Toccata and Fugue Plus at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

[JohnW]

Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8EP

 

Toccata and Fugue Plus

Saturday 26th January from 1:00 pm

 

A Music in Bloomsbury and Organists Online Joint Event

 

The theme of this year's Bloomsbury Organ Day on January 26th is Toccata and Fugue Plus. Three

half-hour recitals will be given by Douglas Tang (Organ Scholar, King's College, Cambridge), Charles

Andrews (Associate DOM, All Saints, Margaret Street) and students from the RCO / St Giles School.

Presentations will also be given by Philip Norman, Gary Cole (Regent Records) and John Pike Mander.

During the day there will be ongoing refreshments, displays of relevant material and sales of CDs,

books and organ music. Margaret Phillips will conclude the day with a celebrity recital. The afternoon

events are all free but with a voluntary collection and there is a charge of £5 for the special buffet

and £5 for the celebrity recital. Full information here: http://www.organistsonline.org/toccata

 

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 5:00pm

 

COST

For the afternoon recitals and displays - free (with a voluntary collection)

Special Buffet - £5

 

Concluding Margaret Phillips recital - £5

 

Please let Philip Luke know - philipluke@waitrose.com or phone 01953 688393 if you would like to book a buffet meal in advance or for any other information.

 

For information on how to get to the church, details about the organ and the church http://www.bloomsbury.org.uk

 

RCO/St Giles Students - 1:00pm

Kevin Wai

Prelude in E major BWV 566 - J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

 

Anne Cheng

Cantabile - J.H. Knecht (1752-1817)

 

Aine Kennedy

Lobe den Herrn - Otto Dienel (1839-1905)

 

Kate Shaw

Tierce en Taille - Louis Marchand (1669-1732)

 

Mylene Shoreman

Prelude and Fugue in C Major BWV 547 - JS Bach (1685-1750)

 

 

PRESENTATION

Philip Norman - Development of the Toccata and Fugue Form - 1:30pm

 

 

RECITAL

Douglas Tang (Organ Scholar, King's College, Cambridge) - 2:30pm

 

Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 546 - JS Bach (1685-1750)

 

Toccata (World Première) - Bernard Heyes

 

Sonata Eroica - Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)

 

 

PRESENTATION

Gary Cole - Regent Records and the Margaret Phillips Bach Series -3:00pm

 

 

RECITAL

Charles Andrews (Assistant Director of Music, All Saints, Margaret Street) - 4:00pm

Prelude and Fugue in E flat Op99, 3 - C-C Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

 

Suite for Organ Op 5:

Prelude - Sicilienne - Toccata - Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)

 

 

PRESENTATION

John Pike Mander - Some Organ Building Experiences - 4:30pm

 

 

 

 

CELEBRITY RECITAL

Margaret Phillips (Concert Organist and RCM Professor) - 6.00pm

 

Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C BWV 564 - J.S. Bach (1685–1750)

 

Variations on Mijn God, waar zal ik henengaan - Klaas Bolt (1927–1990)

 

Toccata and Fugue in D minor Op. 98 - Edwin Lemare (1865–1934)

 

Six Bagatelles - Brian Chapple (born 1945)

 

Toccata, Fugue et Hymne sur Ave Maris Stella - Flor Peeters (1903–1986)

[JohnW]

For those who have not yet read through the programme, perhaps I should point out that John Mander, our host, will himself will be presenting an illustrated talk "An Organ Builder's Experiences" and this would be a great opportunity to show him our support.

 

John

[sbarber49]

For those who have not yet read through the programme, perhaps I should point out that John Mander, our host, will himself will be presenting an illustrated talk "An Organ Builder's Experiences" and this would be a great opportunity to show him our support.

 

John

I went to last year's event at Bloomsbury and will be going again to this one. Enough activity to make it worth the journey to London.