BIOS Reporter – Volume 23, No.3 – July 1999

After the enthusiasm presaging the intended restoration of the Schulze organ at Doncaster, one could be forgiven for wondering whether the outcome would match expectations. The effective withdrawal of Lottery funding for organ projects has effectively pulled the rug from under the feet of historic restorations including the Doncaster project. This seems to be symptomatic of a wider malaise affecting attitudes to the organ in this country. The question may well be asked why the future of historic organs should depend on gifts from a national gambling scheme instead of an informed national concern and care for objects of historic and artistic importance…