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BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 8EP
Sunday 16th August at 6.00 p.m.
The First London Appearance of
GERT van HOEF
The 21 year old Dutch player who has amassed an incredible 10,000,000 + hits
on Youtube. CDs and DVDs will be available after the concert.
Gert's website may be seen here: gertvanhoef.nl
C. Saint-Saëns (1835-1931)
Danse Macabre
J.S. BACH (1685-1750)
Toccata in F
H. F. ZIMMER (b. 1957)
Pirates of the Caribbean
GORDON YOUNG (1919-98)
Prelude in a Classical Style
LEE Ru-MA (b. 1978)
Hope-Yiruma
C.M.WIDOR (1844-1937)
Symphony 6 (1st Movement)
IMPROVISATIONS
A. DVORAK (1841-1904)
New World Symphony - No 9 (Last movement)
Gert van Hoef was born in Barneveld, The Netherlands in 1994 and is
currently a student at the Royal Conservatory, The Hague, studying
organ with Jos van der Kooy. He received his first organ lessons in
2010 from Evert van de Veen from the city of Voorthuizen and won
first place in the Feike Asma competition in the same year. In June
2015, Gert won the Govert van Wijn Organ Competition in the Grote
Kerk, Maassluis.
Well over 200 youtube videos have featured Gert - some from a very
early age - and in November 2014 his first commercial CD was recorded
on the 4-manual Stahlhuth-Jann organ in Dudelange (Luxembourg), his
double album 'Reprise' following in April, 2015. A 16 min compilation
from the first CD may be seen here:
▶ Demo of Gert van Hoef's first CD 'Première' - YouTube
*Please note date and time
Free Admission - Collection
A Special Buffet Tea will be available in the church Friendship Centre from 5:00pm
Details of the organ on the NPOR at:
www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=P00257
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BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 8EP
SATURDAY, 25th July at 4:00pm
JOHN SCOTT
St Thomas's Church, Fifth Avenue, New York
S. PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
March, from ‘The Love of Three Oranges’
(arr. Jean Guillou b. 1930)
J.S. BACH (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in G major (BWV 541)
C. FRANCK (1822-1890)
Choral no 2 in B minor
M.E. BOSSI (1861-1925)
Scherzo
L. VIERNE (1870-1937)
Meditation (trans. M Durufle' (1903-1986)
E.H. LEMARE (1865-1934)
Concert Fantasia
P. RACINE FRICKER (1920-1990)
Pastorale
S. PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
Toccata (arr. Jean Guillou b. 1930)
John Scott was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, where he became a Cathedral chorister.
While still at school he gained the diplomas of the Royal College of Organists winning
the major prizes. In 1974 he became Organ Scholar of St. John’s College, Cambridge,
where for four years he acted as assistant to Dr. George Guest and held the University
John Stewart of Rannoch Scholarship in Sacred Music. His organ studies were with
Jonathan Bielby, Ralph Downes, and Dame Gillian Weir. He made his debut in the 1977
Promenade Concerts in the Royal Albert Hall, playing Reubke’s Sonata on the 94th Psalm.
He was the youngest organist to appear as a soloist in the Proms.
On leaving Cambridge, he was appointed Assistant Organist at London’s two Anglican
Cathedrals, St Paul’s and Southwark. During this time he won first prizes from the
Manchester and Leipzig J. S. Bach International Organ Competitions in 1978 and
1984 respectively.
In 1985 he became Sub-Organist of St Paul’s Cathedral, becoming Organist and
Director of Music there in 1990 until 2004.
As an organist, John Scott has performed in five continents, premiered
many new works written for him, and worked with various specialist
ensembles. In November 1989 he inaugurated the new Rieger
organ in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and in 1990, he was
one of five international Cathedral organists invited to play in
Washington National Cathedral to celebrate the completion of
the Cathedral.
In recent years, recital engagements have included venues in the USA, UK, Germany,
Holland, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, South Africa, Slovakia, Australia and New
Zealand. Highlights have included recitals in the Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Symphony
Hall, Birmingham, Notre Dame in Paris, St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, the Aarhus
Organ Festival in Denmark, Cologne Cathedral, Disney Hall in Los Angeles, London’s
Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral,
St Paul’s Cathedral and King’s College, Cambridge.At St Paul’s he played a
complete cycle of the organ works of J.S. Bach in 2000 and followed this in
subsequent years with the organ symphonies of Vierne and Widor, as well
as the complete organ works of Franck and Buxtehude. At St Thomas, Fifth
Avenue, New York, he has performed complete cycles of the organ works of
Buxtehude in 2007, Messiaen in 2008 and the six organ symphonies of Louis
Vierne in 2009. In 2014, he was one of the featured organists in the re-opening
Gala and subsequently gave the first solo recital on the restored organ in London’s
Royal Festival Hall and gave the opening recital of the organ in the new Musikkens
Hus in Aalborg, Denmark. In June, he gave the premiere of Nico Muhly’s ‘Patterns’
for the American Guild of Organists National Convention in Boston.
In addition to his work as a conductor and organist, John Scott has published a
number of choral compositions and arrangements and he has jointly edited two
compilations of liturgical music for the Church’s year, published by Oxford
University Press.
John Scott’s many recordings include the organ sonatas of Elgar, organ music by
William Mathias, Duruflé and Mendelssohn, as well as two discs of music by Dupré.
He has also recorded the solo organ part in Janacek’s Glagolitic Mass with the London
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. He recently made a recording
at the organ of Washington’s National Cathedral for the JAV label.
In 1998 he was nominated International Performer of the Year by the New York Chapter
of the American Guild of Organists. He is a Past President of the Incorporated Association
of Organists and he has been a member of a number of international competition
juries, including those in Manchester, Dublin, Chartres, Dallas, St. Albans, Erfurt
and the Bach/Liszt Competition in Weimar.
In the summer of 2004, after a 26 year association with St Paul’s Cathedral, he took up
the post of Organist and Director of Music at St Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York,
where he directs the renowned choir of men and boys. He was awarded the LVO in the New
Years Honours List of 2004, a personal gift from HM Queen Elizabeth II, in recognition of
his work at St Paul’s Cathedral. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from Nashotah House
Seminary in Wisconsin in 2007.
Free Admission - Collection - Buffet
Special August Organ Concert
Sunday, 16th August at 6:00pm
GERT van HOEF
(Netherlands)
Details of the organ on the NPOR at:
www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=P00257
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BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 8EP
SATURDAY, 27th JUNE at 4:00pm
SIMON THOMAS JACOBS
Winner - 2013 St Albans International Organ Competition
(Interpretation Prize)
Michel Corrette (1707-1795)
From Magnificat en a Mi la 3 (8e Ton)
François Couperin (1668-1733)
Messe pour les couvents:
Couplet de Gloria: Cromorne en taille
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Pièce d’orgue, BWV 572
Très vitement – Gravement – Lentement
From The Orgelbüchlein Project:
Jacques van Oortmerssen (b.1950)
“Nun ruhen all Wälder”
Jean-Baptiste Dupont (b.1979)
“Wir Glauben all’ an einen Gott”
Iain Farrington (b.1977)
“Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir”
Joel Martinson (b. 1960)
Three Essays on 'Out of the Depths'
1. Prelude
2. Intermezzo
3. Fugue - Chorale
Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
From 'Parthenia' - Fantasia of Four Parts
Philip Moore (b. 1943)
Sinfonietta (2001)
1. Allegro deciso
2. Allegro Scherzando
3. Adagio espressivo, con rubato
4. Molto Allegro
Winner of the First Prize for Interpretation and the Audience Prize
at the 2013 St Albans International Organ Competition, Simon
Thomas Jacobs read music as organ scholar at Clare College,
University of Cambridge, where he studied organ with David
Sanger and Jacques van Oortmerssen.
