Item 40 - Twentieth International Organ Festival

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JCPP/Hurford/3/40

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Twentieth International Organ Festival

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  • 8th to 17th July 1999 (Creation)

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Hurford, Peter (1919-1930) ), British organist and composer
(22 November 1930 - 3 March 2019)

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Twentieth International Organ Festival. St. Albans, 8-17 July 1999.

Programme:
Thursday July 8th: Competitions eliminations. Choral evensong.
Friday July 9th: Competitions eliminations. Choral Evensong. An evening with Cleo Laine, John Dankworth and Friends.
Saturday July 10th: Exhibition demonstration by Andrew Parnell. Critics Forum. Celebrity organ recital by Naji Hakim. Choral Evensong. Bach Corner. Concert: Requiem (Giuseppe Verdi) by St Albans Choir, Philarmonia Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Lucas.
Sunday July 11th: Parish Communion. Solemn Eucharist. Celebrity Organ Recital by Peter Planyavsky. Choral evensong. Margaret Phillips and the Brook Street Band.
Monday July 12th: Competitions semi-finals. Lunchtime concert (by the junior department of the Royal College of Music). Choral Evensong at St Peter's. Three Choirs Concert.
Tuesday July 13th: Competitions semi-finals. Lunchtime Organ Recital by Alison Baker. Evensong. Announcement of interpretation competition finalists. Poulenc Centenary Concert.
Wednesday July 14th: Exhibition demonstration by Michael Nicholas. Celebrity Organ recital by Ben van Oosten. Choral Evensong. "Pipe Dreams" - Brass, Percussion and Organ workshop showcase.
Thursday July 15th: Three Schools Organ Tour. Lunchtime concert (music for violin, cello and oboe). Choral evensong. Approaches to Improvisation, a discussion with Naji Hakim and Peter Planyavsky. Interpretation Competition Finals.Interlude.
Friday July 16th:Celebrity Organ Recital by David Briggs. Lunchtime concert by members of Pro Corda, the National School for Young Chamber Music Players. Celebrity Organ Recital by David Higgs. Member's Garden Party. Choral evensong. Cabaret.
Saturday July 17th: Demonstration by Peter Hurford. Celebrity Organ Recital by Margaret Phillips. Bach Corner. Closing Gala Concert with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Andrew Lucas (organ).

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