Martin Kemp Posted December 6, 2012 Posted December 6, 2012 Church of All Hallows, Gospel Oak Savernake Road, London NW3 2JP Winter Organ Festival Thursday, 13 December, 7.00 pm. Huw Williams Celebratory Music for Advent and Christmas Prelude and Fugue in C Major BWV 547 J.S. Bach Variations on Nun komm der Heiden Heiland Heiller March on ‘Lift up your heads’ Guilmant Andante Sostenuto from Symphonie Gothique Op. 70 Widor Three short pieces on ‘Quem pastores laudavere’ Paulmichl, Willan, Walcha Toccata on ‘God rest ye merry, gentlemen’ Rutter La Nativité Langlais At Christmastide Stanford Cradle Song Hollins Prelude and Fugue in B major Op. 7 No. 1 Dupré Programmes £10; Concessions £5.00 Refreshments served In aid of the Organ Restoration Appeal More at: allhallowsorgan.org.uk/recitals.php
AJJ Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 Bristol Cathedral, Tuesday 4 December 1:15pm Music for Advent and Christmas Paul Walton plays a programme including Jackson, Bach, Baker, Hollins and Cochereau This recital is the launch of Paul's new CD, Rejoice and be merry! Organ music for Christmas, recorded on Regent Records - Paul's first commercial recording and the first recording for 8 years of the organ of Bristol Cathedral. This will be available from Paul for £10. More details here: http://www.paul-walt...ings/4569256178 Paul And great fun it was too - very enjoyable! A
Martin Kemp Posted January 13, 2013 Posted January 13, 2013 Church of All Hallows, Gospel Oak Savernake Road, London NW3 2JP Winter Organ Festival Thursday, 17 January, 7.00 pm. Colin Walsh Seasonal Music Epiphanie Litaize Noel & Rosace (Esquisses Byzantines) Mulet In Dulci Jubilo BWV 608, Das alte Jahr vergangen ist BWV 614 and In dir ist Freude BWV 616 JS Bach Choral No 1 in E Franck Pastorale, Intermezzo & Exultemus Whitlock Adeste Fidelis (written for Colin Walsh) Langlais Dieu parmi nous Messiaen Programmes £10; Concessions £5.00 Refreshments served In aid of the Organ Restoration Appeal Details at: allhallowsorgan.org.uk/recitals.php
JohnW Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 PLEASE NOTE LATER STARTING TIME to allow those attending the London Organ Day to follow-on afterwards Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8EP Saturday 23rd February at 6:30 pm JANE WATTS (INTERNATIONAL CONCERT ORGANIST) SIMON PRESTON (1938-) ALLELUYAS WILLIAM LLOYD WEBBER (1942-1982) ARIETTA DUDLEY BUCK (1839-1909) CONCERT VARIATIONS ON 'THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER' WILLIAM LLOYD WEBBER (1914-1982) CANTILENA ALEXANDRE GUILMANT (1837-1911) - SONATA V (COMPLETE) 1. Allegro appasionato 2. Adagio con molt' espressione 3. Scherzando: Allegro 4. Recitativo 5. Choral et Fugue: Allegro ADMISSION FREE - COLLECTION - BUFFET "I cannot remember when I last enjoyed organ-playing, either recorded or live, as much. The star of the show is Jane Watts, who boasts that rare combination of a secure technique, intelligent musicianship and an ability to communicate genuine enjoyment and enthusiasm for the music." - Gramophone “Seldom do you hear an instrumentalist so confident and capable as Jane Watts: she demonstrated total self-possession, in addition to ample musical knowledge” - so wrote the reviewer in New York - The Sun of her recital in Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City. Miss Watts will return to the USA in July. The internationally-acclaimed Welsh organist enjoys a career that has taken her all over the world. She has given recitals in Europe, Hong Kong, Barbados, Australia and New Zealand, and made numerous appearances in festivals and concerts throughout the United Kingdom: additionally she has been both a soloist in, and a jury member of, the prestigious St Albans International Organ Festival. In July 2011 she gave the opening recital of the first International Organ Series to be presented in the Frits-Philips Concert Hall in Eindhoven, Holland. Jane Watts has recorded exclusively with Priory Records since 1988. “From the first few bars, you can tell why Jane Watts’ performances have gathered such superlatives” began the review in Gramophone magazine of her recording made on the organ of the Ulster Hall, Belfast. Other recordings, including those from Westminster Abbey, Chartres Cathedral, Sydney Town Hall and Wellington