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Organ Recital Series 2021 Wednesdays at 7.30 p.m.

2 Organ Recital Series 2021

Wednesday 28 July Cook Master of the Choristers and ,

Wednesday 4 August Oliver Morrell ,

Wednesday 11 August Peter Stevens Assistant Master of the Music, Cathedral

Wednesday 18 August Andrew Scott Director of Music, St Michael and All Angels, Croydon; Head Voicer, Harrison and Harrison

Sunday 29 August at 6pm Martin Baker Freelance Organist and Conductor

Wednesday 1 September Joseph Beech Sub-Organist, Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral Organ Recitals 2022

Wednesday 19 January Olivier Messiaen: La Nativité du Seigneur Played by the of Durham Cathedral

Our Summer Organ Recital Series will run on Wednesdays from 27 July until 7 September.

For more organ recitals, please see www.organrecitals.com

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Wednesday 28 July

Daniel Cook

Coronation March: Orb and Sceptre (1902-1983) arr. William McKie

Handel in the Strand (1882-1961)

Sonata in G major, Op. 28 i. Allegro maestoso (1857-1934) ii. Allegretto iii. Andante espressivo iv. Presto (comodo)

Scherzo in G minor Marco Enrico Bossi (1861-1925)

Symphonie No. 1 in D minor, Op. 14 Louis Vierne i. Prélude (1870-1937) iv. Allegro vivace v. Andante vi. Final

4 Daniel Cook is Master of the Choristers and Organist of Durham Cathedral and is recognised internationally as a liturgical and organist of the highest order. He maintains a busy schedule of recitals, and recordings, both as performer and producer, as well as being in demand as a conductor, teacher and singer. In addition, he is Diocesan Organ Advisor for Newcastle.

Previously Daniel spent four years as Sub-Organist of Westminster where he was the principal organist to the Abbey and Assistant Director of Music to James O'Donnell. He accompanied the Abbey Choir for all major services, performed with them in concerts and on tours in Europe and the USA, as well as appearing in their famous series of recordings for Hyperion Records. He also performed with the Abbey Choir in several concerts in , notably in and at the , and was the organist for all of the broadcast services and concerts between 2013 and 2017.

Before moving to the Abbey, Daniel was Organist and Master of the Choristers of and Artistic Director of the St Davids Cathedral Festival, where he was responsible for the maintenance and development of the cathedral’s musical ministry. Under his direction the Cathedral Choir made several broadcasts and recordings for BBC Radio and Television, toured in Italy and performed with the BBC singers in the Festival. Before moving to St Davids, Daniel spent six years as Assistant Director of Music of Cathedral where he was the principal organist. He has worked widely as a choral conductor and has been Music Director of the Dyfed Choir, the Farrant Singers, St Davids Cathedral Festival Chorus and the Grange Choral Society and , with whom he directed many major choral works including Bach: Christmas , Dyson: Pilgrims, Elgar: , Handel: and Verdi: Requiem.

5 Daniel received his early musical education at Durham Cathedral with Keith Wright. Following a year as Organ Scholar at , he moved to London to take up a place at the where he studied with Nicolas Kynaston, James O'Donnell and Patrick Russill and participated in master classes with many of the world’s leading organists including Marie-Claire Alain, Lionel Rogg and Jon Laukvik. While at the Academy, he worked as Organ Scholar at Cathedral and before graduating with first-class honours in July, 2003. He was subsequently Assistant Organist of Westminster Abbey from 2003 until 2005.

Daniel has twice been a finalist in the St Albans International Organ Competition. As a recitalist, he has played across the UK, Europe and Australia with performances in most of the in Britain, the Royal Albert Hall, the , and in the Grand Organ Festival at . Increasingly in demand as an ensemble performer, recent engagements have included concerts with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in the City of London Festival, BBC National Orchestra of Wales in the St Davids Cathedral Festival, Onyx Brass in The Hythe Festival and The London Mozart Players in JAM on the Marsh. His work as an accompanist has taken him all over the world and he regularly works with many of the distinguished vocal ensembles and choral groups in the UK such as the BBC Singers, both as a conductor and organist. He has made several solo organ recordings for Records and is one of their most recorded organists. Other projects have included a performance of the complete organ works of Olivier Messiaen in six recitals to celebrate the centenary of the ’s birth, and CD recordings of the complete organ music of Charles Stanford, , , George Dyson, Walter Alcock and William Harris. A solo DVD from Westminster Abbey was released in 2018.

In recent years Daniel has developed a strong commitment to new music, particularly through his work as conductor, organist and panel member for the John Armitage Memorial Trust (JAM). He regularly collaborates with leading contemporary and has participated in first performances of works by Judith Bingham, Neil Cox, Jonathan Dove, Adam Gorb, Robin Holloway, Gabriel Jackson, Matthew Martin, Paul Mealor, Philip Moore,

6 Tarik O'Regan, Roxanna Panufnik, Paul Patterson, , Giles Swayne, Judith Weir and James Whitbourn. In 2009 he was the soloist for a collaborative CD release of contemporary music jointly promoted by JAM and Choir and Organ magazine.

