St Mary’s, Wotton-under-Edge: HENRY FAIRS

Henry Fairs | organ

Henry Fairs, Professor of Organ at the Universität der Künste Berlin, will be playing at St Mary’s Wotton-under-Edge on Saturday 9th August at 1.10pm  Tickets are available in advance from https://www.elmorefestival.com/product-page/henry-fairs-organ-recital or on the door.

His programme will be:

JS Bach (1685-1750)                            Fantasia in C minor, BWV 562

Johann Gottfried Müthel (1728-1788)   Fantasia in F major

Robert Schumann (1810-1856            Six canonic studies for the pedal piano, op 56

1. 1. Nicht zu schnell
   2. Mit innigem Ausdruck
   3. Etwas schneller
   4. Innig
   5. Nicht zu schnell
   6. Adagio

Michael Radulescu (1943-2023)             Estampie

Percy Whitlock (1943-1946)                   Fidelis & Fanfare from Four Extemporisations 

From 2005-2020 he taught at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (U.K), and was a Visiting Professor at the Musikhochschule Leipzig from 2018-2020. He has been an Honorary Professor of Organ at the University of St Andrews since 2014.
He enjoys playing and teaching a broad, eclectic repertory: currently with a strong focus on the organ output of JS Bach (in a project involving research and performance of the organ works and the chorale fantasias of Max Reger. In addition, he has in recent years been occupied with the performance of 19th- and 20th-century music, including complete performances of organ music by Jehan Alain (2011), Liszt (the three great works -2011), Reubke, Olivier Messiaen (2008) and Maurice Duruflé and has premiered several works by the Austrian composer & organist, Franz Danksagmüller.

This recital is part of the Elmore Chamber Music Festival.

Full biography can be viewed here