Organ Recitals at Bedford Church, Leigh, Lancashire.

 

 

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2008 Season

Recital History

 

27^th April 1921 - Edward Bairstow - York Minister

19^th October 1921 - M. Marcel Dupre - Cathedrale Notre Dame Paris

20^th January 1923 - Joseph Hull - Christ Church Pennington

20^th January 1924 - Dr. A W Wilson - Manchester Cathedral

1995 Season

Holy Tuesday Concert - St. Stephen Astley Choir, Bach Organ Works by Peter Kwater

5th October - John Dawson - The White Church Lytham

12th October - Tudor Jones - St Davids R.C. Tywyn

19th October - Peter Kwater - St. Bartholomew R C Rainhill

2nd November - Francis Jackson - Organist Emeritus York Minster

1996 Season

Holy Tuesday Concert - St. Stephen Astley Choir, Bach Organ works by Eric T Morris

1^st October - Keith Worsman - Lancaster Priory

15^th October - Jeremy Suter - Carlisle Cathedral

22^nd October - Philip Tordoff - Halifax Parish Church

29^th October - Neil Holland - Leigh Parish Church

1997 Season

Holy Tuesday Recital - David Yates - Organist Horwich Parish Church

Main Series cancelled due to repairs to Choir and Pedal

1998 Season

Holy Tuesday Recital - Anthony J Bogdan - Bedford Church

2^nd October - Ian Tracy - Liverpool Cathedral

13^th October - Simon Lindley - Leeds Parish Church

20^th October - Christopher Stokes - Manchester Cathedral

3^rd November - Michael Clare - Batley Central Methodists

1999 Season

Holy Tuesday Recital - Michael Wynne - Winwick Parish Church

28^th September - Paul Carr - Wolverhampton

12^th October - Margaret Whiteley - Assit. Halifax Parish Church

19^th October - Timothy Hone - Newcastle Cathedral

2^nd November - Peter Morrison - St Marys R.C. Chorley

2000 Season

Holy Tuesday Recital - Jack Logstaff - Parish Church of St Augustine Bolton

Good Friday - Michael Wynne - Stations of the Cross by Alan Ridout

10th October - Graham Eccles - St Asaph Cathedral

17th October - Richard Lea - Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

24th October - Gerrard Callacher - Organ Scholar Liverpool Cathedral

7th November - Christopher Wren - The Parish Church of Hexthorpe Doncaster

2001 Season

Holy Tuesday - Stephen Davis - Organist, Lancaster Cathedral.
25th September - John Scott-Whitely -  Assistant Organist, York Minster. 
2nd October - Stuart Thompson - Director of Music, Leeds Cathedral
9th October - Keith Winpenny, Bolton.
16th October - Stuart Corrie - Asst. Director of Music, Rossall School, Fleetwood.
 

2002 Season

Holy Tuesday - Iain Harvey - Sub-Organist, St Faith, Crosby, Liverpool.
24th September - Martin Brown - Organist, Bangor Cathedral.
1st October - David Houlder - Sub-Organist, Liverpool Cathedral.
8th October - John Walton - Organist, St. Oswalds Catholic Church.
15th October - Ronald Frost - Organist, The Parish Church of St. Ann, Manchester.
 

2003 Season

Holy Tuesday 15th April - Richard Astridge - Organist, St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Liverpool.
23rd September - Philip Scriven - Organist, Lichfield Cathedral.
30th September - Jeffery Makinson - Assistant Organist, Manchester Cathedral.
7th October - Paul Marshall - Organist, Atherton Parish Church.
14th October - Andrew Plowman, Lancaster.
 

2004 Season

Holy Tuesday 6th April - Peter Kwater - Organist: St Bartholomew Catholic Church, Rainhill, Liverpool.
21st September 2004 - Francis Jackson - Organist: Emeritus, York Minister.
28th September 2004 - Colin Porter - Organist: Mossley Hill Parish Church, Liverpool.
5th October 2004 - Alan McGuinness - Organist: St Asaph Cathedral.
12th October 2004 - Simon Clarkson - Director of Music, Giggleswick School.
 

2005 Season

Music for Holy Week - 22nd March 2005 - Peter Brand - Organ Scholar: Leeds Parish Church
20th September 2005 - Jonathan Beilby - Organist: Wakefield Cathedral.
27th September 2005 - Ian Wells - Assistant Organist: Liverpool Cathedral
4th   October 2005 - Stephen Binnington - Director of Farrington Music School: Dorset.
11th October 2005 - Ian Pattinson - Organist: Lancaster Priory

2006 Season

Music for Holy Week - 11th April 2006 - Tom Bell - Organist, Westhoughton Parish Church
19th September 2006 - Prof Ian Tracey Organist: Liverpool Cathedral
                                   This recital was in memory of Sandra Farrimond
26th September 2006 - John Scott-Whitely Organist: York Minster
3rd   October 2006 - Michael Pain Organist: Parish Church of St Peter Chorley
10th October 2006 - Stephen Power Sub Organist: Grimsby Parish Church

2007 Season

Music for Holy Week - 3rd April 2007 - Shean Bowers - Organist, The Parish Church of St Mary Oxton, Wirral
Tuesday 18th September, James Lancelot, Organist, Durham Cathedral.
Tuesday 25th September, Ian Roberts, Assistant Organist, Chester Cathedral.
Tuesday 2nd October, Peter Morrison, St Marys Catholic Church, Chorley.
Tuesday 9th October, Michael Rhodes, City Organist, Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke on Trent.

                                                                         2008 Season

Music for Holy Week - 18 March 2007 Anthony Bogdan, Organist The Parish Church of St Thomas, Bedford, Leigh