February 2018
Saturday, 17th February: 7.00 pm
St Andrew’s Church, Potterhanworth, Lincolnshire
Organ Recital
| March, from the Occasional Oratorio | G. F. Handel (1685-1759) |
| Variations on an old Dutch Song | Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) |
| Symphony No 4 in F (arr. Andrew Moore) | William Boyce (1711-1779) |
| Berceuse (from 24 Pièces en style libre) | Louis Vierne (1870-1937) |
| Nun danket alle Gott | Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) |
Thursday, 22nd February: 12.30 pm
Christchurch Priory
Organ Recital
| Flourish for an Occasion | William Harris (1883-1973) |
| Adagio | Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) |
| Introduction & Passacaglia | Walter Alcock (1861-1947) |
| Chant de May | Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) |
| Toccata in B minor (from Dix Pièces pour Orgue) | Eugène Gigout (1844-1925) |
March 2018
Sunday, 4th March: 4.45 pm
St Paul’s Cathedral, London
Organ Recital
| A Southwell Suite (Variations on the hymn-tune Southwell) | Christopher Rathbone (born 1948) |
| Cantabile (from Trois Pièces pour Grand Orgue) | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Variations sur “Amazing Grace” | Denis Bédard (b.1950) |
Saturday, 10th March: 7.30 pm
Bishop Street Methodist Church, Leicester
Demonstration recital on the rebuilt organ
‘Marches & Melodies’
| March from the Occasional Oratorio | G. F. Handel (1685-1759) |
| Air in D; Liebster Jesu; In dulci jubilo | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Adagio | Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) |
| Tuba Tune | Norman Cocker (1889-1953) |
| Prelude on ‘Abide with me’ | C. H. H. Parry (1848-1918) |
| War March of the Priests | Felix Mendelsssohn (1809-1847) |
| Interval | |
| Marche Triomphale | Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) |
| Cantabile | César Franck (1832-1890) |
| Variations on ‘Amazing Grace’ | Denis Bédard (b. 1950) |
| Chant de May | Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) |
| Knightsbridge March | Eric Coates (1886-1957) |
April 2018
Saturday, 7th April
A day playing and tutoring for the Leek Organ School
Saturday, 28th April: 7.30 pm
St James Church, Spilsby, Lincolnshire
Demonstration recital on the restored William Hill organ
| Gaudeamus | Sidney Campbell (1909-1974) |
| Trumpet Voluntary in D | William Boyce (1711-1779) |
| Prelude & Fugue in C | J S Bach (1685-1750) |
| Adagio | Tomáso Albinoni (1671-1751) |
| War March of the Priests | Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
| Sketch in D flat for pedal-piano | Robert Schumann (1810-1856) |
| Pièce héroïque | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Prelude on ‘Abide with me’ | C H H Parry (1848-1918) |
| Festival Toccata | Malcolm Archer (b. 1952) |
May 2018
Saturday, 19th May: 4.00 pm
Merton College, Oxford
Organ Recital
| From the Messe pour les Couvents: Offertoire | Kyrie | Gloria | François Couperin (1668-1733) |
| Cantabile | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Choral No.1 in E | César Franck |
Sunday, 20th May: 5.40 pm
Trinity College, Cambridge
Organ Recital
| From the Messe pour les Couvents: | François Couperin (1668-1733) |
| Kyrie | |
| Elévation | |
| Gloria |
Monday, 28th May: 3.30 pm
Southwell Minster
Organ Recital
| Flourish for an Occasion | William Harris (1883-1973) |
| Two Trumpet Tunes and an Air (arr. Henry Ley) | Henry Purcell (1659-1695) |
| Sonata No.2 in C minor/major | Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
| Cantabile (from Trois Pièces pour Grand Orgue) | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Hymn Preludes on Eventide and The Old 104th | Charles H H Parry (1848-1918) |
