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Organ Recital at Halifax Minster
Event description
1pn – 2pm
Our concerts have free admission with a retiring collection towards the maintenance of our two historic organs.
Buffet lunches are available before each recital from 12.15pm for £6.
Programme
“A programme of English and French organ music to commemorate the ‘Entente Cordial’ (1904)
Prelude in C – Edward Bairstow
Meditation (Symphony no.1) – Charles-Marie Widor
Toccata in D minor – Gaston Belier
Two pieces from Op 105 – Charles Villiers Stanford (d.1924)
“On a theme of Orlando Gibbons – Song 34”
Postlude in D minor
Chanson de Nuit – Edward Elgar
Carillon de Westminster (from “Pieces de Fantaisie”) – Louis Vierne
Scherzo in E – Eugene Gigout
Noel – Henri Mulet
Festival Toccata – Percy Fletcher
David H Barker was organist at Whixley Church near Knaresborough from 1967-9; Assistant Organist and Choirmaster at Halifax Parish Church from 1969-76; Organist & Choirmaster at Holy Trinity, Huddersfield 1976-8; and Organist & Choirmaster at St Paul’s, King Cross, Halifax from 1979. David has continued to play regularly at the Minster and his association with the Minster’s music making is highly appreciated!
Accessibility Information:
- Halifax Minster has a toilet with disabled access.
- There is wheelchair access to the majority of the building.
Event details
- This event is at Halifax Minster
- Tickets are free
- This event runs from 30 May 2024 - 30 May 2024.
- halifaxminster.org.uk/
