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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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’.
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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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