Cathedral, New Zealand have been equally well received, as has a CD of Handel Organ Concerti, and of world premiere recordings of the two Organ Concerti of Richard Popplewell, both these CDs being under the direction of Sir David Willcocks. A recital recorded in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney will be issued next year. Jane Watts has also made numerous recital recordings for BBC Radio 3 in Britain, France and Germany, and broadcast on radio in America, Australia and New Zealand. She was organist of The Bach Choir under Sir David Willcocks and David Hill from 1991 until 2010, her departure resulting from the latter’s requirement that the postholder act also as Assistant Conductor. In addition to appearing as a soloist with the Choir throughout the world, she also featured in its recordings: during its visit to the 10th Al Bustan Festival in Beirut, she undertook the formidable organ part in the world premiere of Naji Hakim’s Gloria. Amongst the orchestras with which Jane Watts has appeared as soloist are the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra, the London Mozart Players and the Bournemouth Sinfonietta. Conductors with whom she has appeared as soloist include Matthias Bamert, Richard Hickox, John Mauceri (with whom she made her debut at the BBC Proms), Sir Roger Norrington, Tadaaki Otaka, Howard Shelley, Yan Pascal Tortelier and Sir David Willcocks. www.janewatts.co.uk Details of the organ on the NPOR at: www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=P00257 Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 235 Shaftesbury Avenue LONDON WC2H 8EP www.bloomsbury.org.uk
JohnW Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH 235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8EP Saturday 23rd March at 4:00pm CARL JACKSON (H.M. Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace) Programme: J.S. BACH (1685-1750) Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir BWV 686 O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross BWV 622 ALAN RIDOUT (1934-1996) The Seven Last Words: I ‘Father, forgive them: for they know not what they do'. II ‘Woman, behold thy son......Behold thy mother’. III ‘My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?’ IV ‘Verily I say unto thee: Today shalt thou be with me in paradise'. V ‘I thirst’. VI ‘It is finished’. VII ‘Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit’. JEHAN ALAIN (1911-1940) Deux Fantaisies Postlude pour l’Office de Complies JEAN LANGLAIS (1907-1991) Incantation pour un jour Saint ADMISSION FREE - COLLECTION - BUFFET www.bloomsbury.org.uk CARL JACKSON was born in London and studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Malcolm Hill and Alan Harverson. He also held organ scholarships at the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, and at Downing College, Cambridge where he was a pupil of Peter Hurford. After teacher-training at Goldsmiths’ College (University of London), he taught at Hinchingbrooke School, Huntingdon and at Whitgift School, Croydon before spending nine years at St Paul's Girls' School as Senior Music Teacher and subsequently as Organist. In 1998, he was appointed Director of Music at Kingston Grammar School, a position he held for twelve years before taking on the role of Master of Music Scholars from September 2010 to March 2012. Carl was Organist of Croydon Minster from 1986-1990, Sub-Organist of the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, from 1990-1993, and Assistant Director of Music at St Peter’s Church, Eaton Square from 1993-1996. In October 1996, he returned again to the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court on his appointment there as Director of Music. He has broadcast with the chapel choir on radio and television - notably in the Queen’s Christmas Broadcast 2010, and conducted them in performances with Sir Cliff Richard, José Carreras and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. As an accompanist he has worked with Sir Willard White, and with the Elysian Singers of London with whom he appears on their CD of the music of James MacMillan (Signum Records). Distinctions include Associateship of the Royal Academy of Music and Honorary Fellowship of the Guild of Church Musicians. He was appointed MVO in the 2012 New Year Honours list.