During this time he accompanied and assisted in the direction of
the chapel choir in the weekly routine of chapel services and in
their capacity as an internationally-renowned vocal ensemble,
performing concerts throughout the UK and Europe. These
included appearances at the Salzburg Music Festival, Munich
Opera Festival and the London, Innsbruck and Potsdam Early
Music Festivals as well as rseveral commercial CD recordings.
On Remembrance Sunday, 2007, Simon accompanied the choir
on a live broadcast of Choral Evensong for BBC Radio 3 and during
the Christmas season of 2008 played for the world première
performance and BBC recording (and subsequent broadcast) of
Sir John Tavener's Christmas Sequence, Ex Maria Virgine.
Following graduation, Simon moved to the USA to take up thepost of Associate Director of Music at Christ Church, Greenwich,
CT and in 2011 moved to be Associate Organist and Choirmaster
at Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis, IN. Most recently, he
was awarded a full scholarship to the Artist Diploma program at
Oberlin Conservatory of Music – one of the USA’s top-ranked music
schools and home to the largest collection of pipe organs in the
world – where he studied with James David Christie and was a
teaching assistant for the organ department.
In addition to a busy schedule of concerts in the USA, Simon
will spend the summer of 2015 touring the UK and France,
including a recital on the famous Dom Bedos organ at the Abbey
of Ste Croix, Bordeaux. He will also record his first solo disc on
the new instrument by Richards, Fowkes & Co. at St George’s
Hanover Square, as part of Priory’s “Great European Organs” series.
For further information, please visit Simon’s website:
Free Admission - Collection - Buffet
Details of the organ on the NPOR at:
www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=P00257
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BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 8EP
SATURDAY, 30th May at 4:00pm
CHRISTIAN WILSON
(H.M. Chapel Royal, Tower of London)
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)
Varhany from Glagolitic Mass
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Jesus, meine Zuversicht, BWV 728
Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Canzone (‘Jesus meine Zuversicht’), Op 46IIb)
Jehan Alain (1911-1940)
Le Jardin Suspendu
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Prelude and Fugue No 6, Op 35 (arr. Bossart/Wilson)
Edward Bairstow (1874-1946)
Sonata in E flat
- Andante serioso, ma con moto
- Allegro giocoso
- Maestoso
Francis Pott (1957- )
Toccata on ‘King’s Lynn’ (from 3 Hymn Fantasias)
Christian Wilson's virtuoso performances mark him as one of the most unusual
and exciting organists of his generation. He has performed as a soloist throughout
Europe, the USA and Australia and appears regularly on BBC radio and other
European stations.
Recent and future engagements include the Presteigne Festival, Spitalfields
Festival, Tarasp Castle Switzerland, Ulster Hall, Caird Hall, Oxford May Music
Festival, Westminster Cathedral, tours to Norway, South Africa and the USA,
performances and a recording of his own transcriptions of Shostakovich, and
recordings of works by
Durufle', Hans Gal, Oskar Lindberg and Olivier Messiaen.
Christian's musical career began at Westminster Abbey, where he was head
chorister. He spent a year as sub-organist at Perth Cathedral (Western Australia)
before taking up the organ scholarship at Christ Church, Oxford. Following
undergraduate studies, he took a combined performance and research degree
investigating the pre-Reformation English organ and winning various prizes.
In 2006 Christian was awarded the Nicholas Danby Scholarship and a Wingate
Scholarship for study abroad and completed the two-year solo post-graduate
course in Stuttgart where he studied with Jon Laukvik and Ludger Lohmann
gaining the highest results.
Christian is Organist of the Chapels Royal, HM the Tower of London. In 2012,
he became the eighth person in the world to perform Francis Pott's epic organ
symphony 'Christus' (widely considered the 'Everest' of the organ repertory) with
performances in Germany and the UK. His numerous and well-received
transcriptions range from works by Mendelssohn to the 24 Preludes and Fugues
by Shostakovich, and most recently a number of tangos by Piazzolla. Christian's
performance interests include the harpsichord and piano, and he recently
accompanied a well-received recording of English works for viola and piano with
Sarah-Jane Bradley.
Free Admission - Collection - Buffet
Details of the organ on the NPOR at:
www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=P00257
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BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 8EP
SATURDAY, 28th APRIL at 4:00pm
ANTHONY GRITTEN
(ROYAL ACADEMY of MUSIC)
Georges Mac-Master (1862-1898),
Grand Choeur op 48 (1891)
Pierre Kunc (1865-1941),
Grand Pièce Symphonique (1901)
Daniel Roth (b. 1942),
Ave Maris Stella (2014)
Marcel Dupré (1886-1971),
Choral et Fugue op 57 (1962)
Laurence Caldecote (b. 1983),
Tuba Tune (2013)
Richard Francis (b. 1946),
A Celebration of St Denio (2013)
Charles Stanford (1852-1924),
Marcia Eroica op 189/2 (1923)
Paul Ayres (b. 1970),
Toccata on Amor Satis Est (2010)
Anthony is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists, and studied with Harry Gabb,
David Sanger, and Anne Page. In 2012 he gave the first complete performance of
Daniel Roth’s magnum opus, Livre d’Orgue pour le Magnificat, followed by
recitals in St. Sulpice Paris as part of Roth’s 70th birthday celebrations and in
Westminster Cathedral, where he gave the UK premiere of Roth’s Christus Factus
Est. Other projects have included anniversary performances of the complete works
of Buxtehude (a 6½ hour recital), Tunder, Homilius, Brahms, and Mendelssohn.
Many of Anthony's recitals are listed at organrecitals.com/anthonygritten. His next
recital is in Norwich Cathedral on Bank Holiday Monday, 4 May, at 11.00 am.
Anthony studied at Cambridge University with Alexander Goehr, writing his
doctorate on Stravinsky. He has worked at the University of East Anglia and Royal
Northern College of Music, and is currently Head of Undergraduate Programmes at
the Royal Academy of Music. His publications include two books on Music and
Gesture and miscellaneous essays on a variety of subjects. Many of Anthony’s
publications can be downloaded from ram.academia.edu/AnthonyGritten.
Free Admission - Collection - Buffet
THE VOICES of PEMBROKE CHOIR with ALISON RODDY (soprano) and PAUL LAVENDER
(organ) will present a concert with a retiring collection for Christian Aid on Saturday
2nd May at 7:00pm. Alison has performed leading roles with ENO and Paul will include
works by Bach and Guilmant in the programme.
