January 2016
Friday, 22nd January: 12.15 pm
Southwell Minster
‘Music for Friday Lunchtime’
March 2016
Monday, 14th March: 2.00 pm
Southwell Minster
Organ Recital for the Minster Stewards
| Variations: An old Netherlandish Song | Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) |
| Chorale Prelude: In dulci jubilo | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Chorale Prelude: Ach Herr, mich armen Sünde | Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707) |
| Chorale variations: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern | Dietrich Buxtehude |
| Tuba Tune | Norman Cocker (1889-1953) |
| Clair de Lune (from Pièces de Fantaisie) | Louis Vierne (1870-1937) |
| Toccata in B minor | Eugène Gigout (1844-1925) |
April 2016
Friday, 8th April: 7.30 pm
St Paul’s, Royton, Oldham
Organ Recital
Dedication of the rebuilt organ (Harrison & Harrison/Henry Willis & Sons)
May 2016
Saturday, 7th May: 2.30 pm
Queen’s Cross Church, Aberdeen
2.30 pm: Lecture
3.15 pm: Recital for the Scottish Federation of Organists Annual Conference 2016
| Festival Toccata | Malcolm Archer (born 1952) |
| Fantasia in G (BWV 572) | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Quatrième Choral | Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) |
| Prélude, Fugue & Variation | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Introduction & Passacaglia | Walter Alcock (1861-1947) |
| A Southwell Suite | Christopher Rathbone (born 1948) |
Monday, 16th May: 12.30 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Newark
Organ Concert
| Variations on Ei, dufeiner Reiter | Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) |
| Toccata & Fugue in D minor (BWV 538) | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Maytime Gavotte | Alfred Hollins (1865-1942) |
| Tuba Tune | Norman Cocker (1889-1953) |
| Chant de May | Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) |
| Toccata in B minor | Eugène Gigout (1844-1925) |
Saturday, 21st May: 3.00 pm
Southwell Minster
Organ demonstrations for The Organ Club
June 2016
Saturday, 4th June: 5.30 pm
Thurgarton Priory Church
Nottingham Symphony Orchestra
Epiphoni Consort of London
Derek Williams & Tim Reader conductors
Paul Hale organ
| Zadok the Priest | G. F. Handel (1685-1759) |
| Serenade to Music | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
| The Lark Ascending (solo violin Derek Williams) | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Requiem | W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) |
Friday, 10th June: 7.30 pm
Sacred Heart Church, Loughborough
Opening Recital on the new Phoenix organ
| Festival Toccata | Malcolm Archer (born 1952) |
| Prelude in B minor | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Air in D, from Suite No.2 in B minor | J. S. Bach |
| Fugue in B minor | J. S. Bach |
| Sketch in D flat, for pedal-piano | Robert Schumann (1810-1856) |
| A Southwell Suite | Christopher Rathbone (born 1947) |
| The Angel’s Farewell (arr. Herbert Brewer) | Edward Elgar (1857-1934) |
| Maytime Gavotte | Alfred Hollins (1822-1890) |
| Carillon-Sortie | Henri Mulet (1878-1967) |
July 2016
Wednesday, 20th July: 7.30 pm
Southwell Minster
Organ Recital
Paul Hale’s final Wednesday recital at Southwell
| Fanfare | John Cook (1918-1984) |
| Praeludium in E minor | Nicolaus Bruhns (c.1665-1697) |
| Chorale Prelude: O Mensch, bewein (BWV 622) | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Kyrie I; Élévation; Offertoire | Jean-François Couperin (1668-1733) |
| Invocations | William Mathias (1934-1992) |
| Choral No.3 in A minor | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Clair de Lune (from Pièces de Fantaisie) | Louis Vierne (1870-1937) |
| Homage to Handel (54 variations on a theme by Handel) | Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) |
Saturday, 30th July: 7.30 pm
St Andrew’s Church, Bainton
Inaugural Organ Recital
| Nun danket alle Gott | Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) |
| Voluntary in C minor | Maurice Greene (1696-1755) |
| Passacaglia in D minor | Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707) |
| Air, from Orchestral Suite No.3 in D | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Adagio in G minor (arr. Giazotto) | Tomáso Albinoni (1671-1751) |
| Fantasia in G (BWV 572) | J. S. Bach |
| Interval | |
| Thema met variaties | Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) |
| Four pieces for Musical Clocks | Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809) |
| Rhosymedre | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1857-1934) |
| Choral No.3 in A minor | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Sketch in D flat, for pedal-piano | Robert Schumann (1810-1856) |
| Toccata in B minor | Eugène Gigout(1844-1925) |
August 2016
Saturday, 6th August: 7.00 pm
York Minster
Organ recital
| Festival Toccata | Malcolm Archer (born 1952) |
| Praeludium in E minor | Nicolaus Bruhns (c.1665-1697) |
| A Southwell Suite | Christopher Rathbone (born 1947) |
| Clair de Lune (from Pièces de Fantaisie) | Louis Vierne (1870-1937) |
| Homage to Handel (54 variations on a theme by Handel) | Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) |
| Sketch in D flat, for pedal-piano | Robert Schumann (1810-1856) |
| Carillon-Sortie | Henri Mulet (1878-1967) |
Monday, 29th August: 3.30 pm
Southwell Minster
Organ Recital
Paul Hale’s final Bank Holiday recital at Southwell
| Fanfare | Percy Whitlock (1903-1946) |
| Chorale Prelude: ‘Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele’ (BWV 654) | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Prelude & Fugue in C (‘Weimar’) (BWV 545) | J. S.Bach |
| Adagio in G minor (arr. Giazotto) | Tomáso Albinoni (1671-1751) |
| Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue | Healey Willan (1880-1968) |
| Sketch in D flat, for pedal-piano | Robert Schumann (1810-1856) |
| Carillon-Sortie | Henri Mulet (1878-1967) |
September 2016
Saturday, 17th September: 6.00 pm
Beverley Minster
Organ Recital
| Flourish for an Occasion | William Harris (1883-1973) |
| Fantasia in G (BWV572) | J S Bach (1685-1750) |
| Variations on ‘Amazing Grace’ | Denis Bédard (born 1950) |
| Prélude, Fugue et Variation | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue | Healey Willan (1880-1968) |
| Sketch in D flat for pedal-piano | Robert Schumann (1810-1856) |
| Carillon-Sortie | Henri Mulet (1878-1967) |
October 2016
Wednesday, 5th October: 12.30 pm
Hull City Hall
Organ recital
Cancelled due to illness
Thursday, 13th October: 7.30 pm
St John’s Church, Upper Norwood, London
Organ Recital
Cancelled due to illness
Thursday, 27th October: 12.30 pm
St Michael the Archangel, Retford
Organ Recital
Cancelled due to illness