This Sunday 10th January, Leeds Cathedral Organist, David Pipe performs Olivier Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur to launch the 2021 Leeds International Organ Festival.
Click here to access this online event which will be live-streamed at 7 pm.
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Leeds International Organ Festival Launch – 10 January 2021
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Bradford Cathedral – final recital of 2020
Click here to enjoy the final recital of the term from Gordon Stewart at Bradford Cathedral. His programme includes:
Gordon’s programme:
Noel Rawsthorne – Prelude on Yorkshire
Louis-Claude Daquin (arr Dupré) – Noël X Grand Jeu et Duo
James Biery – Prelude on Patapan
Alfred Hollins – Christmas Cradle Song
Robert Cockroft – A Good King Chills out for Spring
Alexandre Guilmant – Noël Écossais
Clifton Hughes – Dance Variations on Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Aaron Shows – Prelude on the Wexford Carol Aaron Shows – Prelude on Joy to the World
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Organ available
Two manual and pedal pipe organ available from St Alban’s Church, Lakenham. Contact Jason jason.baldry@stn.org.uk for further information.
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Southwell Minster – Organ Scholar Vacancy
Southwell Minster are advertising for an organ scholar. For further details please click here. The deadline for applications is Monday 18 January 2021.
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Bradford Cathedral – Organ Recital, 25 November 2020
The Cathedral’s Assistant Director of Music, Graham Thorpe will play in the recital on Wednesday 25 November at 12.30pm. The recital is only available online – click here to access the event.
Graham’s programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata in F, BWV 540
Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Praeludium in D, BuxWV 139
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659
Charles-Marie Widor (1844 – 1937)
Movements from Bach’s Memento Aria
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) arr. G. Thorpe (b. 1993)
Sicilienne from Pelléas et Mélisande, op. 80
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Toccata from Symphony 5, Op. 42
The recitals are free of charge and the cathedral rely on donations to keep them going (especially during these difficult times). Theirpolicy is “pay as you feel” and you can donate at the following here.
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York & District Organists’ Association event – 14 November 2020
This pre-recorded event will be available on the YDOA YouTube channel at the following link www.ydoa.co.uk/youtube at 7.30pm.
The event is a talk entitled Pensée d’automne (Contemplation of Autumn), in which JSW presents some of the organ music of the composer, Joseph Jongen, in a lecture recital. A wide range of organs can be heard, including the giant instrument in Wanamaker’s in Philadelphia and that of the Brussels Conservatory played by Jongen himself in 1931.
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The Organs of York Minster 1236-2021
A new book by Nicholas Thistlethwaite marks the restoration of the Minster’s organ. The book documents the earliest reference to “a pair of organs” in 1236 and describes other instruments right through to the present day. It will be published in Spring 2021 at a retail price of £30. It can be pre-ordered now with a £5 saving by emailing HLFGlass@yorkminster.org. Early subscribers can also have their name inscribed in the book.
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RCO Academy classes, events and courses
News from the RCO –
The emphasis is on online provision for the time being, but we will gradually re-introduce physical events as circumstances allow. Here’s a brief up-date of what to look out for. a) Keyboard Musicianship classes. This series of five online sessions began last Monday offering three levels of tuition using Anne and Frederick’s ‘Graded Keyboard Musicianship’ books. Details at https://www.rco.org.uk/events/keyboard-musicianship (bookings are now closed).
Improvisation classes: Drew will lead four classes on Wednesday evenings from mid-January to mid-February for beginner and intermediate students. Look out for details on the website soon.
Winter Conference, 18-20 February, online: it is not too late to offer a workshop. You need to agree the topic with Drew and then film your presentation. Details about this have already been circulated.
RCO Organ Forum, 27 March, Royal Academy of Music: a day, postponed from October 2020, exploring the music of Vierne and Tournemire under the direction of Robert Sholl. This may go online if circumstances prevent a physical event.
Easter Course, 13-15 April, Oxford or online (not both!): for those preparing for or considering C, A and FRCO and a free repertoire study strand for non-exam candidates. Details on the RCO website soon.
International Organ Day on Saturday 24 April marks the culmination of a week of activity which will include a choral day, a schools’ day and a day of ‘organathons’. This is likely to be delivered entirely online.
The Organ Student Experience: we hope to run this is Oxford 27 July – 1 August.
Summer Course: we hope to run this in London, based as usual at St Giles Cripplegate, 2 – 7 August.
Organ Playing Diploma exam updates: details of how the January session will be run can be found at https://www.rco.org.uk/examinations_resources.php, then scroll down to the ‘Examination Resources’ section to find a pdf entitled ‘RCO Diplomas Interim Regulations….’ These are up-dated as needed
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Organ Wanted
Second hand compact size organ wanted – two manuals, full (or good size) pedal board.
For example a Viscount Chorum Compact 40S or Viscount Cadet 31S.
Budget of £3.5 to £4.5k.
Please contact Prof. David Baker (david@davidbakerconsulting.co.uk) if you have an organ fitting the above brief, or you know of one which is available for sale.
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RCO Keyboard Musicianship Classes November 2020
The RCO have just added a new study level to the Keyboard Musicianship Classes taking place on the five Monday evenings during November, 18:00–19:00 (GMT). This uses the Level 6 lessons in Graded Keyboard Musicianship Book 2 (OUP 2017) by Anne Marsden Thomas and Frederick Stocken.
As well as being of general benefit to all players (pianists as well as organists), the Level 6 lessons will be of particular use for anybody considering taking CRCO
Contact the RCO:
RCO Bookings and Accounts, PO Box 7328, New Milton, BH25 9DU
Tel: 020 3865 6998 | Email: admin@rco.org.uk
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