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Performance TitleOrgan in Sanity and Madness
Performance Date24 September 1966
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersSimon Preston,
Francis Jackson,
Ralph Downes,
Felix Aprahamian,
Martin Neary,
John Dykes Bower,
John Birch,
Gillian Weir,
Allan Wicks,
James Blades - organ
Orchestra or BandJacques Orchestra
ChoirsChoral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge
ConductorsDavid Willcocks
Set List'The Loyal Air', Thomas Arne,
'Etude Symphonique', Enrico Bossi (Simon Preston, Francis Jackson),
'The Winchester Organ' (Ralph Downes, Felix Aprahamian),
'Concerto I in C', Antonio Soler (Francis Jackson, Martin Neary),
'Fugue in D' (BWV 532.5), J S Bach,
'Duet for Organ', Samuel Wesley (John Dykes Bower, John Birch),
'Les Heures Bourguignonnes', Georges Jacob (Gillian Weir),
'The Lost Chord', Sir Arthur Sullivan, arr. Glyn Bragg (Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge),
'L'Orgue Concrete', Alan Ridout (Allan Wicks, James Blades),
'Miniconcerto for 485 Penny-Whistles, Organ and Percussion', John McCabe (Gillian Weir, James Blades, Sir Jack Westrup, David Willcocks),
'Organ Concerto in B Flat, Op.4, No.6' (The Harp), Handel (Martin Neary, Jacques Orchestra),
'Arrival of The Queen of...Shhhh!', Handel,
'The Storm', Nicholas Jacques Lemmens (Allan Wicks),
'That Toccata', Widor (Francis Jackson),
'Humpty Dumpty and His False Relations', Gordon Jacob
Performance NotesThe event was recorded by BBC Sound.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1966/135)
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Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1966/135Organ in Sanity and Madness24 September 1966
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Owlokiediem_MeadOrgan in Sanity and Madness1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/150Weir; Dame; Gillian (1941-); DBE; New Zealand organist
DS/UK/2937Birch; John (9 July 1929-28 April 2012); British organist and choral director
DS/UK/5616Preston; Simon (1938-2022); CBE; English organist, conductor, composer
DS/UK/10004Jackson CBE; Francis Alan (1917-2022); British organist, composer
DS/UK/6473Downes; Ralph William (1904-1993); Professor; English organist, organ designer, music director, academic
DS/UK/14307Neary; Martin (1940-); English organist
DS/UK/3649Dykes Bower; Sir; John (1905-1981); CVO; British cathedral organist
DS/UK/10894Wicks; Allan (1923-2010); English organist
DS/UK/2709Jacques Orchestra; 1936-; British orchestra
DS/UK/3535Choir of King's College, Cambridge; 1606-; English choir
DS/UK/16215Aprahamian; Felix (5 June 1914-15 January 2005); English music critic, writer and promoter
DS/UK/10194Blades; Jimmy (9 September 1901-19 May 1999); OBE; English percussionist
DS/UK/5468Willcocks; Sir; David (30 December 1919-17 September 2015); CBE MC; British conductor, organist and composer
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