08.04.2015
Hewson Memorial Organ Recitals 2015 at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin
St Patrick’s Cathedral Dublin has announced details of the Hewson Memorial Organ Recitals 2015.
Heather Hewson, daughter of George Hewson and Mabel Home, a well–known Dublin actress, died in 1995. In her will she left a generous legacy to fund the George Hewson Memorial Recitals, directing that they be given by organists of international repute in memory of her father. To mark the twentieth anniversary of her passing the cathedral has organised an impressive line–up of some of the finest young organists from Ireland, the UK and Europe.
This year the recitals will be relayed to audiences on a big screen. The addition of the big screen, revealing the hitherto hidden performers and showing off the Cathedral’s wonderful Father Wills organ, is an exciting innovation that will offer concertgoers an even richer experience of an already compelling line up of well known and accomplished performers.
Admission to the concerts is free and there will be a retiring collection.
The line up for this year’s recitals is as follows:
Sunday 12 April at 8.00pm
DAVID LEIGH Saint Patrick’s Cathedral
Harvey Grace · Fantasy Prelude Resurgam Olivier Messiaen · Combat de la Mort et de la Vie Ch M Widor · Symphonie Romane David Leigh · Improvisation on Easter Themes
Sunday 19 April at 8.00pm
Robert Sharpe York Minster
J S Bach · Fantasia and Fugue in G minor Edward Bairstow · Evening Song César Franck · Choral no.3 in A minor Ch M Widor · Andante Sostenuto Francis Jackson · Toccata, Choral and Fugue Piere Cochereau · Berceuse a la memoire de Vierne Louis Vierne · Carillon de Westminster
Sunday 26 April at 8.00pm
Andrew Dewar The American Cathedral in Paris
Max Reger · Phantasie und Fuge über BACH Franz Liszt · Legende S.175 No. 2 Peter Bannister · Morskie Oko Franz Liszt · Sonata in B minor S. 178
Sunday 3 May at 8.00pm
David Adams Dublin
Richard Wagner · Tristan Prelude César Franck · Choral no.2 in B minor César Franck · Pièce héroïque Robert Schumann · from 6 Studies, Op,. 56, No. 2 Miloš Sokola · Bach Dezso D’Antallfy · Sportive Fauns
Sunday 10 May at 8.00pm
Peter Barley Saint Mary’s Cathedral Limerick
Felix Mendelssohn · War March of the Priests arr Duncan/Gower Edward Elgar · Salut d’amour arr C.J. Grey César Franck · Fantaisie in A Edward Elgar · Chanson de matin arr Herbert Brewer Carl Nielson · Commotio (Op 58)
Thursday 14 May at 6.30pm
David Leigh Saint Patrick’s Cathedral
Olivier Messiaen · L’Ascension
[NB no recital on Sunday 17 May]
Sunday 24 May at 8.00pm
David Leigh Saint Patrick’s Cathedral
Nicholas De Grigny · Hymnus Veni Creator Olivier Messiaen · Messe de la Pentecôte Maurice Duruflé · Prélude, Adagio et Choral Varié sur le Veni creator David Leigh · Improvisation on Whitsun Themes