Heritage Week: Organ Recital (Stuart Nicholson)

Mozart is said to have called the organ the King of Instruments, and with good reason too. Organs have the capacity (at least some of them) to play higher, lower, and – where necessary – a good deal louder than any other acoustic instrument; they can even match the might of your average symphony orchestra.

Making the most of their versatility, and well before the advent of Spotify, YouTube, and – for those old enough to remember them – CDs, cassettes, and LPs, organists would often make transcriptions of orchestral works to entertain parishioners who otherwise wouldn’t have had the easy access to a wealth of music that we enjoy at the touch of a button today.

So, for the last of this year’s Heritage Week organ recitals, we present a programme of completely non-organ music. A little ballet, a little light opera, a little concert hall, and a little nonsense too.

PROGRAMME

JOHANN STRAUSS
Overture Die Fledermaus

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY from The Nutcracker
Russian Dance (Trepak)
Waltz of the Flowers                                                   

EDWARD ELGAR
Nimrod (Enigma Variations)
Imperial March

WILLIAM WALTON
Popular Song (Façade)

IGOR STRAVINSKY from The Firebird Suite
Berceuse & Finale

Booking

This highly sought-after event fills up quickly, so booking in advance is essential to secure your place. If your preferred session is sold out, don’t despair. Feel free to email Clark Brydon (Education & Safeguarding Officer) at education@stpatrickscathedral.ie who may be able to advise on availability.