Free organ and trumpet recital with works by Torelli, Bach, Langlais, Hovhaness, Escaich, Damase, Barraine and Robin, part of the St Albans International Organ Festival.
Ophelia Amar and John Vernon bring organ and trumpet together at St Peter's Church on Saturday 21 November, as part of the International Saturday Organ Recitals of the St Albans International Organ Festival. It's a pairing that sits at the heart of the festival's Saturday series, which brings organ works and collaborations with other instruments to the church throughout the season.
The programme opens with the older side of the repertoire: Giuseppe Torelli's Concerto for Trumpet in D Major and J.S. Bach's Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BWV 659). From there, the focus shifts to the 20th century with Jean Langlais's Neuf Pièces for trumpet and organ, with numbers VI, VII and VIII selected for the set.
The second half moves into the 20th and 21st centuries, with a wider spread of composers. Alan Hovhaness contributes The Prayer of Saint Gregory, followed by Thierry Escaich's Vers l'Espérance and Tanz-fantasie. Jean-Michel Damase brings Prières sans paroles, Elsa Barraine Deuxième Prélude, and Jean-Baptiste Robin Parchemins de cendre. It's a long list of names for one afternoon, running from the Baroque through to the contemporary, with the trumpet and organ playing together across most of it.
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It starts at 5:30 pm at St Peter's Church on St Peter's Street, AL1 3HG. Admission and the programme are free of charge, with donations invited to support the festival.
