YDOA PipeLine July 2016

July 2016

The PipeLine

The Journal of the YDOA

Patron Francis Jackson President Joan Johnson 01388 607710 [email protected] Vice President: Maximillian Elliott 07956 525488 [email protected] Secretary Renate Sangwine 01904 781387 [email protected] Treasurer Cynthia Wood 01904 795204 [email protected] Membership Secretary Helen Roberts 01904 708625 [email protected] PipeLine Editor Stephanie Holdsworth 01904 640520 [email protected]

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The York & District Organists' Association is affiliated to the Incorporated Association of Organists (IAO) and serves all who are interested in the organ and its music.

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YDOA Presidents – Past and Present

Founded in 1945 1977-8 Ruth Smith 1945-6 Edward Cuthbert Bairstow 1978-9 Maureen Murfitt-Swindells 1946-7 Reginald Shepherd Rose 1979-80 Geoffrey Hunter 1947-8 Archie W Sargent 1980s 1948-9 Francis Alan Jackson 1980-1 Robert Hall 1949-50 H Reginald Mason 1981-2 Michael Latham 1950s 1982-3 Richard Crosby 1950-1 Frederick Waine 1983-4 Peter Maw 1951-2 Reginald Shepherd Rose 1984-5 Eric Grewer 1952-3 Edmund Stanley Walton 1985-7 David Templeman 1953-4 Benjamin Dawson 1987-8 Lloyd D Smith 1954-5 Benjamin Summerton 1988-9 Geoffrey Coffin 1955-6 W Allen Bean 1989-91 George Piling 1956-7 George James Stacey 1990s 1957-8 Joseph Samuel McElheran 1991-3 Douglas Heath 1958-9 Walter Hartley 1993-4 Nicholas Page 1959-60 Benjamin Dawson 1994-5 David Simpson 1960s 1995-6 Alan Aspinal 1960-1 Bernard J Porter 1996-7 Peter Whitehead 1961-2 Ronald Perrin 1997-8 Maureen Murfitt-Swindells 1962-3 William Addamson 1998-9 Jean Pilling 1963-4 Alec C Cooper 1999-2000 Edmund Cooke 1964-5 Evelyne G Bowmer 2000s 1965-6 George L Baggaley 2000-1 Alfred Boddison 1966-7 Tom Ward 2001-2 Cynthia Wood 1967-8 Alec Brodie 2002-3 Edmund Cooke 1968-9 Michael Minns 2003-4 David Simpson 1969-70 Avena Helen Norfor 2004-5 Philip Paul 1970s 2005-7 Philip Sangwine 1970-1 Lloyd D Smith 2007-9 Andrew Roberts 1971-2 Colin McGarritty 2009-2011 Adrian Crawford 1972-3 Michael Phipps 2010s 1973-4 Jack Judson 2011-13 Raymond Sturdy 1974-5 Alfred Alcock 2013-15 Nigel Holdsworth 1975-6 A Austin Winterbottom 2015-present Joan Johnson 1976-7 Peter Whitehead

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Welcome to the July Edition! ... at a later date than in the past. That was due to a mixture of personal circumstances of your humble PipeLine editor and considerations of overall practicalities. I have received feedback from several YDOA members that they missed a YDOA event as the time span between receiving the PipeLine and the next event was a little bit too long, suggesting a fortnight as a better interval. That made me think that such a more equal spacing between events and PipeLine publishing dates will also make it a lot easier for contributions, especially reports of the last event. We really all struggled with the deadline after the wonder North Yorkshire Moors outing “Organs Along the Line”; photographer, writer and editor! Hence I have made an executive decision: In the future the YDOA PipeLine will come out mid-month; at latest a fortnight before the next YDOA event! A big Thank You also to Patrick Flynn from HEROG who very kindly provided the PipeLine with plenty of excellent photos of the last event – the Trip to Organs on Tyneside! Speaking as a photographer I would also like to remark that these photos were taken on a mobile phone – proving the point that brilliant photos can be taken on any camera, including mobile phones!!! Finally, a quick reminder that the PipeLine will need a new editor from October/ the AGM onwards as I was only able to stand in as interim editor for 12 months strictly. If you'd like to get involved, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.

