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July 2017
Chris's setting for organ of Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl -- one of the chorale tunes that Bach would have set in his Orgelbüchlein (if he had got round to it) -- was played by Nick Morris in a concert on Saturday 8 July, at St George's Church, Hanover Square, having been chosen for the short list in the Royal College of Organists /Orgelbüchlein Project Chorale Prelude Competition. Chris's piece won the Audience Vote for Es spricht.
December 2016
A number of Chris's Anglican chants have been selected for inclusion in Cantica Nova 2.
April 2016
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Here be Dragons! for clarinet and piano has been reviewed in the Spring 2016 edition of the Clarinet and Saxophone Magazine.
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September 2015
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Here be Dragons! for clarinet and piano has been published by Stainer & Bell. You can here the première performance of this piece on YouTube.
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Forthcoming performances
Week of 14 August 2017
Toccata Nuptiale will be broadcast in the Pipedreams programme on United States radio. The episode will be called Toccata, again! The version played will be Michael Stairs' recording.
14th September 2017, 1.00pm
Andrew Caskie will perform Toccata Nuptiale in a recital at Kidderminster Town Hall.
23rd September 2017, 7.00pm
Chris will give a recital at St Margaret's, Lee Terrace, London. He will be performing organ pieces by other composers (Bach/Vivaldi, Franck, Stanley and Whitlock) and a selection of his piano pieces.
13th December 2017, 7.00pm
Christmas with the Giltspur Singers at St Clement Danes, Strand, London.
25th-26th August 2018
Chris will conduct the St Teilo Singers, singing the services at Exeter Cathedral.
Some recent performances of Chris's compositions
14th July 2017
The Giltspur Singers performed Songs of Gods and Mortals in their Summer Concert at St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, London. The programme also included the première of Chris's new suite for clarinet and piano Cat Litter, played by Antonia Mott,.
8th July 2017
Chris's setting for organ of Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl -- one of the chorale tunes that Bach would have set in his Orgelbüchlein (if he had got round to it) -- was played by Nick Morris in a concert on Saturday 8 July, at St George's Church, Hanover Square, having been chosen for the short list in the Royal College of Organists /Orgelbüchlein Project Chorale Prelude Competition. Chris's piece won the Audience Vote for Es spricht.
3rd June 2017
Chris gave an organ recital at St Teilo's Church, Cathays, Cardiff (where he was Organist & Director of Music from 1993-2000). The programme included Chris's Jubilate, Elegy, Aria (from Suite) and Prelude & Fugue on the name of Durufle.
23rd April 2017
Chris's Missa Sancti Teili was sung at Choral Eucharist at Llandaff Cathedral, conducted by Alex Thacker.
18th December 2016
The Darkest Midnight and O glorious Maid, exalted far were sung at the Christmas Carol Service at St Matthew's Bethnal Green. Both can be heard on YouTube:
The Darkest Midnight
O glorious Maid, exalted far
The Darkest Midnight
O glorious Maid, exalted far
14th December 2016
The Giltspur Singers gave the world première performance of The Darkest Midnight. The also sang Let Christians all with joyful mirth and The stars shone down.
27th November 2016
Chris's arrangement of Helmsley was performed in Christ Church Cathedral Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
11th December 2016
Let Christians all with joyful mirth was sung at the Christmas Carol Service at St Mary's RC Church, Blackheath, under the direction of Timothy Murray.
29th October 2016
The première of Love is... was sung at the wedding of Mr Mark Honan and Miss Katy Turner in the church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Salisbury.
27th & 28th August 2016
The St Teilo Singers sang Chris's third set of Preces & Responses at Choral Evensong at Gloucester Cathedral.
10th July 2016
Dr John Kitchen MBE performed Toccata Nuptiale in The Jim Lodge Recital on the Binns Organ in the Albert Hall, Nottigham.
14th May 2016
Dr Gillian Ward Russell performed Toccata Nuptiale at St Peter ad Vincula Church, Coggeshall in her final recital as President of the Essex Organists' Association.
8th May 2016
The choir of St Mary's Catholic Church, Blackheath (Director: TImothy Murray) gave the première performance of Chris's motet I have loved you, commissioned by Simon and Elizabeth Scott Plummer to mark their 50th Wedding Anniversary.
17th April 2016
Heather Boyd performed Toccata Nuptiale in her recital at Christ Church St Lawrence, Railway Square, Sydney, Australia.
April 2016
Chris's arrangement of 'Lobe den Herren' was performed in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands.
16th December 2015
The Giltspur Singers performed Rorate Coeli, The Song of Anna and Chris's arrangement of Irving Berlin's White Christmas as St Clement Danes, Strand, London.
12th December 2015
The Choir of St Mary's Catholic Church, Blackheath (Director: TImothy Murray) sang the Magnificat from the Third Service at their Christmas Carol Service.
29th November 2015
Arrangement of Helmsley (Lo! He comes with clouds descending) was performed at Holy Trinity, Leverstock Green, Hertfordshire.
27th September 2015
The choir of St John's Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Washington DC performed Stars of the Morning as part of their celebration of the Feast of St Michael & All Angels. This anthem was first performed in St Paul's Cathedral (London) and is to be published by Paraclete Press. A performance by the Giltspur Singers may be heard on YouTube.
2nd September 2015
Chris's arrangement of the hymn tune Woodlands was performed at St Bartholomew's Parish Church, Crewkerne, Somerset at the service for the installation of the new vicar.
12th July 2015
Toccata Nuptiale was played as the post-service voluntary at the 10.00am service of Eucharist with Baptism at Lancaster Priory.
25th June 2015
Toccata Nuptiale was performed by Dr John Kitchen as the concluding piece in his recital at Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Peter Collins Organ.
