Join us under the Dome of Christopher Wren's masterpiece to hear the world-famous organ of St Paul's Cathedral in the hands of some of the world's finest players.
Echoes and innovations
Described as being “fearless and extraordinary” (Amarillo-Globe News) and having "bracing virtuosity" (Chicago Classical Rreview), Dr Isabelle Demers is in high demand the world over as a concert organist and teacher and has won numerous awards for her playing and her recordings. She is now the Associate Professor of Organ at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Full details of her programme can be found below.
Tickets cost £12, with £8 concessions.
Programme:
1. Ernest MacMillan (1893-1973) – Cortège Académique
2. Charles Tournemire (1870-1939) – L’Orgue Mystique #35, “In Assumptione B.M.V.”
- Communion
- Paraphrase-Carillon
3. George Baker (b. 1951) – Étoile dans le noir (UK premiere)
4. Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) – Trois Improvisations
- Prélude
- Petit Canon
- Improvisation
5. Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951) – Church Bells beyond the Stars
6. Healey Willan (1880-1968) – Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue in E-flat minor B.