Category Archives: News and Views

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Organist Wanted – Moldgreen URC, Huddersfield – 10th September

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by | August 23, 2017 · 12:01 pm
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Bridlington Priory — Organ Recital Series 2017

Bridlington Priory — Organ Recital Series 2017

Peter King (Bath Abbey)

Saturday 26th August at 6.00pm

Admission: £8

Sigfrid Karg-Elert  (1877-1933)  –  Toccata “Jerusalem, du hochgebaute Stadt”

Josef Klička  (1855-1937)  –  Concert Fantasie i in F# minor

César Franck  (1822-1890)  –  Prière

Felix Mendelssohn  (1809-1847)  –  Prelude and Fugue in E minor

Frederic Wood  (1880-1963)  –  Tintern (Scenes on the Wye, Opus 11, v)

Julius Reubke  (1834-1858)  –  Sonata, the 94th Psalm

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by | July 14, 2017 · 10:39 am

Organist Wanted – St John’s Cleckheaton, 30th July 2017 – 11am

Wanted – organist for 11.00 Eucharist at St John’s Cleckheaton on Sunday 30 July.

Please contact Brunel James on 07811195280 or bruneljames@icloud.com.

 

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Coffee House (Everingham, York) Organ Recitals 2017

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by | July 10, 2017 · 11:37 am
by | July 10, 2017 · 11:13 am

Organist Wanted – 16/7/17 – Holy Trinity Huddersfield

Holy Trinity, Huddersfield are in urgent need of an organist for a one off service at 3.30 on 16th July.

It is an ordination service, but rather ‘run of the mill’, with only hymns and something before and after required.

If you are available and interested, please contact Andy Barber, Churchwarden at Holy Trinity using the form below.

 

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by | · 11:01 am

Bury St Edmunds Organ Scholarship Opportunity

Cathedral Organ Scholar and School Musician in Residence

An exciting and challenging opportunity  offered jointly by the Cathedral and School

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

An excellent gap-year opportunity is available in the vibrant cathedral and market town of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, for someone with fine musical skills who wishes to broaden their experience and contribute to the working life of the cathedral and secondary school music departments.

Thanks to the generosity of the Derek Marsden Memorial Fund, St Edmundsbury Cathedral is able to offer an Organ Scholarship, which will be awarded annually.

King Edward VI School is a highly-regarded and inclusive secondary school, with a strong tradition of musical and performing arts excellence and with historic links with the cathedral and wishes to appoint a Musician in Residence.

The joint award is initially for one year, though it may be extended depending on individual circumstances.

 

Accommodation will be provided. Salaried between £6,000 and £9,000.

 

Further details, including job description and person specification can be found here.

The application form can be found here.

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact one of the below for an informal discussion prior to applying:

James Thomas. Cathedral – Director of Music 01284 748720 dom@stedscathedral.org
Mark Hird, King Edward VI School: Assistant Headteacher 01284 761393 hi@king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk

 

Closing date: 9.00am on Wednesday 19 July, with interviews being held on Wednesday 26 July.

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Bolton Priory Recitals – Cancelation

Unfortunately the advertised recital by Federico Andreoni’s at Bolton Priory on Sunday 16th July has been canceled.

The next recital of the 2017 series is that of Alex Woodrow on Sunday 6th August (3.30-4.30). Please find his programme below:

Prelude and Fugue in E minor ‘The Wedge’ BWV 548 – J.S.Bach
Prelude, Fugue et Variation – Cesar Franck
Miniature Suite for Organ – John Ireland
(Intrada – Villanella – Menuetto Impromptu)
Prelude and Fugue upon the name of Bach – Liszt
Toccata in G – Dubois

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by | · 10:31 am

Ripon Cathedral New Music Week & Organ Competition

New Music Week Ripon Cathedral – May 2018

As part of their annual programme, Ripon Cathedral will be holding a celebration of New Church music in May 2018.

The pattern of regular services will include a full diet of liturgical music written by established contemporary composers, and will also encourage new compositions to be submitted to stimulate new church music locally and from a wider area. The Cathedral invites composers to submit new work in both junior and senior categories as outlined below, and will feature successful entries in their services and recitals. Scores should use the Cathedral’s musical resources as their basis, which includes choirs of boys, girls, six professional lay clerks, piano, and the four manual organ. Instrumental music will be as welcome as settings for voices.

