Wednesday 20th April 2016
12.30 Lunchtime Concert David Oldfield, organ |
Sponsors: 2016 Season Sponsor: Patricia Morgan Optician Supported by: Leatherhead Concert & Arts Society 
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Programme
Dieterich Buxtehude (1637/39-1707)
Prelude and Fugue in D, BuxWV 139
Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Psalm Prelude Set 1 No 1, (1915/1916)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541
Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
from Dix-huit pièces nouvelles pour Orgue Op 90
No 16 Paraphrase on a tune by Handel
Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Choral Prelude No 4 on Vulpius
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Sonata Op 65 No 3 in A (1844)
1 Con moto maestoso
2 Andante tranquillo
Prelude and Fugue in D, BuxWV 139
Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Psalm Prelude Set 1 No 1, (1915/1916)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541
Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
from Dix-huit pièces nouvelles pour Orgue Op 90
No 16 Paraphrase on a tune by Handel
Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Choral Prelude No 4 on Vulpius
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Sonata Op 65 No 3 in A (1844)
1 Con moto maestoso
2 Andante tranquillo
Free Concert, with a retiring collection to cover costs. Tea and coffee will be available after the concert.
David Oldfield
David Oldfield was born and educated in Sheffield, at King Edward VII School. He was offered an unconditional place at the Royal Northern College of Music where he furthered his organ, singing, and choral training studies.
David’s work in education has included time as Head of Music at St Georges College Junior School (Weybridge), several successful posts as organist and choirmaster and as a teacher of organ, piano, and singing. He is also an active organ recitalist. He has worked on Royal School of Church Music courses since 1977 and more recently has been a member of the Advisory Board to the RSCM Council as well as currently, an examiner for Bishops’ and Deans’ Awards.
David specialises in early music, Baroque music and 20th/21st century music but has an eclectic taste and wide repertoire outside these periods. He made a special study of Tudor Church Music and also the vast choral repertoire of church music.
David is actively pursuing his interests as a recitalist and, as a past President of Surrey Organists' Association, is interested in education and outreach. When time permits, David can be found driving buses and coaches, in particular vintage buses.
David’s work in education has included time as Head of Music at St Georges College Junior School (Weybridge), several successful posts as organist and choirmaster and as a teacher of organ, piano, and singing. He is also an active organ recitalist. He has worked on Royal School of Church Music courses since 1977 and more recently has been a member of the Advisory Board to the RSCM Council as well as currently, an examiner for Bishops’ and Deans’ Awards.
David specialises in early music, Baroque music and 20th/21st century music but has an eclectic taste and wide repertoire outside these periods. He made a special study of Tudor Church Music and also the vast choral repertoire of church music.
David is actively pursuing his interests as a recitalist and, as a past President of Surrey Organists' Association, is interested in education and outreach. When time permits, David can be found driving buses and coaches, in particular vintage buses.
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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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Concert at Home:
Here are some links to online recordings of works that feature in David Oldfield's concert:
Here are some links to online recordings of works that feature in David Oldfield's concert:
David Oldfield's concert opens with Buxtehude's Prelude and Fugue in D,
played here by LeonW Couch, on the organ of St Phillip's Cathedral, Atlanta Georgia
Herbert Howell's Psalm Prelude Set 1 No 1 was written at a time of particular sorrow for the composer. The text from Psalm 34:6 fits that mood: "This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of his troubles.' We hear a graduate recital of the work by Dustin Tatro, in the Epsicopal Church of Heavenly Rest, Abilene, Texas.
With such a preponderance of gentleman organists in these pages, I was delighted to find this recording of
the Bach Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541, with
Aude Schumacher at the organ in the Protestant Temple, Nancy, France:
the Bach Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541, with
Aude Schumacher at the organ in the Protestant Temple, Nancy, France:
The world deserves more recordings of Guilmant. Here is a recording on an Ahlborn electronic instrument,
of his Paraphrase, from the sixth book of 18 Pièces Nouvelles pour Orgue.
No 16 is a paraphrase on Handel's See the conquering hero comes, from Judas Maccabaeus:
of his Paraphrase, from the sixth book of 18 Pièces Nouvelles pour Orgue.
No 16 is a paraphrase on Handel's See the conquering hero comes, from Judas Maccabaeus:
Clicking on the left below you will hear a recording of the Choir of King's College Cambridge
singing the Easter hymn The strife is o'er, to the tune Vulpius.
On the right you will hear Mark Husey (pronounced 'hughsie') playing Healey Willan's short prelude on the same tune.
The organ is at St Peter's Catholic Church, Columbia, South Carolina.
singing the Easter hymn The strife is o'er, to the tune Vulpius.
On the right you will hear Mark Husey (pronounced 'hughsie') playing Healey Willan's short prelude on the same tune.
The organ is at St Peter's Catholic Church, Columbia, South Carolina.
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For today's final work we hear the young Dutch organist Gert van Hoef playing
Mendelssohn's third Sonata in A major, from the Opus 65,
on the 1878 organ in the Dorpskerk, Voorthuizen, Netherlands:
Mendelssohn's third Sonata in A major, from the Opus 65,
on the 1878 organ in the Dorpskerk, Voorthuizen, Netherlands:
Researching these clips, one comes across some interesting items.
To finish today, let's hear Albert Rajkumar, who plays the electronic organ at the
House of Prayer, Dohnavur Fellowship, Tamil Nadu, India. The Fellowship has an important Medical Mission,
giving access to medical support for conditions including leprosy.
Enjoy Albert's recordings, and perhaps read more about the Fellowship too.
To finish today, let's hear Albert Rajkumar, who plays the electronic organ at the
House of Prayer, Dohnavur Fellowship, Tamil Nadu, India. The Fellowship has an important Medical Mission,
giving access to medical support for conditions including leprosy.
Enjoy Albert's recordings, and perhaps read more about the Fellowship too.
We hope you have enjoyed your Concert at Home
