REPERTOIRE
Ben is available for organ recitals and concerts - please do make contact if you’d like to hear him play! He particularly enjoys tailoring programmes to audience and organ, and draws on a wide range of repertoire and experience to craft the perfect musical menu.
On this page, you’ll find some sample programmes of recent recitals to give you an idea of what you can expect.
London Oratory
Mon 9th Oct 2023
Downes - Paraphrase on O filii et filiae
Alain - Variations sur un theme de Clement Jannequin
Weir - St Alban
Williamson - Sortie (Mass of a Medieval Saint)
Elgar - Andante espressivo (Sonata in G, 3rd mvmt)
Whitlock - Scherzetto (Sonata in C minor, 3rd mvmt)
Karg-Elert - The Soul of the Lake (Seven Pastels)
Bolcom - Shall we gather at the river (Gospel Preludes)
Roth - Ain Karim (with Ruby Howells, flute)
Escaich - Cinq versets sur ‘Victimae Paschali’
Church of the Most Precious Blood, Borough
Sat 14th Oct 2023
J.S. Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565)
Bohm - Vater unser im Himmelreich
Elgar - Nimrod (Enigma Variations)
Whitlock - Five Short Pieces (complete)
Ireland - Cavatina
Boellmann - Priere a Notre Dame & Toccata
(Suite Gothique)
Westminster Abbey
Sun 19th Nov 2023
J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in G major (BWV 541)
Howells - Psalm Prelude, Set 2, No. 1
Whitlock - Folk Tune (Five Short Pieces)
Escaich - Cinq versets sur ‘Victimae Paschali’
St Anne’s Cathedral, Leeds
Mon 25th March 2024
J.S. Bach - Valet will ich dir geben (BWV 736)
Joulain - Prélude à l'Introït pour la fête des Rameaux
Demessieux - Chorale Fugue 'Hosanna Filio David'
Bairstow - Prelude on 'Vexilla Regis'
Fauchard - Cinq Chorals sur 'Vexilla Regis'
Langlais - Dominica in Palmis
Mathias - Antiphonies