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Re: Organ recitals in May, including... ME!

Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:27 pm
by jaybee
can I get a backstage pass?

Re: Organ recitals in May, including... ME!

Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:47 am
by fergus
Diapason wrote: Edit: thank you, Fergus, I appreciate that. You've heard me play 2 of these pieces before, but the others should be new. I'd originally programmed some Buxtehude with you in mind, but it wasn't working out for me so I've moved back to the trusty Bach!

Oh.....I will sit on the wall outside so!!!

Re: Organ recitals in May, including... ME!

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 9:56 am
by Ciaran
Diapason wrote:If you think you could stomach it at all, I'd strongly and heartily recommend Olivier Latry in the opening recital. He's one of the top of the top, and a very exciting player. One thing I'd say is that organ concerts tend to be a lot more involving than organ recordings.
Is this actually on today? It seems to be being kept a closely-guarded secret: it wasn't in "The Irish Times" listings last Friday ("The Ticket") and this thread is the only reference I can find on the internet!

Re: Organ recitals in May, including... ME!

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 10:03 am
by Diapason
Ciaran wrote:
Diapason wrote:If you think you could stomach it at all, I'd strongly and heartily recommend Olivier Latry in the opening recital. He's one of the top of the top, and a very exciting player. One thing I'd say is that organ concerts tend to be a lot more involving than organ recordings.
Is this actually on today? It seems to be being kept a closely-guarded secret: it wasn't in "The Irish Times" listings last Friday ("The Ticket") and this thread is the only reference I can find on the internet!
The publicity has been virtually non-existent from what I can tell. There's a smallish poster in front of the church, and that's about it.

Anyway, Siobhán Kilkelly is giving today's recital, and having popped in to hear a few bits and help with checking balances yesterday, it promises to be a very enjoyable recital. The music is mainly French or French-inspired and from memory the programme includes Lemmens, Elgar, Franck, Lefebure-Wely, Vierne and Alain. I'm hoping to make it myself, work permitting.

I'm up next week, and will need to do a lot of work between this and then!!!

Re: Organ recitals in May, including... ME!

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 10:14 am
by Ciaran
I'll do my best to get to you! I was about to book for a lunchtime concert in the NCH next Tuesday when I remembered! Have I missed Latry?

Re: Organ recitals in May, including... ME!

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 10:21 am
by Diapason
Ah, confusion reigns! Latry is playing in the series Jared posted about:
http://www.cirencesterorganfestival.co.uk/

We're at a slightly different end of the market in Monkstown!

Re: Organ recitals in May, including... ME!

Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 10:25 am
by Ciaran
Ah, that explains it! I couldn't believe you would have somehow enticed him to Monkstown and then given him zero publicity!

Re: Organ recitals in May, including... ME!

Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 4:15 pm
by jaybee
Nice work Si,

Particularly enjoyed the franck!

well done!

Re: Organ recitals in May, including... ME!

Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 4:22 pm
by Diapason
Thank you Jaybee, and thanks to those who came along. I really appreciate the support.

Re: Organ recitals in May, including... ME!

Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 5:10 pm
by Jared
Very pleased to hear it went well, Simon... well done.