The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

Bishop Marcus Blesses Beeston’s New Organ

Oct 14, 2020 | Diocese of Leeds, Music

At 5pm on Sunday 11 October, Bishop Marcus, assisted by Fr Sean Crawley and Fr Timothy Whitwell (Parish Priest of St Maximilian Kolbe Parish) blessed the newly-installed organ at St Anthony’s Church, Beeston, before Benjamin Saunders (Diocesan Director of Music) gave a recital.
The programme contained a lively variety of music and was entitled From Tudor to Tango! with repertoire including:
Galliarde & The Carmans Whistle – William Byrd (England 1542-1623)

Metamorphosis II – Philip Glass (United States 1937-)

Florita – A Tango – Ronald Willis (England 1969)

Estampie (oldest piece of keyboard music in UK) – Robertsbridge Codex (c.1325)

Sonata in C – Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (Italy 1710-1736)

Waltz No. 2 – Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Sentimental, Chiquilin de Bachin & Libertango – Astor Piazzolla (Argentina 1933–1990)

 

(All the photographs taken by Patrick Sice at this event are available via this link.) 

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