JohnW Posted April 20, 2013 Posted April 20, 2013 BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH 235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8EP An Organ Recital by Gary Sieling (Bromley Parish Church) Saturday, April 27th at 4:00pm JS Bach (1685-1750) Chorale-Partita 'Christ, der du bist der helle Tag (BWV 766) Johannes Brahms (1833-1887) Chorale Prelude: 'Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen' Edward MacDowell (1869-1908) To a Wild Rose Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676-1749) Suite du deuxième ton: Plein jeu, Duo, Trio, Basse de cromorne, Flûtes, Récit de Nazard, Caprice sur les grands Jeux John Stanley (1713-1786) Voluntary in G Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Vittoria Gary Sieling (b.1952) Toccata and Fugue on a theme of Enrico Mancini Gary Sieling was born in Bedfordshire and educated at Dunstable Grammar School. He read for his BMus degree at the University of London, Goldsmiths’ College and while a student played for the debut of the London Cantata Choir with whom he is still associated. He studied organ with Peter Moorse, Nicholas Danby at the Royal College of Music, Dr Peter le Huray at St Catherine’s College Cambridge, and Jane Parker-Smith. He was awarded FRCO in 1981 and MA in Performance from Anglia Ruskin University in 1997, studying organ with Nicholas Kynaston at Caius College Cambridge. Gary was organist of Dunstable Priory and then Assistant Master of Music at Peterborough Cathedral. During his time there he was Conductor of the Peterborough Philharmonic Society, Director of the St Peter’s Singers, and Founder and Associate Conductor of the City of Peterborough Symphony Orchestra. He also taught organ and piano at Oundle and Stamford Schools. He played for the Cathedral Choir on two tours of America in addition to regular TV and radio broadcasts and recordings. Gary is now Director of Music at Bromley Parish Church (www.bromleyparishchurch.org). He also directs the chamber choir ‘FineChants’ and works as a freelance organist, harpsichordist, conductor, adjudicator, and examiner for the Royal College of Organists. He spent the summers of 2009 and 2011 as the MusicAdjudicator to the Sri Lanka Performing Arts Festival. His recent CD recordings include one for Priory Records from Chelmsford Cathedral featuring the major organ works of Stanley Vann, sometime organist of Peterborough Cathedral, and the ‘Kenneth Leighton Memorial Album’ which Gary compiled and published. Gary has also recently recorded a CD of harpsichord and organ music at Bromley Parish Church. Organ concert venues in this country include St Paul’s, Canterbury and Westminster Cathedrals, King’s College Cambridge and Westminster Abbey. He has made ten international concert tours visiting Denmark, Germany, Italy and USA. Gary likes to relax by travelling and exploring old churches. www.garysieling.co.uk Admission Free - Collection - Buffet www.bloomsbury.org.uk
Vox Humana Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 St Andrew's Minster Church Royal Parade Plymouth Thursday 16 May 2013 7.30 p.m. D'Arcy Trinkwon International Concert Organist The Organist, Worth Abbey Percy Whitlock (1903-1946) Plymouth Suite Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Canon in B minor, Op.56, no.5 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) arranged by John Cook (1918-1984) Chaconne in D minor, BWV1004 Interval Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Hymne au Soleil (From Pièces de Fantaïsie, Op.53 ) Markus Braun (b.1953) Undine Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Fantasia & Fugue on “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam” Tickets £10 at the door or from Kerry's Music Shop, Ebrington Street, Plymouth Presented by the Plymouth Medical Society, in support of Medic Malawi, and The Eddystone Trust
A Caskie Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Music for a Summer Evening Organ recital by Andrew Caskie Tuesday 4 June 2013, 7.30pm (free admission) Palmerston Place Church, Edinburgh EH12 5AA Veni Creator – Nicolas de Grigny (with plainchant sung alternatim by men from the choir) Meditation: Love Unknown – Francis Jackson Berceuse à la mémoire de Louis Vierne – Pierre Cochereau, transc. F. Blanc Trio Sonata No. 6 in G major BWV 530 – Johann Sebastian Bach Free Fantasia on O Zion, haste and How firm a foundation – William Bolcom Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (from Samson et Delilah, Op. 47) – Camille Saint-Saëns, transc. E.H. Lemare Variations sur un Noël, Op. 20 - Marcel Dupré Organ - 1992 IIP/29 Wells-Kennedy Partnership (details) Location map www.palmerstonplacechurch.com
Adnosad Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 Liverpool Anglican Cathedral Saturday 29th June 1930hrs Olivier Latry ( Paris )
AJJ Posted June 1, 2013 Posted June 1, 2013 BRISTOL CATHEDRAL - TUESDAY 4th JUNE AT 13.15 Jean-Baptiste Dupont (Titulaire des grandes orgues de la Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux) Vierne 2 - plus improvisations http://www.jeanbaptistedupont.com/ This should be good - J-BD is also a past St Albans winner. A
John Erskine Posted June 2, 2013 Posted June 2, 2013 The new season of recitals on early organs at St Swithun's, Worcester, begins this coming Friday, June 7th at 1.10pm There are now two early organs at St Swithun’s: the church's own Gray 1795, and the RCO’s ‘Wetheringsett’ reconstructed Tudor organ. Both will be used in recitals. St. Swithun's Church (Church Street, Worcester, WR1 2RH) is situated in the heart of the City of Worcester, a few yards from the pedestrianised High Street Organ Recital by Henry Fairs Friday, 7th June starting at 1.10pm and lasting around 40 minutes Played on the Wetheringsett Organ: Paul Hofhaimer (1459-1537) Salve Regina Hans Kotter (c.1485-1541) Proemium in re Proemium in re (ii) Fantasia in ut Buxheimer Orgelbuch Portigaler Arnolt Schlick (c.1460-after1521) Maria zart Played on the Gray/Nicholson organ: Heinrich Scheidemann (c.1595-1663) Dic nobis Maria JS Bach (1685-1750) Jesu, meine Freude BWV 1105 Samuel Wesley (1766-1837) From 'Twelve Short Pieces for Organ' Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9 William Russell (1777-1813) Voluntary XIII Largo - Fugue
John Morris Posted June 9, 2013 Posted June 9, 2013 The London Organ Concerts Guide is now accepting listings for its Autumn/Winter 2013/2014 edition. It covers the dates 01 September 2013 - 28 February 2014 inclusive. Further details: http://www.londonorgan.co.uk/listings.htm
DaveHarries Posted June 15, 2013 Posted June 15, 2013 Thought this might be of interest for anyone likely to be in Bristol on the date in question. Christ Church, Broad Street (Central Bristol) Wednesday 19th July 2013 | 1:10 - 1:45pm Owain Park (Organ Scholar, Wells Cathedral) Music to be by Bach, Franck & Reger. Anyone who still has the edition in question will find Owain in the "New Music" section of Choir & Organ, May / June 2012 issue. Dave
John Erskine Posted June 16, 2013 Posted June 16, 2013 There are now two early organs at St Swithun’s: the church's own Gray 1795, and the RCO’s ‘Wetheringsett’ reconstructed Tudor organ. Both will be used in recitals, and both are available to organists for teaching, practice, or informal playing of these historic instruments. (Please pm if interested or use the email link on the St Swithun’s website: www.swithun.org.uk.) St. Swithun's Church (Church Street, Worcester, WR1 2RH) is situated in the heart of the City of Worcester, a few yards from the pedestrianised High Street There are recitals each week through the season. Organ Recital by Christopher Allsop (Worcester Cathedral) at St Swithun's, Worcester Friday, 21st June starting at 1.10pm Played on the reconstructed Tudor 'Wetheringsett' Organ: William Byrd (?1540-1623) Voluntarie for my Lady Nevell Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656) Worcester Braules Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) Variations on Unter der Linden grune Played on the 1795 Gray/Nicholson organ: Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Dalby's Fancy John Stanley (1713-1786) Voluntary in D minor op. 5 no. 8 Samuel Wesley (1766-1837) Air and Gavotte from 'Twelve Short Pieces for Organ' Thomas Arne (1710-1778) Sonata in A major Pietro Alessandro Yon (1886-1943) Toccatina Admission free, with retiring collection in aid of the organs Wide-screen projection of the main organ console Refreshments available St Swithun’s, Church Street, Worcester WR1 2RH
