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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Organ Recital: Charles Andrews
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DESCRIPTION:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)\n- Prelude in E minor BWV548
 \n\nThomas Tallis (1505-1585)\n- Ecce tempus idoneum\n\nHerbert Howells (1
 892-1983)\n- Master Tallis’s testament\n\nJohann Sebastian Bach\n- An Wa
 sserflüssen Babylon BWV653\n\nJohann Sebastian Bach\n- Fugue in E minor B
 WV548\n\nCharles Andrews is Organist of the Temple Church and professor of
  organ and Organ co-ordinator at the Royal College of Music\, continuing a
  long-standing connection between the two institutions. Charles studied at
  the RCM with David Graham\, Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin\, John Ba
 rstow and John Blakely with the aid of a Douglas & Kyra Downie Award\, ach
 ieving the Harold Darke Memorial Prize for organ.\n\nBefore joining the Te
 mple Church\, Charles was Associate Director of Music at All Saints\, Marg
 aret Street\, one of London’s most prestigious music departments\, from 
 2011-16. Recently\, four live performances with Temple Church Choir have b
 een broadcast on BBC Radio 3\, including the first performance of Carmina 
 tempore viri by Kenneth Hesketh (nominated for an Ivor Novello Award) in 2
 021. Engagements for 2026 include a recital at St Bavo\, Haarlem in the Or
 gelstad concert series. A solo recital of British music\, recorded at the 
 Temple Church\, was released in October 2025 and is available from the Tem
 ple Church shop or here\, https://orcd.co/templeorgan100 \n\nCharles’s p
 laying can be heard at several weekly services and concerts at the Temple 
 Church\, continuing the virtuoso tradition of such predecessors as George 
 Thalben-Ball and John Birch. \n\nThe Temple Church organ\nThe organ in the
  Temple church was built in 1924 for the Castle of Glen Tanar\, Aberdeensh
 ire\, and installed in 1954 in the rebuilt church (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 drawings 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 Harrison of Durham and has 66 st
 ops over four manuals. \n\nFuture recitals – Wednesdays at 1.15 pm\n4 Ma
 rch – Svyati Duo (organ & cello)\n11 March – NO RECITAL\n18 March – 
 Alexander Trigg\, in conjunction with The Keyboard Trust\n25 March – Ell
 iot Randall\, Jake Scicinski\, Barney Silverstone (Royal College of Music)
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LOCATION:The Temple Church\, London
URL:https://www.templechurch.com/music/lunchtime-organ-recitals
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