An evening with international organist Travis Baker at St Francis of Assisi Church, London on Saturday 8th October 2022

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An evening with international organist Travis Baker

Add to my Calendar 08-10-2022 19:45 08-10-2022 21:45 36 An evening with international organist Travis Baker A native of Melbourne, Australia, Travis Baker is considered to be one of the finest organists of his homeland. Travis is now based in England studying with world-renowned concert Organist, Dame Gillian Weir. In 2021, he was offered, and accepted a place on the Masters Degree programme, Instrumental Performance, at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire,   His recital career regularly takes him throughout the U.K., Continental Europe, Scandinavia and America. His growing reputation has led to invitations to give the Annual Opening Concert for the Organ Club of Great Britain and to première David Loxley-Blount’s Knotweed, commissioned by the Eric Thompson Trust.   Travis was recently appointed organ teacher at Battle Abbey School. He is responsible for teaching several young organists, and is developing an ‘organ school’ with a reputation for excellence in organ performance. In partnership with Battle Abbey School, the neighbouring church of St Mary’s, and Chichester Cathedral, Travis has established a scholarship programme to help support these young organists; he is constantly working to encourage young minds to take an interest in learning the organ.    As a Certified Master Teacher for Estill Voice Teaching Systems, Travis has worked with Estill Voice Systems in London, Australia, New Zealand and Northern Ireland. With Paul Farrington, Travis was responsible for coaching the cast of the feature film, Quartet, starring Maggie Smith, and subsequently worked on the feature film of Stephen Hawking’s life, The Theory of Everything.  Travis also works with the boy choristers of Westminster Abbey and collaborates with the Education Department of Glyndebourne working regularly with world-renowned voice coach, Mary King St Francis of Assisi Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Francis of Assisi Church
Ravenswood Ave
West Wickham
London
BR4 0PW
England

Saturday 8th October 2022
7:45 PM

Programme

Nicolaus Bruhns – Praeludium no.II in E minor 'Great'
Johann Sebastian Bach – Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWVs 709, 726
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544
~ Interval ~
Edward Elgar – Nimrod (arr. W. Harris)
Edward Cuthbert Bairstow – Evening Song
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Rhosymedre
Edward Elgar – Organ Sonata in G major, Op.28: Allegro Maestoso

Performers

Baker Travis – organ

Programme Note

A native of Melbourne, Australia, Travis Baker is considered to be one of the finest organists of his homeland.

Travis is now based in England studying with world-renowned concert Organist, Dame Gillian Weir. In 2021, he was offered, and accepted a place on the Masters Degree programme, Instrumental Performance, at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire,

His recital career regularly takes him throughout the U.K., Continental Europe, Scandinavia and America. His growing reputation has led to invitations to give the Annual Opening Concert for the Organ Club of Great Britain and to première David Loxley-Blount’s Knotweed, commissioned by the Eric Thompson Trust.

Travis was recently appointed organ teacher at Battle Abbey School. He is responsible for teaching several young organists, and is developing an ‘organ school’ with a reputation for excellence in organ performance. In partnership with Battle Abbey School, the neighbouring church of St Mary’s, and Chichester Cathedral, Travis has established a scholarship programme to help support these young organists; he is constantly working to encourage young minds to take an interest in learning the organ.

As a Certified Master Teacher for Estill Voice Teaching Systems, Travis has worked with Estill Voice Systems in London, Australia, New Zealand and Northern Ireland. With Paul Farrington, Travis was responsible for coaching the cast of the feature film, Quartet, starring Maggie Smith, and subsequently worked on the feature film of Stephen Hawking’s life, The Theory of Everything.

Travis also works with the boy choristers of Westminster Abbey and collaborates with the Education Department of Glyndebourne working regularly with world-renowned voice coach, Mary King

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