Concert – St Mary’s Church, Aberfoyle – 21 November 2021

Just a reminder that the next concert in St. Mary’s is on 21st November  at 3 o’clock and will be an organ recital given by David Hamilton. David has given us some wonderfully informative performances in the past and I have no doubt that this will be another. I reproduce his proposed programme and biography below.

Entrance is by vountary donation, and tickets may be booked through St Mary’s, Aberfoyle aberfoyleconcerts@gmail.com. The concert last an hour, and is followed by tea when you may have the chance to meet and chat to our performer.  David Hamilton is University Organist at Strathclyde University, home of the new Bach-style organ, built by Orgelbau Kögler. He studied with Stuart Campbell at Glasgow University, Harald Vogel at the North-German Organ Academy and Jos van der Kooy at Zwolle Conservatory in the Netherlands. He was a prizewinner at Royal College of Organists’ exams and at the European Organ Improvisation competition. David is Director of Music at St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Hamilton, and teaches at the Music School of Douglas Academy and at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He has performed throughout Europe and in North America, Russia and China, and is a Guest Professor at Shanghai Conservatory. On the Divine Art label, he has recorded a Buxtehude CD at Aberdeen University, and a Bach disc at Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.

David’s programme is:

Praeludium et Fuga in G (BWV 541)                                J S Bach (1685-1750)

Improvisation

Benedictus (Op59 No9)                                                     Max Reger (1873-1916)

Improvisation

Sonata I in f (Op65)                                                           Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47)

Allegro moderato e serioso

Adagio

Andante. Recit

Allegro assai vivace

Improvisation

Tokkata & Fuge in d (Op59 No5 & 6)                               Max Reger