The regular Saturday Morning Organ Treats Concerts continue at
Redland Park United Reformed Church on 13th December 2025.
Tea, Coffee and Cake at 10.30am followed by 45 mins of Organ Music starting at 11 am.
This month the organist is Simon Gibson. Here’s his programme:
- Christmas Scherzo – June Nixon (b. 1942)
- Four Chorale Preludes – J S Bach (1685 – 1750)
- ‘Nun komm’, der Heiden Heiland’ BWV 659
- ‘Gottes Sohn ist kommen’ BWV 600
- ‘In dulci jubilo’ BWV 608
- ‘In dulci jubilo’ (Fantasia) BWV 729
- Two Interludes on Christmas Carols – William Lloyd Webber (1914 – 1982)
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- The Coventry Carol
- God rest you merry, gentlemen
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- Prelude on ‘Whence is that goodly fragrance?’ – Harrison Oxley (1933 – 2009)
- Noël Suisse (Grand Jeu et Duo) – Louis-Claude Daquin (1694 – 1772)
- Offertoire sur deux Noëls Op.19 – Alexandre Guilmant (1837 – 1911)
- Toccata – Prelude on ‘Vom Himmel hoch’ – Garth Edmundson (1892 – 1971)
Simon studied organ with John Birch at the Royal College of Music, before spending two years as Organ Scholar at Magdalene College Cambridge, where he read Music.
He was Organist and Director of Music at St Mary’s Church, The Boltons, in west London for thirteen years, where he directed a choir of professional singers. Currently, he is a freelance organist and teacher living near Gloucester. Since 1990, Simon combined organ playing with his role as an engineer at Abbey Road Studios in London, mastering both old and new recordings. During almost 35 years at Abbey Road, he worked on projects as diverse as the complete Maria Callas studio recordings and The Beatles Album Remasters (2009), as well as many recordings from the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. He has mastered numerous film soundtracks and stage musical cast albums and has been nominated for a Grammy on several occasions.
He now works as a freelance Mastering Engineer from his home studio. www.simongibsonmastering.com
Admission by £5 donation.
We also welcome donations to the organ fund.
Whilst in the area you might like to take the opportunity to visit the sustainable Whiteladies Road Farmers Market, almost directly opposite the church. A good range of fresh, locally sourced, low-package fruit and veg, bakery goods, fish and meat are on sale, at sensible prices.