sunday music matinÉes 2015 - methodist central hall...

SUNDAY MUSIC MATINÉES 2015

at Methodist Central Hall Westminster

SUNDAY MATINÉE MUSIC AT 3PMADMISSION BY PROGRAMME £5

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4 January 2015

MARTIN ELLIS organ

Wolstenholme Bohemesque

Elmore The Night of the Star

Bach Fantasia in G

Arne Con spirito in E

Lemare March Solennelle

Handel Two Bourées from il Pastor Fido

Hollins Song of Sunshine 1913

Edmundson Toccata prelude

‘Vom Himmel Hoch’

Martin Ellis was a choris-

ter at the Temple church

and studied with George

Thalben-Ball. He was

Director of Music at

Reigate Grammar School

and has given recitals

throughout the British Isles. He is the author

of To Hear the Organ Peal, a new history of the

organ at Central Hall, Westminster.

1 February 2015

DANIEL COOK organ

Bach Sinfonia from Cantata 29

Alain Postlude pour l’Offi ce de Complies

Gigout Scherzo

Vierne Symphonie No. 3

Formerly Organist and

Master of the Choristers

of St Davids Cathedral,

Daniel Cook is now

Sub-Organist of

Westminster Abbey, and

maintains a busy sched-

ule of concerts and recordings at home and

abroad. This concert is part of a cycle in which

he performs all of the symphonies of Louis

Vierne.

Methodist Central Hall, Westminster SW1H 9NH Tel. 020 7654 2000Tube: St. James Park or Westminster. Buses 11, 24, 148 and 211

Sunday Matinée Music at 3pm. Admission by programme £5. Refreshments available

A year-long programme of organ and chamber music in the beautiful surroundings of the Great Hall, and featuring the magnifi cent Concert Organ

Sunday Music Matinées at Central Hall 2015


15 February 2015

RICHARD DEACON trumpet

GERARD BROOKS organ

A programme of trumpet

and organ music through

the ages, including music

by Fantini, Delerue, Bach,

Copland, Hovhaness and

Eben.

A graduate of the Royal

College of Music, Richard Deacon is equally

at home playing modern and period instru-

ments. He has performed all over London and

the UK with, among others, the Royal Ballet

Sinfonia and Brandenburg Sinfonia. He is a

regular artist for ‘Music in Hospitals’.

1 March 2015

ANTHONY HAMMOND organ

Tournemire Choral-Improvisation

sur le ‘Victimae Paschali’

Calvière Morceau pour l’Elévation

Bach Toccata and Fugue in F

Franck Choral No.2 in B minor

Vierne Andantino

Cochereau Thème et Variations sur

Ma jeunesse à une fi n

Widor Toccata

Dr. Anthony Hammond

is Director of Music

Cirencester Parish

Church. He is the author

of Pierre Cochereau: The

Organist of Notre-Dame.

He has broadcast for the

BBC and has given recitals in churches, cathe-

drals and concert halls throughout the UK, in

Europe and in the USA.

15 March 2015

INVERSIONROBERT MINGAY SMITH organ

RUTH STOCKDALE fl ute

Mozart Allegro from Flute Quartet

Darke Meditation on Brother James’ Air

Widor Cantabile (Organ symphony no.6)

Bach Sonata in E minor

Stanford Song 22

Chaminade Concertino

Wesigarber Fantasia on Down Ampney

Walton Popular Song from Façade

Saint-Saëns Fantaisie in Eb

Inversion is a unique Flute

and Organ duo formed by

Robert and Ruth in 2002

whilst they were both at

Trinity College of Music.

They perform extensively

in many cathedrals and

churches throughout England and have recently

been selected to perform in Bermuda’s Festival

of the Performing Arts.

19 April 2015

SIDERIS WIND QUINTET

A varied

programme of

colourful music

including works

by Piazzolla,

Ibert and Ligeti.

The award-winning Sideris Wind Quintet was formed by graduates of the Royal Academy

of Music, Trinity College of Music and the

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. They

perform a mixture of contemporary and

traditional wind quintet music and light-

hearted arrangements of popular classics.

