Wednesdays at Christ Church
Hill, Norman & Beard organ
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Wednesday 20th June 12.30 Lunchtime Concert Guest organist: Timothy Guntrip Asst Director of Music Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, & Stag Montem Chorem |
Sponsors: Julie West Solicitor Supported by: Leatherhead Concert & Arts Society 
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Programme
José Jiménez (1601–1672)
Batalla de 6º Tono Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Schmücke Dich, O Liebe Seele BWV 654 Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness Marcel Fournier (1899–1963) Cloches Denis Bédard (b 1950) Variations sur Nous chanterons pour toi, Seigneur The Old 100th Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933) from 3 Impressions for Organ (1909) 1 Harmonies du Soir, Op 72, No 1 John Ireland (1879–1962) from Miniature Suite (1904) 2 Villanella Charles Camilleri (1931–2009, Malta) Wine of Peace (1976) Herbert Chappell (b 1934) Toccata Songs of Praise (1980, BBC commission) Concert duration: 40-45 minutes |
Free Concert, with a retiring collection to cover costs. Tea and coffee will be available after the concert.
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Timothy Guntrip
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Timothy spent over a decade living in Malta where, following studies in piano and organ, he held a number of positions in various churches on the island, and performed widely as an accompanist and soloist both in Malta and abroad.
In 2012, Timothy returned to the UK where he has held successive posts as organist in churches in Lewes, Croydon and Rotherfield, before being appointed Assistant Director of Music at Holy Cross Uckfield in 2018. Tim is accompanist and assistant director to the mixed-voice choir Stag Montem Chorem, as well as leading a busy freelance career as an organist. Recent recital venues have included Southwark Cathedral and Holy Trinity Sloane Square, and St Michael’s Croydon. Aside from organ playing, Tim works for an organ building firm based in Sussex and assists with the maintenance of many instruments across the South of England (including the Christ Church Hill, Norman & Beard). |
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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 Timothy Guntrip's concert:
Here are some links to online recordings of works that feature in Timothy Guntrip's concert:
Timothy Guntrip opens this month's organ concert with the Batalla de 6º Tono by José Jiménez (also known as Jusepe XiméneZ). Spanish wikipedia describes a 'batalla' as a Renaissance and Baroque term for a piece imitating the sounds of a battle - fanfares, cannon, shouts, etc. The organist here is Matteo Venturini on the organ in the Templo de San Antonio, Querétaro, Mexico:
Our second work is JS Bach's chorale prelude, intended to be played during the Mass, Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele, BWV 654. The organist here is Jens Korndörfer playing the 1908 Wegenstein organ in the Catholic Cathedral of Piața Unirii (Unification Square), Timisoara, Romania:
Next is a piece entitled Cloches - Bells - by Marcel Fournier. It is not thought to have been published, but we have here what is believed to be the only recording, by Carolyn Shuster-Fournier, playing the 1978 Blancafor organ, one of four organs in the Santuario de Torreciudad, the Basilica to the Virgin Mary:
The next piece is Denis Bédard's Variations on Old 100th - All people that on Earth do dwell.
The organist is Ernest Whitmore, on the organ of First Baptist Church, Siloam Springs, Arkansas:
The organist is Ernest Whitmore, on the organ of First Baptist Church, Siloam Springs, Arkansas:
Here is something beautiful that we have certainly heard before, Karg-Elert's Harmonies du Soir.
The recording comes from Moulins Cathedral, and the 1880 Joseph Merklin organ.
The organist is Thomas Wilhelm:
The recording comes from Moulins Cathedral, and the 1880 Joseph Merklin organ.
The organist is Thomas Wilhelm:
The location of this next instrument is described as the Atrium, Bread House, Tsaritsyno Palace, Moscow. The organist is Mikhail Mishchenko performing John Ireland's Villanella:
Quite a change of mood now as we turn to Charles Camilleri's Wine of Peace. Stephan Mann is playing the E Jardine-Smith organ in English Martyrs Church, Whalley Range, South Manchester:
From 1980 to 1986 the theme to BBC TV's Sunday evening Songs of Praise was Herbert Chappell's commission Toccata "Songs of Praise". The only youtube recording seems to be this by David Drinkell on the Cassavant organ in St John's Anglican Cathedral, Newfoundland. He does take a good 20 seconds to get going, so give him a chance:
Let's finish with a bonus of the more recent Songs of Praise - Toccata for Organ by Robert Prizeman.
Here is the Hungarian organist (now based in Toronto) Imre Oláh:
Here is the Hungarian organist (now based in Toronto) Imre Oláh:
We hope you have enjoyed your Concert at Home
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