Festival 2009
The 25th International Organ Festival at St Albans will take place from 9th to 18th July 2009.
Festival 2009
The 25th International Organ Festival at St Albans will take place from 9th to 18th July 2009.
About the Competitions.
The International Organ Festival Society gratefully acknowledges the financial support it receives from St Albans City & District Council, John Stocker Holdings Limited and Williams Church Music Trust.
| Patrons: |
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| Sir Andrew Davis CBE | |
| John Stocker | |
| The Right Worshipful the Mayor of the City & District of St Albans | |
| Chairman: Lesley King | |
| Artistic Director: David Titterington | |
| Concerts and Events Organiser : Ken Chaproniere | |
| Competitions Secretary: Colin Hamling |
Interpretation Competition
First Prize - £6000
(Sponsored by the Williams Church Music Trust)
plus recital engagements at venues which will include: St Albans Cathedral; St Bavo, Haarlem; Chartres Cathedral; St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh; Symphony Hall, Birmingham and Worms Cathedral, Germany.
Plus representation by Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists in the USA for one season and a solo recording to be made by Priory Records in their Great European Organs series.
Second Prize - £2,500
plus recital engagements at venues which will include: King's College, Cambridge; Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; St Marylebone Parish Church, London and St John's Smith Square, London.
Audience Prize - £500
plus recital engagements.
This Prize will be awarded to the competitor who, at the Interpretation Final Round, in the opinion of the audience, gives the most enjoyable performance.
Douglas May Award
Prize - £800
Awarded to a competitor who is not a recipient of any other prize, for the best performance of any competition piece in the quarter-final or semi-final rounds on the Festival Society's Collins organ at St Saviour's Church.
Douglas May, who died in 1991, was a notable church musician in northwest London. His legacy is a trust which has given a substantial sum to the International Organ Festival at St Albans to establish this award.
Langlais Prize
Prize - €1000
This prize will be awarded for the best performance in the quarter-final round of 'la cinquième trompette'.
Improvisation Competition
Prize - £4,000
plus recital engagements at venues which will include: St Albans Cathedral and Ste Clôtilde, Paris.
NB Recital engagements may be subject to change.