Contrabombarde Posted June 16, 2013 Posted June 16, 2013 Dr David Pitches plays a recital of organ music with a public health twist on the grand Nicholson and Lord organ of Walsall Town Hall Thursday 20 June 1pm, admission £2 Dr David Pitches trained as a consultant in public health. He worked for several years in central Africa before returning to the UK to work for Walsall Primary Care Trust. Until the 1970s, public health delivery was the responsibility of local government, and in April 2013 following recent NHS reforms public health has returned “home” again to local councils. It is to celebrate this arrival that he is performing a recital that calls to mind the contribution that advances in public health have made to life expectancy and health over the centuries, since many of the composers featured died prematurely from conditions that we would aspire to prevent nowadays. Details of this and many other organ recitals can be found online at organrecitals.com Johann Ludwic Krebs (1713-1780) Toccata, from the Toccata and Fugue in E major Getting people to do more exercise is a high priority – only one in six adults in Walsall meets the recommended minimum level of moderate exercise per week. This exuberant baroque work was composed by Bach’s greatest pupil and is enough to get any organist’s legs into good shape! Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers wake, the watch cry pealeth) This well-known tune, often used in television commercials, comes from a Lutheran hymn written at the start of the 16th century by a pastor who buried thousands of people during a particularly bad plague outbreak and is a reminder that none of us knows when our life may end. Bach was no stranger to tragedy: of his twenty children, ten died in childhood and his first wife died, possibly as a result of complications of pregnancy. Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) Mein junges Leben hat ein End (My young life hath an end) Sweelinck was a noted Dutch organist, teacher and composer, spending his entire life in Amsterdam. This set of variations on a popular tune of the day highlights something public health professionals would rather not think about and would hope to delay! Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726) Elevazione in F Zipoli was an Italian Jesuit who went to Argentina as a missionary and wrote music for the local indigenous population. His beautiful, dreamy music formed the inspiration for Ennio Morricone’s soundtrack (most famous for including “Gabriel’s oboe”) to the film “The Mission”. Orchestral arrangements of his two Elevaziones are frequently played on Classic FM. He died from a tropical infection, possibly tuberculosis, before he could be ordained as a priest. Edward Macdowell (1860-1908) To a wild rose (arranged for organ by Charles Scott) Macdowell was an influential American composer and music professor and a founder member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His best-known short piece is “To a wild rose”, written originally for voice and piano and here arranged for organ. He died from dementia resulting from tertiary syphilis. Thanks to early diagnosis and effective treatment this is very rare nowadays. Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707) Prince of Denmark's March (arranged by Jürgen Knuth) Often incorrectly attributed to Henry Purcell, this is Clarke’s best-known piece and was performed at the wedding of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles. He was organist at the Chapel Royal but fell in love with a woman he could not marry and eventually completed suicide with a shotgun. Max Reger (1873-1916) Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (From depths of woe I cry to Thee) Reger was a prolific composer whose life was cut short from a heart attack aged 43. He battled with profound depression and alcoholism for most of his creative years. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) O welt, ich muss lich lassen (O world, I must now leave thee) This is the last piece Brahms ever wrote, as he was dying from liver cancer, one of a set of eleven chorale preludes based on hymn tunes. Felix Mendlessohn (1809-1847) Variations on “Vater unser im Himmelreich” (Our Father who art in Heaven”) from Sonata no. 6 This set of variations is based on the Lutheran hymn tune for the Lord’s Prayer and forms the first part of Mendelssohn’s final organ sonata. Mendelssohn died aged only 38 from a stroke. Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) Veni sponsa Christi, from Vepres, opus 31. Chausson entered music relatively late, having first studied to become a barrister. At the height of his musical career he crashed into a wall going downhill on his bicycle and was killed instantly. Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897) Finale - Marche from Deuxième Suite Boëllmann was organist at St Vincent-de-Paul in central Paris and composed many works, though he is chiefly noted for his “Gothic Suite”. He married the niece of his teacher and had three children, but died aged only 35 from tuberculosis. His wife died shortly afterwards, leaving his professor to adopt their three children. He composed this exuberant piece shortly before he died.
