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by | February 25, 2018 · 1:27 pm

HALIFAX MINSTER ORGAN RECITAL BY PROFESSOR DAVID BAKER, 8 MARCH, 1.00PM

RECITAL AT HALIFAX MINSTER

8 MARCH 2018

BY PROFESSOR DAVID BAKER

PROGRAMME

           

            Fanfare                                                                                              Percy Whitlock

            Elegy in A flat                                                                                   Hubert Parry   (100th anniversary of his death 

            Chorale Prelude on ‘Dundee’                                                        Hubert Parry

            From the ’32 Voluntaries and Pieces for Organ’                        William Herschel[1]

                        Preludium I in D major

                        Preludium IV in D minor/F major

                        Preludium XX in C major

            Chorale Prelude on ‘St Anne’                                                        Hubert Parry

            Dance with the Saints                                                                     Colin Mawby

            Sanctus and Benedictus from the Messe pour les Paroisses  Francois Couperin  (350th anniversary of his birth)

            Rhapsody in C sharp minor                                                           Herbert Howells      (composed March 1918)

[1] On the Snetzler organ – to celebrate the completion of the edition of all Herschel’s organ music by David Baker and Christopher Bagot and its publication by Fitzjohn Music Publications

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by | September 17, 2017 · 9:29 pm

Oscar’s Extravorganza (Organ Recitals, Wilmslow)

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by | February 21, 2017 · 4:28 pm

HALIFAX MINSTER – 2017 ORGAN RECITALS

Organ Recitals 2017

Halifax Minster has attracted some international, also some high-profile organists for this series.

Last year there was a significant increase in attendance to the recitals. 

Please support the Minster in 2017; all are very welcome.

Recitals on Thursdays at 1:00 pm

(Lunch available from 12.30 pm) 

 

www.halifaxminster.org.uk

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by | February 15, 2017 · 4:57 pm

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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by | January 10, 2017 · 11:51 am

2017 CIRENCESTER INTERNATIONAL ORGAN FESTIVAL – PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED

2017 CIRENCESTER INTERNATIONAL ORGAN FESTIVAL 

 22ND – 29TH APRIL 2017

Some highlights:

We have an amazing opener to the 2017 festival with international virtuoso, Stephen Tharp. This is Stephen’s first (and only planned) recital in
the UK in over 10 years. Described by The Diapason as “the best organist in America” Stephen has played more than 1400 concerts across 48 tours worldwide, building one of the most well-respected international careers in the world. A once in a lifetime concert, coming to Cirencester and not to be missed.
Back by popular demand Anthony Hammond will be closing the festival with one of his exciting and innovative improvised silent movies. Full details to be released soon.

In addition to our free week-day lunchtime concerts we have two new events:

Thursday 27th April 2017 – Family Gala Concert: Peter & the Wolf:  with organ, poetry and pictures
Friday 28th April 2017 – Gala Wine Recital:  this year you can hear Heilscher’s California Wine Suite played alongside a tutored wine tasting! Perfect for wine and music lovers.

For full programme details, list of performers and to buy tickets, please go to:  http://cirencesterorganfestival.co.uk/

We look forward to welcoming you to Cirencester again in April.

Helen Hammond
Cirencester International Organ Festival

T:  01451 861804
M: 07946 253724
www.cirencesterorganfestival.co.uk
Follow us on Twitter @cpcorgan

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by | November 1, 2016 · 11:33 am

FAURE’S REQUIEM COME AND SING EVENT – 13 NOVEMBER 2016

Halifax Minster is hosting a Come and Sing Faure Requiem

on Remembrance Sunday, 13 November 2016

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Directed by Simon Lindley; organist Graham Gribbin.

