{"id":6888,"date":"2022-08-16T10:53:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T09:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=6888"},"modified":"2022-08-16T10:55:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T09:55:22","slug":"hastings-all-saints-organ-series-2022-6-jamie-rogers-15th-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=6888","title":{"rendered":"Hastings All Saints Organ Series 2022 &#8211; 6 Jamie Rogers 15th August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.canterbury-cathedral.org\/cathedral\/main\/center\/2021\/01\/Jamie-Rogers.jpg\" alt=\"New Assistant Director of Music appointed\" \/>Jamie Rogers, Assistant Director of Music at Canterbury Cathedral, made his first visit to Hastings with a programme that drew heavily on the concept of freely improvised works. Opening with a spirited performance of Bairstow&#8217;s <em>Allegro Giocoso-\u00a0<\/em>a work that sounds more modern than it is &#8211; his programme also included a <em>Fuga in C<\/em> by Buxtehude and a <em>Prelude in E<\/em> by his contemporary Bruhns. From the same period we also heard <em>Prelude &amp; Fugue in G<\/em> by JS Bach. The choice to play this with much sparser registration than would normally be expected was an interesting one but it did result at times in rather indeterminate lower registers.<\/p>\n<p>At times in other pieces there was also a lack of clarity due to the speed of the player and the response of the organ&#8217;s action. Jamie made great use however of the tonal qualities of the organ with a wide range of registration choices from varied combinations to well chosen solo stops. I applaud his decision to play two single movements from <em>Sonatas<\/em> by Percy Whitlock and William Harris instead of a complete <em>Sonata<\/em>. Together with the opening piece, this made for a good representation of the early 20th century English cathedral tradition.<\/p>\n<p>There was an increase in drama and excitement in the last two pieces, both well known Romantic pieces with\u00a0very familiar composers. Franck&#8217;s quirky <em>Piece Heroique<\/em> is a particular favourite of mine and was performed on this occasion with very suitable contrasting sections and a good balance between melancholy and exuberance. The best was definitely saved until last with a masterly execution of Liszt&#8217;s tour de force, <em>Fantasia &amp; Fugue on B-A-C-H<\/em>. This work shows off the versatility of the &#8216;King of Instruments&#8217; and needs a very skilful player to do it justice. There was no doubt that here the piece was in very good hands (and feet!)<\/p>\n<p>A cheeky jazz inspired rendition of <em>The Lady is a Tramp<\/em> by his near-namesake allowed Jamie to share his other great musical love with the audience. This provided a satisfying further link with the idea of improvisation and a lovely end to the evening&#8217;s music.<\/p>\n<p>There are two more concerts left in the series. Details from<br \/>\noldtownparishhastings.org.uk<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Page<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie Rogers, Assistant Director of Music at Canterbury Cathedral, made his first visit to Hastings with a programme that drew heavily on the concept of freely improvised works. 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