organ at Freemasons' Hall was built by Henry Willis & Sons in 1933
© Morwenna Campbell-Smith
The Organ at St Bavokerk Haarlem was built by Christan Müller between 1735 and 1738
© Morwenna Campbell-Smith
By Morwenna Campbell-Smith, 10 February 2020
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“letting the sound of a chorale prelude go flying out into the shadows is a spine-tingling experience”
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Morwenna Campbell-Smith
Morwenna Campbell-Smith
Morwenna Campbell-Smith writes The Lady Organist, a blog which began as a chronicle of her progress as an organist, but is now an international online magazine, with news, reviews, and advice for organists and would-be organists. She works for the Society of Women Organists, recently set up to encourage women and girls to take up the organ. Since 2015 she’s been on the the management team of the Royal College of Organists in the UK, as Editor of their learning campus iRCO, and writing their official blog, StopPress.