January 2017
Saturday, 21st January: 11.30 am
St Wulfram’s, Grantham
Coffee-time Organ Recital
| Præludium in E minor | Nicolaus Bruhns (c.1665-1697) |
| Chorale Partita: ‘How brightly shines the morning-star’ | Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707) |
| Theme and Variations | Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) |
| Choral No 1 in E | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Variations on ‘Amazing Grace’ | Denis Bédard (b. 1950) |
Wednesday, 25th January: 1.10 pm
The Queen’s College, Oxford
Organ Recital
| Præludium in E minor | Nicolaus Bruhns (c.1665-1697) |
| Thema met Variaties | Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) |
| Chorale Partita: ‘Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern’ | Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707) |
| Southwell Suite | Christopher Rathbone (b. 1948) |
Saturday, 28th January: 6.00 pm
Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, London
3.15 pm – Lecture on J.J.Binns organ builder
6.00 pm – Organ Recital
| Fanfare | Percy Whitlock (1903-1946) |
| Variations: An old Netherlandish Song | Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) |
| Quatrième Choral | Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) |
| Clair de Lune (from Pièces de Fantaisie) | Louis Vierne (1870-1937) |
| Southwell Suite | Christopher Rathbone (b. 1948) |
| Homage to Handel (54 variations on a theme by Handel) | Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) |
February 2017
Wednesday, 8th February: 7.30 pm
Farnsfield Village Centre
Talk: Ramblings of a Rector Chori – a cathedral organist looks back over his 40-year career in cathedral music
Saturday, 11th February: 7.30 pm
Canterbury Cathedral
Organ Recital
| Fanfare | Percy Whitlock (1903-1946) |
| Variations: An old Netherlandish Song | Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) |
| Chorale Prelude: ‘Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele’, BWV 654 | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Quatrième Choral | Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) |
| Clair de Lune (from Pièces de Fantaisie) | Louis Vierne (1870-1937) |
| Southwell Suite | Christopher Rathbone (b. 1948) |
| Homage to Handel (54 variations on a theme by Handel) | Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) |
March 2017
Saturday, 11th March: 7.30 pm
Southwell Minster
Sinfonia Chorale and orchestra
Bach Mass in B Minor
Paul Hale organ continuo
April 2017
Wednesday, 12th April: 11.00 am
Vale of Belvoir Probus Club
Talk: The work of a cathedral organist
Cancelled due to illness
June 2017
Thursday, 8th June: 1.00 pm
St Peter’s Church, Carmarthen
Organ Recital – part of the Carmarthen Arts Festival
| Flourish for an Occasion | Sir William Harris (1883-1973) |
| Prelude & Fugue in C (‘Weimar’), BWV 545 | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Chorale Prelude: ‘Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele’, BWV 654 | J. S. Bach |
| Trumpet Tune in D | William Boyce (1710-1779) |
| Four pieces for Musical Clocks | Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809) |
| Thema met variaties | Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) |
| Clair de lune (from Pièces de Fantaisie) | Louis Vierne (1870-1937) |
| Maytime Gavotte | Alfred Hollins (1865-1942) |
| Choral No.3 in A minor | César Franck (1822-1890) |
Saturday, 10th June: 7.00 pm
St Mary’s Church, Kidwelly
Organ Recital in memoriam David Gedge
| Nun danket alle Gott | Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) |
| Voluntary in C minor | Maurice Greene (1696-1755) |
| Sonata No.2 in C minor/major | Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
| Four pieces for Musical Clocks | Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809) |
| Choral No.3 in A minor | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Cantabile | César Franck |
| Toccata in B minor | Eugène Gigout (1844-1925) |
Saturday, 24th June: 7.00 pm
Hinckley United Reformed Church
Organ Recital
| Nun danket alle Gott | Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) |
| Variations on an old Netherlandish Song | Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) |
| Chorale Prelude: ‘Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele’, BWV 654 | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Fantasia in G, BWV 572 | J. S. Bach |
| Four pieces for Musical Clocks | Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809) |
| War March of the Priests | Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
| Interval | |
| A Southwell Suite | Christopher Rathbone (b. 1948) |
| Clair de lune (from Pièces de Fantaisie) | Louis Vierne (1870-1937) |
| Troisième Choral | César Franck (1822-1890) |
