King's College Organ - back up and running.

[underthecountertenor]

I can't see that this has been mentioned so far, so....
Radio 3 is broadcasting a live concert from King's this Wednesday evening (9th November), featuring both the organ (Poulenc Organ Concerto plus Bach and Karg-Elert played by Thomas Trotter) and the choir (Duruflé Requiem, and they also feature in the Karg-Elert). R3 is billing it as the first concert since the organ's restoration, which can't be right unless they're differentiating between a concert and a recital (see above). Still, here's the link.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b081tkm5

[Keraulophone]

Thanks for this utct, though certain readers may bristle at R3's description: 'Thomas Trotter puts the newly restored instrument through its paces'.

[ardcarp]

indeed, or perhaps

Here's the programme anyway:

Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV542
Duruflé: Requiem, Op 9

Interval - Including music and an interview about the organ restoration.

Karg-Elert: Fuge, Kanzone und Epilog, Op.85 No.3
Poulenc: Organ Concerto

Thomas Trotter (organ)
Thomas Gould (violin)
Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano)
Britten Sinfonia
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury (conductor).


Presumably the men of the choir will sing the baritone 'solo' part in the Durufle...quite effective IMHO. I can't quite understand why the solo violinist appears? Are they going to do Karg Elert's piece for organ and violin (is it called Sanctus and Chorale) ? Whatever, Mr Trotter is going to have a busy evening!

[subcontrabass]

I can't quite understand why the solo violinist appears? Are they going to do Karg Elert's piece for organ and violin (is it called Sanctus and Chorale) ?

The score of the Karg-Elert specifies solo violin and four solo female voices: http://imslp.org/wiki/3_Sinfonische_...lert,_Sigfrid)

[ardcarp]

Yes, sorry. This was explained on today's 'In Tune' where Thomas Trotter was a guest. Also good to hear Leighton's Let all the World with Kings/Trotter/Ledger.

[Petrushka]

I attended Evensong at King's last night and very much enjoyed it (though Psalm 109 does go on a bit doesn't it?) and can report that the organ sounds superb. I've not been to a service there before but Organ Scholar, Richard Gowers, played Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 546 as the closing voluntary and it sounded awesome in that acoustic, real goosebump stuff.