In this Month's Edition YDOA Events...... 4 Last Event – Review: On the Banks of the Tyne...... 4 Upcoming Event: IAO Festival, Bath...... 9 Upcoming Recitals & Concerts...... 10 Photography for Organ Lovers...... 16 Crossword – Do You Know Your Organ Stops?...... 18

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When? Saturday, 25th June 2016 Where? Tyneside What? A visit to 3 churches on Tyneside: St George’s, Gateshead, St John the Baptist, Newcastle, St Mary’s RC Cathedral, Newcastle

Our visit to Tyneside began at 11.00am in St George’s Church, Gateshead on Saturday June th 25 to hear and play the magnificent Willis organ St George's, Gateshead of 1901. The instrument costing approximately £1,500 was paid for by a single donor and with the tubular- pneumatic action and specification unaltered from when it was built, it is highly regarded as an exceptional treasure by visiting organists. The action is of a particularly effective experimental “Father” Willis floating lever design, using a tubular-pneumatic compressed air system, producing instantaneous attack, reiteration and staccato effects. This instrument is one of superb quality offering a wide variety of tone, powerful, yet refined and thrilling both to play and listen to. The church designed by S. Piper is built of sandstone and was consecrated in 1897. It has a rather plain interior with clear windows, a wood block floor in the and a one in St George's, Chancel the chancel. There is a long tradition here of sound biblical teaching and preaching in the style and pattern of reformation principles. This church is about to undergo a transplant and become a new church in partnership with Holy Trinity Brompton. Clearly alterations to the building will affect the organ.

St George's, Organ St George's, Pipe Display

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Refreshments were very kindly supplied by Judith Pankhurst and much appreciated by those present.

Pieces played were as follows: March on a theme by Handel A Guilmant Prelude & Fugue in G F Mendelssohn Prelude & Fugue in D D Buxtehude Song of Sunshine A Hollins Prelude on ‘Abridge’ P Moore Prelude & Fugue in E flat C Saint-Saëns

Paul Derrett playing

St George's, Console and Front Pipes

About 12.30pm we left Gateshead and made our way across the famous Tyne Bridge into the city of Newcastle. The day had begun warm and sunny, but ominous black clouds were now overhead. Just as we left the car to go in search of some lunch, torrential rain came down and with nowhere to shelter we were well and truly ‘soaked to the skin’. After lunch we made our way to the Church of St John the Baptist where we were welcomed by the organist Tamsin Brown. The church said to be one of the oldest buildings in Newcastle, which dates from the 12th century stands on the corner of Grainger Street among green trees. A simple design in crucifix form, the church is surrounded by huge modern buildings and provides a quiet oasis among the busy streets. St John the Baptist, Gateshead - Organ Console

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St John the Baptist, Gateshead The organ was built in 1909 by Harrison & Harrison of Durham re-using some of the material from the previous organ built by F. C. Nicholson in 1876. In 1996 Harrison & Harrison converted the action to electro-pneumatic and made some additions to the specification (see previous edition of The Pipeline). Two more members joined the original group of eight and we soon heard a varied selection of pieces played on this fine, impressive and versatile instrument.

Pieces played were as follows: Trumpet Voluntary J Clarke Saraband (In Modo Elegiaco) H Howells Fileuse R Perrin Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29 arr. Rawsthorne J S Bach Berceuse J H R Dixon Bell Scherzo E Lemare Rostoglin P Nagos Trumpet Tune A Hollins

Our final visit of the day was to St Mary’s RC Cathedral, which dates from the 1840’s and is built in a neo-Gothic style designed by A. W. Pugin. Originally built as a Church paid for by halfpenny donations from the poorest in the community St Mary's RC Cathedral, it became a Cathedral in 1850. Notable features of the church Newcastle

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are its spire, neo-Gothic style tiled floor, richly carved altars, stained glass windows (some recently installed) and the magnificent organ and choir gallery built in 2012-13. Everyone plus two more people were eagerly looking forward to playing the new Kenneth Tickell organ which was paid for in full by Martin Ballinger, a local benefactor. Unfortunately due to a St Mary's RC Cathedral, Newcastle - West End and Organ technical fault we were not able to hear the organ in its full glory. However, members were able to play the following pieces on limited registration.

