Oundle for Organists

OUNDLE FOR ORGANISTS 2008
with
OUNDLE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

a spectacular array of organ recitals in July

Sunday 6 July – 7.30pm – Ely Cathedral
celebrating 3 anniversaries
SIMON PRESTON 70
Olivier Messiaen 100
Harrison Organ in Ely Cathedral 100
Simon Preston plays Bach and Messiaen
tickets £10 at the door
promoted by Oundle for Organists in partnership with Ely Cathedral Trust

Celebrating his 70th birthday, doyen of the organ world, SIMON PRESTON, will make a very special appearance on Sunday 6 July, featuring that most famous of all organ works Bach’s Toccata & Fugue
in D minor (other Bach too) plus effervescent movements by Messiaen, which sound so exciting on the classic Harrison organ at Ely.
The atmospheric and dramatic setting of Ely Cathedral forms the backdrop for what is these days a rare performance by Simon Preston – a preview of his forthcoming Proms recital at the Royal Albert Hall.
and hear Simon Preston and James Parsons in conversation with Sean Rafferty – BBC Radio 3 In Tune on Thursday 3 July between 5pm and 6pm

AND TWO LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALS IN CAMBRIDGE

Kevin Bowyer
St John’s College Chapel, Cambridge
Tuesday 8 July at 1.10pm
Messiaen’s L’Ascension
free admission

Reitze Smits (Netherlands)
Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge
Friday 11 July at 1.10pm
Bach recital
free admission
and please read on for recitals at Oundle and in Peterborough Cathedral …

AND ORGAN RECITALS AT OUNDLE AND
IN PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL

Ekaterina Melnikova (Moscow)
Oundle School Chapel
Sunday 13 July at 5pm
Bach, Shostakovich, Schnittke - plus transcriptions of popular movements by Tchaikovsky, Smetana and Prokoviev

Jeffrey Makinson
The Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, Oundle
Tuesday 15 July at 9pm
Buxtehude, Bach, Mozart, Litaize, Bovet, Eben

David Sanger
St Mary & All Saints Church, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire
Thursday 17 July at 1.05pm
from Bach to B.A.C.H. (Baroque to Liszt, by way of Rinck’s Variations on ’Ah, vous diraije, Maman’)

and, in association with LAUDES ORGANI – Peterborough Cathedral Organ Festival www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk

David Goode and Peterborough Cathedral Choir
Peterborough Cathedral
Friday 18 July at 7.30pm
Bach, Messiaen, Vierne, Gershwin
and
Kodaly ‘Laudes Organi’, Elgar ‘Great is the Lord’, and Harvey ‘Come, Holy Ghost’

Young Organists Presentation Recital
Oundle School Chapel
Saturday 19 July at 10.30am
composite recital by students on Style & Technique and Exploring New Repertoire summer schools

Choral Evensong
sung by Peterborough Cathedral Choristers and Oundle for Organists students
Saturday 19 July at 3.30pm
Leighton ‘Magdalen College Service’ – Parry ‘Hear my words, ye people’

JOHN SCOTT
Peterborough Cathedral
Celebrity Organ Recital
Saturday 19 July at 7.30pm
Handel, Mendelssohn, Jonathan Harvey ‘Toccata for organ and tape’, Reubke ‘Sonata on the 94th Psalm’

Whether you are a conservatoire student or a beginner still at primary school, we have a course for you during 2007. The tutors, selected from around the world for their skills and enthusiastic rapport with pupils, are inspirational and friendly. Oundle for Organists aims to provide great value for money but for those who cannot afford the fees, we can often offer bursaries. Our courses are non-competitive and recital awards are offered at the July summer schools. Premier-league tutors, wonderful organs, concerts you will never forget - transform your organ playing and make friends at Oundle!

James Parsons Director Oundle for Organists Recitalist; tutor at Birmingham Conservatoire and St Giles International Organ School; RCO Council and examiner; Vice President The Organ Club