LUNCHTIME RECITAL th Friday 18 June 2021 1.15pm Richard Cook organ (recorded in St Edmundsbury Cathedral) Online via Collegiate Church of St Mary (Facebook and YouTube) Biography Richard Cook is currently the Assistant Director of Music at St Edmundsbury Cathedral. From January-October 2020, he held the position of Acting Director of Music at the cathedral, and established the Cathedral Girls’ Choir, which is already proving to be a successful venture. Prior to this, he was Sub-Assistant Organist and Director of the Voluntary Choir at Worcester Cathedral, during which time he played an active role in the running of the music department and accompanied the Cathedral Choirs. This position afforded the opportunity to participate in the Three Choirs Festival each year, and during the 2017 festival, he played the organ for Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius with the Philharmonia Orchestra (in the presence of HRH the Prince of Wales). Last year, Richard was a repetiteur to the Three Choirs Festival Chorus. Richard was educated at St Edward's Comprehensive School in Romford, Essex, and subsequently received a prestigious scholarship to read music at Birmingham Conservatoire. During this period, he was Organist and Director of Music and All Saints’ Church, Bromsgrove, and latterly Organ Scholar at St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Warwick. Richard has accompanied the National Children’s Choir of Great Britain, and has directed and participated in various singing outreach projects across the country. Richard has performed recitals in many cathedrals throughout the UK and Europe. Programme Praeludium in C (BuxWV137) Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707) Imperial March Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) arr. George Martin (1844-1916) Fountain Reverie Percy Fletcher (1879-1932) Serenade Derek Bourgeois (1941-2017) Final (from Symphonie No. 2) Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Next week’s recital will be open to the public! Celebrating the resumption of live music in Warwick, Mark Swinton will perform music by Bach, Saint-Saëns and Leighton. No tickets are required for admission, but in line with government guidelines, places will be limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors will open at 1pm. LUNCHTIME RECITALS Fridays, 1.15-2.00pm Live – admission free, retiring collection subject to government guidelines th 25 June Mark Swinton organ (St Mary’s, Warwick) nd 2 July David Smith piano (Birmingham) 9th July The Parmetto Piano Trio Susan Meteyard violin Maja Todd ‘cello Gillian Parsons piano For information about organ recitals throughout the UK, please visit www.organrecitals.com .