Pieces played were as follows: Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 537 J S Bach Fantasia BWV 537 J S Bach Introduction-Choral Op. 25 L Boëllmann St Mary's, Organ Gallery Hallelujah Chorus from the Messiah arr. Rawsthorne G F Handel Air from the Water Music G F Handel Hymn Prelude ‘Give Me the Wings of Faith’ Op. 100 F Peeters

St Mary's, Organ Console

St Mary's, Organ Case St Mary's RC Cathedral, Organ

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We all had a most enjoyable day and our thanks go to Judith Pankhurst, Tamsin Brown, also to Howard Baker (Director of Music) and David Allison (Organist) at St Mary’s Cathedral for providing information and making us so welcome.

St Mary's, View from the Organ Gallery

Here are some more of Patrick Flynn's photos of the beautiful interior of St Mary's RC Cathedral, Newcastle: Thank you very much!

Windows Themed on Tyneside Ship-Building

Upcoming Event: IAO Festival, Bath The July organ event is associated with the IAO annual gathering, previously known as the Congress, from this year onwards designed as Festival and taking place in Bath. At time of publication there were still Festival tickets available (Dinner is booked out) to book online through www.BathBoxOffice.org.uk. Accommodation is mainly in the Travelodge Bath Waterside Hotel which can be booked on www.travelodge.co.uk or 0871 984 6407. The exciting 5-day programme includes many organ recitals in and around Bath, many varied talks and lectures, Festival Choir (with participation) as well as a harpsichord, piano, Lieder and String Quartett concerts. Your YDOA “Roving Reporters” Nigel and Max will be attending and are sure to fill in the details in next month's PipeLine!

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All concerts are listed in date order! Although all care has been taken toward accuracy of these events, please check with the organisers to be sure. YDOA members giving recitals/ concerts are highlighted in green!

Date & Time Location & Church Organist Further Information July

Tue, 12/07/2016 Jeffrey Makinson admission free 13:00 (Lincoln Cathedral)

Tue, 12/07/2016 Ripon Tom Bell admission £10 (£8 in advance); 19:30 Cathedral (St Michael's, Chester Square) accompanied under-16s free

Wed, 13/07/2016 Bradford Alexander Woodrow admission free 13:00 Cathedral ()

Wed, 13/07/2016 Whitby Robert Poyser admission £5; refreshments 19:00 St Hilda's West Cliff (Beverley ) available

Wed, 13/07/2016 Hessle David Butterworth admission £6 19:30 All Saints' (Nottingham)

Thu, 14/07/2016 Halifax David Carlston Williams admission free 13:00 Minster (St Saviour's Stockport)

Thu, 14/07/2016 York Maximillian Elliott admission free 13:10 St Martin,-le-Grand, (St Olave's, York) Coney Street

Fri, 15/07/2016 Leeds David Houlder admission free 12:30 Minster (Leeds Minster)

Fri, 15/07/2016 Scarborough David Pipe admission £6; refreshments 19:00 St Martin-on-the-Hill () available

Tue, 19/07/2016 Leeds Elin Rees admission free 13:00 Mill Hill Chapel (Bury Parish church)

Tue, 19/07/2016 Wakefield Sean Montgomery admission free 13:00 Cathedral (Hebden Bridge)

Tue, 19/07/2016 Ripon Daniel Cook admission £10 (£8 in advance); 19:30 Cathedral (Westminster Abbey) accompanied under-16s free

Wed, 20/07/2016 Whitby Michael Haynes admission £5; refreshments 19:00 St Hilda's West Cliff (Newcastle Cathedral) available

Thu, 21/07/2016 York Tim Hone admission free 12:30 Central Methodist ()

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Date & Time Location & Church Organist Further Information

Thu, 21/07/2016 Halifax Jonathan Newell admission free 13:00 Minster (Magdalen College School, refreshments available Oxford)

Thu, 21/07/2016 Sheffield Andrew Kirk admission free 20:00 St Mark's Broomhill ()

Fri, 22/07/2016 Leeds David Houlder admission free 12:30 Minster (Leeds Minster)

Fri, 22/07/2016 Doncaster Simon Lindley admission free; refreshments 13:10 Minster (Leeds City Organist) available

Tue, 26/07/2016 Leeds Anthony Norcliffe admission free 13:00 Mill hill Chapel (Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds)

Tue, 26/07/2016 Ripon Tim Harper admission £10 (£8 in advance); 19:30 Cathedral () accompanied under-16s free

Wed, 27/07/2016 York Francis O'Gorman admission free 13:10 St Helen's Stonegate (York)

Thu, 28/07/2016 Halifax Paul Dewhurst admission free 13:00 Minster (St Giles', )

