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SUMMARY:Charles Andrews (Temple Church)
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DESCRIPTION:J S Bach (1685-1750)\n- Fantasia & fugue in G minor\, BWV 542 
 \n\nJohannes Brahms (1833-97)\n- Mein Jesu\, der du mich\, op 122\, no 1 \
 n\nFelix Mendelssohn (1809-47)\n- Sonata no 5\, op 65 \ni.	Andante – And
 ante con moto\nii.	Allegro maestoso\n\n\n\nCharles Andrews is Organist of 
 the Temple Church and professor of organ and Organ co-ordinator at the Roy
 al College of Music\, continuing a long-standing connection between the tw
 o institutions. Charles studied at the RCM with David Graham\, Sophie-Vér
 onique Cauchefer-Choplin\, John Barstow and John Blakely with the aid of a
  Douglas & Kyra Downie Award\, achieving the Harold Darke Memorial Prize f
 or organ.\n\nBefore joining the Temple Church\, Charles was Associate Dire
 ctor of Music at All Saints\, Margaret Street\, one of London’s most pre
 stigious music departments\, from 2011-16. Recently\, four live performanc
 es with Temple Church Choir have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3\, including
  the first performance of Carmina tempore viri by Kenneth Hesketh (nominat
 ed for an Ivor Novello Award) in 2021. Engagements for 2026 include a reci
 tal at St Bavo\, Haarlem in the Orgelstad concert series. A solo recital o
 f British music\, recorded at the Temple Church\, was released in October 
 2025 and is available from the Temple Church shop or here\, https://orcd.c
 o/templeorgan100 \n\nCharles’s playing can be heard at several weekly se
 rvices and concerts at the Temple Church\, continuing the virtuoso traditi
 on of such predecessors as George Thalben-Ball and John Birch. \n\nThe Tem
 ple 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 rebui
 lt church (following war damage)\, the gift of Lord Glentanar. The organ c
 ase 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 crest
 s of Inner and Middle Temple. The organ was rebuilt in 2013 by Harrison an
 d Harrison of Durham and has 66 stops over four manuals. \n\nFuture recita
 ls – Wednesdays at 1.15 pm\nRecitals resume on 7 October 2026. Please ch
 eck https://www.templechurch.com/music/lunchtime-organ-recitals for detail
 s.
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LOCATION:The Temple Church\, London
URL:https://www.templechurch.com/music/lunchtime-organ-recitals
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