Organ Recital Given by Gordon Stewart to mark the restoration of The Lewis Organ

Gordon Stewart is one of the UK’s most popular and adaptable organists; he has played Celebrity Concerts in such places as St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral, the Laurenskerk, Alkmaar and at Symphony Hall in Birmingham, Leeds Town Hall, Melbourne Town Hall, Pietermaritzburg City Hall and Johannesburg Cathedral. He was for 30 years Borough Organist of Kirklees, playing concerts on the famous Father Willis organ, and building up a large and enthusiastic following. In recognition of this he has been given the title Organist Emeritus.

Marche des Flambeaux  – Frederick Scotson Clark (1840 – 1883)
Organ Concerto The Cuckoo and the Nightingale Larghetto – Allegro – George Frederick Handel (1685 – 1759)
Pastorale  – César Franck (1822 – 1890)
Allington Lock (Scenes in Kent) – Frederic H. Wood (1880–1963)
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Interval – 20 minutes Refreshments available
Trumpet Tune  – Frederick Swann (1941 – 2022)
Three Variants on An Eriskay Love Lilt Andrew Carter (b 1939) Sonata 3 (First movement) – Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
Prelude on Faithfulness – Dan Miller (b 1954)
Toccata in D – Joseph Callaerts (1830 – 1901)