Haslingfield Parish Church, Cambridgeshire
October 7th, 10am-12pm
Class with Anne Page on English organ music of the Georgian and Regency
periods, open to
both players and listeners.
The organ in Haslingfield church was originally built by J.C. Bishop in 1846
for Holy Trinity Paddington, rebuilt in 2001 by Peter Bumstead. It retains
its original compass of GG below the usual bottom C. This gives a rare
opportunity to study music written for this 'long compass' from the 18th to
mid-19th century by composers such as Adams, the Wesleys, William Russell,
Hook, Battishill etc. Recommended editions are those which retain the
original notation rather than those which transfer the long compass notes to
the pedals.
Details of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register at:
www.bios.org.uk/npor.html
Search by index number C00877 under the NPOR tab.
This class is intended to link in with the free event in Thaxted Parish
Church at 2pm on the same day which is part of the Historic Organ Sound
Archive project under the auspices of the British Institute of Organ
Studies. The combined expertise of Gillian Ward Russell, David Frostick and
Nicholas Thistlethwaite will throw light on this important but neglected
instrument and give a rare opportunity to hear it played. The organ dates
from 1821, built by H.C. Lincoln for St John's Bedford Row in London. It
survives largely unaltered, with Great and Choir compass to FF, Swell to
tenor e and Pedal FF-c.
'No survivor from this period is more important' Nicholas Thistlethwaite,
The Making of the Victorian Organ p.7
Details and a recording can be found on the NPOR:
www.bios.org.uk/npor.html
Search by index number N18436 under the NPOR tab.
Cost: £10 for the morning class, afternoon event is free.
Applications to
CAMBRIDGE ACADEMY OF ORGAN STUDIES
140 OXFORD ROAD
CAMBRIDGE CB4 3PL
email: andrewpj@waitrose.com
Transport to Thaxted is not provided but please indicate with your
application whether you can offer a place in a car, or require a place.
