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Wednesday 16th November 2016 12.30 Lunchtime Concert Christ Church, Epsom Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8ST Guest organist: Ed Sutton Organist & Choir Director |
Sponsors: 2016 Season Sponsor: Patricia Morgan Optician Supported by: Leatherhead Concert & Arts Society 
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Programme
Dieterich Buxtehude (c1637/39-1707)
Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Sonata no 2 in C minor/major, Op 65/2 (1844-1845)
I Grave
II Adagio
III Allegro maestoso e vivace
IV Fuga: Allegro moderato
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
from Symphony no 5, Op 42 (1879)
IV Adagio
V Toccata: Allegro
Free Concert, with a retiring collection to cover costs. Tea and coffee will be available after the concert.
Ed Sutton
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Ed Sutton received his first organ training from Kenneth Ryder as Diocesan Organ Scholar at St Peter Mancroft, Norwich. He was simultaneously major music scholar at the King’s School, Ely under Scott Farrell, where he played for school and other services in the cathedral. He went on to read music at the University of Edinburgh where he studied organ performance with John Kitchen, organ improvisation with Brigitte Harris, and euphonium, singing and choral conducting at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Ed continued his studies at the University of Exeter, researching the choral music of Giovanni Paolo Cima, and was Senior Organ Scholar at the university’s chapels. Since then Ed has held various organist and choir director positions. Eight years ago Ed left the professional music world and took up a better paid career in financial services. He currently works in underwriting and product management for a multi-national insurance firm. He enjoys quizzes and gin, often in combination. He is delighted to be playing at Christ Church, which has generously allowed him to practice on this organ for many years. He hopes you enjoy the concert. You can read more about life as an organ scholar here |
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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. In summer 2015 the nave organ was re-voiced to produce a more robust tone. |
The Hill Norman & Beard organ at Christ Church (United Reformed), Leatherhead
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The Wonderful Life of an Organ Scholar
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Organ Scholars and Choral Scholars get a lot more out of their years at a university. RCO and University of Oxford have come together to tell young musicians more about what's on offer:
Wednesday 9th November University of Oxford - Jesus College - Royal College of Organists Organists of All Ages - An event for aspiring musicians, music teachers and organists Play organs, meet organ scholars, learn about music in Oxford ◄◄◄ view PDF for details of the day you can read more about life as an Oxbridge organ scholar here Oxford: Jesus College, Turl Street, OX1 3DW |
Concert at Home
Here are some links to online recordings of works that feature in John Sharples' concert:
Here are some links to online recordings of works that feature in John Sharples' concert:
As he commentsin his own biographical notes, Ed Sutton is very familiar with the organ at Christ Church as he practices on it regularly, occasionally plays there for services, and has given concerts in the Church.
His concert opens with Buxtehude's Prelude in C major, which includes includes a fugue and a chaconne.
In our recording below Cristiano Rizzotto plays the work on the Möller organ of Washington DC's National City Christian Church.
His concert opens with Buxtehude's Prelude in C major, which includes includes a fugue and a chaconne.
In our recording below Cristiano Rizzotto plays the work on the Möller organ of Washington DC's National City Christian Church.
Our recording of Mendelssohn's Sonata No 2 in C minor comes from an Organ Soirée at the Bratislava Daliborovo nåm. 2 School of Arts where the organist is Adam Štefunko:
If you prefer a more traditional organ sound here is Music Director Wes Kassulke playing the first three movements of the Sonata on the organ in the historic Trinity Lutheran Church, St Louis Missouri.
Historic ? This Pfeffer organ was built during the Civil War and has recently been restored by Schantz Organ Co of Orville Ohio:
Historic ? This Pfeffer organ was built during the Civil War and has recently been restored by Schantz Organ Co of Orville Ohio:
Our final composer today is Widor. This next recording matches our concert programme in that it includes just the atmospheric Adagio and the final famous Toccata from Widor's Symphony No 5.
The organist is Sergej Tcherepanov, the instrument is the Walcker organ in the
Church of St Michael the Archangel, in Lithuania's second city - Kaunas:
The organist is Sergej Tcherepanov, the instrument is the Walcker organ in the
Church of St Michael the Archangel, in Lithuania's second city - Kaunas:
If you have time to listen to the full Symphony (about 36 minutes), here is a performance by Pierre Pincemaille, at the Caville-Coll organ in St-François-de-Sales, Lyon. The organ score is displayed for you to follow throughout:
We hope you have enjoyed your Concert at Home
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