Brisbane
Organ
Recitals
International
Series

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See dates & program for 2007

Fabulous organ recitals of international music at St John's Cathedral with players from across the world.

Recitals will last 50 minutes and be followed by refreshments.

Hear wonderful music on a magnificent 4-manual organ in the luminous acoustic of St John's Cathedral, Ann St, Brisbane.

Tickets
Single recital $15, $10 conc
Series of 12 recitals $150, $100 conc
Student Rush $5 [please bring Proof of Concession]

Enquiries
Please contact Christopher Cook for confirmation of specific details: accook2001@yahoo.com.au

Download Music Brochure 2007 [Word 429 KB]

Details of past recitals 2006

SERIES DATES 2007: program details follow

May / Jun / Jul / Aug / Sep / Oct / Nov / Dec

Program details correct at time of uploading. St John's Cathedral and the performer reserve the right to alter any details of this program.

Friday 18 May, 7.30pm (NB date & time)
Organist: Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin

• Rhapsodie on the name LAVOIE Denis Bedard (canadian organist and composer born in 1950)
• Andante in Eb APF Boely (1785-1858)
• Sonata N° 6 [Notre-Père] Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
• Choral (2ème Symphonie) Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
• Choral-preludes Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968)
  • O Filii (variations)
  • Domine Jesu (berceuse)
  • Veni Creator (toccata)
• Tue s Petra (Esquisse Byzantines) Henri Mulet (1878-1967)
• Improvisation on a given theme

Sunday 17 June, 3pm
Organist: Christopher Cook
PROGRAM
MUSIC AND NATURE

• Hymn to the Stars - Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
  Seven Pastels from The Lake of Constance Op 96
• Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern - Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)
  BuxWV 223
• From Cuckoo and Nightingale - GF Handel (1685-1759)
  Concerto 13
• Erbarme dich - Sebastian Bach - Bach/Percy Grainger/John Wells
  Blythe Bells
• Agnus Dei III - Francois Couperin (1668 - 1733)
  Messe à l'usage des Paroisses
• Clair de Lune - Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
  24 Pièces de Fantaisie, Op 53
• Pastorale - Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
  Symphony II
• Nimrod - Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
  Variations on an Original Theme for orchestra, Op 36
• Toccata - Marius Monnikendam (1896-1977)

• 'Chant héroïque' from Neuf pieces - Jean Langlais
• I Adoro te
• II La source de vie
• III Le Dieu caché
• IV Acte de foi
• Livre de Saint Sacrément - Olivier Messiaen
• III Intermezzo
• IV Adagio
• V Final Symphony No 3 in f# minor, Op 28 - Louis Vierne

Sunday 19 August, 3pm
Organist: Michael Fulcher, Wellington, New Zealand

Formerly based in Brisbane before working in Melbourne, England, France and New Zealand, (currently as Director of Music at Wellington Cathedral,) Michael is well known to Brisbane audiences as conductor and organist.

His return to the St John's console will include works by Eben, Franck, Langlais, Buxtehude and Bach.

Sunday 16 September, 3pm
Organist: Christopher Cook
PROGRAM
MUSIC, ARCHITECTURE, AND CATHEDRALS

• Bells - Langlais
• Tregian's Grounde - Fitzwilliam book
• Passacaglia - Leo Sowerby
• Chaconne - Dietrich Buxtehude (BuxWV 160)
• Passacaglia - Sebastian Bach (BWV 582)
• Fugue sur le theme du Carrillon des Heures de la Cathedrale de Soissons - Maurice Durufle
• Rosace - Henri Mulet
• Te Deum - Jean Langlais

Sunday 28 October, 3pm
Organist: Phillip Gearing
PROGRAM includes:

• Bach, Prelude and Fugue in D, BWV532
• Elgar, Sonata in G

Sunday 25 November, 3pm
Organist: Dr Ralph Morton

DIFFERENT WORLDS
Organ recitals generally present music from “different worlds” - compositions from different countries and different historical periods.

This one goes slightly further by adding music originally written for different media, and some in styles which were originally quite secular. The recital includes music by Bach, Durufle, Debussy, Gershwin, Grainger.

Sunday 16 December, 3pm
Organist: Rupert Jeffcoat