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Southwell Minster Nave Organ          Bank Holiday Mondays at 3.30
Admission Free                Retiring collection

Commentaries by Ian Wells

March 24th
  Carlo Curley   solos, and duets with Paul Hale
 

Largo  Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
Grand Chœur in D  Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
Air on the G string     J S Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in A minor J S Bach
Adagio for the Musical Clock Ludwig van Beethoven(1770-1827)
Fireworks Music  G F Handel (1685-1759)
Toccata on an American Theme  Stefan Lindblad (born 1958)
Andantino (Concerto No 3 in G)  Antonio Soler (1729-1783)
The Stars and Stripes for ever John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
 

May 5th
Simon Bell
Assistant Organist, Southwell Minster

Te Deum  Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968)
Balletto del granduca  Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)
'Jig' Fugue in G (BWV577)    J S Bach (1685-1750)
Canon in B minor  Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Stèle pour un enfant défunt  Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Allegro vivace (Symphonie V)    Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Scherzo symphonique  Pierre Cochereau (1924-1984)
Commentary

May 26th
Keith Hearnshaw Droitwich Spa

Orpheus in the Underworld Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Nimrod (Enigma Variations Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV565) J S Bach (1685-1750)
Three Pieces  Nicholas Choveaux (1904-1995)
Air on the G string  J S Bach (1685-1750)
Scherzo in G minor  Marco Enrico Bossi (1861-1925)
Commentary

August 25th

Paul Hale
Southwell Minster

Fugue on the Magnificat  J S Bach (1685-1750)
Adeste Fideles; Harmonies du Soir; Lobet den Herren Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Sonata III in C minor               Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
Rhosymedre                          R Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Saints on a Spree                            Nigel Ogden (born 1954)
Commentary

Southwell Minster Quire Organ.       Wednesdays at 7.30pm
£7 (Concessions £5)             with Big Screen Projection!

June 18th 
 Philip Rushforth Chester Cathedral
 

Bridal March and Finale  Charles H H Parry (1848-1918)
Partita Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen J S Bach (1685-1750)
Prière après la communion  Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Sonata in G minor  Oskar Lindberg (1887-1955)
Sonata in C minor  Percy Whitlock (1903-1946)

Commentary

July 16th
Maija Lehtonen Finland
 

 

Voluntary in G  John Stanley (1713-1786)
Prelude Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele  J S Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in C minor Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Three Chorale Preludes          Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Passacaglia in C minor  J S Bach (1685-1750)
Scherzo in F     Marco Enrico Bossi (1861-1925)
Intermezzo  Väinö Raitio (1891-1945)
Impromptu; Finale (Symphonie VI)  Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Commentary

August 13th
Jonathan Gregory Leicester Cathedral

 

Prelude and Fugue in A minor J S Bach (1685-1750)
Adagio  John Bennett (1735-1784)
Voluntary in G minor  Thomas Roseingrave (1690-1766)
Hornpipe  Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)
Three pieces from A Little Organ Book (in memory of CHH Parry) Parry (1848-1918); Brewer (1856-1928); Walford Davies (I 869-1941)
Toccata on Urbs Beata Peter White (1937-2007)
Introduction, Passacaglia and Coda Brian Brockless (1926-1995)
Three movements from Livre d'Orgue N de Grigny (1672-1703)
Chorale III in A minor   César Franck (1822-1890)
Verset pour la fête de la Dedicace  Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Hymn d'Actions de grace Te Deum Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
Commentary

September 17th
David Newsholme

Plein Jeu  Louis Marchand (1669-1732)
Fantasia in A William Byrd (1543-1623)
Offertoire and Communion                  Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Fantasia and Toccata in D minor  C V Stanford (1852-1924)
Partita Sei Gegrüsset, Jesu gütig J S Bach (1685-1750)
Choral and Scherzo (Symphonie II) Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Toccata   Alistair Putt (born 1983)
Commentary

October 15th
Sarah Baldock  Chichester Cathedral

 

Grand Chœur Dialogué  Eugène Gigout (1844-1925)
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C J S Bach (1685-1750)
Prélude, Adagio et Choral varié sur le 'Veni Creator' Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Introduction and Passacaglia in D minor Max Reger (1873-1916)
Trois Pièces  Jehan Alain (1911-1940)
Scherzo  Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Imperial March  Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Commentary

