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• Binns Organ Recital - Ben Giddens

• 	Date	Saturday 14th August 2021
  	Time	2:45 pm
  	Price	£6.00 - under 16 free
  	Call	0115 950 0411
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• Fanfare - John Cook (1918-1984)
  
  Rhapsody on a Ground - Heathcote Statham (1889-1973)
  
  Miniature Suite - John Ireland (1979-1962)
  Intrada
  Villanella
  Menuetto-Impromptu
  
  Postlude in D minor - Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
  
  Interval
  
  Prelude and Fugue in a BWV 543 - JS Bach (1685-1750)
  
  Folk Tune - Percy Whitlock (1903-1946)
  
  Tuba Tune - Norman Cocker (1889-1953)
  
  Master Tallis' Testament - Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
  
  Marche Heroïque - Herbert Brewer (1865-1928)
  
  Ben Giddens is currently Associate Organist at St Martin in the Fields, London. His duties involve accompanying the various choirs and performing at services, concerts and broadcasts. Ben combines this with a portfolio of freelance work, teaching and performing, as well as holding the post of Associate Director of Music at St James', Sussex Gardens.
  
  Between 2014-2015 Ben held the post of Organist at St Bartholomew the Great, London. Whilst at St Bart's, Ben had the opportunity to work closely with Nigel Short and the professional choir.
  
  From 2009-2012 Ben held the post of Sub-Organist at Magdalen College, Oxford where he featured on recordings and toured to Belgium and the Netherlands with the Chapel Choir. Prior to this Ben held the position of Acting Assistant Organist at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, where he performed live on BBC Radio 3 and performed at many Royal occasions.
  
  Ben holds a first class honours degree in Music from the University of East Anglia. Whilst studying for his degree, he held the organ scholarship at Norwich Cathedral. Here his notable performances included recording for ITV with the Cathedral Choirs and touring to Malta and the USA.
  
  Ben currently maintains an active schedule of freelance performing and holds the post of accompanist at the University of Reading as well as deputising regularly at The Tower of London, St Bride’s Fleet Street, St Margaret's, Westminster and St Paul’s Knightsbridge.

• Binns Organ Recital - Geoffrey Webber

• 	Date	Saturday 4th September 2021
  	Time	2:45 pm
  	Price	£6.00 - under 16 free
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• Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726) From the Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo (1716)
  i) All’Offertorio
  ii) Pastorale
  iii) All’Elevazione (I)
  iv) Al Post Communio
  v) Canzona (in G minor)
  
  Percy Whitlock (1903-46) Sketches for Organ (on verses from the Psalms), Book 1 (1935)
  i) Pastorale (Ps. XXIII/i)
  ii) Duetto (Ps. LV/i)
  iii) Plaint (Ps. VI/ii)
  iv) Exultemus (Ps. LXXXI/i-iii)
  
  INTERVAL
  
  Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Deutsche Motette, Op. 62, transcribed for organ by
  Geoffrey Webber (first performance)
  
  Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Pièce de Fantaisie, Troisième suite, Op. 54
  ii) Impromptu
  iv) Fantômes
  vi) Carillon de Westminster
  
  Geoffrey Webber is Organist of Hampstead Parish Church in North London, General Editor of the Church Music Society, and Associate Artistic Director of Armonico Consort. He began his musical career as a chorister at Salisbury Cathedral, and continued as music scholar at the King's School, Worcester, and organ scholar at New College, Oxford, where his organ teachers included Gillian Weir and Nicholas Danby. He remained in Oxford to carry out research into German music of the Baroque period, achieving the degrees of MPhil and DPhil, whilst serving as Organist of the University Church, Assisting Organist at Magdalen College, and spells as Acting Organist at both New College and Magdalen Colleges. From 1989-2019 he worked in Cambridge as Precentor (choir director) and Director of Studies in Music at Gonville & Caius College. He also became an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Music, and established the MMus degree in choral studies that attracted students from all around the world. His publications include (as co-editor) The Cambridge Companion to the Organ, and he contributed a choral prelude to the Orgelbüchlein Project, the major international composition project to complete J. S. Bach’s Little Organ Book, curated by William Whitehead.