Fri, 29/07/2016 Leeds David Houlder admission free 12:30 Minster (Leeds Minster)

Fri, 29/07/2016 York Edward Dean admission free 13:10 All Saints' North (Eastman School of Music, Street Rochester, New York, USA)

Sat, 30/07/2016 Bridlington Gordon Stewart admission £8; concession £7; 18:00 Priory (Huddersfield) under-18s free

Sat, 30/07/2016 York Benjamin Morris admission £8 19:00 Minster (York Minster)

Sat, 30/07/2016 Bainton Paul Hale Open Recital on the Restored 19:30 St Andrew's (Southwell Minster) Organ admission details not known August

Tue, 02/08/2016 Bawtry Simon Lindley admission free 19:30 St Nicholas (Leeds City Organist)

Tue, 02/08/2016 Ripon Andrew Bryden admission £10; £8 in advance; 19:30 Cathedral (Ripon Cathedral) accompanied under-16s free

Wed, 03/08/2016 Everingham Christopher Kent admission free 18:30 The Coffee House (Bowood, Wiltshire)

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Date & Time Location & Church Organist Further Information

Thu, 04/08/2016 Fulneck Simon Lindley admission free 11:00 Moravian Church (Leeds City Organist)

Thu, 04/08/2016 York John Bradbury admission free 12:30 Central Methodist (St Helen with St Martin,York)

Thu, 04/08/2016 Halifax Christopher Rathbone admission free 11:00 Minster (St Margaret's, Ilkley)

Sat, 06/08/2016 York Paul Hale admission £8 19:00 Minster (Southwell Minster)

Sun, 07/08/2016 Bolton Abbey Sean Montgomery admission free 15:30 Priory Church (Hebden Bridge)

Sun, 07/08/2016 Leeds Gordon Stewart admission free 19:45 Minster (Huddersfield)

Tue, 09/08/2016 Leeds Anthony Norcliffe admission free 13:00 Mill Hill Chapel (Mill Hill Chapel)

Tue, 09/08/2016 Ripon Martyn Rawles admission £10; £8 in advance; 19:30 Cathedral (Lichfield Cathedral) accompanied under-16s free

Tue, 09/08/2016 Adwick-Le-Street Simon Lindley admission free 19:30 St Laurence's (Leeds City Organist)

Thu, 11/08/2016 Halifax Ted O'Hare admission free 13:00 Minster (Hebden Bridge)

Thu, 11/08/2016 York Philip Paul admission free 13:10 St Martin's, Coney (Central Methodist, York) Street

Sat, 13/08/2016 York John Scott Whitely admission £8 19:00 Minster (Organist Emeritus, York Minster)

Sun, 14/08/2016 Saltaire Jonathan Eyre, Bernard admission £10; COS members 14:30 Victoria Hall Tilley £8, refreshments available

Sun, 14/08/2016 Leeds Simon Lindley admission free 19:45 Minster (Leeds City Organist)

Tue, 16/08/2016 Leeds Anthony Norcliffe admission free 13:00 Mill Hill Chapel (Mill Hill Chapel)

Tue, 16/09/2016 Ripon Tom Coxhead admission £10; £8 in advance; 19:30 Cathedral (Ripon Cathedral) accompanied under-16s free

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Date & Time Location & Church Organist Further Information

Tue, 16/08/2016 Sykehouse Simon Lindley admission free 19:30 Holy Trinity (Leeds City Organist)

Thu, 18/08/2016 York Philip Paul admission free 12:30 Central Methodist (Central Methodist, York)

Thu, 18/08/2016 Halifax Neil Taylor admission free; refreshments 13:00 Minster (Sheffield Cathedral) available

Sat, 20/08/2016 York Simon Johnson admission £8 19:00 Minster (St Paul's Cathedral, London)

Sun, 21/08/2016 Leeds Simon Lindley admission free; refreshments 19:45 Minster (Leeds City Organist) available

Tue, 23/08/2016 Doncaster Simon Lindley admission free 19:30 Priory Place (Leeds City Organist) Methodist Church

Wed, 24/08/2016 York Maximillian Elliott admission free 13:10 St Helen's Stonegate (St Olave's, York)

Thu, 25/08/2016 Halifax Craig Cartwright admission free; refreshments 13:00 Minster (Middlesbrough Cathedral) available

Fri, 26/08/2016 York William Fox admission free 13:10 All Saints' North (Magdalen College Oxford) Street

