• Battle of the Organs

    29Apr
    Categories: Notices

    Leeds Parish Church
    Sixth Annual
    Battle of the Organs

    Wednesday 9 June 2010 at 7.30pm

    The Battle of the Organs has become something of a tradition after the prototype event of 2005 directed by resident Leeds organist David Houlder. Now in its sixth year, the Leeds Battle of the Organs is an excellent opportunity to hear the magnificent Leeds Parish Church organ in all its splendor alongside several splendid pipeless instruments from Makin Organs, whose generous cooperation is crucial to the realization of the concept.  This year, Makin is bringing a very comprehensive three-manual-and-pedal instrument as one of its three organs.

    In 2010 we welcome back our great friends from Liverpool Cathedral, Professor Ian Tracey and Daniel Bishop. The Leeds home team likewise again fields a full complement of Organists - David Houlder himself (LPC Sub Organist and Director of the Girl’s Choir) and the Church’s Master of the Music Dr Simon Lindley.

    Dr Simon Lindley said
    “The annual Battle of the Organs each summer at the Parish Church of Leeds is one of the most enjoyable events of the season and always attracts very good support. The fact that all the organs and organists can be easily seen as well as heard makes for a very entertaining evening’s music-making and I can commend it to our friends and supporters as much as to “first-timer” attenders. The programme always contains some hilarious novelty items. Don’t miss it!”

    The evening’s programme is devised by Leeds organist David Houlder, on the staff of the Parish Church since 2003, and previously Sub Organist at Liverpool over two decades.

    We are very grateful to Dr Keith Harrington and Makin organs for supplying so many wonderful instruments.

    The Battle of the Organs is promoted by The Friends of The Music of Leeds Parish Church - an organisation dedicated to securing the future of almost 200 years of choral tradition at historic Leeds Parish Church. The Leeds concert is free, and a retiring collection will be taken for the Parish Church’s Choral Foundation Appeal-for more information on the Battle of the Organs, please contact:

    Ann Chadwick, Newlaithes Manor, Newlaithes Road, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 4LG
    (0113) 258 8446

    Note to readers: we have been asked to advertise this event. These can be very entertaining, as the one at St Paul’s Cathedral was on 22 April.

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  • Sad news

    26Apr
    Categories: Notices

    To members of the Southwark and South London Society of Organists

    The death of our member of many, many years, Malcolm Hubble, is announced.  Malcolm was organist of St. George’s Church, Perry Hill (between Catford and Forest Hill / Sydenham) for forty years.  He died peacefully at 12.30a.m. on Good Friday.

    A Celebration of Malcolm’s life will be held on Friday 21 May 2010 at 12 noon at St. Paul’s, Church, Warren Road, Nork, SM7 1LG, near Banstead.  Everyone is welcome.

    Contact David Cox for further information: 01732 886352___________________________________________________________________

  • St Andrew’s Catford

    24Apr
    Categories: Notices

    ST ANDREW’S, CATFORD

    ORGAN RECITAL GIVEN BY

    HUW MORGAN

    DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AT ST LAURENCE, CATFORD

    SATURDAY 8 MAY, 7.30PM

    William Walton (1902-1983)    Suite from Henry V
    March - Death of Falstaff -
    Touch her soft lips and part - March (reprise)
    Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)    Paduana Lachrimae, SWV328
    Albinoni / Giazotto    Adagio in G minor
    Georg Böhm (1661-1733)    Vater unser im Himmelreich
    Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)    Praeludium in G Minor, BuxWV 149

    ~~~~~~~ Interval ~~~~~~~

    Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)    Nun danket alle Gott, Op. 65 no. 59
    Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)    Pari Intervallo
    JS Bach (1685-1750)    Prelude and Fugue in C Minor
    Herbert Howells (1892-1983)    Psalm Prelude, Set 1 no. 2
    Huw Morgan (b. 1975)    Lullaby
    Jean Langlais (1907-1991)    Christus Vincit (from Suite Médiévale)

     

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  • St Peter’s Limpsfield 2010 Recitals- Tom Bell

    22Apr
    Categories: Notices

    St Peter’s Limpsfield

    Organ Recital

    Friday 7 May 2010 at 7.30pm

    Admission £8 on the door

    Tom Bell
    (Director of Music, Esher Parish Church,
    Tutor, St Giles International Organ School) 

    Praeludium in d - Reger
    Aria - Jongen
    Carlisle - Bussey
    Passacaglia - Kerll
    Ich ruf zu dir (BWV anh.73) - Bach
    Puck - Johnson Manning

    INTERVAL

    Le Tombeau de Georges Rouault - MacMillan
    Le Jardin Suspendu - Alain
    Cloches dans le ciel - Bonnal

