Key to great music on display at organ festival
The Organist Entertains returns to Ayr in April for the ninth season, by popular demand.
Last year, there were 1,620 listeners to 35 concerts. As in 2016, the season will start at St Columba Parish Church, Midton Road. Calum Robertson, deputy organist at Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh, will play at noon on Monday, 3 April.
John Turner, veteran freelance organist from Glasgow, is to play on 10 April. On Easter Monday 17 April, the notoriously versatile international musician, Gordon Cree will reveal some unique sounds from the Allen Computer organ in Holy Trinity Church, Fullarton Street. And on 24 April, Chris Nickol, organist at New Kilpatrick Parish Church, Bearsden, will play at St Columba Parish Church.
All concerts take place at noon and admission is only £ 3, as last year. The concerts are arranged by Fort, Seafield and Wallacetoun Community Council to showcase the superb Lewis pipe organ in Ayr Town Hall and the organisers plan to be back there from 1 May.
FORT, SEAFIELD AND WALLACETOUN COMMUNITY COUNCIL presents The Organist Entertains – Ninth Year Admission £ 3 at the door Supported by: Ayrshire Housing; Localities Health and Wellbeing Small Grants Fund; SAC; www. organrecitals. com APRIL Mondays at noon in St Columba Parish Church, Midton Road or HTC SEC
3 April Calum Robertson, Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh St Columba PC
10 April John Turner, Freelance Organist, Glasgow St Columba PC
17 April Gordon Cree, International Organist, Darvel Holy Trinity SEC
24 April Chris Nickol, New Kilpatrick Parish Church, Bearsden St Columba PC
MAY to NOVEMBER Mondays at 12 noon in Ayr Town Hall with the Lewis Organ
1 May Gordon Frier, Freelance Organist, Glasgow
8 May David Hamilton, St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Hamilton; Strathclyde University Organist 15 May Simon Nieminski, St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh; The Robin Chapel, Edinburgh 22 May Iain McGlinchey, Freelance Organist, Helensburgh
29 May Sam Austin, Director of Music, St Paul’s Church, Mill Hill JUNE 5 June Nancy Crook, St Leonard’s Church, Dunfermline
12 June Archie Thom, Former Director of Music, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Ayr
19 June Tiffany Vong, Glasgow University
26 June Timothy Easter, Freelance Organist, Harpenden JULY 3 July Hans U Hielscher, Wiesbaden Marktkirche Lutheran Cathedral, Germany
10 July Sam Bristow, Organ Scholar, Coventry Cathedral
16 July Alessandro Bianchi plays in St Columba PC ( Retiring Collection)
17 July Alessandro Bianchi, St Edward’s Anglican Church, Lugano, Italy
24 July Dr Susan Carol Woodson, St Nicholas Church, Brussels, Belgium
31 July Bill Hutcheson, Clark Memorial Church, Largs AUGUST 7 Aug Chris Nickol, New Kilpatrick Parish Church, Bearsden
214 Aug Frikki Walker, St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow
21 Aug Paul Ayres, Freelance Musician, London
28 Aug Stuart Paton, Freelance Organist, Coylton SEPTEMBER 4 Sept Peter Christie, All Saints Episcopal Church, Bearsden
Thurs 7 Sept Gordon Cree accompanies the silent movie called Silent Movie, 7.00 for 7.30pm, £ 5.00. 11 Sept Matthew Hynes, Ayr St Columba Parish Church; Royal Burgh of Ayr Organist
18 Sept Marion Lees McPherson, Stockbridge Parish Church, Edinburgh
25 Sept Calum Robertson, Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh OCTOBER 2 Oct Bill Hutcheson, Clark Memorial Church, Largs
9 Oct Simon Nieminski, St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh; The Robin Chapel, Edinburgh 16 Oct Malcolm Sim, Organist, Glasgow Cathedral
23 Oct Alan Kitchen, Wellington Church, Glasgow
30 Oct Dr John Kitchen MBE, Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh;
Edinburgh University Organist; Edinburgh City Organist NOVEMBER 6 Nov Gordon Cree, International Organist, Darvel
13 Nov John Turner, Freelance Organist, Glasgow
20 Nov Morley Whitehead, Morningside Parish Church, Edinburgh
27 Nov Iain McGlinchey, Freelance Organist, Helensburgh