huge welcome from us all to Lincoln I looked at various venues to record a concert, Cathedral for this very unique event. but from experience knew how distracting it could The whole Piano Portraits musical be from the actual performance and so decided experience was one of the most on doing everything under filming and recording memorable I have had for years conditions, and that is what you are going to see andA mid-way through the second leg of the tour, tonight. We chose Lincoln Cathedral as it is so I decided that I really would like it filmed and beautiful and I have recorded the organ there some recorded as a lasting memory, and to be honest, for years ago and found everybody there so welcoming. my benefit as much as anybody else’s! A date was secured and then we started putting the From the outset I was lucky enough to have plan into action. a great team around me with my friends from First off, and for me probably the most Universal, Erik Jordan and his talent as a recording important, was to secure the hire of the famous engineer, Andrew Giller and his wonderful Steinway Grand from Andrew Giller, and once that Steinway Model D at The Granary, Brian Lane was ticked off we carefully selected the film crew and his management team, Stuart Galbraith and who we knew would be sympathetic to what we were Kilimanjaro as promoters and Joe Baxter doing trying to achieve. Erik Jordan was placed in charge PR. Add to this Val Potter who tour managed and of the sound recording of course and then a plan of Rob Ayling who arranged all of the wide-ranging how the day would be structured was put into place. merchandise and came out on the road with his The end product will have around 14 pieces in lady Sandy and son Hunter and you have a dream total, which means a few bonus tracks will be added. team. The bonus for all of you attending will be that Recording the was a joy. Smiles every the chances are you will hear some of the pieces day from all concerned. The artwork was so more than once, as for various reasons, (filming perfect it just wasn’t true and the tours were full problems, recording errors and definitely a certain of joy wherever we went with wonderful audiences piano player making mistakes), retakes will be everywhere. Perhaps you can understand why I necessary). wanted to try and capture Piano Portraits somehow I won’t be telling the usual stories between the forever. pieces but instead will be doing Q & A sessions. All the introductions for the music will be recorded separately seated somewhere within the beautiful cathedral. We chose Lincoln This way we will get a very different live performance and not just shots of me sitting at the Cathedral as it is so piano grinning like a Cheshire cat! I have always wanted to film this way and so I beautiful... everybody am so pleased that it has finally come to fruition with Piano Portraits. I hope you enjoy both the

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PAGE 2 • • Piano Portraits at Lincoln Cathedral www.rwcc.com www.rwcc.com RICKRICK WAKEMAN WAKEMAN • Piano Piano Portraits Portraits at at Lincoln Lincoln Cathedral Cathedral • •PAGE PAGE 3 A HISTORY as the result of an unknown illness. OF LINCOLN 1220 THE CHAPTER HOUSE BUILD BEGINS. CATHEDRAL Bishop Hugh is canonised as a saint. The Dean’s Eye window is installed. Between 1220 and 1235, the Dean’s Eye window is installed and faces 1072 the north where it was believed that evil came BISHOP REMIGIUS STARTS WORK from. It is said to tell of the last judgement. ON THE CATHEDRAL. 1237 1092 THE CENTRAL TOWER COLLAPSES. LINCOLN CATHEDRAL IS CONSECRATED. This is thought to be due to most of the work on the building of the Cathedral being experimental. 1092 BISHOP REMIGIUS PASSES AWAY. 1250

PHOTO COURTESEY OF LINCOLN CATHEDRAL THE GALILEE PORCH IS BUILT. This was built for a more regal entrance for the Bishop’s 1124 ceremonial procession. The name ‘Galilee’ comes LINCOLN CATHEDRAL IS from the phrase ‘go before you into Galilee’ which RAVAGED BY A GREAT FIRE. was used in the Holy Week ceremonial procession. 1185 1255 AN EARTHQUAKE CAUSES DAMAGE. THE PETITION TO EXTEND LINCOLN The Cathedral was partially destroyed by CATHEDRAL IS AGREED. Henry III an earthquake, leaving only the West Front approves a petition by the Dean and Chapter which can still be seen today. There were also to take down part of the Roman city wall smaller earthquakes in 1990 and 2008, but in order to extend the Cathedral. these only shook the Cathedral slightly. 1256 1186 THE BUILDING OF THE ANGEL CHOIR HUGH OF AVALON ACCEPTS POST. BEGINS. After the license was granted, Hugh becomes the Bishop of Lincoln the build began. It was eventually finished and begins to organise the rebuild of the in 1280, ready for its dedication. Cathedral after the shock earthquake. 1280 1192 THE DEDICATION OF THE ANGEL CHOIR. THE MORNING CHAPEL BUILD BEGINS. 1295 1200 CATHEDRAL CLOISTERS ARE BUILT. BISHOP HUGH PASSES AWAY. The Cloisters were never necessary but On the 17 November, Bishop Hugh of nevertheless were built in 1295.

