Jonathan Dods

First recital of the new term at Bedford Park, London W4. Friday 2nd Sept 12.30. Retiring collection. James Perkins: Toccata in D minor BuxWV 155 – Dietrich Buxtehude (c1637 – 1707) Cornet Voluntary – John Robinson (1682 – 1762) Offertory on the Grand Jeux (from Mass for the Parishes) – Francois Couperin (1668 – 1733) Six Pieces for Organ – Christopher Steel (1938 – 1991) Intrada 2. Flourish 3. Nocturne 4. Dance 5. Meditation 6. Postlude Litanies – Jehan Alain (1911 – 1940) Prelude and Fugue in G Major BWV 541 – J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750)

Looking forward to Duo Svyati's recital at St Michael and All Angels Bedford Park, London W4 on 10th June. 12.30pm, entry free. Abendlied – Joseph Rheinberger Sonata in D major (Lento - Allegro - Largo - Allegro) – GP Telemann Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ – JS Bach Humoresque – Joseph Jongen Romance 'The Gadfly' – Dimitri Shostakovich The day that was – Ad Wammes Easy does it – Iain Farrington

Thomas Allery St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park March 4th 2022, 12.30pm. Entry free. Bataglia Johann Caspar Kerll (1627 – 93) 5 Chorale Partita 'Christus, der ist mein leben' Johann Pachelbel (1653 – 1706) 8 Prélude du Premier ton Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers (1632 - 1714) 2 Fugue grave pour l’Orgue Jean Henri D’Anglebert (1621 – 91) 3 Tierce en taille Louis Marchand (1669 – 1732) 2 Praeambulum in d Heinrich Scheidemann (1595 – 1663) 4 Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot BWV 678 J S Bach 6 Marche triomphale Lemmens 4

Next recital at St Michael and All Angels Bedford Park on Friday 7th January. Starting the celebrations of 200 years since the birth of Franck. - Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911): Allegro assai from Sonata No. 4 Op. 61 in d minor - Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924): Praeludium und Doppelfuge zum Choral op.7/76 - César Franck (1822-1890): Choral No. 2 in b minor - Eugène Gigout (1844-1925): Prélude-Choral et Allegro - Thierry Escaich (*1965): Évocation I - Luigi Del Prete (*1977): Preludio Maria Greco was born in Acri (Italy) in 1995. She started studying organ with prof. Federico Vallini at the "S. Giacomantonio" Music Conservatory in Cosenza, where she received her diploma with full marks with prof. Emanuele Cardi in 2016. In 2018 she received with full marks and honours a Double Degree Master Program between the Istituto Pontificio di Musica Sacra in Rome and the "S. Giacomantonio" Music Conservatory in Cosenza studying with prof. Roberto Marini in Rome and prof. Emanuele Cardi in Cosenza. In 2021 she received a Master in organ performance at the "Universität der Künste" in Berlin under the guidance of prof. Paolo Crivellaro. She has performed organ concerts in Italy, Germany and the Netherlands and attended masterclasses with some of the most important organ professors such as Guy Bovet, Ludger Lohmann, Daniel Zaretsky, Peter Westerbrink, Istvan Ruppert, Winfried Bönig and Maurice Clerc. She has been selected as one of the finalists of the "Agati Tronci International Organ Competition" in Pistoia in 2017 and of the “Domenico Alari International Organ Competition” (RM) in 2019. In 2018 she won the third prize at the 7th International Organ Competition “Premio Elvira Di Renna” in Faiano. In 2021 she has recorded her first CD “Portrait of the Ghilardi Organ in Battipaglia” for FSB Musique

Might this be the one? https://www.shorterhouse.com/composer/david-bevan/

... and again, Friday 3rd December, Polina Sosnina plays Vierne 3 which I'm really looking forward to!

The next in our regular recitals at St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park this Friday at 12.30: Jonathan Lilley (Waltham Abbey) Music for the Royal Fireworks G F Handel 1685-1759 Ouverture – Bourrée – La Paix – La Réjouissance Two movements from Suite Brève Jean Langlais 1907-1991 Cantilène – Dialogue sur les mixtures Pensée d’Automne Op.47 No.2 Joseph Jongen 1873-1953 Impromptu from Pièces de Fantaisie, 3rd Suite Op.54 Louis Vierne 1870-1937 Final from Sept Pièces Op.27 Marcel Dupré 1886-1971

The next in our First Friday lunchtime recitals at Bedford Park today at 12.30 Callum Anderson Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)- Praeludium in G minor (BuxWV 148) Jan Pieterszoon Sweelink- ‘Sol es sein’Johann C.F. Fischer (1656-1746)- Chaconne in F Major (Musikalischer Parnassus) Georg Muffat (1653-1703)-Toccata duodecima et ultima (Appartus Musico-Organisticus) William Walond (1719-1768)- Volunatry V in G Major Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)- Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor (BWV 582)

Friday lunchtime recital St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park W4 12.30 pm, 3rd September 2021 Jack Spencer L Vierne (1870-1937): from Pieces de Fantasie Suite No 2 3) Hymne au Soleil 5) Claire de Lune C Franck (1822-1890): Pièce hèroïque from 3 Pieces R Goss-Custard (1877-1956): Chelsea Fayre E Coates (1886-1957) arr. JS: Westminster from London Suite P Grainger (1882-1961) arr. Stockmeier: Handel in the Strand E Elgar (1857-1934) arr. Lemare: Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 in D

I haven't got my copy to hand, but I often play it from a manuals only book to be more Handelian (or that's my excuse). Something like this: https://ks4.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/c/ce/IMSLP04566-Arrival_of_Queen_of_Sheba.pdf Playing to the end of the second bar on the bottom system of the first page and then picking it up later. In this copy maybe at the third bar top system of the last page. This also looks like a decent edition: https://ks.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/7/72/IMSLP130565-WIMA.1062-Handel_60_Solomon2_Sinfonia.pdf

Organ recitals have begun again at St Stephen Walbrook in the City of London. Every Friday at 12.30pm. I believe the organ is being looked after by Gary Owens now, and is sounding better than it has for some time. Details of recitalists can be found on their Facebook page.

I know our Basson was noted as 'acoustique" on the draft stop list the builders sent because it was half length in the bottom octave. Odd that they'd want to note it on the stop head, but maybe it doesn't have the same baggage as acoustic (or as our old organ had it 'accoustic') in the UK?

Lack of bass could also be down to the recording. Having started dabbling recently, I've found how my (otherwise decent) Oktava microphones don't pick up as much bass as I would like. I've also found that it's fairly easy to tweak it while editing, which makes me think this hasn't been tweaked.

Stephen Farr is giving the recital this Friday lunchtime at St Michael and All Angels Bedford Park: William Byrd 1543-1625 A Voluntarye for my Ladye Nevell Nikolaus Bruhns 1663 – 1697 Praeludium in e J G Walther 1684 – 1748 Concerto del Sigr Torelli [Vivace – Adagio – Allegro] James Macmillan b.1959 Gaudeamus in loci pace Jean-Adam Guilain fl.1702 Suite du second ton Prélude – Tierce en taille – Duo – Basse de Trompette – Trio de Flûtes – Dialogue – Petit Plein Jeu J S Bach 1685-1750 Fuga sopra il Magnificat BWV 733

A couple of years ago I played in a performance of Wagner's Parsifal at Bedford Park. The orchestral parts had been arranged for piano, and string quartet, with the organ taking the brass and woodwind parts. I say arranged, I got an annotated vocal score which was a bit of a challenge, but the recording sounds good and it seemed to go down well. Certainly it was a thrill to take part in.