JAMES ORFORD organ

Please note the start time for this event is 11am and not 10.30am as previously published

James Orford is a prize-winning organist, who has recently taken up the post of Organist at St Paul’s Cathedral, London. A soloist, accompanist, continuo player, repetiteur, and teacher, before moving to St Paul’s, James was Organist and Assistant Director of Music at St Paul’s, Knightsbridge and the Acting College Organist and Head of Organ at Eton College.  Prior to that, he was the Organist in Residence at Westminster Cathedral.

Part of our part of our America250 season, James’ programme will include Horatio Parker’s Festival Prelude and an arrangement of the Largo from Dvorak’s New World Symphony.

Parker Festival Prelude
Sowande Pastourelle & Obangiji
Sowerby Rhapsody
Dvorak Largo from Symphony No. 9 ‘New World’
Vierne Symphony No. 3 in F# minor, Op. 28

Event Sponsors: Hazel & David Cliffe, John Maxwell-Jones, and Nick Waller

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