Friday 18 September
Cathedral Music (mostly)
The Choir and Organists of St Philip's Cathedral present music by Bairstow, Burgon, Dvořák, Haydn, Huxley, Josquin, Mendelssohn, Moore, Mozart, Schütz and S S Wesley.
St Chad's Cathedral, 7.45pm
Saturday 19 September
RCO Organ Forum
Musica poetica: a celebration of the music of Nicolaus Bruhns in the 350th anniversary year of his birth
with Henry Fairs, Lorenzo Ghielmi, Nicholas Wearne and Thomas Wilkinson
9.45am Registration: tea & coffee available
10.15am Welcome & Introduction
10.45am Transmission of the Stylus Phantasticus from Frescobaldi northwards
12.15pm North German choral music before Bach (illustrated lecture)
1.00pm Lunch (included in the admission price)
1.45pm Stylus Phantasticus in the two E minor preludia by Bruhns
3.00pm Tea interval
3.20pm The influence of Bruhns and North Germany on the young Bach
4.15pm Recital of music by J S Bach and Bruhns
5.00pm End
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham
Recital by Daniel Bishop (Liverpool Cathedral)
Attend the 25th anniversary recital on the organ of Broadway United Reformed Church, Gillity Avenue, Walsall at 7.45pm
Sunday 20 September
Choral Solemn Mass sung by the Choir of St Chad's Cathedral directed by David Saint, preceded by 15 minutes of organ music played by Nigel Morris.
St Chad's Cathedral, 11.00am
Richard Hills in concert
Virtuoso classical and theatre organist Richard Hills presents a programme of light organ music including works by Coates, Gershwin and Sullivan, on the Compton Theatre Organ at the Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden, complete with console rising up out of the floor!
3.30pm (preceded by tea included in ticket price from 3.00pm)
Please note there is ample car parking at Fentham Hall and easyaccess by rail to Hampton-in Arden station (10-15 minutes walk)