‘Toccata’ Today’s concert features the two most famous and popular pieces of organ music: Bach’s Toccata & Fugue in D minor, and Widor’s Toccata! Here’s the whole programme: Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565 J. S. Bach O…
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Organ Recital, Tuesday 7th November 1.00 pm, by David Thornton
Free admission – all are welcome! Fanfare – John Cook Gabriel’s Oboe – Ennio Morriconi Ave Maria – J. S. Bach/Charles Gounod Introduction & Allegro in A minor – John Stanley Fantaisie in E flat – Camille Saint-Saëns Allegretto Grazioso – Frank Bridge Cortège et Litanie – Marcel Dupré …
Organ Recital, Tuesday 3rd October 1.00 pm, by David Thornton
Intrada – Grayston Ives Air & La Réjouissance – G. F Handel Prelude & Fugue in D major, BWV 532 – J. S. Bach Berceuse & Après un Rêve – Gabriel Fauré Tuba Tune – Norman Cocker…
William Byrd – 400th anniversary
On Sunday 9th July St. Mary’s choir will be singing William Byrd’s well know motet ‘Ave Verum Corpus’ Byrd died on the 4th July 1623 so we celebrate his 400th anniversary. He is considered to be England’s most important Renaissance composer.Thought to have been born about 1540, little is known about his childhood although…
Organ Recitals Cancelled
Due to the current circumstances, the planned Tuesday lunchtime organ recitals for April, May and June have been cancelled. At present I am leaving the July recital to go ahead as planned, depending of course on how things progress in the meantime. Thanking all regular attendees for their continued support. David Thornton…
Organ Recital, Tuesday 3rd March 1.00 pm, by David Thornton
Praeludium in G minor BuxWV 149 – Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 – 1707) Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr BWV 662 – J. S. Bach (1685 – 1750) Three Pieces – Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924) Sicilienne Op. 78 Pie Jesu – from Requiem Op. 48 Pavane Op. 50 Allegretto grazioso – Frank Bridge (1879…
Organ Recital, Tuesday 4th February 1.00 pm, by David Thornton
Fanfare & Fidelis, from ‘Four Extemporisations’, by Percy Whitlock (1903 – 1946) Passacaglia & Fugue in C Minor BWV 582, by J. S. Bach (1685 – 1750) Élégie, from ’24 Pièce en style libre’ Final, from ’1ère Symphonie’, by Louis Vierne (1870 – 1937) …
Organ Recital, Tuesday 3rd December 1.00 pm, by David Thornton
Suite Du Deuxieme Ton Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676 – 1749) Plein Jeu Duo Trio Basse de Cromorne Flûtes Récit de Nazard Caprice sur les Grand Jeux Grande Pièce Symphonique César Franck (1822 – 1890) Andante serioso Allegro non troppo et maestoso Andante Allegro Andante Andante serioso Allegro …
Celebrity Organ Recital by Blackburn Cathedral’s New Director of Music
On Tuesday 5th November we are very proud to welcome John Robinson, the new Organist and Director of Music at Blackburn Cathedral, to give our lunchtime organ recital. John Robinson began musical life as a Chorister at Hereford Cathedral, where he continued at the Cathedral School as an organ pupil of Dr. Roy Massey MBE…
Organ Recital, Tuesday 1st October 1.00 pm, by Karen Au
On Tuesday we are very pleased to welcome Karen Au to St. Mary’s to give October’s lunchtime organ recital. Karen was born in Hong Kong in 1990. She started learning the piano at an early age and later also learned the violin and the organ. She continued to play the organ whilst at university holding…