Details of the organ on the NPOR at:
www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=P00257
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BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 8EP
SATURDAY, 28th March at 4:00pm
TIMOTHY
BYRAM-WIGFIELD
(All Saints, Margaret Street)
Sir George Elvey (1816-93)
(arr. Charles Hancock)
Festal March
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in D minor (BWV 539)
Alfred Hollins (1865-1941)
Allegretto Grazioso (1908)
Sir William Harris (1883-1971)
Fantasy-Prelude
Patrick Gowers (1936-2014)
An Occasional Trumpet Voluntary
Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-93)
Trans Edwin Lemare (1865-1934)
Overture: Romeo and Juliet
Timothy Byram-Wigfield has enjoyed an illustrious career as an
organist, giving recitals throughout the U.K and abroad, in France,
Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, the U.S.A, and Canada. A pupil
of Richard Popplewell and David Sanger, he studied at the Royal
College of Music and at Christ Church, Oxford as Organ Scholar.
Whilst Sub-Organist at Winchester Cathedral he made BBC Radio 3
debut in a programme of Howells, Jackson and Bairstow, and was a
finalist in the Performer of the Year competition presented by the
Royal College of Organists.
His recordings, on the Regent and Delphian labels, have been met
with critical acclaim. These include a survey of Olivier Messiaen’s
early organ music, and a disc of overture transcriptions at the organ
in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow, which was nominated in
the Instrumental Category for a Gramophone award. This year will
see a release of a two-disc set of the complete organ works of Sir
William Harris, and a second disc of overture transcriptions, on the
celebrated Binns organ of Rochdale Town Hall.
Tim has held a number of distinguished posts in the field of church
music. He was the first full time Master of Music at St Mary’s
Cathedral in Edinburgh, following which he was Director of Chapel
Music at Jesus College, Cambridge. From 2004, and for nearly ten
years, he was Director of Music at St George’s Chapel, Windsor
Castle, where he directed the music for many occasions in the
presence of H.M. The Queen and other members of the Royal
Family. In 2013 he took up the post of Director of Music at All
Saints’, Margaret Street, London W1, which has a unique
reputation for its music and liturgy, in order to concentrate on
teaching and playing.
Future plans include a further trip to the U.S.A., and recitals in
Keble College, Oxford, Hastings, Coventry and Chichester
Cathedrals, King’s College, Cambridge, (as part of the ‘Easter at
King’s’ Festival), St John’s, Smith Square, and appearances at
Birmingham’s Symphony Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. He presents
2 concerts a year with the Oxford Bach Choir, as their Associate
Conductor, and teaches piano and organ at Eton College. He teaches
with the RCO Academy, and examines regularly for their diplomas.
He recently completed a Master’s degree, specialising in piano
studies, at Goldsmiths’ College, presenting programmes of Rachmaninov,
Debussy, and Liszt.
Free Admission - Collection - Buffet
Details of the organ on the NPOR at:
www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=P00257
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BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 8EPA THANKSGIVING RECITALfor the life ofVICTOR BURROUGHSaturday 14th Marchat5:00pmA buffet tea will be served in the church's Friendship Centre following the recitaland there will be a retiring collection for The Nicholas Danby Trust. Four organists(who were encouraged by Victor) will be taking part.Ourania Gassiou:
Robert Schumann - Sketch op. 58, no. 3
Georg Bohm - Vater unser im Himmelreich
Pierre Cochereau - Scherzo SymphoniqueGeorgina Sherriff:Felix Mendelssohn - Sonata 3 (first movement)
Anton Heiller - Ecce Lignum Crucis
Peter Warlock - Andante Tranquillo (from the Capriol Suite)
Edward Elgar - Imperial March
Matthew Blaiden:
Percy Whitlock - Folk Tune
Bach / Best - Chaconne from 2nd Violin PartitaEleni KeventsidouJ.S. Bach - Concerto in G MajorJehan Alain - Deux Danses a Agni YavishtaMax Reger - Ist Movt, Second SonataBloomsbury Central Baptist Church235 Shaftesbury Ave, London WC2H 8EP -
BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 8EP
SATURDAY, 28th FEBRUARY at 4:00pm
HENRY FAIRS 'Great Danes'
A Celebration of the 350th and 150th anniversaries of the births of
Nicholaus Bruhns and Carl Nielsen respectively.
Dietrich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707)
Praeludium in F BuxWV 145
JPE Hartmann (1805-1900)
Allegro Marcato from Sonata Op. 58
Nicholaus Bruhns (1665-1697)
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Commotio , Op 58
Henry Fairs is Head of Organ Studies at Birmingham Conservatoire and
Organist to the University of Birmingham. He was a prize-winner in a number
of international organ competitions including Paris, St Albans and Chartres.
Since winning First Prize and Special Prize at the Odense International
Organ Competition (Denmark), his concert career has taken him to the
major European centres of organ music and to America, performing solo
recitals, broadcasts (BBC, BR, MDR, Danish Radio) and concertos on both
historic and modern instruments (including Merseburger Orgeltage, Chartres
Cathedral, St Albans International Organ Festival, Internationale Orgelwoche,
Nuremberg, Leipzig Gewandhaus, St Paul's Cathedral Celebrity Series,
London.)
Born in Hereford (England), he received his earliest musical training as a
chorister at Leominster Priory and studied at the Birmingham Conservatoire,
where he graduated with First Class Honours and was a prize-winner at the
Fellowship diploma of the Royal College of Organists. A scholarship from
the Countess of Munster Trust enabled postgraduate studies in Paris,
Cologne and Vienna. Important teachers and influences have included
David Saint, Susan Landale, Thierry Mechler, David Sanger and Michael
Radulescu.
Henry is regularly invited to give guest lectures and masterclasses:
recently as a guest tutor and jury member at the Carl Nielsen International
Festival and Competition, Denmark, Eastman School (USA), Three Choirs
Festival, Calgary International Organ Festival (Canada), Royal College of
Organists (London), Edinburgh Organ Academy, Cambridge Academy of
Organ Studies and the Royal Academies of Music in Oslo and Copenhagen.
He enjoys playing and teaching a broad, eclectic repertoire: currently with a
strong focus on the organ output of JS Bach in a project involving research
and performance of the organ works in 15 concerts throughout Europe. In
addition, he has in recent years been occupied with the performance of
19th and 20th century music; including complete performances of organ
music by: Jehan Alain (2011), Liszt (the three great works -2011) and
Reubke, Olivier Messiaen (2008) and Maurice Duruflé ( Naxos 8.557924)
In March 2014, he was appointed Honorary Professor of Organ at the
University of St Andrews, Scotland.
"Fairs emerges as a top-notch performer. His registrations, tempos, and
sensitivity to subtle nuances in phrasing and articulation are superb."
American Record Guide
Free Admission - Collection - Buffet
Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church
235 Shaftesbury Ave, London WC2H 8EP
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Posted Today, 08:09 PM
BLOOMSBURY ORGAN DAY
Saturday, January 31st from 1:00 pm
An Organists Online and Music in Bloomsbury Joint Event
The theme of this year's event is Britannia!! - a survey of the organs and organ music of the British Isles.
