• Celebrity Recital in Reading

    30Oct
    Categories: Notices


    READING TOWN HALL

    Music for the Royal Fireworks

    Celebrity Organ Recital on the Father Willis Organ

     

    Roy Massey

     

    Wednesday 4 November 7.30pm

    Distinguished former organist of Hereford Cathedral makes a triumphant return to Reading Concert Hall.

    Salome
    Grand Choeur in Ab Major

    Anon
    Four Sixteenth Century Dances (arr. Massey)

    JS Bach
    Prelude and Fugue in D Major

    Bertalot
    Variations for pedals only on Henry Smart’s Regent Square

    Handel
    Music for the Royal Fireworks (arr. Power Biggs)

    Guilmant
    Sonata No.5 in C minor

    Free pre-concert talk 6.15pm-7pm Concert Hall
    William McVicker in conversation with Roy Massey

    Tickets £11.50, concessions £2 off.

    www.readingarts.com                 0118 960 6060

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  • Exciting CD’s from Groningen

    29Oct
    Categories: Notices


    Groningen Organs CD and DVD

    Pronkjuwelen in Stad en Ommeland

    The authoritative history of the richest collection of historic organs in the world, those in the Dutch province of Groningen. Boxed set comprising one DVD, five CDs and a book.

    The CDs include performances by Sietze de Vries of repertoire from Scheidemann to Schumann and a series of historically styled improvisations. These recordings span nineteen historic organs built between 1450 and 1860.

    The DVD contains the feature-length documentary film Martinikerk Rondeau which features Cor Edskes, Jürgen Ahrend and Bernhardt Edkes. This film includes never before seen footage of the nineteen historic organs and the towns and villages they are in, and special scenes such as the complete casting of an organ pipe at the Ahrend workshop.

    Further information including tracklists, specifications of all the organs and film clips, is at: http://www.fuguestatefilms.co.uk/martinikerk/default.html

    • Boxed Set: 5 x CD, 1 x DVD, 1 x Fully Illustrated Hardback Book
    • Available in the UK from this website: www.fuguestatefilms.co.uk/shop
    • On sale also at Foyle’s Bookshop on Charing Cross Road in London, and Heffer’s Sound in Cambridge.
    • Introductory Price: £62.50 from Oct 23 to Nov 20.

    ·    £68.50 from Nov 21 onwards

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  • Another fine concert

    28Oct
    Categories: Notices


    Ivor Setterfield, recently seen again on BBC television as mentor to Drum & Bass star Goldie, conducts:

    Mendelssohn`s Elijah

    at the Royal Albert Hall  on Wednesday 18th November 2009, 7.30 pm

    St Bartholomew’s Hospital Choral Society
    The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Ivor Setterfield -     Conductor
    Elizabeth Weisberg - Soprano
    Matilda Paulsson - Mezzo
    Andrew Staples - Tenor
    Jacques Imbrailo - Baritone

    Tickets £6 - £35  Website www.royalalberthall.com.  Box Office:  020 7589 8212

    The concert is given in aid of Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust

    London’s largest regular choir return to the Royal Albert Hall with Mendelssohn’s powerful and dramatic re-telling of the Old Testament story of the prophet Elijah.

    Mendelssohn built on the English oratorio tradition created by Handel and Haydn, and from its first performance Elijah has held its own place in that repertoire. The 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth has brought about a revival and reassessment of his music, which remains as fresh and exciting to sing and hear as when it was first written.

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  • Help after Christmas

    27Oct
    Categories: Notices

    St Paul’s Onslow Square needs an organist on Sunday December 27 2009 at 9.00am. This is a Communion Service with hymns and an easy congregational Gloria. The organ is a new Allen Renaissance model. This service is formal and uses traditional music, rather than worship song material.The Common Praise Hymn Book is used, although words to carols will be on a leaflet handed out to the congregation with the service book.

