Shipwreck Hero Lives Again

Newcastle Herald Thursday April 30, 1998 IT may not gain the headlines of the Titanic disaster, but Newcastle has had its own share of shipwrecks. The story of one famous shipwreck in 1857, the Dunbar, and its only survivor, James Johnson, is told through music in a specially commissioned work for the Hunter Singers. The … Read more

Sound And Glory Of The Cathedral Organ

Newcastle Herald Thursday February 5, 1998 SINCE the restoration of the magnificent pipe organ in Newcastle’s Christ Church Cathedral, it has attracted organists from around the world. Next Tuesday at 8pm, British organist Graham Eccles will perform a recital at the cathedral which will show off the organ in all its glory. After Mr Eccles … Read more