| Chant de May | Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) |
| Toccata in B minor (from Dix Pièces pour Orgue) | Eugène Gigout(1844-1925) |
June 2018
Thursday, 14th June: 7.30 pm
St John’s Church, Upper Norwood, London
Organ Recital
| Flourish for an Occasion | William Harris (1883-1973) |
| Fantasia in G, BWV 572 | J S Bach (1685-1750) |
| Variations on ‘Amazing Grace’ | Denis Bédard (born 1950) |
| Prélude, Fugue et Variation | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue in E minor | Healey Willan (1880-1968) |
| Sketch in D flat for pedal piano | Robert Schumann (1810-1856) |
| Carillon-Sortie | Henri Mulet (1878-1967) |
Thursday, 28th June: 1.15 pm
St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol
Organ Recital
| Flourish for an Occasion | William Harris (1883-1973) |
| Hymn Preludes on Eventide and The Old 104th | Charles H H Parry (1848-1918) |
| Variations on Amazing Grace | Denis Bédard (b. 1950) |
| Cantabile | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Romance sans paroles | Joseph Bonnet (1884-1944) |
| Carillon-Sortie | Henri Mulet (1878-1967) |
July 2018
Saturday, 21st July: 7.30 pm
St Andrew’s Church, Bedford
Organ Recital
| Marche triomphale ‘Nun danket alle Gott’ | Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) |
| Variations on an old Netherlandish Song: ‘Ei, du feiner Reiter’ | Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) |
| Voluntary in D | John Stanley (1712-1786) |
| Chorale Prelude on ‘Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele’, BWV 654 | J S Bach (1685-1750) |
| Fantasia in G, BWV 572 | J S Bach |
| Interval | |
| A Southwell Suite | Christopher Rathbone (b. 1947) |
| Choral No.3 in A minor | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Sketch in D flat for pedal-piano | Robert Schumann (1810-1856) |
| Variations on ‘Amazing Grace’ | Denis Bédard (b. 1950) |
August 2018
Sunday, 19th August: 5.45 pm
Westminster Abbey
Organ Recital
| Fanfare | Percy Whitlock (1903-1946) |
| Variations on an old Netherlandish Song | Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) |
| Theme and Variations | Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) |
| Romance sans paroles | Joseph Bonnet (1884-1944) |
| Carillon Sortie | Henri Mulet (1878-1967) |
September 2018
Saturday, 8th September: 12.30 pm
St Mary Magdalene, Newark
“Sea Fever” – a programme of songs with a nautical theme, including music by Ireland, Keel, Ethel Smyth, Schubert and Stanford
Stephen Cooper baritone, Paul Hale piano
Wednesday, 12th September: 10.30 am
St Peter’s Centre, Mansfield
Lecture for the Optima Friendship Group: Cathedral Music through the Ages
Thursday, 20th September: 1.00 pm
St Swithun’s Church, Retford
Organ Recital
| Offertoire sur les Grand Jeux | François Couperin (1668-1733) |
| Prelude & Fugue in C (‘Weimar’) | J S Bach (1685-1750) |
| Cantabile | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Pièce Héroïque | César Franck |
| Prelude on ‘Eventide’ | C H H Parry (1848-1918) |
| Theme and Variations | Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) |
| Tune in E | George Thalben-Ball (1896-1987) |
| Toccata in B minor | Eugène Gigout (1844-1925) |
Saturday, 22nd September: 7.30 pm
St Leonard’s Church, Hythe
Organ Recital
| Flourish for an Occasion | William Harris (1883-1973) |
| Prelude & Fugue in C ‘Weimar’, BWV 545 | J. S. Bach (1685-1750) |
| Symphony No 4 in F (arr. Andrew Moore) | William Boyce (1711-1779) |
| Prelude on ‘Eventide’ | C H H Parry (1848-1918) |
| Introduction & Passacaglia | Walter Alcock (1861-1947) |
| Interval | |
| Prelude on ‘The Old 104th’ | C H H Parry |
