A Celebration of Arts and Music

Thursday 12 May 2011 - Sunday 22 May 2011

 

ORGAN RECITAL AT COOKHAM DEAN CHURCH - 17 May 2011

with thanks to Jim Peck

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Paul Hale’s organ recital at St. John’s Church in Cookham Dean was virtually a sellout and with good reason.  Paul is Cathedral Organist at Southwell Minster and already well-known at St John's through previous recitals.  We were treated to a splendid variety of pieces from both well and lesser known composers - and from the17th to the 21st century - which demonstrated the remarkable flexibility and unique breadth of the organ as well as the artist’s talents.
 
For those who revere Mendelssohn’s church music, his Sonata No.2 was a highlight. And the encore, played from a keyboard linked to to the main Nave organ, was a lovely finishing touch.

 

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