DaveHarries Posted June 16, 2013 Posted June 16, 2013 BRISTOL CATHEDRAL - TUESDAY 4th JUNE AT 13.15 Jean-Baptiste Dupont (Titulaire des grandes orgues de la Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux) Vierne 2 - plus improvisations This should be good [.....] And indeed it was: I hope I get to hear JBD again before too long. The improvisation, for anyone wondering, was on the tune of "Praise My Soul The King of Heaven" Dave
Philip J Wells Posted June 17, 2013 Posted June 17, 2013 And indeed it was: I hope I get to hear JBD again before too long. The improvisation, for anyone wondering, was on the tune of "Praise My Soul The King of Heaven" Dave But was this at the Cathedral or St Mary Redcliffe? PJW
Philip J Wells Posted June 17, 2013 Posted June 17, 2013 Ah, thanks . I must have got muddled up; shame to have missed it. PJW
AJJ Posted June 18, 2013 Posted June 18, 2013 It was very good - but there was some oddly conflicting publicity about - I had to confirm arrangements with the recitalist.
Guest Hector5 Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 INAUGURAL RECITAL OF THE NEW ORGAN BY PAUL ISOM St Luke's Church, Eardley Road Sevenoaks Friday, 28 June at 7.30pm Music by Bach, Buxtehude, Gardonyi, Lemare, Hollins, Phillips, Delius, Franck Admission £6 Concessions £4 Call 01732 750870 for further details
David Drinkell Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 Any info about the new organ? I remember the previous one when it was new - an extension job by Ralph Arnold (they had a 4 manual pipe organ in Sevenoaks parish church in those days, too!).
Guest Hector5 Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 Any info about the new organ? I remember the previous one when it was new - an extension job by Ralph Arnold (they had a 4 manual pipe organ in Sevenoaks parish church in those days, too!). I have a roughed out booklet on the organs - if anyone is interested, email me at paul.isom@me.com and I'll happily send you details. Paul
Classic car man Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 Just seen this on Liverpool Cathedral's website. Should be an interesting evening! Notre Dame Organist to perform at Liverpool Cathedral Olivier Latry, the internationally-renowned organist from Notre Dame Paris, is to play a Gala Concert on the great organ of Liverpool Cathedral on Saturday 29th June at 7.30pm. He will present a mixed, popular programme in his own inimitable style, and the programme will include work by Louis Vierne (Carillon de Westminster, Clair de lune and Feux follets), Olivier Messiaen (L'Ascension) and Thierry Escaich (Evocation II), after which, he will improvise on a submitted theme. In 1985, aged 23, Olivier was awarded the post of one of four Titulaires des grands orgues de Notre-Dame, Paris, alongside Yves Devernay, Philippe Lefèbvre and Jean-Pierre Leguay. In addition to this role and his teaching positions, Olivier has an active career as concert performer, playing in more than forty countries across five continents. Olivier has gained a reputation for performing music by his contemporaries. He is renowned for his performances of the works of Olivier Messiaen and has recorded the complete organ works of Messiaen for Deutsche Grammophon. He is also considered to be a distinguished improviser, in the tradition of an exceptional French line that runs from Charles Tournemire through to Pierre Cochereau. The concert will raise money for Liverpool Cathedral’s £900,000 Organ Appeal, now in its fourth year and standing at £350,000. Completed in 1926, the cathedral's great organ is one of the supreme examples of the craftsmanship of Henry Willis & Sons, with 8 manual divisions and pedals, 199 drawstops, played from each of two consoles, and comprising the staggering total of 10,268 pipes. Built as the largest musical instrument ever conceived, the Grand Organ of Liverpool Cathedral is one of the greatest church organs in the world and the largest organ in the UK today. Olivier said: 'It has always been my wish to play on Liverpool Cathedral's iconic instrument and I am delighted to be doing this at long last'
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