Neil Hannon's Guide to the Organ

22 Mar 2014, Southbank Centre, London

Neil Hannon's Guide to the Organ

Sat 22 Mar 2014 Royal Festival Hall

Hear the premiere of Neil Hannon's new work for the Royal Festival Hall organ.

Programme

- - Louis Vierne
  - Pi猫ces de fantaisie, Suite No. 3, Op 54
- - John David Edwards
  - Rhosymedre
- - Ralph Vaughan Williams
  - 3 Preludes on Welsh hymn tunes for organ
- - Thomas Tallis
  - Why fum'th in fight?
- - Ralph Vaughan Williams
  - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
- - Neil Hannon
  - To Our Fathers in Distress

Performers

大象传媒 Concert Orchestra
strings only
strings only
Tom Bell
organ
organ
Rebecca Miller
conductor
conductor

Composers

Concert Information

Hear the premiere of Neil Hannon's new work for the Royal Festival Hall organ.

The Divine Comedy frontman Neil Hannon reconnects with the sound of the organ, a sonic backdrop to his childhood as the son of a Church of Ireland bishop.

In this specially commissioned work, Neil has created a series of vivid musical scenes for organ and choir which evoke the constriction, the mystery and magic, the boredom, and the hard-won freedoms of a childhood Sunday.

Renowned organist Tom Bell performs the evocative playlist, alongside a specially formed choir for Neil Hannon's new work To Our Fathers In Distress.

Produced by Southbank Centre.