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The article features the historic organ housed at the Great Hall of Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is stated that the two-manual, 18-stop organ was originally built by Thomas Robson in 1857 and was restored by William Drake. The instrument has endured some of the most difficult years of Northern Irish life including explosions, fires and the ravages of time. Moreover, it has become the centerpiece of a £2.5 million restoration of the city's multi-purpose hall.

The article reports that the Belfast Festival at Queen's University in Northern Ireland has secured the rights to stage a new production of Brian Irvine's award-winning opera for young people, "The Tailor's Daughter." The play is said to boost the 45-year-old festival rescued from closure after a grant of £150,000 from arts minister Maria Eagle. A region-wide talent search for singers and musicians aged 16 to 25 had been launched to create the play's 60-piece cast and orchestra.