John ‘Ernie’ Warrell, formerly Organist at Southwark Cathedral and more lately at St Paul’s Deptford, died aged 95 on 17 August 2010 in Guy’s Hospital. He was admitted to hospital on August 2, after playing the organ the day before. His funeral is to be at Southwark Cathedral on Wednesday 8 September at 2.30pm.
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Hearty congratulations to distinguished committee member Sue Heath-Downey who has been appointed to St Paul’s Deptford to succeed John Warrell.
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Organ talks organized by Gresham College
Catholics versus Protestants: How liturgy affected the development of the organ
Speakers: Richard Townend, Birger Marmvik
St Margaret Lothbury 16 September 2010 6pm
www.gresham.ac.uk/event.asp?PageId=45&EventId=1102
Pedalling ahead with Mendelssohn: The German revolution in English organ technology
Speakers: Robert Quinney, Robert Smith
Church of St Mary-at-Hill EC3 6 October 2010 6pm
www.gresham.ac.uk/event.asp?PageId=45&EventId=1105
From Trocadero to Troxy: A tradition returns
Speaker: John Abson, Richard Hills FRCO
Barnard’s Inn Hall 9 June 2011 6pm
www.gresham.ac.uk/event.asp?PageId=45&EventId=1124
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11th Marcello Galanti
International Organ Competition2-3 October 2010
Mondaino (Italy)
The beginning, more than 100 years ago:
Italy, at the end of the nineteenth century, was a country with an economy based mainly on agriculture, but slowly, industry was beginning to grow with the social and economic changes. In a small village called Mondaino, in the region of Romagna, Antonio Galanti lived with his family, and earned his living travelling to towns and villages with his Merry-go-Round, bringing pleasure through music to the local inhabitants. But music was his real passion and he devoted much of his time to designing and developing the first Galanti musical accordion.
Electronic Musical Instruments:
In 1959, Antonio’s nephew’s sons, one of whom was Marcello, established a new company heralding the entry of Galanti musical expertise into electronic musical instruments. Ahead of the times as usual, they developed and built the first electronic organ to be made in Italy. The first technology used sound generators with neon lights, then followed transistors and integrated circuits, until the present day of “PCM” and “modelling” working on DSP. In 1969, Marcello left his brothers and founded Intercontinental Electronics S.p.A., to devote himself to the manufacturing of electronic classic organs. Initially, technical and sales exertions were directed especially towards the Dutch and American markets, where organ culture was more widespread. The company created an interest and desire for musical accomplishment, and its highly technical and sophisticated instruments were much in demand by its many buyers.
Viscount International SpA
Sadly, in 1999 Marcello died. However, his son Mauro and his daughter Loriana continued to develop the company. The present Viscount company represents a unique example of engineering and musical instrument production in Europe. There are many reasons behind the worldwide success of Viscount classic organs, recognised everywhere as among the best sounding instruments. First of all the unique experience in electronic organ sound, beginning with analogue, through the digital era (Viscount was among the very first to produce PCM classic organs) down to the physical modelling of the pipes; the worldwide contact network in the different cultural fields from Baroque to Romantic, from French to German styles; the wide library of sounds in all areas; all this makes every Viscount organ a real state of the art specimen. Viscount is the only classic organ manufacturer currently producing instruments with both the available types of technology: Sampling (PCM) and Pipe Acoustics Modelling (Accupipe), offering in each case the right instrument for the best artist.
Andrea Angelini, Director of the Competition
The Rules
The Viscount Organ Company, Church Organ Department together with the Musical Association Musica Ficta, with the Patronage of the Emilia Romagna Region, the Province of Rimini, and Mondaino Town Council, is pleased to present the Eleventh “Marcello Galanti” International Organ Competition (MGIOC).
1. The Competition will be held at the Auditorium of the Former Galanti Brothers Musical Instruments Factory, a historic building in Mondaino, Province of Rimini, Italy, on the 2 and 3 October 2010.
2. The Competition is open to organists of any nationality who are under 37 years of age on 2 October 2010.
THE JUDGES
3. For the year 2010 there will be five judges, of both Italian and other nationalities.
4. A written report shall be made at each performance for each competitor, and shall be approved and signed by each of the judges. These final reports will be public property, and may be examined on request at the Secretary’s Office.
PERFORMANCE
5. The Competition shall consist of two stages: a Preliminary Selection, to be held on 2 October 2010, and a Final Selection, to be held on 3 October 2010.
6. A maximum number of seven (7) competitors shall be admitted to the Final Selection.
7. Each competitor shall be required to exhibit proof of identity before his/her performance. For the Final Selection of the Competition, each competitor must supply five copies of the musical scores of their chosen programme. These copies cannot be returned.
