ENGLISH MUSIC for an ENGLISH ORGAN

An evening to celebrate the renovation of the organ in The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Cannington 7.30pm Friday 22 May 2015 given by

MICHAEL MARTIN director of music

Admission, at the door only, £7.00 which includes a glass of wine

PROGRAMME

William Walton 1902 -1983

Prelude The Spitfire

No.2, Elegy, from Three Pieces for Organ

John Bull 1562 - 1628.

Carol, Een kindeken is ons geboren

John Stanley 1712 - 1786

A voluntary for the trumpet stop

Slow, Vivace, Andante

G.T. Thalben - Ball 1896 - 1987

Elegy

Maurice Greene 1695 - 1755

Voluntary in G.

Andante, Allegro, Largo , Largo Andante

George Frederick Handel 1685 - 1759

Variations from Organ Concerto Set 1, Op.4, No. 1

Freddie Mercury 1946 - 1991

Bohemian Rhapsody

INTERVAL

Please enjoy a glass of wine at the west end of the church

Edward Elgar. 1857 - 1934

Imperial March, opus 32 .

arranged by George C Martin. In 1892

Herbert Howells 1892 - 1983

Three Psalm Preludes for Organ. Set one No 2

John Ireland 1879 - 1962

two movements from Miniature Suite for Organ.

1. Intrada,

2. Villanella

William Byrd 1539/40 - 1623

The Bells

Arthur Wills b,1926

Bells

Elegy

Eric Thiman 1900 - 1975

Gloria in Excelsis Deo ’

There are other concerts in the pipeline for this year and next . Some dates are fixed, some only pencilled in so far. If you would like to keep in touch there are various options. So far we have been using an email list. If you would like to join this please send an email to cannington.music@gmail.com and you will be added.

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Normal Service Resumed

For most of last year it was almost impossible to hold any concerts in Church.
The organ was in pieces being cleaned and overhauled.

There were pipes in bundles filling the north aisle

There was a splendid, temporary, digital organ occupying floor space and blocking access to the grand piano.

So in 2014 we had just one concert, using the electronic instrument .

Now the organ is back together and looking and sounding wonderful. Newly polished and repaired case work and regilded pipework shining on the outside.  On the inside it is free from dust and dead moths and bats, and has gained some sparkling new pipe work and a new blower. The old blower motor was installed in 1941!

Now we are ready to bring Cannington Music back to life again and we are formulating a programme for the coming months.  A list will be published soon but to start things off I shall be playing the organ in a concert during the Church's flower festival this month.  We are most grateful for the generous financial support of Viridor and this event is by way of publicly thanking them.

The Parish Church of S Mary the Virgin, Cannington

A Concert by Michael Martin

7.30pm Friday 22 May 2015

£7.00, at the door only, including a glass of wine.

It is a programme of English Music for an English Organ.  "Organ Recital" can put some people off and sound a bit stuffy so this will be  a Concert with music from 5 centuries, at least, from William Byrd to Queen. From Purcell to Elgar.  I hope there will be something for everyone.
So why not come and see!!

I will post the programme here soon.

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I hope we see you!