Organ in Concert

Temple Church

Tickets for the performance are: £20, £15 and £10

IT IS NOT NOW POSSIBLE TO BUY TICKETS VIA THE WEBSITE BUT TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BUY ON THE DOOR - THE DOORS WILL OPEN AT 7.00PM AND THE CONCERT WILL START PROMPTLY AT 7.30PM AS IT WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE BY BBC RADIO 3.

Roger Sayer organist

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Bach Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 546
Mendelssohn Sonata no 6 in D minor
Rheinberger Sonata no 3
Tournemire Choral-Improvisation sur le 'Victimae Paschali'
Dupré Symphonie Passion

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Roger Sayer, Organist and Director of Music at Temple Church, performs the most popular of all Marcel Dupré's organ works his mighty Symphonie Passion.  Based on four plainchant themes it began its life as an improvisation. In this period of Eastertide the second half opens with another improvisation based on the Easter Hymn Victimae Paschali. The romantic organ at Temple Church is ideal for the music of Rheinberger and one of his most celebrated sonatas closes the first half of the programme.

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This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. Please arrive promptly as doors will be closed once the performance starts.