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An interview is presented with Yves Rechsteiner, a Swiss organist, harpsichordist, basso continuo professor, and the new creative director of the annual organ music festival Toulouse les Orgues in Toulouse, France. He mentions his teaching and being the head of the ancient music department at the music and dance conservatory Conservatoire Supérieur in Lyon, France. He also talks about his discovery of the festival and how he became its creative director. His vision of an organ of the future is also discussed.

The article presents the musical notation of a French Catholic church song composed by Jean-Louis Devout and offers suggestions on how parish organists may best accompany it. Changing the fundamentals and creating a true harmonization and the improvisation procedure known as faux-bourdon are discussed.

The article offers practical advice and exercises for non-professional parish organists who encounter difficulties improvising church music using the musical notations of a religious song used by both Catholics and Protestants as an example. Topics mentioned include its chorus and verses, the musical interval quinte, or fifth, and preludes.

The article offers information on the history of three organs in Stralsund, Germany. It discusses the Ste-Marie church organ built by Friedrich Stellwagen from 1653 to 1659 and restored from 2004 to 2008 and the St. Nikolai church organ built by Carl August Buchholz during the early 19th century and restored from 2003 to 2006. Also discussed is the organ built by Friedrich Daniel Albert Mehmel from 1870 to 1877 and located at the now cultural center the St. Jacques (St. Jakobi) church.

The article discusses two organs, which are the organ Georges Lhôte, located in the abbey-church of Romainmôtier, Switzerland, and the organ of the Alain family, in the same village, as well as a restaurant located close by, a grill room called "Au Gaulois." Topics include a description of the organs, an overview of their history, and an evaluation of the restaurant.

The article presents information on the cultural richness of Sicily, Italy, especially in terms of its organs. A description of the monumental Serassi organ from the San Michele ai Minoriti church in Catania, built in 1851, is provided. The organ located in the village of Sclafani Bagni, created by Antonino La Valle in 1615, is described.

The article presents an overview of the bad habits of certain organists in concerts or competitions. It discusses such imperfections as systematic accentuation, the way for organists to slow down at the end of certain pieces like steam engines, and the tendency of interpreters to add a lot of scales in French baroque music.

An abstract of the article "Faire un orgue moderne," by Guy Bovet, is presented.

The article presents information about the newly organ of the Église de la Stadtkirche de Bienne in Biel, Switzerland. Inaugurated in November, 2011, the new organ was built by Metzler Orgelbau in a renaissance style with modern decoration. A critique of the tone and sounds of the organ is presented, along with details of the four keyboards, the pipes and their dimensions, and the pedals.

The article discusses the manufacturing specifications to create an organ. Using the Romantic music in general as well as the music of J.S. Bach, the author identifies the organ pipe dimensions to best play Bach's music. The article then discusses whether it is possible to design a pipe organ that is capable of playing a repertoire of organ music from the before the Renaissance period through to organ music composed in the 21st century.

The article focuses on the construction of organs. According to the author organ makers create organs without taking organists into account, due to the lack of communication, and collaboration between the two professionals. Different flaws in the design of the instrument and their consequences on the music performed are presented.

The article focuses on the organs located in the Philippines. The author describes the characteristics of the Filipino instruments and compares then to the Spanish ones. It is noted that the most ancient organ of the state is the one from the San Agustin church, and a detailed description is provided.

The article discusses the international congress organized by the Instituto de Organos Históricos de Oaxaca (OHIO), in Mexico, in October 2010. The participants debated about the different organs located in the country identified during a census that lasted a decade. The author adds that OHIO's website include different information about the instruments.

The article evaluate the restaurant "Balthasar," located in Tallinn, Estonia, and the organ situated in the church next to it.

The article focuses on organs situated in the Pays Basques, France. The author describes his week-long trip in the area, and explains that he has been visited four instruments a day, including the ones from Béhobie, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, and Gipuzkoa. Pictures of the organs, and a detailed description of their components are presented.

The article presents different extracts from sheet music for pieces composed by Swiss composer Klaus Huber, including "Sonata da chiesa," "Ciacona per organo," and "In memoriam Willy Burkhard".

The article discusses the Symphony opus 73 composed by Charles-Marie Widor in 1900. According to the author, this music piece is Widor's most important, beautiful, and profound composition. An extract from the main themes, are provided, and the lyrics of the symphony are divided according to their subjects.

The article focuses on a trip to North Italy organized by Dominique Morisod, and Guy Bovet, during which fifty persons from Switzerland discovered its instruments from October 4 to October 10, 2009. The author reports that the trip included the visit of several cathedrals, and churches to see their organs.

A review is offered of the Grenzing organ located in the church of the former hospital Les vénérables in Seville, Spain, and of the restaurant Sabina, located in Seville, Spain.

The article profiles the career of organist Pierre Segond and announces his 100th birthday in 2013. Topics include Segond's role in founding the school for organ music study and teaching in Geneva, Switzerland; concerts given in his honor by his former students; and the author's own experiences with Segond as his musical mentor.

The tale "M. Ré-dièze et Mlle Mi-bémol," by Anastasia Fioravanti, epilogue to a Christmas tale by Jules Verne, is presented.