Three half-hour recitals will be given by Henry Websdale, Weston Jennings and students from the RCO / St Giles' School. Presentations will also be given by Philip Norman, Dr John Rowntree and Catherine Ennis.
During the day, there will be ongoing refreshments, displays of relevant material and sales of CDs and books and a substantial buffet.
Jane Watts will conclude the day with a celebrity recital.
1.00 pm PRESENTATION
Philip Norman - Five Centuries of Organs -
1.30 pm RECITALS Students from RCO / St Giles' School
Camilla Allison
Philip Moore (b1943) Pæan
Emily Fraser
Philip Moore (b1943) Prelude from Withycombe
John Zhiang
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Vesper Voluntary 3
David Pimm
Georg Böhm (1661-1733) Praeludium in A minor
Rachelle Lam
J S Bach (1685-1750) Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BMV 645
Evelyn Greaves
Petr Eben (1929-2007) Three Choral Preludes from “Ten preludes on Chorales of the Bohemian Brethren 1971-73”
No. 8 Hříchů Svých oplakej (Praise God, Praise God with Singing)
No. 9 Nastala noc (At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing)
No. 10 Jáfjsem v tom rozveselem (Good Health for those Who Are Hungry
2.30 pm PRESENTATION
Dr John Rowntree - A BIOS Presentation
3.00 pm RECITAL
Henry Websdale (Winchester College)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Sonata in G - Mvt 1 Allegro Maestoso
William Mathias (1934-1992) Carillon
Alfred Hollins (1865-1942) Song of Sunshine
William Alcock (1861-1947) Introduction and Passacaglia
4.00 pm PRESENTATION
Catherine Ennis - A Presentation on the RCO
4.30 PM RECITAL
Weston Jennings (Organ Scholar - Royal Festival Hall)
Edwin Lemare (1865-1934) Marche Héroïque in D, Op. 74
Scherzo from Sonata No. 1 in F, Op. 95
Frank Bridge (1879-1941) Adagio in E
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Arabesque No. 2
Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) Prelude and Fugue in B Major, Op. 7, No.1
DISPLAYS
There will be displays by various organ-related organisations and the opportunity to purchase magazines, books, CDs, etc.
REFRESHMENTS
Free ongoing during the afternoon. A bookable Special Buffet price £5.00 is available at 5:00 pm
COST
For the afternoon recitals and displays - free (but with a voluntary collection)
Special Buffet - £5
Celebrity Recital by Jane Watts - £5
6.00 pm CELEBRITY RECITAL
Jane Watts
Ernest Macmillan (1893-1973) Cortège Académique
William Lloyd Webber (1914-1982) Chorale, Cantilena and Finale
Alexander Guilmant (1837-1911) Pastorale
William Mathias (1934-1992) Variations on a Hymn Tune (Braint) Op20 William Mathias Tournemire (1870-1939) tr Durufle' Cantilene Improvisee
Hubert Parry (1848-1918) Fantasia and Fugue in G
FULL DETAILS HERE:
http://www.organists...e.org/britannia
DISPLAYS
There will be displays by various organ-related organisations and the opportunity to purchase magazines, books, CDs, etc.
REFRESHMENTS
Ongoing during the afternoon. A bookable Special Buffet is available at 5:00 pm
Please let Philip Luke know - philipluke@waitrose.com or phone 01953 688393 to book a meal in advance (this can also be done through the website) or for any further information at all.
Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church
235 Shaftesbury Ave, London WC2H 8EP
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BLOOMSBURY ORGAN DAY
Saturday, January 31st from 1:00 pm
Now under general discussion
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BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 8EP
SATURDAY, 29th NOVEMBER at 4:00pm
DANIEL MOULT
(Concert Organist)
J.S. BACH (1685-1750)
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C (BWV 564)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS (1835-1921)
Benediction Nuptionale
JULIUS REUBKE (1834-1858)
Sonata on the 94th Psalm
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS (arr. Guilmant)
Le Cygne
AD WAMMES (b.1953)
Toccata Chromatica
IAN FARRINGTON (b. 1977)
Live Wire
Daniel Moult, “one of the finest organists of our time” (The Organ),
is renowned in the UK and abroad for virtuosic, intelligent and
engaging performances of repertoire from the 14th to the 21st
centuries. His musicianship has been praised as “exhilarating”
(Gramophone), “dazzling” (The Organ), and “formidable” (Organists’
Review). He has pioneered the use of film as a means of promoting
organ music, and has presented and performed in two DVD releases,
Virtuoso! Music for Organ, a film featuring some of the most
demanding 20th century repertoire, and The Elusive English Organ,
a journey through English organ music from 1550 to 1830. He is
currently preparing the sequel, The Imperial English Organ, which
will continue the story through the 19th and into the 20th century.
He has made several CDs, the most recent of which is the first solo
recording of the newly restored organ of Arundel Cathedral, to be
released by Regent Records in Spring 2014.
As a soloist, Daniel performs throughout the UK, Europe, Australia
and Singapore. Recent ensemble appearances include playing Mozart’s
organ music as part of the Mozart Unwrapped festival at King’s Place in
London, concerts celebrating Handel with the London Early Opera
Orchestra, and tours of France and Switzerland with Kammerorchester
Basel. In June 2014 he was the artist in residence at Sydney Grammar
School, performing Poulenc's organ concerto, and he will return to
Australia in 2015.
Born in Manchester, Daniel studied at Oxford (where he gained the
Fellowship diploma of the Royal College of Organists with three of
the top playing prizes and was jointly awarded the University of
Oxford John Betts Organ Scholarship) and the Amsterdam
Conservatorium. Previous posts include visiting organ tutor at
Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester, seven years as Organist
and Assistant Director of Music at Coventry Cathedral, and five
years as Artistic Director of The London Organ Day. He is a sought
after educator, and teaches through the RCO Organ School, on
many masterclasses, workshops and courses around the world,
as well as maintaining regular positions at the Birmingham
Conservatoire, Wells Cathedral School and The Royal College of
Music Junior Department. He examines for the Royal College of
Organists. He has published several editions, including the Easy
Bach Album and the upcoming Easy Handel Album with
Bärenreiter and the Complete Church Organist, volumes 1 and 2,
with RSCM Publications. His articles on performance practice and
performance-related topics have appeared in various music journals.
Based in London, Daniel is in demand as a soloist and accompanist,
broadcasts frequently on BBC Television and Radio and has recorded
for various record labels including Fugue State, Sony BMG and Radio
Netherlands. www.danielmoult.com
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BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 8EP
SATURDAY, 25th OCTOBER at 4:00pm
ELENI KEVENTSIDOU
(Rugby School)
J.S. Bach (1685-1750):
Prelude and fugue in B minor BWV 544
F.Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Songs without words No.21 in G minor op.53 No.3
Saint- Saens (1835-1921)
Fantaisie No 3. in C major op.157
F. Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Variations Serieuses op.54 arranged by Reitze Smits
Manos Hadjidakis (1925-1994)
from Suite: For a Little White Seashell, op.1:
Grand Sousta, Syrtos
Yannis Constantinidis (1903-1984)
Greek Dances Nos 5 and 8
Max Reger (1873-1916)
Second Sonata op.60, 1st mvt: Improvisation, Allegro con brio
Eleni was born in Athens and started playing the piano at the age of 9 with
Kate Trulli at the Athens National Conservatory. She graduated in 1995 with a
unanimous First Prize. At that time Eleni was also studying Greek Literature
(Linguistics) at the National Republic University of Athens.