    A graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, Tom Bell’s studies were supported by prestigious scholarships from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, the Michael James Music Trust and the Royal College of Organists. Tom was taught by Kevin Bowyer in Manchester, and Jacques van Oortmerssen in Amsterdam.
    As a soloist Tom has performed widely. Recent highlights have included a live broadcast on Dutch classical radio; the Oundle International Festival; the inaugural Glasgow International Organ Festival; Canterbury, Edinburgh (St. Giles’); Guildford, Coventry, Blackburn and Manchester Cathedrals and trips to Norway and Bulgaria (National Palace of Culture, Sofia and Music Festival Hall, Varna).
    In addition to his duties as Director of Music to the Parish of Esher, Tom is busy as an organ teacher, and works closely with the St.Giles International Organ School (for whom he is a tutor), Oundle for Organists and the Royal College of Organists. Tom is particularly keen to introduce the organ to new audiences, and is involved with a number of exciting education projects and initiatives, particularly Organworks at Eton College.
    Tom enjoys playing a wide range of music, from before Bach to a very long time after, and tries to present varied programmes. He does, however, have a particular affection for music written after 1900, and is very active in persuading living composers to write new repertoire. He has a more-than-passing interest in steam locomotives, especially when coupled(!) to real ale… http://tombell-organist.net
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  • St Giles Cripplegate Concerts

    18Apr
    Categories: Notices

    St. Giles Cripplegate
    Organ Recitals 25 April to 2 May 2010

    Sunday 25 April 1600-1645
    Anne Marsden Thomas and Nikola Eckertová
    on both Grand and Chancel organs

    William Mathias Fanfare
    J.S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in E minor (The ‘Wedge’)
    Samuel Scheidt: Variations on a theme by John Dowland
    Nicolas de Grigny: Tierce en taille
    Alexandre Boëly: Fantasia and Fugue in B flat major
    Ceşar Franck: Piece Heroique

    Monday 26 April 1830-1915

    Martin Greenwood - Grand Organ
    Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Allegro Chorale and Fugue in D

    Samuel Barber
    Adagio for Strings arr. Strickland

    Edward Bairstow
    Prelude in C

    Gary Williams - Chancel Organ
    Nicolaus Bruhns
    Prelude in E minor

    Thomas Arne
    Allegro from an organ concerto

    Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Fugue (Sonata II)

    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier BWV 731
    Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 545

    Tuesday 27 April 1830-1915

    Evelyn Greaves - Grand Organ
    Georg Bohm
    Vater unser im Himmelreich

    Oskar Lindberg
    Gammall Fabodpsalm from Dalarna

    L.J.A.Lefebure - Wely
    March in Eb major

    Graham Davies - Chancel Organ
    Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Sonata No. 2
    Grave, Adagio, Allegro Maestoso e vivace, Allegro Moderato - Fuga

    Johann Pachelbel
    Partita - Werde munter, meine Gemute
    Choral & 4 Variations

    Dietrich Buxtehude
    Praeludium in D BuxWV 139

    Wednesday 28 April 1830-1915

    Mylene Shoreman - Chancel Organ
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Prelude and Fugue BWV 541

    Jehan Alain
    Le Jardin Suspendu

    Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Theme and Variations

    Christopher Kippin - Grand Organ
    Dietrich Buxtehude
    Praeludium in D major (BuxWV 130)

    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Chorale Prelude O Mensch bewein dein Sünde Groß (BWV 622)

    Francois Couperin
    Offertoire sur les Grands jeux (Messe pour les Paroisses)

    Thursday 29 April 1830-1915
    Nikola Eckertová - organ
    Barrett Hocking - trumpet
    Runette Brotha - soprano

    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme

    Georg Friedrich Handel
    Let the bright Seraphim

    Claude Debussy
    Syrinx

    Petr Eben
    The sweet chains of love
    (from The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart)
    Okna (Windows)
    Blue window, Green window, Red window, Golden window

    Friday 30 April 1830-1915

    Andrew Lenon - Grand organ
    Edward Bairstow
    Sonata

    Joseph Gibbs
    Sonata

    Andrew Chadney - Chancel organ
    S.S.Wesley
    Larghetto (No5 from Six Pieces)

    Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Prelude and Fugue in C minor Op 37/1

    WG Alcock
    Postlude

    Sunday 2 May 1600-1645

    Nikola Eckertová and Anne Marsden Thomas
    on both Grand and Chancel organs

    Lennox Berkeley: Impromptu
    Johannus Brahms: Welt, ich muss dich lassen no. 1
    Johannus Brahms: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
    Johannus Brahms: O Gott du frommer Gott
    Johannus Brahms: O Welt ich muss dich lassen no. 2
    J.S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in A major
    Erzsébet Szöny Tänzerische Weise
    Petr Eben - Laudes I. and IV.

    Entrance to each concert £5

    For further details of these concerts
    please email AMT@organschool.com or 020 7638 8285

    St Giles Cripplegate
    Fore Street
    Barbican
    LONDON
    EC2Y 8DA
    www.stgilescripplegate.org.uk

    Good to see SSLSO membership represented in this concert series.

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  • St Peter’s Streatham

    12Apr
    Categories: Notices

    St Peter’s Church, Streatham, Leigham Court Road, London SW16 2SD

    Saturday 1 May  7.30pm - ‘Sighs and Lamentations’

    A concert given by vocalists from the Centre for Young Musicians (CYM).  They will perform some of the best known sacred works of the Renaissance, Baroque and 19th Century, as well as some less well known, but equally as beautiful.  These include Hear my prayer - Purcell, Bogoroditsie Dievo - Rachmaninov and Beatus Vir - Monteverdi.

    Entrance free with retiring collection in aid of the church heating boiler appeal.

    St Peter’s Church, Streatham | Website: www.stpeters-streatham.org

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