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Coffee House (Everingham, York) Organ Recitals 2017
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July 10, 2017 · 11:37 amBridlington 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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An Introduction to Trio Playing – London
An Introduction to Trio Playing – 01 July 2017 (11.00 – 14.00) –
St Mary’s Church, Lothbury London (EC2R 7HH)
(click here for directions).
Are you an intermediate organ player looking to venture into or expand on your trio playing skills? If so, RCO are running this course for you!
Success in co-ordinating three independent lines opens the gate to a wealth of wonderful music, including Bach’s famous sonatas. Students find that achieving that success is a significant challenge, so let Anne show you the techniques that will overcome that challenge. Prepare a single exercise (two-stave combinations) , as detailed below, and we will provide all other exercises needed.
What to prepare:
Please prepare at least one piece from the list here, perfecting all two-stave combinations. (Please do not try combining all three staves).
Cost:
RCO members: £65
Non members: £71
Further information here.
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Advanced Trio Playing – London
Advanced Trio Playing – Saturday 13th May (14.00 – 17.00) – Christchurch, Chelsea (SW3).
Are you preparing a trio for an RCO Diploma examination, for Cambridge University organ scholarship trials in the autumn, or simply wanting to improve you playing of this most challenging of genres? If so, Richard Brasier will offer advice on interpretation, registration and how to make trios (slightly) easier to manage when performing under pressure. The course will are use the beautiful Flentrop organ in Christ Church, Chelsea installed in 2010.
Students are asked to prepare one or two trios movements by JS Bach, JL Kreb or others.
Further details, booking and directions can be found here.
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East Anglican Academy of Early Music – 2017 Programme of Events
East Anglican Academy of Early Music has released their 2017 Programme of Events.
The East Anglian Academy, based in Suffolk promotes concerts and workshops encouraging interest in organs and other keyboard instruments of historic and musical note.
Many events take place using the renowned 1674 Thomas Thamar organ and the 1797 William Allen chamber organ in St Michael’s Church, Framlingham.
Highlights include:
Organ Recital by Matthias Havinga on the Thamar organ in St Michael’s – 8 October 2017.
There are also non-organ centred events such as:
Wild Men of the Baroque – a family concert featuring recorder legend, Piers Adams with performances of Bach, Vivaldi and Handel – 25 June 2017.
The Academy Chamber Choir & Players is also being launched this year, with performances throughout the year, the programme will include the entire work from which Lotti’s famous ‘Crucifixus’ is drawn, as well as much-loved masterpieces by Bach.
Further details can be found on their website here and in the flyer below.
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International Organ Competition, Paris
Applications invited for: International Organ Competition
23rd – 27th October 2017, Paris
For the first time the Académie André Marchal and the Association Gaston Litaize are joining forces to put on this competition which features both Interpretation and Improvisation categories.
The competition is open to all organists regardless of age and nationality
First Prize (for each category): 3000 EUR.
Other prize categories (amongst others) include ‘best interpretation of Bach’ and ‘best performance of contemporary work (written post 2000)’.
Applications to compete are invited and should be submitted between 15th April and 8th July 2017.
Applications should be accompanied by a recent CV and photo, the entry fee of 60 euros (per category) and a recent recording as stipulated in the rules
Application forms can be downloaded here (The website is in French, however a number of web browsers are capable of translating content).
The panel will be headed by Louis Robillard (France).
Further information can be found on their website:
http://www.academieandremarchal.org/concours20151/index.html
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Huddersfield Bach Collegium
Huddersfield Bach Collegium – Sunday 26 February at 6:30 pm
at Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Street,
Huddersfield, HD1 4QT
Holy Trinity is delighted to be hosting the inaugural performance of the Huddersfield Bach Collegium.
This new group is performing the liturgical music of Bach and other composers to a professional standard in its intended form – as an act of worship.
We would like to invite all who might be interested to the first event, to be held on Sunday 26th February at 6.30 pm.
It would be great to see a good congregation in what promises to be
an uplifting and rich start to the Lenten season.
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