In 1998 Eleni was awarded a three- year scholarship by the “Friends
of Music Society” in order to study the organ with Nicolas Kynaston in the
Athens Concert Hall.
Studying organ music with Nicolas Kynaston and David Titterington at the
Royal Academy of Music Eleni graduated from the Postgraduate Performance
Course in 2004 with distinction and has also studied privately with Johannes
Geffert, Head of Church Music Studies at the Cologne Hochschule.
Eleni has performed as a soloist at the Athens Concert Hall, Bonn-Beuel.
Dusseldorf, Himmerod Abbey (Germany), All Souls Langham Place, Westminster
Cathedral, Bath Abbey, Huddersfield Town Hall, Cambridge Festival, St. Dominic’s
Priory, Ciuntadella Cathedral (Menorca), Temple de Foyer (Paris), Bristol Cathedral,
York Minster. As a chamber music player Eleni has performed at St. Martin in the
Fields, the Dutch Church London, the Evangelist Church of Katerini (Greece),
the Athens Spring Organ Festival and the Athens Megaron
In 2003 Eleni was awarded a scholarship from the Alexander S.Onassis Scholarship
Foundation. In 2004 she was awarded the “Margaret and Sydney Lovett Organ Prize”
and the “United Music Publishers Ensemble Prize (London-Royal Academy). In 2007
she was awarded the Artistic Director’s Prize at Mikael Tariverdiev International
Organ Competition in Kaliningrad, Russia. In 2005 Eleni participated in a joint
recording project with the Royal Academy of Music and the Southwark and South
London Organ Society, playing at the Royal Festival Hall. In February she participated
in a CD recording of English Choral music with the Rugby School Choirs.
Eleni has been Organist-in-Residence at Tonbridge School, Bilton Grange School
and Bishops Stortford College.
Currently she teaches piano at Kent College, East London Music Service and
piano- organ at Rugby School.
Eleni has started in October 2010 her PhD in Organ Performance in Max Reger’s
organ music on a studentship at Christ Church University, Canterbury. Currently
she teaches keyboard skills at CCCU and plays the organ for the University
Graduation Ceremonies at Canterbury Cathedral.
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BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH235 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, LONDON WC2H 8EPSATURDAY 27th SEPTEMBER AT 4:00PMProf STEFAN ENGELS
(LEIPZIG)
Organ Works from the Great Leipzig Organ Tradition
MAX REGER (1873-1916)
Chorale Fantasia on 'Hallelujah, Gott zu Loben...' Op 52/3
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Studies in Canonic Form, Op 56
i Mit innigem Ausdruck
ii Andantino / Etwas schneller
iii Nicht zu schnell
iv Adagio
SIGFRID KARG-ELERT (1877-1933)
Symphony for Organ Op 143
i Lento misterioso
ii Allegro brioso ed energico
iii Scherzo (Presto demoniaco)
iv Largo e quieto
v Finale (Vivace e brioso)
Stefan Engels was recently named Professor of Organ and Leah M. Fullinwider
Centennial Endowed Chair in Music Performance at Southern Methodist
University in Dallas, Texas, USA. This appointment was preceded by his positions
as Professor of Organ at the University of Music and Performing Arts “Felix
Mendelssohn Bartholdy” in Leipzig, Germany, and as Associate Professor of
Organ and Chair of the Organ Department at Westminster Choir College in
Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
In Leipzig, Mr. Engels was founder and Artistic Director of the European Organ
Academy Leipzig, attracting faculty and students from around the world. As an
advocate and specialist for the music of the late-Romantic German Composer
Sigfrid Karg-Elert, he also founded the Karg-Elert Festival in Leipzig,
demonstrating and discovering the unique works of this Leipzig composer. In
2015 Mr. Engels will finish the world premiere recording of the complete organ
works of Karg-Elert.
Mr. Engels maintains a vigorous international concert schedule and is a
sought-after teacher, having presented lectures and master classes across the
European continent, North America, Russia and South Korea. Mr. Engels
frequently serves on juries at leading international organ competitions, such
as the St. Albans Competition and the Bach Competition Leipzig.
His musical education took place in Germany and the United States. He
studied organ, piano, harpsichord, choral conducting and church music at the
Universities in Aachen, Düsseldorf, and Cologne. From 1993 until 1998 he
pursued further organ studies with the late Robert Anderson in Dallas and
Wolfgang Rübsam in Chicago. He achieved his international break-through
when he was awarded the “Concerto Gold Medal” at the 1998 Calgary
International Organ Competition. Since then he is represented by Karen
McFarlane Artists Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 8EPSATURDAY, 26th July at 4:00pm
ANNE PAGE
(CAMBRIDGE)Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968)Répons pour le Temps de PâquesJehan Alain (1911-1940)Introduction et Variations - Scherzo - Choral.Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)Joie et clarté des Corps glorieux.J.S. Bach (1685-1750)Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 541E.T. Chipp (1823-1886)Introduction and Variations on 'God Preserve the Emperor'Anne Page is known in the UK and abroad as a musician who combines virtuosity andversatility. Born and educated in Perth, Australia, she moved to Europe to continueadvanced studies with Marie-Claire Alain, Peter Hurford and Jacques van Oortmerssen.She made her London debut playing 20th century repertoire at the Royal Festival Hall.Her career encompasses performances and broadcasts in Europe, the USA and Australia.In the pioneering spirit of her country of origin she likes to explore some of the less welltrodden musical paths and has been one of a handful of musicians at the forefront of therevival of the harmonium, making critically-acclaimed recordings and establishing acourse on the instrument at the Royal Academy of Music. In 2008 she was featured in aPurcell Room recital for solo harmonium and the Swiss organist and composer LionelRogg has written a suite of pieces for harmonium for her.As a member of the British Institute of Organ Studies she took a leading role in the development of theHistoric Organ Sound Archive. This innovative scheme combined community education with a permanentfree online archive to increase access to our organ heritage. Anne researched and recorded 10 hours ofmusic for the project.Now based in Cambridge, she directed the Cambridge Summer Recitals for eight years, presentingmany world and UK first performances and bringing several major recitalists from Europe to Britainfor the first time. During 2011/12 she performed the complete organ works of Bach in 23 recitals on14 different organs in Cambridge. The series attracted capacity audiences and helped to support theeducational work of the Cambridge Academy of Organ Studies of which Anne is a founder.YouTube channel: annepagecambridgeFree Admission - Collection - BuffetDetails of the organ on the NPOR at: -
BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH235 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, LONDON WC2H 8EPSATURDAY 28th JUNE AT 4:00PMJONATHAN SCOTTConcert Organist and PianistRichard Wagner (1813-1883) arr. LemareTannhäuser OvertureTom Scott (b.1981)Sesquialtera (2012)Charles Gounod (1818-93) arr. ScottFuneral March of a MarionetteMaurice Duruflé (1902-1986)Prélude et fugue sur le nom d’Alain Op. 7Philip Glass (b.1937)Satyagraha (Act III conclusion)Richard Wagner (1813-1883) arr. LemareRide of the Valkyries
Jonathan Scott enjoys a hugely varied performing career on a diverse spectrum of keyboard instruments performing music which spans the entire classical repertoire. In addition to his career as pianist and organist he is a leading authority on the French harmonium d'art and has a busy concert schedule with his pianist brother, Tom Scott, performing as Scott Brothers Duo.
