MUSIC
ORGAN RECITAL WITH BEN BLOOR
Ben Bloor (Organist at Brompton Oratory and Westminster School, performing frequently at Westminster Abbey) presents a programme of organ greats and light-hearted gems - this is.a concert for all ages, demonstrating just why this Alton instrument is one of the greats.
DATE: 09/07/24
TIME: Doors 7.30pm
VENUE: St Lawrence Church
Repertoire
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J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in D major (BWV 532)
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Johann Krebs - Fantasia sopra 'Freu dich sehr, O meine Seele
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Robert Cundick - Divertimento
i) Allegro non troppo
ii) Moderato
iii) Allegro molto
iv) Allegretto
v) Allegro
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Giovanni Morandi - Rondo con imitazione de' Campanelli
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Edward Bairstow - Evening Song
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C.V. Stanford - Fantasia and Toccata in D minor
Ben is an accomplished organist, having held organ scholarships at Derby Cathedral, St George’s Chapel Windsor Castle, New College Oxford and Westminster Cathedral, and was the Assistant Sub-Organist at Rochester Cathedral. He was the winner of the 2012 Northern Ireland International Organ Competition, and a semi-finalist in the inaugural Wadden Sea International Organ Competition held in Denmark in January 2017. He was awarded second prize in the Boston Bach International Organ Competition 2018 and also the Canadian International Organ Competition in 2021, as well as the Douglas May Award in the 2023 St Albans International Organ Competition.