{"id":3779,"date":"2017-09-09T17:58:49","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T16:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=3779"},"modified":"2017-09-09T17:58:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T16:58:49","slug":"coffee-concert-stephen-page-at-st-peters-bexhill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=3779","title":{"rendered":"Coffee Concert; \u00a0Stephen Page at St Peter\u2019s, Bexhill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday 9 September 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A strong turn-out for a varied and entertaining concert, which ranged from less familiar classical works to the highly popular.<\/p>\n

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Stephen Page opened with a triumphant voluntary by Alan Viner, Lobe den Herren<\/em> followed by Bach\u2019s Chorale Prelude Wir glauben all\u2019 an einen GottBWV680<\/em> to mark the 500th<\/sup> anniversary of the Reformation. His use of the cantus firmus<\/em> here was in marked contrast to John Ireland\u2019s gentle Villanella<\/em> which requires a wide range of registration.<\/p>\n

Howells\u2019 Psalm Prelude No1 from Set1 demonstrated the English cathedral sound the St Peter\u2019s organ can command, and this gave way to the warm tones of Pachelbel\u2019s brief Chaconne in F minor. <\/em>\u00a0Herschel\u2019s allegro<\/em> from a longer suite used echo refrains and could easily have been written for a mechanical clock.<\/p>\n

Not that any of the above made for difficult listening but the rest of the programme was in a lighter, more familiar vein, commencing with Yon\u2019s Toccatina for flutes<\/em> and Lang\u2019s Tuba Tune. <\/em>Karg-Elert\u2019s Chorale-Improvisation on Nun danket alle Gott<\/em> needed no introduction but it was good to know the background to Fats Waller\u2019s The Jitterbug Waltz \u2013 <\/em>how many of us knew he played the organ?<\/p>\n

As a tribute to the 40th<\/sup> anniversary of Star Wars<\/em> we heard a brief and quiet piece from John William\u2019s film score before Stephen Page concluded with one of his most popular works \u2013 Abe Holzmann\u2019s\u00a0 Blaze Away!<\/em><\/p>\n

The next organ concert at St Peter\u2019s will be given by their resident organist, Anthony Wilson, on Saturday 11 November at 10.30am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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