Recital on the 1929 Eule Organ: Robert Smith (York Oratory) at St Nicolai-Kirche, Döbeln on Wednesday 3rd August 2016

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Recital on the 1929 Eule Organ

Robert Smith (York Oratory)

Add to my Calendar 03-08-2016 19:30 03-08-2016 21:30 36 Recital on the 1929 Eule Organ Robert Smith is currently the Assistant Organist of St. Wilfrid's Church (York Oratory in Formation). In 2014/2015 he served as the Assistant Organist at St. Paul's Bloor Street, the largest Anglican church in Toronto, where he regularly accompanied the church choir. Previously the organ scholar of Somerville College, Oxford, he accompanied and occasionally directed the choir of that college for their regular services and concerts. He began musical life aged 5 on the piano, then took up the organ aged 13 and received lessons from Henry Fairs at the Birmingham Conservatoire for five years. During this time he played regularly for his parish church in Bournville, and took part in masterclasses at Lincoln's Inn and St. Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham. Upon reaching Oxford Robert was taught by Stephen Farr and achieved his ARCO diploma, for which he also won the Sowerbutts Prize and Durrant Prize. He has had the pleasure of participating in numerous choir concerts and tours, notably at Blackburn Cathedral, Lancaster Priory, Birmingham Cathedral, Ampleforth Abbey, Coventry Cathedral and three times at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. Robert regularly performs recitals as well as participating in masterclasses led by David Goode, Guy Bovet, Thomas Trotter and William Whitehead. He has been a finalist in the Northern Ireland International Organ Competition three times. Recently, he collaborated with conductor Nicholas Cleobury for a concert recorded by the BBC. Summer 2014 saw Robert take part in a choir tour of America, where he accompanied a service at Washington National Cathedral and performed a solo recital at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston. This was followed by an extensive recital tour of Germany, playing a famous Silbermann organ in Freiberg as well as romantic instruments in Berlin and Weimar. His first commercial solo CD was released by the German record label JUBAL in April 2015. Website St Nicolai-Kirche, Döbeln DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Nicolai-Kirche
Lutherplatz
Döbeln
Saxony
04720
Germany

Wednesday 3rd August 2016
7:30 PM

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548
Ralph Vaughan Williams – 3 Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes
Herbert Howells – Six Pieces for Organ: Preludio - Sine nomine
Herbert Howells – Six Pieces for Organ: Master Tallis's Testament
Herbert Howells – Six Pieces for Organ: Paean
Bertie Baigent – Proud rock/bright sky (World Premiere)
Maurice Duruflé – Fugue sur le thème du Carillon des Heures de la cathédrale de Soissons
Frank Martin – Agnus Dei
Max Reger – Variations and Fugue on 'God Save the King'
Edward Elgar – Enigma Variations, Op.36: Nimrod
Noel Rawsthorne – Hornpipe Humoresque

Performers

Robert Smith – organ

Programme Note

Robert Smith is currently the Assistant Organist of St. Wilfrid's Church (York Oratory in Formation). In 2014/2015 he served as the Assistant Organist at St. Paul's Bloor Street, the largest Anglican church in Toronto, where he regularly accompanied the church choir. Previously the organ scholar of Somerville College, Oxford, he accompanied and occasionally directed the choir of that college for their regular services and concerts.

He began musical life aged 5 on the piano, then took up the organ aged 13 and received lessons from Henry Fairs at the Birmingham Conservatoire for five years. During this time he played regularly for his parish church in Bournville, and took part in masterclasses at Lincoln's Inn and St. Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham. Upon reaching Oxford Robert was taught by Stephen Farr and achieved his ARCO diploma, for which he also won the Sowerbutts Prize and Durrant Prize.

He has had the pleasure of participating in numerous choir concerts and tours, notably at Blackburn Cathedral, Lancaster Priory, Birmingham Cathedral, Ampleforth Abbey, Coventry Cathedral and three times at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.

Robert regularly performs recitals as well as participating in masterclasses led by David Goode, Guy Bovet, Thomas Trotter and William Whitehead. He has been a finalist in the Northern Ireland International Organ Competition three times. Recently, he collaborated with conductor Nicholas Cleobury for a concert recorded by the BBC.

Summer 2014 saw Robert take part in a choir tour of America, where he accompanied a service at Washington National Cathedral and performed a solo recital at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston. This was followed by an extensive recital tour of Germany, playing a famous Silbermann organ in Freiberg as well as romantic instruments in Berlin and Weimar. His first commercial solo CD was released by the German record label JUBAL in April 2015.

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