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The PipeLine
Journal of the YDOA
December 2018
Patron Francis Jackson
President Maximillian Elliott 01904 427301
Vice President John Scott Whiteley 01430 861563
Secretary Nigel Holdsworth 01904 640520
Treasurer Cynthia Wood 01904 795204
Membership Alison Bailey 01904 619857
Editor of Tim Jones 07432 187709
‘The PipeLine’
www.ydoa.co.uk
The York & District Organists’ Association is affiliated to
the Incorporated Association of
Organists (IAO) and serves all who are interested in the organ
and its music.
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Contents
1. Introduction
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2. YDOA Programme
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3. Previous Event
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4. Next Event ..................... …………………………………………6
5. Organists Review …………………………………………………...7
6. Invitation from Preston Association………………………..8
7. Churches of North Wales Part 2……………………………… 9
8. Upcoming Recitals…………………………………………………. 11
9. List of YDOA Presidents……………………………………….. 15
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1. Introduction
Tim Jones
Editor of ‘The PipeLine’
Contact the editor
The editor would be pleased to receive any articles for
inclusion in the PipeLine or
any ideas for potential material.
Contact details are as follows:
E mail : [email protected]
Telephone: 07432 187709
Address: Apartment 58, Piccadilly Residence, Piccadilly,York,
YO1 9ST
I look forward to hearing from members.
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2. YDOA Programme 2018/19
December Saturday 8th (14:00) Wine and Wassail”. Carol singing
with John Scott Whiteley
St Columba’s URC, York
January Saturday 26th (14:00) Open Console
St Helen’s Church, York
February Saturday 23rd (14:00) Desert Island Organs . John Scott
Whiteley interviews Geoffrey
Coffin
March Friday 15th (18:30) Annual Dinner. Guest Speaker: Robert
Cockcroft
DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton (formerly the Monkbar Hotel,
York)
April Saturday 27th (11:00)
“Early English Organ Music”. Masterclass with Magnus
Williamson.2017 Aubertin Organ, King’s Hall, Armstrong
Building, Newcastle University
May Monday 27th – Thursday 30th
May Trip to the Netherlands
June Saturday 29th (11:00) Birmingham Area
July Saturday 20th July (11:00) Leeds City Area: St Michael’s,
Headingley. St Bartholomew’s,
Armley. The Moravian Church, Fulneck.
August Saturday 24th (14:00)
“Gallivanting across Gotland in Sweden”. Recital and
presentation by Claes Holmgren.
Central Methodist Church, York
September Saturday 28th (11.00) “Trio of Organs by Thomas
Hopkins and Son”. Visits to St Peter’s
Church , Wawne, All Saint’s Church , Preston and St Peter’s
October Saturday 19th (14:00) Organ Recital by John Scott
Whiteley and A.G.M.
St Olave’s Church, York
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3. Previous Event
The first event for 2018/19 was held in The Recital Room at
Bootham
School. We were grateful to our member James Ratcliffe for
giving a
presentation on “The Maths of Music”. The presentation was
accessible and
provided the right balance the mathematical and musical elements
as well
as being very well illustrated by musical examples. The
presentation
covered the ways in which mathematics can be seen in the sound
and
structure of music and included both aural and notated examples
to
demonstrate the points made. The presentation began with
Pythagoras and
covered Pythagorean tuning and we were given the opportunity to
hear via
computer generated sounds the difference between the Pythagorean
scale
and the modern scale. The presentation also looked at how
the
mathematical principles of transformation (translation,
rotation, reflection
and enlargement) can be seen when looking at the underlying
structure of
music. One of the illustrated examples was John Tavener’s
composition
“The Lamb” with us being able to see and hear how the principles
of
transformation appeared in the structure of the piece. It was
noted that
Taverner only went so far and was willing to diverge from the
structure and
make alterations which made more musical sense. The final part
of the
presentation looked at the relationship between fractals and
fugue and we
were able to conclude by hearing a computer-generated fugue
which was
created through algorithms. It was noted that mathematically
generated
music can only go so far, and a composer’s musical input is
needed.
We were grateful to both James and Bootham School for the effort
put into
hosting the event and supplying refreshments.