Born in Manchester, Jonathan studied piano and organ at Chetham's School of Music before gaining a scholarship on both instruments to attend the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). With the aid of a Countess of Munster Scholarship he was able to continue his studies in USA and Holland. Jonathan has been a member of the keyboard staff at the RNCM since 2001.A prizewinner at many International competitions including St Albans Organ Competition and RCO Performer of the Year Competition, Jonathan also won the coveted Worshipful Company of Musicians WT Best Scholarship and gold medal, and is a Freeman of The City of London.In the past 12 months Jonathan has given a solo recital at Mansion House on the new organ for Westminster Abbey for the Lord Mayor of London, given a European tour with trumpeter Håken Hardenberger, as well as presenting his second season of solo lunchtime organ concert series at The Bridgewater Hall. He has also appeared as harpsichord soloist in Poulenc's Concert Champêtre with The Orchestra of Opera North and piano soloist in Gershwin Piano Concerto with RPO. He recently appeared at The Royal Albert Hall for a series of performances as organ and piano soloist in Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Saint-Saëns' “Organ” Symphony. Forthcoming performances include recitals across the UK as well an autumn Gershwin tour and solo performances on QM2.In collaboration with his brother, Tom Scott, Jonathan has released several CDs to great critical acclaim on the Scott Brothers Duo label. Their discs have received wide international airplay as well as receiving their own special edition of ‘The Organist Entertains‘ on BBC Radio 2. Jonathan's latest solo CD celebrating the centenary of “The Organ of Rochdale Town Hall” was described as "superb" in Organists' Review. -
BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 8EPSATURDAY, 31st MAY at 4:00pmKATHERINE DIENES-WILLIAMS(GUILDFORD CATHEDRAL)Programme:Herbert Howells (1892-1983)Rhapsody No 3Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers (1632-1714)KyrieJ.S. Bach (1685-1750)Prelude and Fugue in E flat (St Anne)William Albright (1944-1998)Sweet sixteenthsCalvin Hampton (1938-1984)At the BalletEdward Elgar (1857-1934)Sonata in G (1st movt)Guy Bovet (b. 1942)SalamancaKatherine Dienes-Williams, MA, BMus, FRCO, Hon. ARSCM, Hon. GCMwas appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers at GuildfordCathedral in January 2008 following six years as Director of Music atthe Collegiate Church of St. Mary, Warwick.Katherine was born and educated in Wellington, New Zealand andstudied for a BA in Modern Languages and a BMus at VictoriaUniversity, Wellington. Katherine was Organ Scholar at WellingtonCathedral from 1988 to 1991 when she was appointed AssistantOrganist there.Katherine came to England in 1991 to take up the post of OrganScholar at Winchester Cathedral and Assistant Organist at WinchesterCollege. She has also held posts as Organist and Assistant Directorof Music at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool,Assistant Organist and Director of the Cathedral Girls’ Choir at NorwichCathedral prior to moving to Warwick as Director of Music at theCollegiate Church of St. Mary.She is a sometime guest tutor for the Royal College of Organists and isregularly asked to be a guest choral workshop leader for the RoyalSchool of Church Music in the UK, South Africa and the USA. Katherinehas given several organ recitals in the United Kingdom, New Zealand,Germany, U.S.A., Bermuda, the Netherlands, South Africa, Australia andSingapore. She has performed as organ soloist with the Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic Orchestra, the Hallé, the City of London Sinfonia and theRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra and has taught a masterclass at the CurtisInstitute of Music, Philadelphia, USA. She is also active as a composer,having received several commissions both in the UK, the USA and NewZealand.Katherine holds a Master of Arts in Music and Liturgy from LeedsUniversity. She features both as organist and choral conductor onseveral recordings. She is in demand as a choral workshop leader in theUK, the USA and several other European countries. In February of thisyear, she undertook a weekend workshop based at Trinity Church, AsburyPark, N.J. followed by workshops with the choir of Trinity Church,Princeton, the Chapel Choir of St. James’ School, Hagerstown, Maryland,and the choir of Christ’s Church, Rye. She also gave an organ recital atUrsinus College, Pennsylvania. In July 2014, she will direct the RSCMMontréal course summer school which will be based outside Boston,USA. In August of this year she will give an organ recital at HimmerodAbbey in Germany. In January 2016 she will direct the combined RSCMsummer school of Australia and New Zealand in Canberra, Australia.She has recently been elected into her secondary school’s ‘Hall ofFame’ as an outstanding alumnus (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School,Wellington, New Zealand).Other interests include languages (her BA is in French and German),travel, reading and swimming. She is a Knight of the Grand Order ofVitéz and a Knight of the Order of St. Ladislau (Hungary).Katherine is married to Patrick Williams, and they have a daughter, Hannah.Free Admission - Collection - BuffetDetails of the organ on the NPOR at:
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BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 8EP
SATURDAY, 26th APRIL at 4:00pmLUKE BOND(TRURO CATHEDRAL)J. S Bach (1685-1750)Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BWV 542Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend BWV 655C.H. Parry (1848-1914)Chorale fantasia on The Old HundredthPercy Grainger (1882-1961)Handel in the StrandNorman Cocker (1889-1953)Tuba TuneHerbert Howells (1892-1983)Psalm Prelude Set 1 Number 1Alexander Guilmant (1837-1911)Sonata in D minor:1. Introduction and Allegro2. Pastorale3. Finale