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PAGE 4 • RICK WAKEMAN • Piano Portraits at Lincoln Cathedral www.rwcc.com www.rwcc.com RICK WAKEMAN • Piano Portraits at Lincoln Cathedral • PAGE 5 1300 1548 THE PARAPETS AROUND THE THE CENTRAL TOWER SPIRE IS BLOWN ROOF ARE ADDED. DOWN. A raging storm caused the Central Tower During the 14th century, the parapets spire to collapse and destroy a large section of were added but there are no records to the north east transept roof in the process. indicate a definitive date for this. 1644 1311 CROMWELL’S FORCES CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CENTRAL TOWER IS REPLACED. LINCOLN CATHEDRAL. During the English Replaced with a tower and a spire, it made Lincoln Civil War, Cromwell and his men caused damage Cathedral the tallest building in the world for to the Cathedral during their siege on Lincoln. 238 years, at 160m! It was completed in 1311. 1660 1330 HONYWOOD IS INSTALLED AS THE ‘APPRENTICE WALL’ IS CREATED. DEAN OF LINCOLN CATHEDRAL.

PHOTO © ROB AYLING The screen wall of the Choristers’ Vestry is also known as the ‘Apprentice Wall’ by some. It is believed that the apprentice stonemasons carved the panels on 1674 this wall but there is no concrete evidence for this. THE WREN LIBRARY BUILD BEGINS. The building of the Wren Library, 1330 designed by Sir Christopher Wren. THE SLYPE IS BUILT. The Slype is the enclosed passageway that joins the main 1674 body of the Cathedral to the Cloisters and the PART OF THE CLOISTERS IS DEMOLISHED. Chapter House. The doorway to the north The Cloisters were described as ‘ruinous’, east transept did not fit within the passageway and so were partially demolished in order to originally, so another arch was built. make space for the Wren library instead. 1365 1761 THE MISERICORDS ARE INSTALLED. Also THE ROOF OF THE CHAPTER HOUSE known as ‘Mercy Seats’, the Misericords were IS REDESIGNED. As the roof was described designed to aid the old and frail by making it as ‘greatly decayed’, it was reduced by James appear as though they were standing when in Essex to a design which resembled a helmet. fact they were sat down rested during a service. However, the original design was reintroduced in 1800, this time with new timber frames. 1420 THE WESTERN TOWERS ARE 1789 RAISED BY 200 FEET. This was due PART OF THE MEDIEVAL LIBRARY IS to the addition of two belfries. REMOVED. Part of the Medieval Library extending over the Cloister was removed, perhaps 1422 due to the extra weight causing structural problems.

