RCO Study Day and Organ Recital

Name: RCO Study Day and Organ Recital
Start: 2024-09-21T14:00:00+01:00
Location: Royal Hospital School, IP9 2RX Ipswich, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sat Sep 21 2024 at 02:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Royal Hospital School, IP9 2RX Ipswich, United Kingdom | Ipswich, EN

Hymns & Psalms: accompaniment, improvisation and innovation
Join Nicholas Danks (Director of Music at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge) for an afternoon exploring the art of hymn and psalm accompaniment:
2pm - Workshop 1: Masterclass on hymn and psalm accompaniment
A comprehensive masterclass on the accompaniment of hymns and psalms, including consideration of appropriate tempi, metre, introductions, registration according to type of organ, dimensions and acoustic of building and size of congregation.
3pm - Workshop 2: Adding value to hymns
A workshop on pre- and post- improvisations on hymn tunes and innovative ways to reharmonise last verses and add stunning climaxes to festal hymn playing.
4pm - Refreshments
4.30pm - Recital by Nicholas Danks
C S Lang’s Prelude & Fugue in G Minor (Op. 84)
Stanford’s Sonata No. 2 ‘Eroica’ in G Minor (Op. 151)