Luke Bond is currently Assistant Director of Music at Truro Cathedral wherehe works with the Cathedral Choir in its six choral services per week and alsoaccompanies the Choir in broadcasts, tours and recordings on the Cathedral'sfamous Father Willis organ.He grew-up in Gloucester and became the Cathedral Organ Scholar aged 17,studying with David Briggs. Subsequent posts were held at Bristol Cathedral,St Mary's Church, Warwick and Clifton College. In Truro Luke also directs StMary's Singers and Orchestra with whom he has programmed a diverserepertoire of works from Stravinsky's Dumbarton Oaks to Copland's OldAmerican Songs. The choir recently performed Bach's St Matthew Passion ina liturgical context.He works regularly as organ and piano accompanist, most recently with JuliaHwang (BBC4 Lark Ascending) and Grace Davidson (in Handel's Gloria). Lukeis collaborating with the trumpeter Ross Brown in a programme of new trumpetand organ transcriptions for publication and recording on the Regent Label,with whom he made a solo organ disc last year which has received numerousfive star reviews.Luke has given first performances of works by numerous composers, most recentlyworks by David Bednall and Paul Drayton. Luke recently accompanied the firstbroadcast of Julian Philips' anthem Church Music (from Choirbook for the Queen).His freelance work takes him out of Truro and often includes being Organist on theEton Choral Course, and working with Andrew Nethsingha on a summer course inChinon, France, and a tour to Sweden in 2014.Free Admission - Collection - BuffetDetails of the organ on the NPOR at: -
BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 8EPSATURDAY, 29th MARCH at 4:00pmTOM BELLSt Michael’s, Chester SquareCarillon de Westminster - VierneRhosymedre - Vaughan WilliamsOverture 'Caesar and Cleopatra' - Bliss arr.GowerSeven Waves Away - Bliss arr.GowerBridal Ceremony (Adam Zero) - Bliss arr.GowerIntermezzo (Miracle in the Gorbals) - Bliss arr.GowerThe Rout Trot - Bliss arr.GowerVesper Voluntaries nos.3, 5, 6 - ElgarThe Tame Bear - Elgar arr.WalkerVariations de Concert - BonnetTom Bell enjoys a varied freelance solo career as an organist, based in Londonand active across the UK. He has played additionally in mainland Europe and theUSA, undertaking two tours to the latter encompassing the East Coast and Mid Westin 2013. Tom's debut CD, featuring music by Bliss, Elgar and Malcolm Williamsonrecently was released on the Regent label, and was described by one reviewer as"...a marvellous recording, full of light, from a charismatic and virtuosic musician"(Organists' Review). His performance on the same disc of Williamson's unjustlyneglected Symphony for Organ was described in American Record Guide as"brilliant". Tom's playing has been heard on the radio in the UK, Europe and theUnited States, including (from the Temple Church in London) a live solo recital onDutch Radio 4 as part of their Handel Day, 2009. Highlights in 2014 include therelease of a double CD of contemporary music, the formation of a duo with organistRichard Brasier, and his debut at the Royal Festival Hall, London as a featured artistin the Pull Out All The Stops festival. Tom will give two concerts at the RFH, both tobe broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and featuring first performances of works by NeilHannon and Shlomo.Tom teaches in a freelance capacity for the Royal College of Organists, and alsoon courses run by the Royal School of Church Music and Oundle for Organists,for whom he will direct a course in 2014. He is organ tutor both at SevenoaksSchool and the Royal Hospital School in Suffolk, and regularly gives masterclasses(recently Birmingham Conservatoire and the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia). Apassion for education and outreach has led to involvement with many differentschemes, and he is organist to the long-running Organworks project, based atEton. Tom is Artistic Director to the London Organ Day, a trustee of the ON OrganFund, and serves as Organist and Choir Master at St Michael's Church, ChesterSquare in central London. He also writes occasionally, and his work has beenpublished in BBC Music Magazine, Organists' Review and others.Tom studied at the Royal Northern College of Music with Kevin Bowyer, alsotravelling to Amsterdam to see Jacques van Oortmerssen on an occasional basis.His repertoire is broad but he harbours a particular love of new music, somethingwhich has led him to premiere many pieces in the last few years. Besides teadrinking he likes fell walking, good beer and (most of all) steam locomotives.Free Admission - Collection - BuffetAlso at Bloomsbury -Two Evening Recitals by Young Performers:WEDNESDAY 2ND APRIL at 6:00pmTAK MAN CHOW(RCM)WEDNESDAY 9TH APRIL at 6:00pmMATT BLAIDEN(Cambridge)Details of the organ on the NPOR at:
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We have just heard the news that Jennifer Bate will be interviewed live on Radio 3's 'In Tune' this afternoon (Wednesday) between 5:20 and 5:40. We don't have much other information at the moment but "watch this space."
There seems to be more 'organist awareness' on the radio at the moment which can only help our cause.
JohnW
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A special 70th Birthday Year Concert by Jennifer Bate will be held at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church
on Saturday, March 1st at 6:30pm following on from The London Organ Day. A St David's Day buffet willbe available beforehand and all are welcome to join in the celebration. The programme includes the UKpremière of Jennifer Bate's Suite 'Veni Creator Spiritus'.Free Admission - Collection - BuffetFelix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)Sonata No 3 in A, Op 65i. Con moto maestosoii. Andante tranquilloJ.S. Bach (1685-1750)Two Chorale Preludes:1.Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 6452. Wir glauben all' an einen Gott Vater, BWV 740Franz Liszt (1811-1886)Fantasia and Fugue on 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam'Jennifer Bate (b.1944)Suite on Veni Creator Spiritus (U.K.première)i. Processionalii. Intermezzoiii. Ariaiv ToccataJennifer Bate is in the top rank of international organists and has long been a favourite at all the world’s
great festivals. Many composers have written for her, inspired by her phenomenal technique and ability
to bring out the colours of the organ. In 1990, Jennifer’s artistry and outstanding contribution to music
received international recognition with the Personnalité de l’Année award by the French-based jury.
She was only the third British artist to achieve this distinction, after Sir Georg Solti and Sir (later Lord)
Yehudi Menuhin. In 1996, Jennifer was granted Honorary Citizenship of the Italian province of
Alessandria for her services to music in Northern Italy over 20 years. In 2002, she was elected a Fellow
of the Royal Society of Arts, in 2007 she received an Honorary Doctorate in Music from the University
of Bristol and in 2008 she was awarded an OBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours List. In April 2011,
the French Minister of Culture made her an Officier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In July 2011,
President Sarkozy appointed her to the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur,
France’s highest order.