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4. Next Event
The December meeting will have a social feel and will be held at
Priory
Street , United Reform Church in York. We are grateful to Nigel
Holdsworth
for facilitating use of the venue and for providing hospitality.
We are also
pleased that John Scott Whiteley will be playing the organ for
the event.
Members will have the chance to sing carols and enjoy
seasonal
refreshments. It is hoped that as many people as possible can
attend what
looks to be an enjoyable event. The event will begin at
14.00.
Please also note that the series of Saturday lunchtime recitals
at Priory
Street commence in January. A full page poster with full details
appears in
the upcoming recitals section. It is hoped as many as possible
will support
the series.
St. Columba's York, United Reformed Church is located at 32
Priory Street, YO1 6EX.Priory Street is a turning off Micklegate,
first on the right after entering the walled city through
Micklegate Bar. Alternatively, if you are coming up Micklegate from
the direction of the river, turn left just after passing Holy
Trinity Church.
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5.Organists Review
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6. Invitation
Invitation from David Thornton of the Preston & District
Organists
Association.
For many years I have been involved with taking small groups of
organists to
play instruments in France and latterly Germany. Provisional
dates for next
year’s trip are Sunday 8th September to Saturday 14th. We will
be visiting
the area around Alkmaar and Haarlem, with playing time already
arranged
for the F. C. Schnitger organ at the Laurenkerk Alkmaar and the
C. Müller
organ at the Bavokerk Haarlem. We will also be visiting several
other historic
organs around the region. We usually book 2 hours playing time
on each
organ, I intend to take 8 players and at present have a few
places available. If
you are interested please contact me, David Thornton at
[email protected] for further details.
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7.Churches of North Wales Part 2
St Margaret’s Church, Bodelwyddan is visible for many miles due
to is spire of 202 feet and can readily
be seen by people travelling along the A55 trunk road which runs
from Cheshire to the Welsh coast.
The church is in a decorated gothic style and was erected by
Lady Margaret Willoughby de Broke
(daughter of Sir John Williams of nearby Bodelwyddan Castle ) in
memory of her husband,
Henry Peyto-Verney, 16th Baron Willoughby de Broke. Designed by
John Gibson and built at
a costs of £60,000 the church was consecrated by the Bishop of
St Asaph on 23rd
August
1860.
The church contains fourteen types of marble. The types of
marble include Belgian red marble which
is used for some of the pillars and Anglesey marble used for the
nave entrance. The church also
contains elaborate woodwork and within the tower can be found
stained glass windows on the north
and south sides which feature St Margaret and St Kentigern.
Up to the late 20th century the church was very distinctive due
to it being so white but inevitably over
time pollution has resulted in the colour becoming more grey
making it look like most other stone
buildings.
To the west of the church is Kimnel camp which was a military
camp used by Canadian soldiers in
World War One. The churchyard contains the graves of a number of
victims of the Spanish Flu
epidemic which occurred in the camp in 1918-9. In addition there
are graves of four of five Canadian
soldiers who were killed in a riot which occurred in the camp in
1919 which was a result of a ship
which was allocated to return troops to Canada being diverted to
take food supplies to Russia. In total
there are 112 Commonwealth service personnel commemorated from
World War One.
Unfortunately the church layout has meant that there has been a
lack of space for there to be an
organ which is worthy of the buildings magnificent surroundings.
In 2017 a two manual digital organ
was installed. Prior to this there was a pipe organ
approximately 50 years old which was in need of
restoration. I understand that the organ was of two manuals but
I have been unable to find any
further information. The digital organ was built by Allen Organs
with the opening recital being given
by the organist and composer John Hosking until recently
Assistant Director of Music at St Asaph
Cathedral and previously holding posts at Lincoln Cathedral and
Westminster Abbey John was joined
by the soprano Olivia Hunt. John Hosking wrote in the local
press that “although nothing beats a pipe
organ in my opinion, the new digital installation by Allen
sounds fabulous and was definitely the right
choice for the church. Although the instrument only has two
manuals and 33 stops , there is a range of
200 additional voices to choose from , which makes the organ
extremely versatile indeed”.