July 2017
Sunday, 9th July: 7.30 pm
Southwell Minster – Great Hall
‘Music in the Great Hall’ concert series
Stephen Cooper baritone with Paul Hale piano
Thursday, 13th July: 7.00 pm
Aylsham Parish Church, Norfolk
Organ Recital
| Fantasia in G, BWV 572 | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Sonata No.2 in C | Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
| Cantabile | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Choral No.3 in A minor | César Franck |
| Berceuse (from 24 Pièces en style libre) | Louis Vierne (1870-1937) |
| Toccata in B minor (from Dix Pièces pour Orgue) | Eugène Gigout (1844-1925) |
Sunday, 16th July: 3.00 pm
St Mary the Virgin, Kidlington
Gala Concert celebrating the 40th anniversary of the organ
| David Hewett (St Mary’s, Kidlington) | |
| Fantasia in G (BWV 572) | J.S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Paul Hale (Organist Emeritus, Southwell Minster) | |
| Chorale prelude “Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele” | J.S. Bach |
| Theme and variations | Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) |
| Richard Vendome (Oxford) | |
| Concerto in G, first movement (BWV 592) | J S Bach, after Johann Ernst |
| Veni creator spiritus (En taille | Récit | Dialogue) | Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703) |
| Andante in G minor (“Quatuor”) | A-P-F Boëly (1785-1858) |
| George Inscoe (Organ Scholar, Temple Church, London) | |
| Toccata in E (BWV 566) | J.S. Bach |
| Éclats (composed for 40th anniversary of Kidlington Organ) | Richard Vendome (b.1949) |
August 2017
Tuesday, 1st August: 12.30 pm
Selby Abbey
Lunchtime recital on the restored organ
| Flourish for an Occasion | Sir William Harris (1883-1973) |
| Variations: An old Netherlandish Song | Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) |
| Choral No.1 in E | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue | Healey Willan (1880-1968) |
| Sketch in D flat, for pedal-piano | Robert Schumann (1810-1856) |
| Homage to Handel (54 variations on a theme of Handel) | Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) |
Thursday, 3rd August: 12.30 pm
St Botolph, Boston
Organ Recital
| Flourish for an Occasion | Sir William Harris (1883-1973) |
| Cantabile | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Prelude & Fugue in C (‘Weimar’, BWV 545) | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Maytime Gavotte | Alfred Hollins (1865-1942) |
| Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue | Healey Willan (1880-1968) |
September 2017
Saturday, 9th September: 5.00 pm
St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Organ Recital
| Offertoire sur les Grands Jeux (from ‘Messe pour les couvents’) | François Couperin (1668-1733) |
| Variations on an old Netherlandish Song | Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) |
| Chorale Prelude on ‘Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele’ (BWV 654) | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Choral No.2 in B minor | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue | Healey Willan (1880-1968) |
| Elegy | Harrison Oxley (1933-2008) |
| Homage to Handel (54 variations on a theme of Handel) | Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) |
October 2017
Saturday, 28th October: 7.30 pm
Stamford Methodist Church
Organ and Harp Concert
with Eleanor Turner (Head of Harp at Birmingham Conservatoire)
| Nun danket alle Gott | Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) |
| Fantasia in G (BWV 572) | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Harp Solo : Peer Gynt Suite No.1 | Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) |
| Harp & Organ : Air in the Classic Style | Marcel Grandjany (1891-1975) |
| Sketch in D flat for pedal-piano | Robert Schumann (1810-1856) |
| Toccata in B minor | Eugène Gigout (1844-1925) |
| Interval | |
| Harp Solo : Pride & Prejudice Suite | Dario Marianelli (born 1963) |
| Cantabile | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Theme and Variations | Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) |
| Harp Solo : Le Rossignol | Franz Liszt (1811-1886) |
| Harp & Organ : Crown Imperial | William Walton (1902-1983) |
November 2017
Saturday, 4th November: 11.00 am
St Peter’s Church, Nottingham
Song Recital in the Coffee Concert series
Stephen Cooper baritone, Paul Hale piano
| Damask roses ; My life’s delight | Roger Quilter |
| Childhood among the fens ; Epeisodia ; Channel firing | Gerald Finzi |
| Two Henry Reed songs: Morning ; Naming of parts | |
| Now sleeps the crimson petal ; The rainbow ; The silver swan ; I wandered lonely as a cloud | Eric Thiman |
December 2017
Wednesday, 6th December: 7.30 pm
Birmingham Organists’ Association Annual Dinner
Guest Speaker