Celebrity Organ Recital: Martin Ford
Schedule
Thu Jul 04 2024 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
St Paul's Cathedral, London | London, EN
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Join us under the Dome of Christopher Wren’s masterpiece to hear the world-famous organ of St Paul’s Cathedral played by Martin Ford.Programme:
Introduction & Passacaglia in D minor Reger
Sontata No 1 Hindemith
Fantasia in A Byrd
Sonata in E flat Bairstow
Spitfire Prelude and Fugue Walton, arr Winpenny
About the Organist
Martin Ford is the Acting Sub-Organist of St Paul's Cathedral. He is also the Organist and Director of Music at Guards Chapel, Birdcage Walk where he directs the twelve-voice professional choir. His wide-ranging freelance career encompasses a variety of work as an organist, piano accompanist, choral director and teacher. Martin read Music at Oxford University, graduating with a first-class degree, before continuing his studies on the Masters programme at the Royal College of Music.
He has held organ scholarships at Southwark Cathedral and Magdalen College, Oxford, the positions of Assistant Organist at St Martin-in-the-fields and Westminster Abbey, and Acting Sub-Organist of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.
Tickets cost £12, with £8 concessions.
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Where is it happening?
St Paul's Cathedral, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
