Clepington Parish Church Dundee
Music in Clepington Series 1
ORGAN RECITALS
by
Melville Young
Clepington Parish Church, Dundee
Sunday
27th October 1968
| Overture:
"Die Meistersinger"
Andante Cantabile (String Quartet) Coronation March (Le Prophete) Rondino (Romeo and Juliet) Poco Allegretto (Symphony No.3) |
Wagner
Rachmaninoff Tschaikowsky Meyerbeer Constant Lambert Lehar Brahms Strauss |
| I deliberately chose
this old programme as I had been impressed as a young
Cathedral chorister by the playing of John Gomersall
F.R.C.O., a semi-retired organist who, although in his
60s, played with great flair and panache. He had
been in the habit of including the odd transcription of
orchestral works in his recitals. This no doubt
reflected his own youthful beginnings in the early 1900s
when the only place one could hear orchestral music live
was at local organ recitals, touring orchestras seldom
venturing outside the major cities. On looking over the transcriptions in my possession, I decided that this series in 1968 should not only revive this custom but indeed include one recital devoted entirely to works which were not originally for organ. This recital, then, was not intended for lovers of organ music but to give maximum pleasure and fun both to the general public and myself. |
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Sunday 17th
November 1968
Bach Recital
Bach Recital
with Morag FInlayson (soprano)
Fantasia in G
"O Saviour mine, what agony" ('Schemelli Gesangbuch')
"O Saviour mine, what agony" ('Schemelli Gesangbuch')
Choral Prelude
"Wenn wir in höchsten Nöthen sein"
"Bist du bei mir" (soprano)
"Bist du bei mir" (soprano)
Fugue in G (gigue)
Chorale Prelude
"Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier"
Soprano aria
"Quia respexit" (Magnificat)
Toccata & Fugue in C
"Come let us all this day" ('Schemelli Gesangbuch')
Toccata & Fugue in C
"Come let us all this day" ('Schemelli Gesangbuch')
Fantasia with Imitation in B min
Soprano aria "Schafe konnen sicher weiden"
(Cantata 208)
Prelude
& Fugue in E minor (The Wedge)
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The Dundee Law ('Law' meaning 'hill'), an ancient now
happily inert volcano on which stands the City's
War Memorial to the dead in two World Wars.
Its beacon is lit on the night of Remembrance
as a focus for the memories of the bereaved.
What import has has this locus on the present website?
While directing the music at Clepington Parish Church,
one minister wanted to do something different for a
Good Friday evening service to round off Holy Week.
I suggested a dusk service atop The Law, rationalising
this by quoting the ancient Eyptian "Hail Ra that goest
in Thy barque, into the caverns of the dark." He was
duly impressed and even acquiesced when I suggested
that the church Boys' Brigade pipers could provide the
accompaniment to the hymns, myself scoring the music.
Having had the blessing of the city council, the service
was executed with a small congregation to the
delight of all concerned.
The Law is situated c. three quarters of a mile from
Clepington Parish and has another church
nestling at its base - The High Kirk, shown below.
DIRECTORY
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Music in Clepington Series 1 |
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The Organ and Choir |
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of Clepington |
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| Organ |
Toccata and Fugue in F |
Buxtehude |
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| Choir: |
Lift The Strain
Of High Thanksgiving |
Watkinson |
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| Bow Down Thine
Ear |
Arensky |
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| I Will Sing A New
Song (for solo soprano) |
Dvorak |
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Soloist: Elizabeth Mackaskill |
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| King Of Glory,
King Of Peace |
Bach |
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| Organ: |
Eight Pieces For Musical Clocks |
Haydn |
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| Choir: |
Blessed Be The
God And Father Soloist: Morag Finlayson |
Wesley |
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| Lord For Thy
Tender Mercies' Sake |
Tye |
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| There Is A Green
Hill (for solo baritone) |
Gounod |
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| Soloist: Gordon Angus |
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| Jesu Lamb Of God,
Redeemer |
Mozart |
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| Organ: |
Fantasia |
Whettam |
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| Choir: |
Rejoice In The
Lord Alway (The 'Bell' Anthem) |
Purcell |
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| Whence Is That
Goodly Fragrance Soloist: Jean Beattie |
Baker |
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| On This Day Earth
Shall Ring |
Hilton Stewart |
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| Organ: |
Suite Gothique |
Boëllman |
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| Introduction Chorale |
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| Menuet Gothique |
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| Prière à Notre Dame |
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| Toccata |
The Dundee Law ('Law' meaning 'hill'), an ancient now
happily inert volcano on which stands the City's
War Memorial to the dead in two World Wars.
Its beacon is lit on the night of Remembrance
as a focus for the memories of the bereaved.
What import has has this locus on the present website?
While directing the music at Clepington Parish Church,
one minister wanted to do something different for a
Good Friday evening service to round off Holy Week.
I suggested a dusk service atop The Law, rationalising
this by quoting the ancient Eyptian "Hail Ra that goest
in Thy barque, into the caverns of the dark." He was
duly impressed and even acquiesced when I suggested
that the church Boys' Brigade pipers could provide the
accompaniment to the hymns, myself scoring the music.
Having had the blessing of the city council, the service
was executed with a small congregation to the
delight of all concerned.
The Law is situated c. three quarters of a mile from
Clepington Parish and has another church
nestling at its base - The High Kirk, shown below.
DIRECTORY