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Halifax Minster: 01422 355436/07775593949

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by | September 20, 2016 · 4:40 pm

Snetzler Organ 250th Anniversary

HALIFAX MINSTER’S SNETZLER ORGAN IS 250!
Come along to our 250th Anniversary Recital by Professor David Baker
at Halifax Minster on Thursday 22nd September 2016
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (refreshments available from 12:15 pm)
Free entry – retiring collection
For full details: organ-250-poster
Also there is still time to book a place on the RCO technique class at St Thomas’s Church, Heptonstall on 24th September where Anne Marsden Thomas will be holding this class.  Further details can be found at https://www.rco.org.uk/events.php?eventid=443.
Please contact David Baker at d.baker152@btinternet.com for further details and possible discounts!

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by | August 31, 2016 · 2:30 pm

CINEMA ORGAN SOCIETY – 4 SEPTEMBER 2016 AT SALTAIRE

CINEMA ORGAN SOCIETY

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John Mann

at the

Victoria Hall, Saltaire

Sunday 4th September 2016

Doors open and Wurlitzer Cafe 2.00 pm

Organ rises at 2.30 pm

John Mann was born in Brighton and, after piano and church organ lessons, was engaged at Brighton Ice Rink to play for the skaters at the age of 17. John was also with Bobby Howell’s Band at Brighton Sports Stadium.

John toured ABC Cinemas with live shows throughout 1959, based at the Plaza Worthing. Summer seasons at Skegness and Ramsgate followed, after which John spent ten years at Queens Ice Rink in London. John then returned to Summer Seasons, dividing his time between Worthing, Eastbourne and Bexhill-on-Sea.

John has many recordings to his credit both on his Eminent organ and a variety of theatre pipe organs. He has broadcast from the Granada Tooting and been a popular and frequent contributor to BBC Radio 2’s ‘The Organist Entertains’.

John last played at the Victoria Hall in 2009 and this may be the last opportunity to see him in the North before he retires from the concert circuit.

Further details can be obtained by telephoning COS Northern District: 0845 4002208

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by | August 8, 2016 · 10:29 am

CINEMA ORGAN SOCIETY AUGUST CONCERT

 

CINEMA ORGAN SOCIETY

Presents Jonathan Eyre, FRCO and Bernard Tilley

On Sunday 14th August 2016 at 2.30pm in the Victoria Hall,  Victoria Road, Saltaire, BD18 3JS

Tel:  01274 327305

http://www.victoriahallsaltaire.co.uk/

A native of Welling, Kent, Bernard performed numerous concerts for the TOC from the age of 17.  Around this time and together with David Shepherd he played nightly intermissions at the Odeon Leicester Square, Compton. Originally trained as an engineer, during the 1970’s & 1980’s Bernard worked as a demonstrator for several large organ distributors including Technics and Baldwin and at this time he became heavily involved with non-professional theatre as a musical director with over 30 pantomimes and countless musical shows to his credit.

Bernard keeps his hand in playing both as a musical director and occasionally entertaining on Theatre organs.

  

http://cinema-organs.org.uk/information/artists/bernard-tilley/
 

Jonathan Eyre FRCO

  

An expert improviser, Jonathan is well known for his inspired accompaniments to silent films.   As well as featuring in many classical organ venues, he has also appeared at his ‘home’ organ at the Victoria Hall, Saltaire, and also at the New Victoria Centre in Howden-le-Wear.

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by | July 12, 2016 · 3:23 pm

JOHN SCOTT MEMORIAL CONCERT – 16 JULY 2016

A MEMORIAL CONCERT FOR JOHN SCOTT (1956-2015)

WILL BE HELD ON  SATURDAY 16TH JULY 2016 AT 7:00 PM

AT WAKEFIELD CATHEDRAL

8-10 WESTMORLAND STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PJ

The concert will include a programme of John Scott’s choral music, pieces written in his memory and organ music he loved.

Admission is free (retiring collection for the Cathedral Music Department).  Refreshments will be served after the concert.

For full concert details and to view the concert poster, please open the following links:

John Scott Concert poster  John Scott Memorial info

Contact: Jonathan Bielby:  email contact or Wakefield Cathedral Tel: 01924 373923

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