 

 

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The Binns Organ
Albert Hall
 Nottingham
 

Recital Series Summer 2008
Sundays at 2.45 
       

Commentaries by Ian Wells

May 11th 
David Butterworth
Nottingham


Fantasia and Toccata in D minor, op.57

C.V. Stanford (1852- 1924)

 Le jardin suspendu (Trois Pièces no.2)                        Jehan Alain  (1911-1940)

Etude Symphonique, op.78  

 Enrico Bossi (1861- 1925)

Grande Pièce Symphonique, op.17

A. Cèsar Franck (1822-1890)

Handel in the Strand (Clog Dance) 

 Percy Grainger (1882-1961)

Die Kunst der Fuge I-IV, 1080   

 
J.S. Bach  (1685-1750)

Glenalmond Suite (2007)  

 Naji Hakim    (born 1955)

Vater unser in Himmelreich
 BWV 682                       

Vater unser in Himmeireich (alio modo)
BWV 683

J S Bach

 

Toccata and Fugue in d minor  BWV 565 J S Bach
Commentary

June 1st
Henry Fairs
Birmingham

from Sonata in G, Op. 28  Allegro Maestoso Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
from Suite, Op.5  Prelude Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
from Messe de la Pentecôte  Communion Les oiseaux et les sources Olivier Messiaen (l908-l992)
Praeludium in d BuxWV 140 Dietrich Buxtehude (ca.1637-1707)

Zweit~ Sonate d—Moll, Op. 60Improvisation — Invokation — Introduktion und Fuge  

Max Reger (1873—1916)
Master Tallis’s Testament Herbert Howells (1892-1983

from Sonata in G minor, Op. 58Allegro Marcato 

J.P.E Hartmann (1805—1900)
Commentary

July 13th
Ahreum Han
USA - Oundle award winner

Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Chanson de Matin, op. 5, No.2  Edward Elgar

Sonata IV in B flat Major, Op. 65
             I.          Allegro con brio
             II.          Andante Religioso
             III.          Allegretto
             IV.          Allegro Maestoso e vivace

Felix Mendelssohn- Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Scherzo in G minor, Op.49, no.2 Marco Enrico Bossi
Allegro Deciso from Evocation, Op. 37 Marcel Dupre
Symphonic choral on Ach Bleib mit deiner Gnade Op.87, No.1 Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Valse Mignonne, Op. 142, No.2 Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Adagio from Symphony III, Op. 28 Louis Vierne(1870-1937)
Hamburger Totentanz    Guy Bovet (1942- 
Commentary

August 3rd
Alan Spedding
Beverley.Minster

 Fanfare                      

 Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens
Largo, Allegro, Aria and Two Variations Michael Festing (arr. G T Thalben Ball)
Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV537   J S Bach
Concerto, Op 55 
   Allegro maestoso - Adagio - Allegretto
 Christian Heinrich Rinck
Prelude on The Old 104th Hubert Parry
Sonata III, Op 56  
Allegro maestoso e con fuoco - Adagio molto - Fuga
Alexandre Guilmant

 Organ Book
Pastoral Song - Musette - Scherzando - Pasticcio

 Jean Langlais
Impresion Teresiana  Eduardo Torres

Sonatina

 Davide de Bergamo
Toccata  Theodore Dubois
Commentary

September 7th
Sarah Baldock
Winchester Cathedral

 

Grand Choeur Dialogue Eugene Gigout

Pastorale & Berceuse from 24 Pièces en style libre

Louis Vierne

Pièce d’Orgue BWV 572
2 Chorale Preludes:
Nun komm der Heiden Heiland BWV 559
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645

J.S. Bach

Sonata no. 2 in C minor, op. 65, no.2

Grave Adagio
Allegro maestoso e vivace
Fugue, Allegro moderato

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Canzona & Scherzetto (from Sonata in C minor) Percy Whitlock

Imperial March Op 32

Edward Elgar
    a
rr. George Martin

Commentary

September 28th
Simon Gledhill
London

Overture to The Thieving Magpie Gioachino Rossini
In a Country Lane Eric Coates
Demande et Réponse (from Petite Suite de Concert) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