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Chris Morrow Keri Nash GHagger Keith CWilliams Elizabeth Kathy Horvath ClarkMargaret Hill Andre Richard Butler TIScowcroft Mr Smith Gregory Smith Pa William Thornton Sato Ikuyo Gain-Stratton Carol Susan Gornall Marc Crowhurst Cedric Delost SYee Roger Helen Prentice Leahey Stephen Tony )Earley (Tones Lane Eric Marc Troyan Earl Zona Fabrizio Paganini Martorano Mariano Ueda Tatsurou Berg Van Den Andrew Bethan Armstrong Paul Spencer • PAGE 15 FOR THE LOVE OF PIANOS King Arthur were written plus those for White Rock and Lisztomania. The piano was sold to a There have been many pianos in Rick’s life and if Polish concert pianist in 1977 when Rick moved the truth be known, he would still like to own all full time to Switzerland and we’re told is now in a of them but for various reasons and circumstances house in South London. throughout his life some were sold or ‘found new In Switzerland he acquired a very old (1896) homes’. Bluthner aliquot grand piano which he had Interestingly, the piano that probably means restored and much of Rhapsodies and Criminal the most to him, he still has. It was his father’s Record were written on it. piano and the one that Rick learned to play on In 1981, Rick found himself back in the UK and eventually inherited after his father died in and ‘pianoless’, until he came into contact with 1980 and now has pride of place in his house a donated unnamed piano make that really was having been fully restored by Andrew Giller at the on its last legs... but having said that, in 1982 Granary in Norfolk. during the Falklands crisis, Rick wrote Gone But In 1970, after moving to a small terraced Not Forgotten ...which remains one of his most house in West Harrow he was given an upright personally-loved piano composition. piano by someone who was simply going to throw Later in 1970, after moving house again, his it in the skip. It was far from great and somewhat touring Yamaha model B grand was moved into out of tune and in 1971 was replaced by a piano the house and amongst others, the first major given to him by his manager Brian Lane, who compositions written on it included The New discovered it about to be thrown in a slip near his Gospels and . home. It was a stunning ebony carved Ronisch high upright and Rick loved this piano and THE PIANO MOVED WITH RICK TO THE ISLE indeed a few key themes were written on it which of Man in 1987 and when Rick moved back to the appeared on later . These included the UK in 2001, it was sold and now lives in the South basis for Merlin the Magician and the song section of France. in King Arthur after the fanfare opening section. What is important to note is that throughout When Rick moved in 1972 the Ronisch was all this time, his father’s Bechstein remained with put into storage along with loads of other stuff him truly as part of the family. belonging to Yes. Many years later when Rick went When he finally moved to Norfolk, his father’s to retrieve the piano, it had gone. Rick has no piano was sent for restoration and that left him recollection as to what happened to this piano but pianoless once again, but his close friend Jim if anybody knows where his beautifully ornately Davidson came to the rescue and gave him a carved black Ronisch is, he’d love to know. beautiful Petrov grand piano which sits proudly in In the house he moved to he put a baby grand his studio and has been used to compose nearly all piano bought from a junk shop in Windsor. It of his recent work including the additional music would stay in tune with itself but would not tune for Journey to the Centre of the Earth and King up to concert pitch. Rick can’t remember a make Arthur as well as some of the initial arrangements but said it certainly wasn’t a classic ...not when for Piano Portraits along with the upright bought for £300 either even though that was six Bechstein. week’s worth of Yes wages back then! Rick has also had a six foot Bluthner Grand He did write some iconic music on this that he rescued from Boston Gliderdrome fully instrument though including all the main restored and has the Bechstein seven foot six thematic ideas for the Six Wives... album and also grand from the Priory in Lancaster that is also Journey to the Centre of the Earth. undergoing restoration. The next house move came in 1975 and the After reading all this, it will therefore come as piano was put into storage and replaced with a no surprise to know that the luxury item he took brand new Steinway Model D Steinway grand. It to the desert island in the radio show Desert Island PHOTO © LEE WILKINSON 2018 was on this piano that all the main themes for Discs was indeed a piano.

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Starring ANIMALS ASIA Just as Rachel and I were preparing to travel to China to see Cyril , we received the devastating ROGER DALTRY I was introduced to Animals Asia by Peter Egan news that because of his initial appalling and brutal back in 2011 and ever since then I’ve been in awe of treatment , he now had terminal liver cancer and a sara kestelman paul nicholas the work Jill Robinson and her team do. few days later we lost our beloved bear. ringo starr rick wakeman I can’t think of a crueller form of animal abuse Towards the end, Cyril sought comfort in than bear bile farming. Moon bears are confined for fresh and dried banana leaves and hessian sacks. years in tiny cages, offering no moment of respite He constructed a gorgeous nest and would gladly from excruciating pain, where they eventually die. accept as much substrate we could offer him. He Since they were cubs, they will have had crude, stopped eating everything but pumpkin and all agonizing catheters in their abdomens and been things sweet. He loved watermelon, sugar cane, kept in a perpetual state of hunger and dehydration condensed milk and pumpkin ice blocks. He would to maximise bile production. The 11,200 bile bears gladly accept the extra pieces of pumpkin that other in China and Vietnam must yearn for death, but bears refused. The team took such wonderful care Animals Asia offers them hope and have rescued of him until his end. around 600 bears to date. The bears are crushed Cyril was buried by a small group of loving in body and spirit and for the lucky ones that are people from both Chengdu and Nanning. He was rescued by Animals Asia, it can be a long road to covered in a blanket of hessian sacks, dried banana recovery. But Jill’s team has some of the best and leaves, pumpkin, condensed milk and watermelon. most specialised bear vets in the world who use We planted a banana tree sapling there so he their tremendous skills and compassion to give will have an endless supply of substrates to take tireless support and love to the bears. Piece by with him. RIP Cyril. piece, they put the bears back together, physically and psychologically, and then provide safe sanctuary to them for the rest of their days. RICK WAKEMAN I have always been proud to support the charity and it’s been such a pleasure to be able to help. I performed a concert for them in May 2016 and was Cyril the Moon Bear left gobsmacked afterwards when Jill stood up and told me that my wife and I , (Rachel is also involved with Animals Asia), were now proud adopted parents of a Moon Bear! music by rick wakeman We named him Cyril and the released, as Rick always wanted on CD/DVD Animals Asia team worked tirelessly to & limited edition Deluxe Box Set which includes extra rare collectibles bring him back to health and slowly but surely he started to improve , even growing blonde hair which was unheard of for a moon bear . He loved watermelon, sugar cane, condensed milk and pumpkin ice blocks

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