Submissions are also invited for a hymn writing challenge, for new texts or melodies, and open to all ages. Successful scores will be prepared for performance and recording during the May New Music Week 2018.

Scores must be placed with the secretary (details below)  by 28th of February.
Competition Categories

The Junior Competition
Students will be in full-time education and be aged  16 years and under. Composers should use ONE of the ‘set texts’ as a springboard, and may write for voices or instruments as appropriate.

The Senior Competition
Entrants will  be aged  22 years and under. Composers should use ONE of the ‘set texts’ as a springboard, and may write for voices or instruments as appropriate.

The Hymn Factor : Open Class.
Provide an original Tune for a hymn text of your choice, or a text to a pre-existant melody. The hymn should be suitable for singing by the Cathedral Congregation.

Secretary: Prof. Philip Wilby, Skelton Windmill, Ripon Road, Boroughbridge, YO51 9DP
E-mail: Muspw@leeds.ac.uk
Set Texts
  1.   When the Lord restored the fortunes of   Zion,
    we were like those who dreamed.
    Our mouths were filled with laughter,
    our tongues with songs of joy.
    Then it was said among the nations,
    “The Lord has done great things for them.”
    (From Psalm 126)
  2. All creatures of our God and King,
Lift up your voice and with us sing,
alleluia, alleluia!
O burning sun with golden beam,
And shining moon with silver gleam,
O praise him, O praise him,
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Paraphrased by Bishop KenSenior Competition.

1.

I know not the song of thy praises,
Till Thou teach it, my God, to me;
Till I hear the still voice of thy Spirit,
Who speaketh for ever of Thee;
Till I hear the celestial singing,
And learn the new song of thy grace,
And then I shall tell forth the marvels
I learnt in thy secret place.
Thy marvels, not mine, far surpassing
All thoughts of my heart they must be;
I can but declare the glad tidings,
As Thou hast declared them to me.
Richard Rolle
2.
Dear God, Our Heavenly Father, Gracious Lord,
Mother Love and Maker, Light Divine,
Atomic Fingertip, Cosmic Design,
First Letter of the Alphabet, Last Word,
Mutual Satisfaction, Cash Award,
Auditor Who Approves Our Bottom Line,
Examiner Who Says That We Are Fine,
Oasis That All Sands Are Running Toward.I can say almost anything about you,
O Big Idea, and with each epithet,
Create new reasons to believe or doubt you,
Black Hole, White Hole, Presidential Jet.
But what’s the anything I must leave out? You
Solve nothing but the problems that I set
Mark Jarman

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by | June 23, 2017 · 12:03 pm

Bridlington Priory Recital – 24th June

William Dore (Ampleforth Abbey), is giving a recital at Bridlington Priory on 24th June 2017 at 6:00pm.

The programme is listed below. Youtube links to the works are also hyperlinked for information purposes only (where available), with credit going to the respective owners – HOA accepts no liability whatsoever for the accuracy of the content of external sites,

J S Bach  (1685-1750)  –   Prelude & Fugue in C (BWV547)

Philip Moore  (b.1943)  –  Five Sketches on Helmsley

Edward Elgar  (1857-1934)  –  Solemn Prelude (for the Fallen)

William Walton  (1902-1983)  –  Popular Song (Façade)

Felix Mendelssohn  (1809-1847)  –  Sonata No. 3 in A major  Op. 65

Francis Jackson  (b.1917)  –  Toccata, Chorale & Fugue

 

Admission: £8

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Halifax Minster Choir – Fundraising for Germany Tour

Halifax Minster fundraises throughout the year to finance their young chorister choir. Most of the monies raised goes into funding a broad musical education for the children.  The young Choristers rehearse for two hours every Tuesday in term time, learning to read music, to learn important key board skills, music theory and singing in both small groups as well as in the full choir.  Four people are involved in the tutoring of the Choristers and our aim is to give them a rounded musical education. The Minster music department is completely self funding so every penny counts.

In August, the choir along with 13 junior Choristers will be touring Germany and taking part in the commemoration of the German Reformation.  We still need to raise money for the juniors.  If you can help in anyway perhaps raffle donations, cash donation (however small or large) or volunteering within the Minster we would be most grateful.  We have around £2,000 to raise so please help us if you can.

Should you wish to donate and discuss how you can help, please contact Graham Gribbin (organist) on either 07775 593949 or use the contact form below.

 

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