In 2013 Daniel was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM), an award offered to past students of the Academy who have distinguished themselves in the music profession and made a significant contribution to it in their particular field.

For more information visit: www.danielcookorganist.com

7 Wednesday 4 August

Oliver Morrell

Praeludium in E minor (’Little’) Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697)

Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 551 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 684

Movements from Six Fugues on the name B.A.C.H. Robert Schumann i. Langsam (B flat major) (1810-1856) iii. Mit sanften Stimmen (G minor)

Andante in D, MWV W6 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Pièce d’Orgue, BWV 572 Johann Sebastian Bach

Ricercare—Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi György Ligeti (1923-2006)

Canzona, BWV 588 Johann Sebastian Bach

Sonata III Paul Hindemith i. “Ach Gott, wem soll ich’s klagen” (1895-1963) ii. “Wach auf, mein Hort” iii. “So wunsch ich ihr”

Paean Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)

8 Oliver Morrell has been Organ Scholar of Durham Cathedral since November 2018. He works closely with Daniel Cook and Joseph Beech, contributing to the Cathedral’s extensive provision of music in the liturgy. As well as taking a share of the service accompaniment, he is responsible for training the probationer choristers and has gained experience conducting the choir in services.

Alongside duties at the Cathedral, he studied Music at , graduating with First Class Honours in July 2021. He has also been Assistant Musical Director of the Durham Singers for two years.

Born in Kent, he was educated at St Olave’s Grammar School and gained formative musical training as a chorister at the Queen’s Chapel of the Savoy. Whilst at school, he founded an early music group, directed the Chapel Choir and played the organ in weekly assemblies. He started learning the organ in 2014, quickly obtaining a Distinction in his ABRSM Grade 8. This year he has been working towards the Associateship Diploma of the Royal College of Organists. He also holds a Piano Diploma (DipLCM) and ABRSM Grade 8 in Flute and Singing.

An accomplished singer, he was a Choral Scholar at before moving to Durham. He studied with Bronwen Mills and sang with the Cathedral Choir at daily services under Adrian Partington.

He has sung and acted in theatrical productions at university and school. As a composer, he has had works premiered at the London Festival of Contemporary Music.

In September he moves to Croydon, to work at Whitgift School and Croydon as a Graduate Music Assistant and Choral Scholar.

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Wednesday 11 August

Peter Stevens

Praeludium in E, BWV 566 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude, Scherzo and Passacaglia Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)

Prière César Franck (1822-1890)

Preludio al Vespro di Monteverdi Sir (1905-1998)

Prélude, Adagio et Choral Varié sur le Veni Creator Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)

10 Peter Stevens is Assistant Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral. Born in Lancashire in 1987, he was educated at Chetham’s School of Music, subsequently holding organ scholarships at Cathedral, St George’s Chapel, , and King’s College, Cambridge. He came to Westminster Cathedral in 2010, taking up his present position the following year. As well as accompanying the Cathedral Choir in its daily services, recordings and concerts, he has given solo recitals across the UK and Europe. In 2013 he became Director of the Schola Cantorum of the Edington Festival, following three years as Festival Organist. His teachers have included Thomas Trotter, David Briggs, and Colin Walsh. His first solo CD, of music by Widor, Tournemire and Dupré, was released on the Ad Fontes label earlier this year.

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Andrew Scott

Imperial March, Opus 32 Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) arr. George Martin

Prelude, Fugue and Variation, Opus 18 César Franck (1822-1890)

Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Andante Sostenuto from Twelve Short Preludes Alan Gray Dedicated to the organ builder, Arthur Harrison (1855-1935)

Concert Overture in C major Alfred Hollins (1865-1942)

Andantino in D flat Edwin Lemare (1865-1943) Elegy

Postlude in D minor, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford Set 2, No. 6, Opus 105 (1852-1924)

Benedictus Alec Rowley “I bring refreshment, I bring ease and calm” C. Rosetti (1892-1958)

Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G Sir Edward Elgar arr. G. R. Sinclair

12 Andrew Scott began his musical education in 1989 as a Chorister at Christ Church, North Shields under the tutelage of Russell Missin. In 1994 he was awarded the Organ Scholarship before being promoted to Assistant Organist, and eventually, Director of Music.

In 1994, on leaving school Andrew was apprenticed to Harrison & Harrison, Organ Builders of Durham to train as a professional Organ Builder. In 2000 at the age of 22 he was appointed as London Tuner, taking on the responsibility for the tuning and maintenance of many church organs and for the instruments in many of the main London venues, including Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, and the Royal Festival Hall. In addition to his tuning, Andrew continued working as a voicer, playing a significant role in projects such as Stockholm City Hall, St Mary, Redcliffe, and Westminster Central Hall.

