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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Organ Recital: Charles Andrews
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DESCRIPTION:Harold Darke (1888-1976)\n- Rhapsody in E \n\nHerbert Howells 
 (1892-1983)\, from Six pieces for organ\n- Saraband for the morning of Eas
 ter\n\n- Master Tallis’s testament\n\n- Paean\n\n\nCharles Andrews is Or
 ganist of the Temple Church and professor of organ and Organ co-ordinator 
 at the Royal College of Music\, continuing a long-standing connection betw
 een the two institutions. Charles studied at the RCM with David Graham\, S
 ophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin\, John Barstow and John Blakely with th
 e aid of a Douglas & Kyra Downie Award\, achieving the Harold Darke Memori
 al Prize for organ.\n\nBefore joining the Temple Church\, Charles was Asso
 ciate Director of Music at All Saints\, Margaret Street\, one of London’
 s most prestigious music departments\, from 2011-16. Recently\, four live 
 performances with Temple Church Choir have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3\,
  including the first performance of Carmina tempore viri by Kenneth Hesket
 h (nominated for an Ivor Novello Award) in 2021. Engagements for 2026 incl
 ude a recital at St Bavo\, Haarlem in the Orgelstad concert series. A solo
  recital of British music\, recorded at the Temple Church\, was released i
 n October 2025 and is available from the Temple Church shop or here\, http
 s://orcd.co/templeorgan100 \n\nCharles’s playing can be heard at several
  weekly services and concerts at the Temple Church\, continuing the virtuo
 so tradition of such predecessors as George Thalben-Ball and John Birch. \
 n\n\nThe Temple Church organ\nThe organ in the Temple church was built in 
 1924 for the Castle of Glen Tanar\, Aberdeenshire\, 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\, showi
 ng the crests of Inner and Middle Temple. The organ was rebuilt in 2013 by
  Harrison and Harrison of Durham and has 66 stops over four manuals.
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LOCATION:The Temple Church\, London
URL:https://www.templechurch.com/music/lunchtime-organ-recitals
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