8. The winners of the Competition shall take part in a concert, to be held on the afternoon of 3 October 2010, where they will be expected to perform a repertoire long no more than 15 minutes different from that one presented for the Final Selection of the Competition. This repertoire will be discussed with the Artistic Director after having sent the application. All winners will be required to wear formal dress when performing in this concert.
9. All performances shall be public. A person supplied by the Organization may help the Competitor with registration choices and turn pages. Competitors shall not be permitted to have any contact with the judges during the period dating from their arrival in Mondaino until the end of the Competition.
JUDGES’ EVALUATION AND DECISION
10. The judges shall award marks from 1 to 10 (including fractions) at the end of each performance.
11. The final mark for each performance shall be the mathematical average obtained from the sum of the marks of all the judges. In order to establish the final score, the average of the preliminary selection shall be added to the average of the second selection.
12. The judges reserve the right not to award any prize.
HOW TO ENTER THE COMPETITION
13. Organists wishing to take part in the Competition must send by registered mail, fax or e-mail, the following documents, to arrive no later than Saturday 7 August 2010:
- A copy of the Enrolment Form, duly completed in all parts;
- Receipt of the payment for application (50 Euros)
- A complete Curriculum Vitae (in English and/or Italian);
- One passport-size photograph; another one, in digital format, has to be sent by e-mail;
- A photocopy of Passport or Identity Card;
- A programme of the music chosen for the final selection;
14. The senders of the first 16 complete entry requisites shall be admitted to the Competition, subject to approval by the Artistic Direction. Candidates may not take part in Competition more than twice.
15. Entry to the Competition is subject to the payment of a fee of 50 Euros. (See at the bottom of the page) The Organisation will offer (completely free of charge) two nights’ bed and breakfast at a hotel in Cattolica - on the Adriatic Riviera - to all competitors plus a contribution of 100 Euros for travel expenses. The winners will be guests also for Sunday night, 3 October. The Organization will also provide for lunch on Saturday and Sunday (buffet) and dinner on Sunday. A free private bus service will be available between the hotel and the Competition venue.
PRIZES
16. The three competitors with the highest marks shall receive the following prizes:
· First Prize: 3.000 US Dollars, a gold medal, a prize-winner’s certificate and one or more concerts in Italy.
· Second Prize: 2.000 US Dollars, a silver medal, and a prize-winner’s certificate.
· Third Prize: 1.000 US Dollars, a silver medal, and a prize-winner’s certificate.
· Special Prize “Marcello Galanti”: 250 US Dollars plus the “Town of Mondaino” Prize, awarded to one of the three winners for the best performance of the Sunday afternoon concert. The winner of this prize will be chosen by the audience at the concert.
All the competitors who reach the Final Selection shall receive a Certificate of Merit.
17. In the case of a tie, the prize shall be divided equally between the tied competitors.
18. Any prizes not collected at the final prize-giving ceremony shall be available to the winners for one year after the end of the Competition (apply to the Secretary’s Office). Prizes must be collected personally; under no circumstances will prizes be sent.
FURTHER INFORMATION
19. In case of any controversy concerning the Rules of Entry, reference shall be made to the Italian text of the said Rules.
20. Competitors wishing to try out the organ before the Competition must apply in writing to the Secretary’s Office, and will be permitted to use the organ on the day preceding the Competition, Friday 1 October 2010, according with the timetable that will be sent to all the Competitors the week before the Competition.
21. Where recordings are made, including recordings for radio and/or television, competitors shall not receive any payment from the organisers of the Competition.
22. Entry to the Competition is dependent on unconditional acceptance of all the Rules.
PROGRAMME
a) For the Preliminary Selection:
Competitors shall be required to play the following compulsory pieces:
- J.C.F. Fischer: Chaconne in F
- J.S. Bach: Fugue in G Major BWV 577
- S.S. Wesley: Choral Song and Fugue
b) For the Final Selection:
- A programme lasting not less than twenty (20) and not more than twenty-five (25) minutes, chosen by the competitor, different from that of the preliminary selection. Subsequent to the application entry a competitor may not change his repertoire nor the order in which it will be played.
THE COMPETITION ORGAN
This will be a Viscount “UNICO” Electronic Organ with 3 keyboards (61 keys) and a radial-concave pedal board (32 notes). A straight and a straight-concave pedal boards will also be available on request.
Competition Dates:
2-3 October 2010
Mondaino (Italy)
Contact details:
Secretary Office:
Viale Pascoli 23-g - 47900 Rimini (italy)
info@concorsomarcellogalanti.org
www.concorsomarcellogalanti.org
Tel: +39 347 2573878
Fax: +39 02700425984
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Organ bench required for adult lady pupil. If anyone can help please contact Jill Harris direct at jillrharris1@yahoo.co.uk or John Webber via the SSLSO website.
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