Saturday 17 November, 5.00 pm J S Bach Concerto in B minor after Vivaldi J S Bach Allein Gott in der Höh' BWV 662 W Byrd Three Pieces from My Layde Nevells Booke of Virginal Music G Litaize Prélude et Danse Fuguée L Vierne from Pièces de Fantaisie Clair de lune Impromptu Carillon de Westminster November Peter Holder Sub-Organist at Westminster Abbey Adrian Marple Saturday 8 September, 5.00 pm Director of Music and Organist at St Mary’s Church, Bury St Edmunds To include: J S Bach Prelude and Fugue in B minor BWV 544 C Franck Prière C-M Widor Allegro from Symphonie No. 6 Z Gardonyi Mozart Changes September We list all of our organ concerts at www.organrecitals.com Organ Festival 2018 Saturday Early Evening Concerts ADMISSION FREE St Edmundsbury Cathedral Francesca Massey Sub-Organist at Durham Cathedral Saturday 13 October, P Creston Suite for Organ Op. 70 P Whitlock Fantasie Choral No. 2 L Vierne Symphonie No. 2 Op. 20 October Church Organists’ Afternoon, Saturday 9 June An opportunity for Organists of all standards and denominations to receive guidance from the Cathedral’s resident organists James Thomas and Alexander Binns. From 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm, James and Alex will be presiding at an electronic organ in the Song School to engage with delegates on a wide range of issues. Bring your musical concerns, including: liturgical improvisation choice of repertoire hymn playing making the transition from piano to organ psalm accompaniment choice of stops In addition, there will be opportunities to play the Cathedral Organ. Refreshments will be offered between the workshop and Marcus Huxley’s recital. Registration is free and will be available on the Cathedral’s Website from Easter (deadline 26 May). Supported by the Derek Marsden Memorial Fund
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Saturday 17 November, 5.00 pm
J S Bach Concerto in B minor after Vivaldi J S Bach Allein Gott in der Höh' BWV 662 W Byrd Three Pieces from My Layde Nevells Booke of Virginal Music G Litaize Prélude et Danse Fuguée L Vierne from Pièces de Fantaisie Clair de lune Impromptu Carillon de Westminster
November
Peter Holder
Sub-Organist at Westminster Abbey
Adrian Marple
Saturday 8 September, 5.00 pm
Director of Music and Organist at St Mary’s Church, Bury St Edmunds
To include: J S Bach Prelude and Fugue in B minor BWV 544 C Franck Prière C-M Widor Allegro from Symphonie No. 6 Z Gardonyi Mozart Changes
September
We list all of our organ concerts at www.organrecitals.com
Organ Festival 2018
Saturday Early Evening Concerts
ADMISSION FREE
St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Francesca Massey
Sub-Organist at Durham Cathedral
Saturday 13 October,
P Creston Suite for Organ Op. 70 P Whitlock Fantasie Choral No. 2 L Vierne Symphonie No. 2 Op. 20
October
Church Organists’ Afternoon, Saturday 9 June An opportunity for Organists of all standards and denominations to receive guidance from the Cathedral’s resident organists James
Thomas and Alexander Binns. From 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm, James and Alex will be presiding at an electronic organ in the Song School
to engage with delegates on a wide range of issues. Bring your musical concerns, including:
liturgical improvisation choice of repertoire hymn playing making the transition from piano to organ psalm accompaniment choice of stops
In addition, there will be opportunities to play the Cathedral Organ. Refreshments will be offered between the workshop and Marcus
Huxley’s recital. Registration is free and will be available on the Cathedral’s
Website from Easter (deadline 26 May). Supported by the Derek Marsden Memorial Fund
Welcome
It gives me great delight to introduce the Cathedral’s Organ Festival 2018. Our splendid 2010 Harrison & Harrison organ continues to delight players and listeners alike. This year’s festival has another splendid line-up of recitals with varied and colourful programmes.
Each recital lasts about 70 minutes and is a perfect way to begin an evening in town. Admission is free with a retiring collection. A picture-in-picture camera linkup enables the audience to see the organist’s hands and feet on large screens in the Nave.
As well as the concerts listed here, organ recitals feature in the Friday Lunchtime recital series which runs from April to October: do look out for separate publicity for that. Of course you are also always welcome to join us for services, where the organ is heard nearly every day, superbly fulfilling its liturgical role.
I very much hope you will enjoy this Festival and look forward to welcoming you here.
James Thomas, Director of Music
Dan Soper
Formerly at St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Saturday 12 May, 5.00 pm
E Elgar Allegro maestoso from Sonata in G Op. 28 J S Bach Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 546 C H H Parry Seven Chorale Preludes Set 1 P L Wright March on ‘Miles Lane’ J Stanley Voluntary in D minor Op. 5, No. 2 C Franck Prélude, Fugue et Variation Op. 18 A Guilmant Grand Chœur in D Op. 18, No. 1
Saturday 21 July, 5.00 pm
T Arne Introduction and Fugue
J S Bach Trio Sonata No. 6 in G BWV 530
P Cochereau Boléro sur un thème de
Charles Racquet
C-M Widor Symphonie No. 5
May July
Alexander Binns
Assistant Director of Music at St Edmundsbury Cathedral
March
Peter Wright
Organist and Director of Music at Southwark Cathedral
Saturday 17 March, 5.00 pm
L Janáček Organ Solo from Glagolitic Mass J S Bach Concerto in D minor BWV 596 L Vierne Symphonie No. 4 in G minor Op. 32
April
James Thomas
Director of Music at St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Saturday 28 April, 5.00 pm
J S Bach Prelude and Fugue in C BWV 547 J S Bach Allein Gott in der Höh' BWV 663 O Messiaen from Livre d’Orgue 1951 Les mains de l'abîme Chants d'oiseaux Frescobaldi Bergamasca from Fiori Musicali L Vierne Les Angélus with Katharine Thomas, soprano H Mulet Tu es Petrus