Sunday Music Matinées at Central Hall 2015



3 May 2015

PETER KING organ

Whitlock March: Dignity and Impudence

Boëly Fantaisie & Fugue in B flat

Liszt Funérailles

Liszt Consolation in D flat

Grieg Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

Bossi Scherzo in G minor

Walther Concerto in B flat

York Bowen Fantasia in G minor

Peter King is Director of

Music at Bath Abbey and

President-elect of the

Incorporated Association

of Organists. In the words

of a recent BBC Radio 3

review “He is a virtuoso of

world class... I’m astonished at his bravura;

nothing fazes him... and he plays with such élan,

and with such passion, such commitment!”

17 May 2015

ROSALYN TOPPING soprano

GERARD BROOKS organ

French Music for Soprano and organ includ-

ing Louis Vierne’s evocative triptyche Les

Angelus and music by Franck and Duruflé.

Rosalyn Topping holds a

permanent post at

Westminster Central Hall

as lead soprano soloist.

She sings with the

London Philharmonic

Choir and BBC

Symphony Chorus, with whom she performed

at the 2013 ‘Last Night of the Proms’. Rosalyn

is passionate about providing a platform for

contemporary opera and recently performed a

new commission of the opera ‘White Fox’ by

Matthew Dungey, and a solo recital of new

works for voice and organ by upcoming

composer Richard Norris.

7 June 2015

ROGER SAYER organ

Liszt Prelude and Fugue on BACH

Elgar Chanson de Matin

Bossi Scherzo

Rheinberger Sonata no 2

Dupré Prelude and Fugue in B major

Roger Sayer is Director of

Music at Temple Church,

London. As a student at

the Royal College of

Music he won all the

major organ prizes, and

he now gives frequent

concerts in most parts of Europe and the USA,

encompassing a wide and varied repertoire.


21 June 2015

TIMOTHY BYRAM-WIGFIELD organ

Elvey Festal March

Bach Sanctify us by thy goodness (Cantata No 22)

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Overture – Scherzo – Nocturne - Wedding March

Elgar Salut d’amour, Op 12

Vierne Symphonie No.1: Final

Timothy Byram-Wigfield

was for ten years Director of

Music at St George’s Chapel,

Windsor Castle, where he

had the privilege to direct

the music for many occa-

sions in the presence of

H.M. The Queen. He is in much demand as a

performer and choral director, and in 2013 he was

appointed Director of Music at All Saints’,

Margaret Street, London.

5 July 2015

PASCAL REBER organ

Franck Choral no.1

Duruflé Prélude-Adagio & choral varié on

“Veni creator”

Alain Deux Fantaisies

Roth Final on Te Deum

Improvisation

Distinguished French

organist Pascal Reber is

organist of Strasbourg

Cathedral. He is renowned

for his performances of

French music and for his

improvisations. He is

Guest Tutor this week on the London Organ

Improvisation Course.

19 July 2015

ASSOCIATION OF NEW ORGAN MUSIC SHOWCASE

The eighth Annual

Festival of New Organ

Music makes a welcome

return to Central Hall to

present a programme that

celebrates modern organ

composition in all styles.

Martin Stacey and his colleagues will demon-

strate extraordinary colours and sounds to

challenge, enthrall and delight.

2 August 2015

ANDREW FURNISS organ

Methodist Central Hall’s

newly-appointed

Assistant Director of

Music presents a varied

programme to show off

the versatility of the

Central Hall organ, in a

programme of music by Sweelinck, Bach,

Lemmens, Liszt and Widor.



16 August 2015

BEN SHEEN organ

Mendelssohn Overture: The Hebrides

Liszt Saint Francois de Paul

walking on the water

Shostakovich from The Gadfly Suite, Op. 96a:

Barrel-organ Waltz

Romance

Folk Feast

Hancock Improvisation on ‘St. Clement’

Goode Concert Variations on

themes by Gershwin

Benjamin Sheen is one of

the UK’s brightest young

organists, currently

Assistant Organist at St.

Thomas Church, New York

City. He was recently

awarded Second Prize at

the 2013 St. Alban’s International Organ

Competition. In addition to his competition

successes, he has also completed his Master of

Music degree at the Juilliard School in New York.

6 September 2015

ADRIAN GUNNING organ

Music by Mozart, Tournemire, Langlais,

Walton, Howells and Whitlock.

Adrian Gunning is a

popular and well-known

London organist and

former President of The

Organ Club. He has played

in many European coun-

tries, as well as at festivals in

Southwark, The City of London and Brighton. He

is a renowned exponent of Tournemire, whose

music he has recorded on two acclaimed CDs.

