Programme
Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)
Variationen über das Niederländische Lied 'Ei, du feiner Reiter' (Variations on the Dutch folk song, Ah, you fine rider) Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Voluntary on the Old 100th J S Bach (1685-1750) Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor BWV 537 Eric Thiman (1900-1975) Meditation on 'Slane' Herbert Murrill (1909-1952) Sarabande Carillon Stanley Vann (1910-2010) Aria Exultate Rialto Lounge will be in the Church selling sandwiches and drinks after this concert.
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The Hill Norman & Beard organ at Christ Church (United Reformed), Leatherhead
The Christ Church organ was built by Hill Norman & Beard in 1970 with 16 stops, using some pipes from previous organs plus some neo-baroque sounds typical of the 1960's and '70's (Chimney Flute and Fifteenth on open-foot voicing, like the Royal Festival Hall organ). In 1995, HNB moved some loud stops from the Great to a new double case in the nave, 6 stops were added, and the tone was refined.
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Gary Sieling
please click on image to reach Gary's website
Gary Sieling was born in Bedfordshire and educated at Dunstable Grammar School. He read for his BMus degree at the University of London, Goldsmiths’ College and while a student played for the debut of the London Cantata Choir with whom he is still associated. He studied organ with Peter Moorse, Nicholas Danby at the Royal College of Music, Dr Peter le Huray at St Catherine’s College Cambridge, and Jane Parker-Smith. He was awarded FRCO in 1981 and MA in Performance from Anglia Ruskin University in 1997, studying organ with Nicholas Kynaston at Caius College Cambridge.
Gary was organist of Dunstable Priory and then Assistant Master of Music at Peterborough Cathedral. During his time there he was Conductor of the Peterborough Philharmonic Society, Director of the St Peter’s Singers, and Founder and Associate Conductor of the City of Peterborough Symphony Orchestra. He also taught organ and piano at Oundle and Stamford Schools. He played for the Cathedral Choir on two tours of America in addition to regular TV and radio broadcasts and recordings.
After 6 years in London as Director of Music at Bromley Parish Church and All Saints Blackheath, Gary is now relocating to Reading to join the music staff at the Abbey School and take on the post of Director of Music at St Mary the Virgin, Henley-on-Thames. Meanwhile, he also directs the chamber choir ‘FineChants’ and works as a freelance organist, harpsichordist, conductor, adjudicator, and examiner for the Royal College of Organists. He spent the summers of 2009 and 2011 as the Music Adjudicator to the Sri Lanka Performing Arts Festival.
His recent CD recordings include one for Priory Records from Chelmsford Cathedral featuring the major organ works of Stanley Vann, sometime organist of Peterborough Cathedral, and the ‘Kenneth Leighton Memorial Album’ which Gary compiled and published. Gary has also recently recorded a CD of harpsichord and organ music at Bromley Parish Church. Organ concert venues in this country include St Paul’s, Canterbury and Westminster Cathedrals, King’s College Cambridge and Westminster Abbey. He has made ten international concert tours visiting Denmark, Germany, Italy and USA.
Gary likes to relax by travelling and exploring old churches.
Gary was organist of Dunstable Priory and then Assistant Master of Music at Peterborough Cathedral. During his time there he was Conductor of the Peterborough Philharmonic Society, Director of the St Peter’s Singers, and Founder and Associate Conductor of the City of Peterborough Symphony Orchestra. He also taught organ and piano at Oundle and Stamford Schools. He played for the Cathedral Choir on two tours of America in addition to regular TV and radio broadcasts and recordings.
After 6 years in London as Director of Music at Bromley Parish Church and All Saints Blackheath, Gary is now relocating to Reading to join the music staff at the Abbey School and take on the post of Director of Music at St Mary the Virgin, Henley-on-Thames. Meanwhile, he also directs the chamber choir ‘FineChants’ and works as a freelance organist, harpsichordist, conductor, adjudicator, and examiner for the Royal College of Organists. He spent the summers of 2009 and 2011 as the Music Adjudicator to the Sri Lanka Performing Arts Festival.
His recent CD recordings include one for Priory Records from Chelmsford Cathedral featuring the major organ works of Stanley Vann, sometime organist of Peterborough Cathedral, and the ‘Kenneth Leighton Memorial Album’ which Gary compiled and published. Gary has also recently recorded a CD of harpsichord and organ music at Bromley Parish Church. Organ concert venues in this country include St Paul’s, Canterbury and Westminster Cathedrals, King’s College Cambridge and Westminster Abbey. He has made ten international concert tours visiting Denmark, Germany, Italy and USA.
Gary likes to relax by travelling and exploring old churches.
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Concert at Home:
Here are some links to online recordings of works performed in this month's lunchtime recital:
Here are some links to online recordings of works performed in this month's lunchtime recital:
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YouTube offers several performances of Samuel Scheidt's variations on a Dutch folk song. This one is played on an
organ in Collegedale, Tennessee: Unfortunately, it isn't clear where this performance
of Old 100th comes from, nor who is playing. The earliest record of this tune is in the 17th century Dutch hymn collection Souteliedekens, although the version in the Geneva Psalter of 1551 sounds more familiar to modern ears. From those beginnings, this tune is now known in many parts of the Christian world. Purcell's work is also popular with brass ensembles: |
In this recording Ton Koopman plays Bach's Fantasia
and Fugue in C minor. It's worth picking through the comments to find some interesting remarks from organists further down the page. Italian born Dr Simone Gheller plays the Berghaus organ
in St Jerome's Church, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, in this performance of Eric Thiman's Meditation on the Traditional Hymn Tune "Slane". Thiman himself was a notable organist, composer, choir-trainer, and music educator of the 20th century. We were unable to find an online recording of
Murrill's Sarabande, but in the next video, Piotr Rachon plays his Carillon, on the organ of Kaliningrad Cathedral Basilica in Russia. |
