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Festival 2009

The 25th International Organ Festival at St Albans will take place from 9th to 18th July 2009.

 


 

 

 

 

 

Interpretation.

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Preliminary Recorded Round ( recording to be received by 14 March 2009)

J.S.BACH

Fantasia in c minor BWV 562

MARCEL DUPRÉ

Allegro deciso (Evocation), Op.37

The jury for this round will be Peter Hurford, David Titterington and Thomas Trotter.


Quarter-Final Round (9th, 10th and 11th July 2009)
on the Collins organ at St Saviour's Church, St Albans

GEORG MUFFAT

Toccata Quinta (Doblinger edition)


SWEELINCK

Engelsche Fortuyn


DU MAGE

Livre d’orgue
Plein jeu – Tierce en taille – Duo – Grand Jeu

on the Harrison and Harrison organ at St Albans Cathedral

JOHN CASKEN

Commissioned work *


MAX REGER

Praeludium in d minor, Op.65 no.7


JOSEPH-ERMEND BONNAL

Cloches dans le Ciel (Paysages Euskariens)


* A copy of the commissioned work by John Casken will be sent to Quarter-Finalists in April 2009.

See also Conditions of Entry (download pdf of Competitions Brochure here).


Semi-Final Rounds (13th and 14th July 2009)
on the Collins organ at St Saviour's Church, St Albans

G.BOHM

Praeludium in C


J.S.BACH

Trio Sonata no.4 in e minor BWV 528


KERLL

Passacaglia (Universal)


on the Mander organ at St Peter's Church, St Albans

ALFRED HOLLINS

Concert Overture in c minor (Novello)


PETR EBEN

Landscapes of Patmos Mvts 1, 4 & 5 (UMP)
for organ and percussion



Final Round (17th July 2009)
on the Harrison & Harrison organ at St Albans Cathedral

J.S.BACH

Either: Fantasia in G (Pièce d’orgue) BWV 572
Or: Prelude & Fugue in a minor BWV 543

And: OWN CHOICE
a work or works composed between 1850 and 1970

And: OWN CHOICE
a work or works composed after 1970

The entire programme (including Bach) must not exceed 35 minutes duration and must not include any work played in an earlier round of the competition.


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