Jennifer is recognised as the world authority on the organ works of Olivier Messiaen, with whom sheworked extensively. Her world première recording of his last masterpiece for organ, Livre duSaint Sacrement, won a Grand Prix du Disque. In 1995, Jennifer opened the MessiaenFestival at l’Eglise de la Sainte Trinité, Paris, where his complete organ works were performed andrecorded. Among numerous awards for her CD, were the Diapason d’Or and Preis derDeutsche Schallplattenkritik.Regis Records reissued the complete works of Franck and Messiaen and her historicanthology, From Stanley to Wesley, in budget boxed sets. All were awarded the PenguinCD Guide’s “Top Recommendation”. Her CD of recently-discovered works by SamuelWesley and its sequel, The Wesleys and their Contemporaries (both recorded fromfirst editions, on an historic organ), received great critical acclaim, as did her 5-CDset of The Complete Organ Works of Felix Mendelssohn. More recently, Naxosreleased The Complete Organ Works of Peter Dickinson. Please visit Jennifer’sweb page: www.classical-artists.com/jbate for further information.Jennifer gives master-classes worldwide (including Oxford and Cambridge Universities),lectures on a wide range of musical subjects and particularly enjoys working with youngpeople. Her pioneering education programme – A Guide to the King of Instruments -which she delivers in any of five languages, is in great demand for all age groups. Shewill open the first series of recitals on the refurbished organ in the Royal Festival Hall on29 September 2014. -
Bloomsbury Organ DaySaturday, January 25th from 1:00 pmA Music in Bloomsbury and Organists Online Joint EventThe theme of this year's event is Allein Gott!! - chorale and cantus firmus basedorgan music explored through that mainstay of the organ repertoire - the toccata /prelude / fantasia and fugue.Three half-hour recitals will be given by Freddie James, Ben Bloor and studentsfrom the RCO / St Giles School.Presentations will also be given by Philip Norman,John Peacham and Neil Collier (Priory Records).During the day, there will be ongoing refreshments, displays of relevant materialand sales of CDs and books and a substantial buffet.Jane Parker-Smith will conclude the day with a celebrity recital.FULL DETAILS HERE:Summary:RECITALSStudents from RCO / St Giles - 1:00 pmFreddie James (St John's College, Cambridge) - 2:30 pmBen Bloor (New College, Oxford) - 4:00 pmJane Parker-Smith (International Concert Organist) - 6:00 pmPRESENTATIONSPhilip Norman - Gregorian Chant Based Music - 1:30 pmJohn Peacham - The German Chorale Prelude - 3:00 pmNeil Collier - Karg-Elert and the Chorale Prelude - 4:30 pmDISPLAYSThere will be displays by various organ-related organisations and the opportunityto purchase magazines, books, CDs, etc.REFRESHMENTSOngoing during the afternoon.A bookable Special Buffet is available at 5:00 pmCOSTFor the afternoon recitals and displays - free (but with a voluntary collection)Special Buffet - £5Celebrity Recital by Jane Parker-Smith - £5Please let Philip Luke know - philipluke@waitrose.com or phone 01953 688393 to book a mealin advance (this can also be done through the website) or for any further information at all.Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church235 Shaftesbury Ave, London WC2H 8EPwww,bloomsbury.org.uk
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BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH235 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, LONDON WC2H 8EPSATURDAY 30th NOVEMBER at 4:00 p.m.NORMAN HARPER(St George's RC Cathedral, Southwark)ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS MUSIC PLUS THE THALBEN-BALL PEDAL VARIATIONSFOLLOWED BY CHRISTMAS TEA IN THE CHURCH FRIENDSHIP CENTREKenneth Leighton (1929-1988)Hymn Fantasias:Helmsley (Lo, he comes with clouds descending)Lumetto – Little canonic variations (Jesus bids us shine)Veni, Emmanuel (O come, O come, Emmanuel)George Thalben-Ball (1896-1987)Variation on a theme of PaganiniJohannes Brahms (1833-1897)Es ist ein Ros' entsprungenJ.S. Bach (1685-1750)Wachet auf! ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645(Sleepers, wake!)Flor Peeters (1903-1986)Wachet auf! ruft uns die StimmeSigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)Wachet Auf! ruft uns die StimmeJ.S. Bach (1685-1750)Nun komm', der Heiden Heiland(Saviour of the nations, come)1. Canto Fermo in Soprano BWV 6592. In Organo Pleno BWV 661Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn BWV 648(My soul doth magnify the Lord)Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn BWV 733(The 'Magnificat' Fugue)Improvisation on Chosen Audience CarolAdmission Free - Collection - BuffetNorman Harper was organ scholar at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and is now organistand director of the Girls’ Choir at St George’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Southwark. In addition to his CDrecordings, he has performed as soloist in many of the major venues in the UK, including St Paul’sCathedral, St John’s College and King’s College Cambridge, the Temple Church, St Dominic’s Priory,Coventry Cathedral and Southwark Anglican Cathedral, as well as in Germany, France, Estonia, theCzech Republic, Australia and the USA. He has broadcast solo recitals on BBC Radio 3 andaccompanied numerous choral services on BBC Radio and TV.Recital venues during 2013 & 2014 include Westminster Abbey, St Michael’s Cornhill, GrosvenorChapel, Westminster Cathedral, Bromley Parish Church, St Michael & All Angels Beckenham,Godalming Parish Church, Christchurch Priory and Central Hall, Westminster.
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BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH235 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, LONDON WC2H 8EPSATURDAY 26th OCTOBER at 4:00PMDAVID PIPEASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MUSIC, YORK MINSTERC. V. Stanford (1852-1924)Fantasia & Toccata in D minor, op. 57John Bull (1562-1628)Salve Regina (Five versets)Huw Morgan (b.1975)Triptych (2013)Ffanffare - Lullaby - DialoguesGeorge Haynes (b.1989)Salve Regina: four meditationsHarold Britton (b.1923)Variations on "I got rhythm"Born in London in 1983, David Pipe read Music at Cambridge University as Organ Scholar of DowningCollege, later studying organ at the Royal Academy of Music. His organ teachers have included DavidTitterington, Susan Landale and Lionel Rogg.David appears regularly as an organ recitalist, accompanist and conductor. Recent recitals have includeWestminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral, as well as tours to the USA; he recently performedPoulenc’s Organ Concerto with Sheffield Symphony Orchestra. He has worked as both organist andconductor on BBC television and radio, and has featured on several recordings as organist and continuoplayer. His first solo recording, a disc of original organ works and transcriptions by Liszt and Brahms,was released last year to critical acclaim on the SFZ Music label. It was previewed on Radio 3’sIn Tune programme and voted Record of the Month by MusicWeb International. David becamePrincipal Conductor of York Musical Society in April 2012, and has conducted them in worksincluding Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem and Bach’s St Matthew Passion.David came to work at York Minster in September 2008, and was appointed Assistant Directorof Music in September 2010. He performs regularly with local groups and is increasingly in demandas a teacher.
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Recitals
in General discussion
Posted
235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2 8EP
SATURDAY, 26th SEPTEMBER at 4:00pm
PAUL AYRES
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-47)
Praeludium (D Minor)
Andante (D Major)
Praeludium (C Minor)
Nachspiel (D Major)
J.S. BACH (1685-1750)
Air, from Suite no 3, arr Gordon Phillips
BROOKER, REID, FISHER
A Whiter Shade of Pale (arr Paul Ayers)
PABLO BRUNA (1611-69)
Tiento de 1 tono de mano derecha
EMMA LOU DIEMER (b.1927)
Fiesta
BEATLES-INSPIRED ORGAN PIECES
LENNON/ McCARTNEY/ AYERS
Prelude on Eleanor Rigby
Adagio Chromatico on Michelle
Scherzo on Norwegian Wood
Trio on Ich steh' (Bach) and Hey Jude
Lament on And I love her
Concerto on I want to hold your hand
PAUL AYERS
Toccata from Suite for Organ
Paul Ayres was born in London, studied music at Oxford University, and now works freelance as a composer & arranger, choral conductor & musical director, and organist & accompanist. His music is widely performed, with pieces commissioned by choirs, ensembles, schools, churches and individual musicians across the world. His works have been awarded prizes in composition competitions in Canada, Croatia, New Zealand, Russia, Switzerland, the UK and the USA. Paul is the regular conductor of City Chorus and the choirs at London College of Music (University of West London), accompanist of Concordia Voices, and associate accompanist of Crouch End Festival Chorus. He has led many music education workshops for children and played piano for improvised comedy shows and musical theatre productions. Please visit www.paulayres.co.uk to find out more.
This year Paul will be making an organ CD at St Barnabas Church Ealing
(for release in early 2016), featuring his transcriptions and arrangements of popular tunes.
His first two solo organ CDs are on sale after the recital today:
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Details of the organ on the NPOR at:
www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=P00257
www.bloomsbury.org.uk