I would be interested to hear if anyone has any information on
the previous pipe organs in the church.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Peyto-Verney,_16th_Baron_Willoughby_de_Broke
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8. Upcoming Recitals
Moravian Church Fulneck– Thursday ‘s at 11AM
6th December , Simon Lindley
Leeds Minster– Fridays at 12.30
7th December , Simon Lindley
14th December , Christopher Newton
21st December, Paul Dewhurst and David Houlder
Leeds Town Hall—Monday’s at 13.05
17th December , Simon Lindley
Bradford Cathedral , Wednesday’s 13:00
5th December, Alex Berry
12th December, Paul Dewhurst
St Giles, Pontefract, Friday’s 13:00
7th December , David Baker
14th December , Simon Lindley
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Recitals at Hull City Hall
The Organ Showcase Series at Hull City Hall takes place at
12.30
for approximately an hour usually on the first Wednesday
each
month except for August but occasionally on other days.
Wednesday December 5th. Edward Taylor , Carlisle Cathedral
Wednesday January 9th. John Scott Whiteley, Organist Emeritus
,
York Minster
Wednesday 6th February—Paul Dewhurst with Simondesbruslais
(trumpet)
Wednesday 6th March—Peter King
Entrance fee: £4.50
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Recitals at Huddersfield Town Hall
Recitals held on the following Monday’s at 13.00 . Admission fee
£5.
7th January 2019—Gordon Stewart
21st January—Gordon Stewart
4th February—Andrew Dewar
25th February—Gordon Stewart
11th March– Gordon Stewart with Tom Osborne (trumpet)
25th March—Gordon Stewart
Thursday 20th December -Christmas Music from Around the
World
Gordon Stewart with the Huddersfield Boys’ and Girls’ Choirs.
Includes
carols for all to sing and festive organ solos. Admission
£5.
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9. List of YDOA Presidents
1980s
1980-1 Robert Hall
1981-2 Michael Latham
1982-3 Richard Crosby
1983-4 Peter Maw
1984-5 Eric Grewer
1985-7 David Templeman
1987-8 Lloyd D Smith
1988-9 Geoffrey Coffin
1989-91 George Pilling
1990s
1991-3 Douglas Heath
1993-4 Nicholas Page
1994-5 David Simpson
1995-6 Alan Aspinal
1996-7 Peter Whitehead
1997-8 Maureen Murfitt-Swindells
1998-9 Jean Pilling
1999-2000 Edmund Cooke
2000s
2000-1 Alfred Boddison
2001-2 Cynthia Wood
2002-3 Edmund Cooke
2003-4 David Simpson
2004-5 Philip Paul
2005-7 Phillip Sangwine
2007-9 Andrew Roberts
2009-11 Adrian Crawford
2010s
2011-13 Raymond Sturdy
2013-15 Nigel Holdsworth
2015-17 Joan Johnson
2017- Maximillian Elliott
Founded in 1945
1945-6 Edward Cuthbert Bairstow
1946-7 Reginald Shephard Rose
1947-8 Archie W Sargent
1948-9 Francis Alan Jackson
1949-50 H Reginald Mason
1950s
1950-1 Frederick Waine
1951-2 Reginald Shephard Rose
1952-3 Edmund Stanley Walton
1953-4 Benjamin Dawson
1954-5 Benjamin Summerton
1955-6 W Allen Bean
1956-7 George James Stacey
1957-8 Joseph Samuel McElheran
1958-9 Walter Hartley
1959-60 Benjamin Dawson
1960s
1960-1 Bernard J Porter
1961-2 Ronald Perrin
1962-3 William Addamson
1963-4 Alec C Cooper
1964-5 Evelyne G Bowmer
1965-6 George L Baggaley
1966-7 Tom Ward
1967-8 Alec Brodie
1968-9 Michael Minns
1969-70 Avena Helen Norfor
1970s
1970-1 Lloyd D Smith
1971-2 Colin McGarritty
1972-3 Michael Phipps
1973-4 Jack Judson
1974-5 Alfred Alcock
1975-6 A Austin Winterbottom
1976-7 Peter Whitehead
1977-8 Ruth Smith
1978-9 Maureen Murfitt-Swindells
1979-80 Geoffrey Hunter
