Research | John Henry Forster

The Contemporary Pipe Organ: Compositional and Creative Practice

A forthcoming book discussing 21st-century organ works by twenty living composers.

Organ Sound and 'Sound-Based' Organ Works

(2025)

A lecture given at the June 2025 International Orgelpark Symposium.

Canon as Cartella: Using Earlier Templates for Contemporary Pipe Organ Works

(2024)

PhD thesis.

The Pipe Organ as a Site for Musical and Technological Innovation

(2024)

A one-day conference at City St George's, University of London supported by the RMA.

Hyperorgans: What's the Hype?

(2023)

A short article for the British Institute of Organ Studies Reporter.

What is a Pipe Organ Work?

(2022)

A lecture given at the October 2022 FutureStops Festival and the June 2022 International Orgelpark Symposium.