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Organ Recital Series 2021 Wednesdays at 7.30 p.m. 2 Organ Recital Series 2021 Wednesday 28 July Daniel Cook Master of the Choristers and Organist, Durham Cathedral Wednesday 4 August Oliver Morrell Organ Scholar, Durham Cathedral Wednesday 11 August Peter Stevens Assistant Master of the Music, Westminster 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 organists 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 3 Wednesday 28 July Daniel Cook Coronation March: Orb and Sceptre William Walton (1902-1983) arr. William McKie Handel in the Strand Percy Grainger (1882-1961) Sonata in G major, Op. 28 Edward Elgar 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 concert organist of the highest order. He maintains a busy schedule of recitals, concerts 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 Abbey where he was the principal organist to the Abbey Choir 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 London, notably in Buckingham Palace and at the Royal Albert Hall, 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 St Davids Cathedral 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 City of London Festival. Before moving to St Davids, Daniel spent six years as Assistant Director of Music of Salisbury 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 Orchestra, with whom he directed many major choral works including Bach: Christmas Oratorio, Dyson: Canterbury Pilgrims, Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Handel: Messiah and Verdi: Requiem. 5 Daniel received his early musical education at Durham Cathedral with Keith Wright. Following a year as Organ Scholar at Worcester Cathedral, he moved to London to take up a place at the Royal Academy of Music 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 Southwark Cathedral and Westminster Abbey 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 cathedrals in Britain, the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, and in the Grand Organ Festival at Westminster Cathedral. 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 Priory 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 composer’s birth, and CD recordings of the complete organ music of Charles Stanford, Herbert Brewer, Herbert Sumsion, 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 composers 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, Julian Philips, 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 Durham University, 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 Gloucester Cathedral 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 Church Music. In September he moves to Croydon, to work at Whitgift School and Croydon Minster as a Graduate Music Assistant and Choral Scholar. 9 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 Michael Tippett (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 Manchester Cathedral, St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, 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. 11 Wednesday 18 August Andrew Scott Imperial March, Opus 32 Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) arr.
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