2012 recitals & lectures

Paul Hale at Winchester cathedral, May 2011

April 2012

Saturday, 21st April: 12.00 pm
Hanley Town Hall
Organ Recital

Programme
Festival Toccata Malcolm Archer (b. 1952)
Prelude & Fugue in B minor (BWV 544) J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Master Tallis’s Testament Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Introduction & Passacaglia in B flat Walter Alcock (1861-1947)
Folk Tune Percy Whitlock (1903-1946)
A Southwell Suite Christopher Rathbone (b. 1947)
Photograph

May 2012

Tuesday, 1st May: 7.30 pm
St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh
Organ Recital

Programme
Overture to the Occasional Oratorio G. F. Handel (1685-1759)
Fantasia in G (BWV 572) J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
A Southwell Suite Christopher Rathbone (b. 1947)
Choral No.1 in E César Franck (1822-1890)
Chant de Mai Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
Troisième Sonata, in C minor Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
Photograph

Saturday, 12th May: 7.30 pm
St Mary the Virgin, Plumtree
Organ Recital

Programme
Nun danket alle Gott Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Voluntary in D John Stanley (1712-1786)
Passacaglia in D minor Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707)
Aria Flor Peeters (1903-1986)
Prelude & Fugue in C (‘Weimar’, BWV 545) J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Interval
Prélude, Fugue & Variation César Franck (1822-1890)
March, Elegy and Scherzetto William Walton (1902-1983)
Chant de Mai Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
War March of the Priests (arr. Best) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Photograph

June 2012

Saturday, 2nd June: 7.30 pm
All Saints Church, Waltham
Opening Recital

Programme
Nun danket alle Gott Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Voluntary in D John Stanley (1712-1786)
Prelude & Fugue in C (‘Weimar’, BWV 545) J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Berceuse Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
War March of the Priests (arr. Best) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Interval
March, Elegy and Scherzetto William Walton (1902-1983)
Pièce Héroïque César Franck (1822-1890)
Sketch in D flat for pedal-piano Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
‘Crown Imperial’ March William Walton
Photograph

Monday, 4th June: 3.30 pm
Southwell Minster
‘Music for the Queen’
A Diamond Jubilee Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen
Bank Holiday joint organ recital with Philip White-Jones

Programme
‘Crown Imperial’ March William Walton (1902-1983)
March, Elegy and Scherzetto William Walton
‘Orb & Sceptre’ March William Walton
Fireworks Music (a selection) G. F. Handel (1685-1759)
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba G. F. Handel
Photograph

August 2012

Friday, 3rd August: 7.30 pm
St James’ Church, Whitehaven
Organ Recital

Programme
Nun danket alle Gott Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Overture to the Occasional Oratorio G. F. Handel (1685-1759)
Prelude & Fugue in C (‘Weimar’, BWV 545) J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
The Angels’ Farewell Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
War March of the Priests (arr. Best) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Interval
March, Elegy and Scherzetto William Walton (1902-1983)
Pièce Héroïque César Franck (1822-1890)
Sketch in D flat for pedal-piano Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
‘Crown Imperial’ March William Walton (1902-1983)
Photograph

September 2012

Saturday, 1st September: 7.30 pm
St Alphage Parish Church, Burnt Oak
Organ Recital

Programme
War March of the Priests (arr. Best) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
March, Elegy and Scherzetto William Walton (1902-1983)
Prelude & Fugue in C (‘Weimar’, BWV 545) J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Thema met Variaties Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981)
Folk Tune Percy Whitlock (1903-1946)
Pièce Héroïque César Franck (1822-1890)
Sketch in D flat for pedal-piano Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
A Southwell Suite Christopher Rathbone (b. 1947)
Photograph

Sunday, 16th September: 7.00 pm
St Wilfrid’s Church, Calverton
Inaugural Organ Recital

Programme
Nun danket alle Gott Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Voluntary in D John Stanley (1712-1786)
Prelude & Fugue in C (‘Weimar’, BWV 545) J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Berceuse Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
War March of the Priests (arr. Best) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Interval
March, Elegy and Scherzetto William Walton (1902-1983)
Pièce Héroïque César Franck (1822-1890)
Sketch in D flat for pedal-piano Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
‘Crown Imperial’ March William Walton
Photograph
Paul Hale with Jonathan Wallace (of Henry Groves & Son) after the recital

October 2012

Wednesday, 3rd October: 12.30 pm
City Hall, Hull
Organ Recital

Programme
Festival Toccata Malcolm Archer (b. 1952)
Prelude in B minor J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Air in D, from Suite No.2 in B minor (arr. Karg-Elert) J. S. Bach
Fugue in B minor J. S. Bach
March, Elegy and Scherzetto William Walton (1902-1983)
Choral No.3 in A minor César Franck (1822-1890)
Clair de Lune Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
A Southwell Suite Christopher Rathbone (b. 1947)
Photograph

Sunday, 7th October: 6.30 pm
St Patrick’s Church, Nuthall
Organ Recital

Programme
Festival Toccata Malcolm Archer (b. 1952)
Prelude in B minor J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Air in D, from Suite No.2 in B minor (arr. Karg-Elert) J. S. Bach
Fugue in B minor J. S. Bach
March, Elegy and Scherzetto William Walton (1902-1983)
Choral No.3 in A minor César Franck (1822-1890)
Clair de Lune Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
A Southwell Suite Christopher Rathbone (b. 1947)
Photograph

November 2012

Saturday, 17th November: 3.30 pm
Solihull School
Accompanying Evensong for reunion of old Choral and Organ Scholars

Photograph