Festival 2009
The 25th International Organ Festival at St Albans will take place from 9th to 18th July 2009.
Improvisation.
Preliminary Recorded Round
(Recording to be received by 14th March
2009)
J.S.BACH
Concerto in d minor BWV 596 (after Vivaldi)
1st movement only
Two contrasting improvisations:
(i) A Ciacona (maximum 5 minutes)
(ii) In free-form on the following original theme (maximum 6 minutes)
The entire theme may be used or selected phrases from it.
The two improvisations should form contrasting movements in order to allow the jury to hear a range of the candidate’s abilities
The themes must be played through once before the improvisations begin.
The jury for this round will be Peter Hurford, Lionel Rogg, David Titterington and Thomas Trotter.
Quarter-Final Rounds (9th and 10th July 2009)
on the Harrison & Harrison organ at St Albans Cathedral
CHARLES TOURNEMIRE
Deuxième Fresque Symphonique sacreé, Op.76
VARIATIONS ON A GREGORIAN THEME
(free style) (maximum 10 minutes)
The themes will be handed to competitors 30 minutes before their allotted performance time.
Candidates will have the use of a piano or keyboard during this period.
Semi-Final Round (13th and 14th July 2009)
on the Collins organ at St Saviour's Church, St Albans
J.S.BACH
Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr BWV 662
AN IMPROVISED CHORALE PARTITA
harmonised theme and five variations
(maximum 12 minutes)
The themes will be handed to competitors 30 minutes before their allotted performance time.
Candidates will have the use of a piano or keyboard during this period.
On the Mander organ at St Peter’s Church, St Albans
MENDELSSOHN
Prelude & Fugue in c minor, Op.37 no.1
THREE CONTRASTING MOVEMENTS BASED ON LITERARY TEXTS
with improvised percussion - same instrumentation as
Eben’s Landscapes of Patmos
(maximum 12 minutes)
The texts will be supplied at the time of Registration in St Albans and candidates will have an opportunity to rehearse with the percussionist.
Final (17th July 2009)
on the Harrison & Harrison organ at St Albans Cathedral
THREE MOVEMENTS
(first movement in Sonata form) in symphonic style on
given themes (maximum 20 minutes)
The themes will be handed to competitors 40 minutes before their allotted performance time.
Candidates will have the use of a piano or keyboard during this period.
Scores
All scores are available from Academy Chimes Music Shop, at Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT UK. Orders may be sent to: academy.chimes@ram.ac.uk