Sat, 27/08/2016 Bridlington John Scott Whiteley admission £8; concessions £7; 18:00 Priory (Organist Emeritus, York under-18s free Minster)

Sat, 27/08/2016 York Robert Sharpe admission £8 19:00 Minster (York Minster)

Sun, 28/08/2016 Leeds Simon Lindley admission free; refreshments 19:45 Minster (Leeds City Organist) available

Mon, 29/08/2016 Graham Barber admission £7; Friends of Armley 11:00 St Bartholomew's (St Bartholomew's, Armley) Schulze £1; refreshments available

Mon, 29/08/2016 Skipton Robert Marsh admission free; refreshments 11:00 Christ Church (Christ Church) available

Mon, 29/08/2016 Rotherham David Oldfield admission free 11:45 Talbot Lane (Warlingham) Methodist Church

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The Photography for Organ Lovers Series is finally continuing. Past issues of the PipeLine just didn't allow for any more material without my poor little laptop crashing under the strain! In this issue I would like to talk a little bit more about composition. You may remember first step in composition from the January 2016 PipeLine where I introduced the Rule of Thirds, Zooming techniques and the use of different angles. As you have probably experienced yourself when trying to photograph organs – it can be extremely difficult to capture the architecture of an interesting organ case. Organ are often tall and/or high up and what strikes us as we look at it, often does not come out as a photograph. I have to say at this point that – unfortunately – there is no recipe how to get it just right, but there are many ideas you can experiment with until you are (more) satisfied. I would like to use the example of the organ of St Giles' in Edinburgh city centre which I really struggled with and still am not entirely sure how to capture entirely satisfactorily. What is the photography problem with this stunning organ? First of all, the base of the organ is much taller than any person – anyone standing next to it is not just dwarfed by it, but also finds oneself at a disadvantage with regards to being able to see the whole of the instrument unless stepping away a fair amount. Secondly, the organ is located in a small and narrow side which it fills. A visitor can view the instrument by looking up and down, but a photographer aims to capture the entire instrument in one frame. That, unless you are lucky enough to have an SLR camera with a fairly extreme wide angle lens, is impossible. Thirdly, the instrument is highly three- dimensional. The console is located between the Rückpositiv (just above Nigel in the photo above) and the main organ. That means, the closer you step, the more the Rückpositiv obscures the view onto the lower part of the main case. Finally, the organ's proportions do not match a photo frame – it is more elongated upwards.

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What are your options? 1. Panorama Function: Some compact cameras have a 'Scene Mode' which offers various functions including a panorama option. This works by setting the direction of movement and panning the camera from one end of the object to the other whilst holding the trigger button. The camera then takes multiple pictures during this process and electronically stitches them together. Advantage: You can capture longer views than normal. Disadvantage: difficult to print out and uneven exposure – the transitions of individual pictures are often still visible.

2. Prioritising Your Subject: Focus on what is important for you and try and fit that into your camera's frame. Make aspects of your subject/ organ the focal point rather than the entire object. In this example, avoid the the comparatively simple base and focus on the pipework.

3. Play with Viewing Angles: Use the geometry of the organ (and perhaps even its surrounding church architecture) to make a composition of geometrical shapes interacting with each other. Sometimes viewing an organ at an angle brings it more to life than facing it straight on (see the comparison between the photo above and on the left and right). The context in which the organ is set can show the architect's design more effectively as organ cases are often designed to interact visually with their surroundings!

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Crossword – Do You Know Your Organ Stops? 1 1

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Across: Down: 1. Single rank mutation stop pitched 1 3/5' 1. 8' string stop with two pipes for each supporting 8' harmonic series note one tuned slightly sharp 2. Distinctive reed stop with buzzing sound 2. Wooden 8' stop emulating a hollow flute with hollow colour sound 3. Powerful large-scale reed of the trumpet 3. German for “trombone” family usually 8' (manual) and 16' 4. Powerful reed with cutting brassy timbre (pedals) 5. 4' brilliant sounding octave of the 4. 8' string stop with milder tone than trumpet gamba 6. Single rank reed widely used in French 5. Loud solo reed stop Romantic Music 6. Single rank mutation stop of 2 2/3' 7. Multi-rank stop 7. Wide-scaled stopped flute 8. Fundamental organ tone stop 8. Manual 2' principal or diapason 9. Basic stopped flute

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