20 September 2015

WIND TRIOLUCY DOWNER clarinet

GRAHAM SHEEN bassoon

NORIKO MOTOMATSU piano

Prize-winning clarinettist

Lucy Downer brings her

wind trio to Central Hall

to present a concert of

original works and

arrangements, including

music by Glinka, Hurlstone

and Graham Sheen.

4 October 2015

SIMON WILLIAMS organ

Buxtehude Praeludium in G minor

BuxWV 149

Bach/Vivaldi Concerto in A minor

Elgar Vesper Voluntaries op 14

Le Fleming Intrada – Invocation - Paean

Boëllmann Deuxième Suite

Simon Williams is

Director of Music at St

George’s Hanover Square

and an experienced

concert organist and

conductor. Simon is a

graduate of Durham

University and the Royal College of Music and

a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists. He

is also Director of the Royal College of

Organists Academy.


18 October 2015

JASON CARTER guitar

GERARD BROOKS organ

Award-winning guitarist

Jason Carter has played

all over the world and is

known for his innovative

and imaginative

programmes. He joins

Gerard Brooks (Director

of Music at Central Hall) in a programme of

solos and duets, including the slow movement

from Rodrigo’s famous Concerto d’Aranjuez.

1 November 2015

PHILIP SCRIVEN organ

Reger Toccata & Fugue op.59

Vierne Naïades

Goss-Custard Chelsea Fayre

Widor Symphony no.6

Philip Scriven has a free-

lance recital career that

takes him all over the

world. He has made

numerous recordings,

and his two latest CDs of

jazz-inspired organ music

and a transcription of Holst’s “The Planets”

are soon to be released. He is Organist-in-

Residence at Cranleigh School.

15 November 2015

ANN ELISE SMOOT organ

Mendelssohn Allegro, Choral and Fugue

Russell Voluntary no.2

Franck Cantabile

Stanford Fantasia and Fugue in D minor

Marsh Four Musical Clocks

Widor Andante Sostenuto (Symphonie Gothique)

Demessieux Te Deum

Ann Elise Smoot regularly

performs throughout the

UK and USA, receiving

wide critical acclaim for her

ability to move between

musical eras with sympathy

and flair. A student at Yale,

she went on to win two major competitions. She

is Director of Oundle for Organists, and a much

respected teacher.

6 December 2015

GERARD BROOKS organ

A celebration of popular organ music with a

Christmas theme, including

Handel Hallelujah chorus

Gigout Rhapsodie sur des Noëls

Dubois Toccata

Anderson Sleigh Ride

Gerard Brooks is Director

of Music at Methodist

Central Hall, Westminster,

and teaches at the Royal

Academy of Music and for

the RCO Academy. He has

made many recordings of French organ music

including the complete works of Gigout and

Saint-Saëns. He presents and plays on the Fugue

State Films DVDs ‘The Genius of Cavaillé-Coll’

and ‘Widor: Master of the Organ Symphony’.



Sunday Music Matinées 2015Methodist Central Hall, Westminster SW1H 9NH

Sunday Matinée Music at 3pm. Admission by programme £5. Refreshments available

4 January MARTIN ELLIS organ

1 February DANIEL COOK organ

15 February RICHARD DEACON trumpet

GERARD BROOKS organ

1 March ANTHONY HAMMOND organ

15 March INVERSIONROBERT MINGAY SMITH organ

RUTH STOCKDALE flute

19 April SIDERIS WIND QUINTET

3 May PETER KING organ

17 May ROSALYN TOPPING soprano

GERARD BROOKS organ

7 June ROGER SAYER organ

21 June TIMOTHY BYRAM-WIGFIELD organ

5 July PASCAL REBER organ

19 July ASSOCIATION OF NEW ORGAN MUSIC SHOWCASE

2 August ANDREW FURNISS organ

16 August BEN SHEEN organ

6 September ADRIAN GUNNING organ

20 September WIND TRIOLUCY DOWNER clarinet

GRAHAM SHEEN bassoon

NORIKO MOTOMATSU piano

4 October SIMON WILLIAMS organ

18 October JASON CARTER guitar

GERARD BROOKS organ

1 November PHILIP SCRIVEN organ

15 November ANN ELISE SMOOT organ

6 December GERARD BROOKS organ


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