British Theatre Organists Remembered:
(i)        March: After the Movies (Gerald Shaw)
(ii)        Mink and Pearls (Stanley Wyllie)
(iii) On a Spring Note (Sidney Torch)

 
The Dance of the Hours (from La Gioconda) Amilcare Ponchielli
Television March Eric Coates
Sketch of a Dandy Haydn Wood
Viva Mexico! (arr. Ronald Hanmer)

Evening Primrose

 Billy Mayerl

Themes from The Planets
(i)        Mars, The Bringer of War
(ii)        Venus, The Bringer of Peace
(iii) Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity

 

Gustav Hoist
Commentary

October 26th
Adrian Partington
Gloucester Cathedral

 

Dithyrambe Basil Harwood
In an Old Abbey    Basil Harwood
Dalby’s fancy and Dalbay’s toccata   Herbert Howells
Paean   Herbert Howells
Prelude on Rhosymedre    R Vaughan Williams

Elegy         

C H H Parry

Fantasia and Fugue in g    C H H Parry
Commentary

Recitals are usually preceded by a talk at 2.15pm
Lunch is available beforehand in the Albert Hall's restaurant. If booking please phone (0115) 9500411

 

 

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Leicester Cathedral
 

Recital Series Summer 2008
Tuesdays at 8 pm 
       

Glass of wine after each recital. Parking at adjacent Grammar School Car Park excepting ???? when you can park at Grey Friars Car Park, up New Street opposite the Cathedral.
 

 

July 3       

David Cowen - Leicester Cathedral
with Leicester Arts Senior Brass Ensemble. Conductor : Alan Holford

 

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July 10   

Simon Headley - Leicester Cathedral
with Leicester Cathedral Choir. Conductor : Jonathan Gregory

   
   
   
   
   
   
 
July 17   

Peter Gould - Derby Cathedral
Jonathan Gregory - Leicester Cathedral
Organ Duets and solo pieces


 

 

   
   
   
   
   
 
July 24  

Michael Heighway, Ben Sheen & Julian Gregory - Music Scholars, Eton College.
Three organists, also playing violin, piano & cello



 

   
   
   
   
   

 

 
July 31

David Pipe - Royal Academy of Music

 

   
   
   

 

 
August 7  

Katherine Dienes - St Mary's Warwick

 

 
 

   
   
   

 

 
August 14

Celebrity Concert
Nigel Ogden - BBC Radio 2 "The Organist Entertains"
To include a silent film with organ accompaniment


 

   
   
   
   
   
 
 

August 21                    

Gabriel Cho - Seoul Cathedral, South Korea

 

   
   
   

 

 

August 28                   

Celebrity Concert
Carlo Curley - International Concert Organist




 

 

 

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Lincoln Cathedral 2008          Sundays 5.15 – 6.00
Admission free. Retiring collection in aid of Organ Concerts Fund

March 16th
 Charles Harrison (Lincoln)
 

Pièces de Fantaisie, suite IV

Aubade

Résignation

Cathédrales

Naïades

Gargouilles et Chimères

Les cloches de Hinckley

 
Louis Vierne
 

29 June
Nicholas Grigsby and

Max Kenworthy
Organ duet (New Zealand)

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon)  Handel
Praeludium in E Moll  Bruhns
Aria in D major, Suite no 3 BWV 1068    J S Bach
Badinerie, Suite No 2 in B minor BWV 1067  Bach
Psalm Sonata for Two Organists (Allegro-Psalm 43; Adagio-Psalm 23; Finale-Fugue-Psalm 42 Merkel
Pièce de Concert   Fauré
Military March: The Bridge over the River Kwai Alford
Carol (Five Bagatelles) Finzi
Serenade Op 22 Bourgeois
Ride of the Valkyries Wagner

Lincoln Cathedral 2008 CELEBRITY RECITALS          Mondays at 7.00 p.m.
Admission £6 on the door

24 March

Philip Rushforth (Chester)

Paraphrase sur Judas Macchabée de Händel Guilmant
Fantasy in E Darke
Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV565) J S Bach