    Please contact Marilyn Harper if you want to know more.

    harper.marilyn@googlemail.com

    Alternatively contact Sam Meeson, p a to the Holy Trinity Brompton organist, Simon Dixon. She will be able to advise you what you have to do and make all the appropriate arrangements. Email sam.meeson@htb.org.uk

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  • Carol Williams CD

    25Oct
    Categories: Notices

    News of a new CD by Carol Williams, Carol Williams Plays Madness! Volume 2.

    Music on the restored Stalhuth organ in  St Martin’s Church, Dudelange, Luxembourg by Jenkins, Glass, Satie, Fats Waller and others. The organ has 4 manuals and 94 ranks and was restored in 2001 by Jann.

    Visit the website www.melcot.com/recordings.html for information and ordering.

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  • International Recital Series: St Michael’s Croydon

    25Oct
    Categories: Notices

    St Michael and All Angels Croydon

    International Concert Series

    Thursday 5 November 2009 7.30 p.m.

    Thierry Escaich-organist of St Etienne du Mont (Durufle’s church)

    Thierry Escaich:

    Ouverture Improvisée

    Charles Tournemire (1870-1939):

    Improvisation sur le ‘Te Deum’ (with plainchant)
    Thierry Escaich:

    Andante et Scherzo improvisée
    Cinq Versets sur le ‘Victimae paschali’ (with plainchant)

    Versets improvisées sur le plainchant

    Charles Tournemire:

    Choral-Improvisation sur le ‘Victimae paschali’  (with plainchant)
    Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992):

    Verset pour la fête de la Dédicace
    Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986):

    Choral varié sur le ‘Veni creator’  (with plainchant)
    Thierry Escaich:

    Improvisation libre

    Plainchant sung by the men of the choir of St Michaels and All Angels

    Thierry is considered by the French to be one of the finest exponents of improvisation.

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    Thursday 12 November 2009 7.30 p.m.

    D’Arcy Trinkwon (organ)

    Charles Tournemire (1870-1939):

    Pater, Dimitte Illis Nesciunt Enim Quid Faciunt (Choral-Poème Op.67, No.1)

    César Franck (1822-90):

    Six Pièces (1862)

    I      Fantaisie Op. 16

    II     Grande Pièce Symphonique Op.17

    Charles Tournemire:

    Fantaïsie-Improvisation sur l’Ave Maris Stella

    César Franck:

    Six Pièces

    III        Prélude, Fugue et Variation Op.18

    IV        Pastorale Op.19

    V          Prière Op.20

    VI        Final Op.21

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    Thursday 19 November 2009 7.30 p.m

    D’Arcy Trinkwon (organ)

    Jean Langlais (1907-91):

    Hymne d’Actions de grâces ‘Te Deum’ Op.5 No.3

    César Franck (1822-90):

    Trois Pièces (1878)

    I           Fantaisie

    II         Cantabile

    III        Pièce Héroïque

    Jeanne Demessieux (1921-68):

    Répons pour le temps de Pâques

    César Franck:

    Trois Chorals (1890)

    I           E Major

    II          B  minor

    III        A minor

    D’Arcy Trinkwon’s programmes feature the complete major works of Cesar Franck and major works by the other two Ste-Clothilde organists, Charles Tournemire and Jean Langlais. He has been  described as ‘the Nureyev of organists’, a reference to his extraordinary pedal technique.

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    Thursday 26 November 2009 7.30 p.m.

    Olivier Latry (organ)

    Olivier  Latry (1962 - ) :

    Improvisation sur une hymne grégorienne (with plainchant)

    Gaston Litaize (1909 - 1991) :

    Lied

    Toccata sur le ‘Veni Creator’ (with plainchant)

    Jehan Alain (1911 - 1940) :

    Deuxième Fantaisie

    Jean Guillou (1930 -):

    Toccata

    Olivier Latry:

    Salve Regina (UK premiere) (with plainchant)

    Improvisation

    Plainchant sung by the men of the choir of St Michaels and All Angels

    Tickets are £12 and £10, available from St Michael’s (0208 680 2848) or on the door on the night.

    There are drinks available for purchase at the interval in each recital, wine is £2.

    Olivier Latry has been described as ‘the cat’s whiskers of organists’.

    www.stmichaelscroydon.org

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