Event 7 / Katherine Dienes-Williams

From the swinging razzmatazz of Broadway to the lilting folksongs of the Hebrides, Katherine Dienes-Williams offers something for everyone in this lunchtime concert. Suitable for all ages, her programme includes Iain Farrington’s hilariously honky Penguins, the glamour of 1930s Hollywood showgirls in a pair of toe-tapping numbers by Michael Thomson and wistful, meditative Scottish airs by Sir James MacMillan, Kenneth Leighton and George McPhee.

The first female Director of Music appointed to a UK cathedral, Katherine Dienes-Williams is based at Guildford Cathedral; she is also Chair of the Royal College of Organists, and performs concerts across the world. This is her first recital in Glasgow, where our 1879 pipe organ (one of the largest in Scotland) offers a fabulous range of colours and contrasts—an ideal instrument to bring such a dynamic programme to life in this spirited and vibrant concert!

Michael Thomson Salute to Busby Berkley
George McPhee Prelude on Bunessan
Jacques von Oortmessen Nun ruhen alle Wälder
Felix Mendelssohn Chorale and variations on Wie gross ist des Allmacht'gen Gute
Kenneth Leighton Prelude on Rockingham
James MacMillan Offertorium
Blanche Rozan Communion
Vincent Lübeck Prelude and Fugue in E minor
Iain Farrington Penguins from Animal Parade
Ron Perrin Spanish Toccata

Event 7

£10 / £7

Sun 22 September 2024
13:00 – 14:10

QUIRE, Glasgow Cathedral
Castle Street
Glasgow G4 0QZ