Forthcoming recitals  [E-mail for further information]

Summer 2009 recital series:  Wednesdays at 7.30pm  - Admission £7 (concessions £5) 

• 8 July: Joseph Causby (Durham Cathedral)

Chorale Prelude Kyrie, Gott Heiliger Geist, BWV 671  -  J.S.Bach (1685-1750)
Scherzo, Opus 2  -  Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Sonata No 1 -  Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
    Mäßig schnell-Lebhaft;  Sehr langsam;  Phantasie, frei;  Ruhig bewegt
Choral No 1 in E  -  César Franck (1822-1890)
Sonata in A, Opus 65 No 3  -  Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
    Con moto maestoso;  Andante tranquillo
Dieu parmi nous (La Nativité du Seigneur)  - Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

• 15 July: Keith Wright (Durham Cathedral)

Introduction and Passacaglia - Walter Alcock (1861-1947)
Sonata in C minor, Opus 65 No 2  - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
        Grave - Adagio;  Allegro maestoso e vivace;  Fuga; Allegro moderato
Passacaglia in D minor, BuxWV 161 - Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Menuet-Scherzo, Opus 52 No 2 - Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
From Pièces de Fantaisie, Opus 53 - Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
    Hymne au Soleil;  Clair de Lune
Prelude, Scherzo and Passacaglia, Opus 41 - Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)

• 22 July: Oliver Brett (Durham Cathedral)

Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 -  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sonata in B flat, Opus 65 No 4  - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
    Allegro con brio;  Andante religioso;  Allegretto;  Allegro maestoso e vivace
Fugue on the name of B A C H, Opus 60 No 6 - Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Fantasia and Fugue on the Chorale Ad nos, ad salutarem undam  - Ferencz Liszt (1811-1886)

• 29 July: James Lancelot (Durham Cathedral)

Sonata in D, Opus 65 No 5 - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
    Andante;  Andante con moto;  Allegro maestoso
Four pieces for an organ-clock - Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 534 - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Five Short Pieces - Percy Whitlock (1903-1946)
    Allegretto;  Folk Tune;  Andante tranquillo;  Scherzo;  Pæan
Chorale Fantasia on the Old Hundredth - Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918)
Marche des Rois Mages - Théodore Dubois (1837-1924)
Sonata in F minor, Opus 65 No 1 - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
    Allegro moderato e serioso;  Adagio;  Andante recitativo;  Allegro assai vivace

• 5 August: Josef Miltschitzky (Ottobeuren Abbey)

Chorale Variations on Wie groß ist des Allmächt'gen Güte - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Praeludium, Opus 156 No 1 - Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901)
Variations and Fugue on the Chorale Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott - Karl Heinrich Breidenstein (1796-1876)
Cantique, Opus 3 No 1 - Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Symphony No 7, Opus 42 No 3 (Symphonie Romane) - Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

    Moderato; Choral;  Andante; Allegro ma non troppo;  Lento;  Finale

• 12 August: Michael Haynes (Hexham Abbey)

Suite du deuxième ton -  Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676-1749)

Plein jeu;  Duo;  Trio;  Basse de Cromorne;  Flûtes;  Récit de Nazard;  Caprice sur les grands jeux

Two Chorale Preludes - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr', à 2 claviers et pédale, BWV 664
Komm, Heiliger Geist, in organo pleno, BWV 651

Sonata in D minor, Opus 65 No 6  -  Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Chorale (Vater unser im Himmelreich) and Variations;  Fugue (Sostenuto e legato); Final (Andante)

Romanza and Allegretto  -  William Wolstenholme (1865-1931)
Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain  -  Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)

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The two Early English Organ Project organs, based on the Wetheringsett and Wingfield fragments, were in residence until September 2008.  The Wetheringsett organ  (in the Quire) was used regularly in Friday Evensongs, and the Wingfield organ (in the Galilee) with men's voice Evensongs.  The organs have now been transferred first to a residency in St.Paul's Cathedral, and now elsewhere.

Third edition, with new COLOUR pictures
[A comprehensive history of] Durham Cathedral Organs
by Richard Hird and James Lancelot [1991]
with photographs by the late Tony Davies
is available direct from The Cathedral Bookshop, Durham DH1 3EQ, UK
price £7.99 (+76p p&p within UK, payment with order), or from SPCKonline

...excellent booklet...detailed in its history but thoroughly enjoyable to read...The two authors must be commended for combining scholarly research with readability...Heartily recommended...
The Organ

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To celebrate the centenary of the rebuilding of the Willis  organ by Harrison & Harrison in 1904/5,  a superbly illustrated 2005 Calendar was published.  It's not too late to purchase for the pictures!  Enquiries to:  Harrison & Harrison Ltd St.John's Road, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8YH  Tel.(0191) 378 2222 || Fax (0191) 378 3388  <h.h@btinternet.com>  [proceeds in aid of the Cathedral Choir Association]