• Binns Organ Recital - David Dunnett

• 	Date	Saturday 25th September 2021
  	Time	2:45 pm
  	Price	£6.00 - under 16 free
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• David has been organist at Norwich Cathedral since January 1996 and was also Master of Music from 1996-2007.
  He was educated at King Edward’s School, Birmingham and Clare College, Cambridge where he assisted Tim Brown and studied the organ with John Pryer, John Bishop and David Sanger. He continued studying with David Sanger as a postgraduate at the Royal Academy of Music and also spent a year as Organist of Marylebone Parish Church. He worked in the United States as Director of Chapel Music and Staff Accompanist at the College of Wooster, Ohio, before becoming Assistant Director of Music at Uppingham School.
  He became Sub-Organist at Winchester Cathedral in November 1991 and subsequently performed with Winchester Cathedral Choir in concerts, broadcasts, recordings and tours to Brazil, USA and Australia. He assisted David Hill with the Waynflete Singers, taught at Southampton University and is a previous conductor of the Southampton University Chamber Choir and Winchester Music Club.
  David is a busy organ recitalist both here and abroad and also regularly accompanies singers and instrumentalists on the organ, harpsichord and piano. He features on numerous recordings as conductor, soloist and accompanist and has given recitals in Europe, USA and Russia. He is the Choral Conductor of the Norwich Philharmonic Society, a previous part time lecturer at the UEA and a busy examiner.

• Binns Organ Recital - Thomas Trotter

• 	Date	Sunday 24th October 2021
  	Time	2:45 pm
  	Price	£10.00, over 70's £5.00, under 16's free
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• J.S.BACH (1685-1750) - Fantasia & Fugue in G minor BWV 542
  
  Out of Africa:
  F.PRICE (1887-1953) - Adoration
  
  K.VOLANS (b.1949) - Walking Song6
  
  F.SOWANDE (1905-1987) - Obangiji
  
  J.GARDNER (1917-2011) - Five Dances: Lavolte – Pavin – Jig – Lament – Fling
  
  Interval
  
  C.SAINT-SAENS (1835-1921) - Rêverie du Soir arr. A.Guilmant
  - Fantaisie in E flat
  
  M.DURUFLE (1902-1986) - Prelude & Fugue on the name of ALAIN
  
  R.WAGNER (1813-1883) - Romance to the Evening Star (Tannhäuser)
  arr. E.H.Lemare
  
  - The Ride of the Valkyries (The Valkyries)
  arr. E.H.Lemare
  
  Thomas Trotter is one of Britain’s most widely admired musicians, reflected in Her Majesty The Queen awarding him The Queen’s Medal for Music on St Cecilia’s Day 2020. He has performed in Berlin’s “Philharmonie”, the “Gewandhaus” in Leipzig, the “Concertgebouw” in Amsterdam, the “Musikverein” and the “Konzerthaus” in Vienna and London’s Royal Festival Hall. He has played inaugural concerts in places such as Princeton University Chapel USA, Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand, the Royal Albert Hall London, and Moscow's International Performing Arts Centre. He won the Royal Philharmonic Society award for Best Instrumentalist in 2002, and in 2012 he was named International Performer of the Year by the New York Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. In 2016 he was awarded the Medal of the Royal College of Organists for his achievements in organ-playing.
  
  Thomas Trotter was appointed Birmingham City Organist in 1983 in succession to Sir George Thalben-Ball, celebrating his 800th concert in February 2020. Earlier in his career he was organ scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, winning the First Prize at the St Albans International Organ Competition in his final year. He received an Honorary Doctorate from Birmingham City University in 2003 and from Birmingham University in 2006.
  
  Alongside his regular recitals in Birmingham, Thomas Trotter tours on four continents and plays at many international festivals such as Bath, Salzburg, and the BBC Proms. He is an active recording artist, appearing most recently on the King’s College Cambridge label playing the complete works of Maurice Duruflé. Current engagements include Aarhus Dom, Vienna Dom, Moscow Zaradye Hall, Luxemburg Philharmonie and Pingtung Concert Hall Taiwan.

• Lloyd Cole

• 	Date	Thursday 10th February 2022
  	Time	7:00 pm
  	Price	From £35.75
  	Call	0115 807 7900
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• Singer and songwriter Lloyd Cole is a known for his intelligent indie rock. Cult legend and dearly loved indie icon, his shows are not to be missed. The British born talent is known for is known for his work with his band The Commotions plus his stunning solo performances.
  
  Excitement is already high and still rising as is the demand, so make sure you do not hang about and book your tickets for Lloyd Cole before they are all snatched up. Fortunately, placing your order with Gigantic is made easy as your purchase can be made 24/7 at home or on the go using your smartphone, tablet or computer.
  