| Choral No. 2 in B minor | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Clair de lune (from Pièces de Fantaisie) | Louis Vierne (1870-1937) |
| Carillon-Sortie | Henri Mulet (1878-1967) |
Saturday, 29th September: 7.30 pm
St Mary’s Church, Melton Mowbray
Opening Recital on the organ rebuilt by Henry Groves
| Fanfare | Percy Whitlock (1903-1946) |
| Voluntary in D | John Stanley (1712-1786) |
| Prelude & Fugue in B minor | J S Bach (1685-1750) |
| Prelude on ‘Eventide’ | C H H Parry (1848-1918) |
| Choral No. 3 in A minor | César Franck (1822-1890) |
| Clair de Lune (from 24 Pièces de fantaisie) | Louis Vierne (1870-1937) |
| Homage to Handel (54 Variations on a theme of Handel) | Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) |
October 2018
Saturday, 6th October: 7.30 pm
St James’s Church, Normanton-on-Soar
Opening Recital on the organ rebuilt by M. C. Thompson
| Now thank we all our God | Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) |
| Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme | J S Bach (1685-1750) |
| Air (from Suite in D) | |
| In Dulci Jubilo | |
| Adagio | Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) |
| War March of the Priests | Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
| Prelude on ‘Eventide’ | C H H Parry (1848-1918) |
| Prelude on ‘Rhosymedre’ | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
| Sketch in D flat, for pedal-piano | Robert Schumann (1810-1856) |
| Toccata in B minor | Eugène Gigout (1844-1925) |
Sunday, 14th October: 3.00 pm
Halam Court, Halam, Newark NG22 8AG
Recital of organ & piano duets and solos by Paul Hale and David Butterworth
| Chorale Fantasia on ‘In dulci jubilo’, S729 | J S Bach (1685-1750) |
| A Fancy for Two | Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656) |
| Allegro (from Sonata in D) | K P E Bach (1714-1788) |
| Duet for organ | Samuel Wesley (1766-1837) |
| Thema met Variaties | Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) |
| Prelude, Fugue and Variation for Organ and Piano | Auguste César Franck (1822-1890) |
| La ronde des lutins | Julien Bret (b. 1974) |
| Allegro (Concerto for Piano and Organ, op. 74) | Flor Peeters (1903-1986) |
November 2018
Sunday, 11th November: 7.30 pm
Southwell Minster – State Chamber
A programme of English Song to mark the Great War Armistice
Stephen Cooper baritone, Paul Hale piano
| I may be gone for a long, long time | Albert von Tilzer (1878-1956) |
| If you were the only girl in the world | Nat D. Ayer (1887-1952) |
| Four songs from A Shropshire Lad | Arthur Somervell (1863-1937) |
| Is my team ploughing? | George Butterworth (1885-1916) |
| Roses in Picardy | Haydn Wood (1882-1959) |
| It’s a long way to Tipperary | Jack Judge (1872-1938) & Harry Williams (1873-1924) |
| The Penny Whistle | Ivor Gurney (1890-1937) |
| Keep the home fires burning | Ivor Novello (1893-1951) |
| Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag | Felix Powell (1878-1942) |
| The Soldier | John Ireland (1879-1962) |
| Blow out, you bugles | Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) |
| Cherry trees | Ivor Gurney |
| And there was a great calm | Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) |
| Black Stitchel | Ivor Gurney |
| With rue my heart is laden | George Butterworth |
| Goodbyeee! | R.P. Weston (1878-1936) & Bert Lee (1880-1946) |
December 2018
Saturday, 1st December: 7.15 pm
New College, Oxford
Organ Recital
| Quatrième Choral | Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) |
| Variations on an old Netherlandish Song | Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) |
| Southwell Suite (Variations on the hymn-tune Southwell) | Christopher Rathbone (b. 1948) |
