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| Organ Recitals at Royal Holloway during 2008 |
| 2008 marks the centenary of the birth of the organist and composer Olivier Messiaen. The same year is also 30 years on from the installation of the current College Chapel Organ. To honour these occasions the complete works of Messiaen will be performed in a series of recitals throughout the year, culminating in a celebrity recital on Messiaen's actual birth date, Tuesday 10th December 2008, given by Dame Gillian Weir. Dame Gillian gave the opening recital on the Harrison organ on 24 October 1978. |
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| All organ recitals begin at 7.30pm and are in The Chapel. Please click on the recitalist's name for the recital programme and biography. Information will be added as it is received from the performer. |
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| Date |
Programme |
Performer |
| Sun. 20th Jan 2008 |
La Nativité |
Samuel Rathbone
(London) |
| Sun. 3rd Feb 2008 |
Les Corps Glorieux |
David Bednall
(Bristol Cathedral) |
| Sun. 4th May 2008 |
L'Ascension |
Timothy Byram-Wigfield
(St. George's, Windsor) |
| Sun. 11th May 2008 |
Messe de la Pentecôte |
Greg Morris
(The Temple Church, London) |
| Sun. 18th May 2008 |
Méditations sur la mystère de la Trinité |
David Bednall
(Bristol Cathedral) |
| Sun. 25th May 2008 |
Livre du Sainte Sacrement |
Anne Page
(Cambridge) |
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| Please click here for details of Royal Holloway's 3-manual Harrison & Harrison organ. |
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