• Wilko Johnson and special guest John Otway

• 	Date	Saturday 26th February 2022
  	Time	7:00 pm
  	Price	£35.75
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• 
  Following a remarkable recovery from a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Wilko Johnson the original Dr Feelgood guitarist , actor (Game of Thrones character Ser ilyn Payne) and all round national treasure has enjoyed a rousing return to the live arena, including a number 1 album with Roger Daltrey (Going Back Home), a sold out show at The Royal Albert Hall to mark his 70th birthday and, most recently, the release of Blow Your Mind, his first album of new material in decades.
  Wilko is famed for his blistering chop-chord strumming action (the ‘stab’, as he describes it), a technique inspired by his admiration of the late Pirates guitarist Mick Green. With this electrifying sound, his trademark black-suited, scowling look and his characteristic strut, Wilko became one of the guitar heroes of the 1970s and beyond, not to mention on of rock ’n’ roll’s most extraordinary characters. He, alongside his original Feelgood bandmates, is also widely acknowledged as a forefather of punk on both sides of the Atlantic, fans ranging from Joe Strummer to Blondie.
  Following a stint with Ian Dury & The Blockheads in the 1980s, he formed the Wilko Johnson Band, with Blockheads bassist Norman Watt-Roy. Featuring former Blockhead Dylan Howe on drums, the trio is known as one of the most exciting r’n’b bands in the world today.
  Special guest 'Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure John Otway
  
  Primary agent is SEE Tickets
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• Red Hot Chilli Pipers

• 	Date	Thursday 28th April 2022
  	Time	7:00 pm
  	Price	£27.50 + Fees
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• 
  There has never been anything quite like The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, from their formation in 2002 and a cameo appearance at T in the Park in 2004 with the Darkness to opening the main stage in their own right in 2014. The past fifteen years has seen the Red Hot Chilli Pipers become the most famous bagpipe band on the planet..ever! Bagpipes with attitude, drums with a Scottish accent and a show that carries its own health warning.
  
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  Ticketmaster: https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/370056FAF54E7DDB
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• Steve Harley Acoustic Band - Uncovered

• 	Date	Saturday 7th May 2022
  	Time	7:00 pm
  	Price	From £33.00
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• Primary agent SEE Tickets
  https://www.seetickets.com/event/steve-harley-acoustic-band/albert-hall-nottingham/1523392
  
  Secondary agents
  Ticketmaster
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  Eventim
  https://www.eventim.co.uk/event/steve-harley-acoustic-band-nottingham-albert-hall-12884039/
  
  Widely considered one of the most charismatic performers on stage, Steve Harley continues to play to sold-out venues across the UK and Europe.
  For Steve, life on the road is more than just a job: it is almost his life’s blood.
  And with the February 2020 release of the all-acoustic CD, “UNCOVERED”, the original Cockney Rebel shows no sign of slowing down.
  The Acoustic Band for 2020 will find Steve supported by long-standing violinist/guitarist Barry Wickens, Oli Hayhurst on double bass, with Dave Delarre on lead guitar.
  Steve has been playing Live shows around the world for over 45 years and the thrill of another night in another place to another audience has not dimmed at all.
  “We have real adventures on tour, “says Steve. “I’ve seen the Northern Lights, the Midnight Sun and dozens of wonderful galleries, museums and great cities, all on my down-time. I have a great life as a Wandering Minstrel!”
  “UNCOVERED” includes a re-recording of Steve’s own highly-esteemed song “Love, Compared With You” with a newly composed third verse, plus his thus-far unrecorded “Only You”, and nine other songs he’s always wanted to perform. The album features Barry Wickens on viola and acoustic guitar, Oli Hayhurst on double bass, Tom Hooper on percussion and the Roots Music Legend, Martin Simpson, on guitar. Steve also sings a duet with the amazing Scottish singer, Eddi Reader.
  The acoustic sets for 2020 will include songs from the new CD, plus a selection from the vast and eclectic Harley Songbook. Mr Soft, Judy Teen, Sebastian and the legendary Make Me Smile will all be re-produced in the unique acoustic style.
  Close-Up Culture stated: “It was an intimate night in the presence of a great musician. An individual whose passion for live performance and perfection (it shows in his face) remains undiminished.”.
  Rod Stewart, who covered Steve’s song “A Friend For Life”, describes him as “One of the finest lyricists Britain has produced.”
  MOJO said simply, “Harley creates rock songs that are proud, lyrical and full of yearning.” Steve has also been described as “A consummate performer at the top of his game,” and this show will bear that out.
  
  Steve received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Acoustic Music from the Acoustic Festival of Britain in 2018.
  

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