Andrew was appointed Head Voicer in April 2012. Since taking up the role he has been responsible for the musical success of many projects, including the Royal Festival Hall, King’s College, Cambridge, and , together with new organs for Edington Priory, Hakadal Kirke, , and St Andrew’s Church, Bedford. He became a director of H&H in 2017.

Amongst many organs in the UK, Andrew has worked in Australia, Denmark, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden and the USA. He is in demand as a writer and speaker on the subjects of organology and voicing, has been a board member of The International Society of Organbuilders since 2016, and in 2021 he was elected Chair of The Institute of British Organ Building.

In addition to his work at H&H, upon moving to London, Andrew spent five years as Organist and Assistant Choir Director at St Margaret’s, Lee, followed by four years as Assistant Director of Music and Director of the Girls' Choir at Croydon Parish Church - now Croydon Minster. Andrew has been Director of Music at St Michael & All Angels, Croydon since January 2012, having previously served as Acting Director of Music from April 2010.

In addition to his professional work and weekly church duties, Andrew has been Director of the Warlingham based chamber choir Amici Coro since November 2009. Under Andrew's direction, Amici have sung services at most of the southern Cathedrals. 13

Sunday 29 August

Martin Baker

Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Symphonie V in F minor, Op. 42, No. 1 Charles-Marie Widor i. Allegro vivace (1844-1937) ii. Allegro cantabile iii. Andantino quasi allegretto iv. Adagio v. Toccata

Improvisation Martin Baker (b. 1967)

14 Born in Manchester in 1967, Martin Baker studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, Chetham’s School of Music and Downing College, Cambridge, then held positions at London’s Westminster and St Paul’s Cathedrals before being appointed to Westminster Abbey at the age of 24. In 2000 he returned to Westminster Cathedral as Master of Music, where for 20 years he was responsible for directing the world- renowned choir in its daily choral programme and busy schedule of concerts, tours and recordings.

Martin Baker is much sought after as an organist, playing frequent solo concerts in the UK and around the world. In addition to playing a wide repertoire he is known for his skill in improvisation, both liturgically and in concert, and was the winner of the Tournemire improvisation competition in St Albans in 1997. His first solo organ recording has just been released on the new Ad Fontes label from , where he played the opening concert on the new Ruffatti organ in 2018. He teaches, both repertoire and improvisation, and has appeared on the juries of several international organ competitions.

He recently served as President of the Royal College of Organists and is an honorary Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge. When not involved in musical activity he is an avid touring motorcyclist and despite this, at the time of going to print, was still alive.

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Wednesday 1 September

Joseph Beech

Intrada Francis Jackson (b. 1917) Praeludium in E

Trio Sonata No. 6 in G major, BWV 530 Johann Sebastian Bach i. Vivace (1685-1750) ii. Lento iii. Allegro

Choral No. 1 in E César Franck (1822-1890)

Deux danses à Agni Yavishta Jehan Alain i. Allegro (1911-1940) ii. Pas vite

Prelude and Fugue in F minor, Op. 7 No. 2 Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)

Alla sarabanda (1872-1958) from Phantasy Quintet trans. Henry Ley

Vorspiel (1813-1883) from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg trans. Edwin Lemare

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Joseph Beech is the Sub- Organist of Durham Cathedral, a position he took up in September 2019. As Sub-Organist, Joseph is the principal accompanist to the Cathedral Choir, playing the organ for daily services in addition to the choir’s schedule of broadcasts, concerts, recordings and tours. He also assists the Master of the Choristers in his work conducting the choir, and recruiting and training the choristers.

Prior to his appointment at Durham, Joseph was Assistant Master of the Music at St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh, where he accompanied the Cathedral Choir in its round of daily services, on a Delphian recording of the choral works of Kenneth Leighton (awarded 5★ by BBC Music Magazine), and on a number of continental tours. He also conducted the choir live on BBC Radio 3.

Born in Nottingham, Joseph held the Organ Scholarship at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, before winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. As a prizewinning student of David Titterington, Joseph performed in London’s major venues and worked under conductors Marin Alsop, Yan Pascal Tortelier and Trevor Pinnock. Concurrent with his Academy studies, Joseph successively held organ scholarships at the , ; the London Oratory; and St Paul’s Cathedral. He graduated with a first-class degree in 2017, also being presented one of the Academy’s coveted Regency Awards for ‘notable achievement’; he also holds the Academy’s Licenciateship diploma.

Aside from his work at the Cathedral, Joseph maintains an active performance schedule, and enjoys dedicating time to his work as an organ teacher at the University of Durham.

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