BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//achurchnearyou.com//eventfeed//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lunchtime Organ Recital: James Welch DTSTART:20251105T131500Z DTEND:20251105T134500Z DTSTAMP:20260416T170451Z UID:12435732025-11-05 13:15:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:James Welch\n\nJohn Stanley (1713-1786)\n- Trumpet Voluntary \nIn 1734 John Stanley was appointed organist to the Society of the Inne r Temple\, a position which he held until his death in 1786. It was at the ancient Temple Church that his brilliant playing on the organ and harpsic hord attracted the attention of many fine musicians including George Fride ric Handel\, who regularly visited the church to hear him.\n\nRichard Purv is (1913-1994)\n- Gwalchmai \nRichard Purvis was organist and master o f the choristers at San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral from 1947 to 1971. A s a young man Purvis lived and studied in England. This is his setting of the Easter carol “Christ the Lord is ris’n today\,” based on the Wel sh hymn tune Gwalchmai.\n \nFranklin Ashdown (1942-2023)\n- Pastorale on ‘Afton Water’ \nFranklin Ashdown was a physician in New Mexico but was also was a prolific composer of organ music. He traveled widely in the British Isles and had a great appreciation for English music.\n \nJohn Ru tter (b.1945)\n- Toccata in Seven \nThis lively toccata by John Rutte r is in the time signature of 7/8\, giving it an interesting rhythmic flai r.\n\nDale Wood (1934-2003)\n- The Ash Grove \nCalifornia composer Dal e Wood wrote this setting of the English folk tune “The Ash Grove” for the 75th anniversary of the Reuter organ in the First Christian Church\, Lawrence\, Kansas. In the original version (which I will play)\, Dale Wood inserted a short reference to the song “Happy Birthday to You.”\n \nE mma Lou Diemer (1927-2024)\n- Come\, Thou Fount of Every Blessing \nEmma Lou Diemer was a colleague of mine at the University of California\, Santa Barbara\, and may be the most published woman composer for the organ. She wrote this setting of the American hymn tune Nettleton at my request.\n\n Andrew Unsworth (b.1970)\n- Early One Morning \nAndrew Unsworth\, on e of the organists at the Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City\, Utah\, composed this setting for inclusion on the weekly broadcast of Musi c and the Spoken Word.\n\n\n\nGeorge Thalben-Ball (1896-1987)\n- Elegy \nBorn in Sydney\, Australia\, George Thalben-Ball graduated from the Ro yal College of Music. Following his graduation he was asked to deputise as organist of Temple Church by its then organist\, Sir Henry Walford Davies . In 1923\, he succeeded Davies as organist and director of the Temple Chu rch choir\, a post he held for nearly 60 years.\n\nNoel Rawsthorne (1929-2 019)\n- Hornpipe Humoresque \nNoel Rawsthorne\, organist of Liverpool Ca thedral\, wrote this humorous medley of tunes\, incorporating well known m usic by Bach\, Vivaldi\, Arne\, and Widor.\n\nJames Welch received the Doc tor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance from Stanford University\, where he studied under Herbert Nanney and served as Assistant University Organist. Further studies have been with John Walker\; Alexander Schreiner \; Josef Doppelbauer of the Mozarteum Akademie\, Salzburg\, Austria\; and Jean Langlais\, Basilique Ste. Clotilde\, Paris\, France. He taught on the music faculties of the University of California\, Santa Barbara\, and San ta Clara University. He has concertized internationally\, with performance s in such prestigious venues as Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris\, the Leipzi g Gewandhaus\, National Cathedral in Washington\, D.C.\, and the Tabernacl e at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. He has also performed and taught in Beijing\, Taipei\, Hong Kong\, New Zealand\, and Jerusalem. A specialist in Latin American organ music\, he received a Fulbright award to perform a nd conduct research on historic 19th-century Cavaillé-Coll organs in Braz il\; since then he has performed in Mexico and edited three volumes of org an music by contemporary Mexican composers. He holds the Associate Certifi cate of the American Guild of Organists\, and he has performed at conventi ons of the Guild and at the International Congress of Organists. He is the author of biographies of two prominent California organists: Dale Wood: T he Man and the Music\, and Richard Purvis\, Organist of Grace. Other artic les have appeared in The American Organist and The Diapason\, and he has r eleased numerous CDs\, recorded on a variety of organs in the United State s and Europe. Many of his recorded performances have been aired on America n Public Media's "Pipedreams" program. His travels\, studies\, and perform ances on historical and modern instruments throughout the world have given him a sure command of many styles of music. Critics in this country and a broad have praised him for his technical facility\, solid musicianship\, a nd creative programming. He currently lives in Provo\, Utah\, where he con tinues his teaching and performing. He and his wife Deanne are the parents of two sons\, Nicholas and Jameson. www.welchorganist.com\n\nThe Temple Church organ\nThe organ in the Temple church was built in 1924 for the Cas tle of Glen Tanar\, Aberdeenshire\, and installed in 1954 in the rebuilt c hurch (following war damage)\, the gift of Lord Glentanar. The organ case was designed by W. E. Godfrey and installed in 1966 and is modelled on dra wings of the Temple’s Father Smith organ of 1688\, showing the crests of Inner and Middle Temple. The organ was rebuilt in 2013 by Harrison and Ha rrison of Durham and has 66 stops over four manuals. \n\nFuture recitals – Wednesdays at 1.15 pm\n12 November Conor McGlone\n19 November Thomas A llery\n26 November Hannah Parry\n3 Dec at 1pm: Matilda Lloyd (trumpet) & R ichard Gowers (organ) – charges apply – see www.templemusic.org for fu rther information. GEO:-0.1102647000000001;51.513280392280855 LOCATION:The Temple Church\, London URL:https://www.templechurch.com/music/lunchtime-organ-recitals END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR