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Past Paisley Abbey music lists:
Please note that these lists have not been corrected to reflect any alterations which may have been made after their publication
11/11/1971 - Stevenson Hall, RSAMD, Glasgow
programme included works by
Victoria, Lotti, Vaughan Williams & Debussy
10/02/1973 - Unitarian Church Glasgow
George McPhee & Gordon Frier, organ
Dorian Singers
Programme included the following, performed by one or both of the above performers:
C.P.E.Bach - Fantasia and fugue in C minor
T.A.Arne - Sonata no.7 in A
Soler - 2 concertos for 2 organs
Clavichord music by Frescobaldi and Bach
Sunday 25th March, 3.00pm
Organ recital
Darvel Parish Church, Ayrshire
Fantasia in G BWV 572 - J. S. Bach
Organ Concerto - George Frideric Handel
Adagio in G minor - Remo Giazotto, based on themes by Tomaso Albinoni
Siciliano - James Oswald, arr. George McPhee
Menuetto, Allegro - James Oswald. arr. George McPhee
Fantasia in F minor K 608 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rhosymedre, from 3 Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade Op 22 - Derek Bourgeois
March upon Handel's 'Lift up your heads' Op 15 - Alexandre Guilmant
Sunday 1st April 2012, 7.30pm
Paisley Abbey
Paisley Abbey Choir
George McPhee (conductor & organ)
John Langdon (organ)
Margo Smith (violin)
Karg-Elert - “Nun Ruhen Alle Wälder,” op.87 no.3 for soprano, violin & organ
Stainer - The Crucifixion
Monday 3rd August 1992
Coats memorial Church, Paisley
The Britten Singers
Simon Wright (conductor)
George McPhee (organ)
Stanford - Magnificat op.164 (a capella)
Howells - Six pieces for organ
Master Tallis's Testament
Paean
Howells - Requiem
Michael Ball - A Hymne to God my God
Wednesday 5th August 1992
Wallneuk North Parish Church
Mark Rowlinson (baritone)
George McPhee (organ)
Giovanni Battista Brevi - Catanae terrenae
Antonin Dvorak - Ten Biblical songs
Max Reger - Five Songs
Louis Vierne - Les Angelus
Sunday 6th May 2012
Paisley Abbey
Margo Smith (violin)
George McPhee (organ)
Music by Handel and Bach
Sunday 20th May 2012
Paisley Abbey
Paisley Abbey Choir
Glasgow Orchestral Society
Alison Ralston (mezzo-soprano)
George McPhee (conductor)
Richard Wagner - Overture, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Sir Edward Elgar - The Music Makers, Op 69
James MacMillan - Christus Vincit
Gustav Holst - This have I done for my true love Op 34/1
Zoltán Kodály - Hary Janos, Concert Suite, Op 15
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry - 'Blest Pair of Sirens'
Saturday 2nd June 2012
Paisley Abbey
Mark Rowlinson (baritone)
Catriona McGilvray (violin)
Priscilla Routley (violoncello)
George McPhee (organ)
Howells - By the Waters of Babylon
Saturday 12th January 2013
Bearsden Cross Parish Church
Fantasia in G BWV 572 - J.S.Bach (1685-1750)
Three Carols:
Une Bergère Jolie - Jean-François Dandrieu (1682-1738)
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen - Johannes Brahms (1833-97)
Noël Landais - Joseph Bonnal (1880-1944)
Concerto del Sir. Tomaso Albinoni - J.G.Walther (1684-1748)
Allegro – Adagio – Allegro
Variations on ‘Lord Jesus hath a garden’ - Flor Peeters (1803-1986)
Pièces de Fantasie - Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Clair de lune
Inpromptu
Benedictus - Alec Rowley (1892-1958)
Tone Poem: Finlandia - Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Sunday 26th May 2013, 7.30pm
Meadowside St. Paul's Church Dundee
Choral concert
Paisley Abbey Choir
included works by Handel, Tallis, Gibbons, Britten, Stanford and Duruflé
years at Paisley Abbey
Sunday 20th October 2013, 7.30pm
Paisley Abbey
Concerto for Organ, Strings , Harp and Percussion - Peter Naylor
composed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of George McPhee
as the Abbey’s Director of Music
George McPhee (Organ), Alexander Anderson (Conductor)
Eclogue for Piano and Strings - Finzi
Alexander Anderson (Piano), George McPhee (Conductor)
Divertimento in D major for Strings, K136 - Mozart
Alexander Anderson (Conductor)
years at Paisley Abbey
Wednesday 30th October 2013
Choral Evensong BBC Radio 3 broadcast from Paisley Abbey
Introit: Give us the wings of faith (Bullock)
Responses: George McPhee
Psalms: 147, 148, 149, 150 (Stanford, Stanford, Murrill, Stanford)
Canticles: Magdalen Service (Leighton)
Anthem: The Fair Chivalry (Ashfield)
Hymn: Ye watchers and ye holy ones (Lasst uns erfreuen)
George McPhee (Director of Music)
Joseph Cullen (Organist)
Sunday 2nd March 2014
Paisley Abbey
Cantique de Jean Racine, Op 11 - Fauré
Messe ‘Cum Jubilo’ (men’s voices), Op 11 - Duruflé
Litanies á la Vierge Noire (upper voices) - Poulenc
Requiem, Op. 9 - Duruflé
Laudate Dominum, Op. 9 - Dupré
Pamela Hay - soprano
James Corrigan - bass
Colin Murray - bass
Paisley Abbey Choir
David Gerrard - organ
conducted by George McPhee
Sunday 6th April 2014, 7pm
St Andrew’s Kirk, Helensburgh
Choral concert
Ave verum corpus - Byrd
Hosanna to the Son of David - Weelkes
Litanies á la Vierge Noire, op.9 - Poulenc
Cantique de Jean Racine, Op 11 - Fauré
My shepherd is the living God - McPhee
Magnificat (Gloucester Service) - Howells
Laudate Dominum, Op. 9 - Dupré
+ organ solos played by John Langdon
Paisley Abbey Choir
John Langdon - organ
conducted by George McPhee
Sunday 4th May 2014, 4pm
Paisley Abbey
Margo Smith - violin
George McPhee - organ
Priscilla Routley - cello
Abbey Choristers
Programme included.........
Sonata in D Op.1 no 13 (violin, cello and continuo) - G F Handel
Messe Basse - G Faure
Lied ohne Worte Op. 33 no 1 (violin, cello and organ) - W Rudnick
Meditazione (viola, cello and piano) - R Drigo
Tuesday 6th May 2014, 7pm
Caird Hall, Dundee
Organ recital
Overture to the Occasional Oratorio - G.F.Handel (1685-1759)
Two Sketches - R. Schumann (1810-1856)
Andante con moto
Vivace
Adagio and Allegro K594 - W.A.Mozart (1756-91)
Praeludium in E major - V.Lübeck (1654-1740)
Chant de Mai Op. 53 - J.Jongen (1873-1953)
Master Tallis’s Testament - H.Howells (1892-1983)
Pièces de Fantasie - L.Vierne (1870-1937)
Impromptu
Clair de lune
Carillon de Westminster
Sunday 1st June 2014, 4pm
Paisley Abbey
Organ recital
Overture to the Occasional Oratorio - G.F.Handel (1685-1759)
Bergamasca (Fiori Musicale) - G. Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
Adagio and Allegro K594 - W.A.Mozart (1756-91)
Praeludium in E major - V.Lübeck (1654-1740)
Master Tallis’s Testament - H.Howells (1892-1983)
Pièces de Fantasie - L.Vierne (1870-1937)
Clair de lune
Carillon de Westminster
Trumpet minuet - Hollins
8th November 2014
Paisley Abbey
Recital with Gemma McGregor (Flute) and George McPhee (organ)
J.S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 541
G.F. Handel – Sonata No. 6 in C major Opus 1 No.7 for Flute and Organ
Eddie McGuire – Dialogue for Flute and Organ
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 4 in C major BWV 1033 for Flute and Organ
Saturday 22nd November 2014, 7.30pm
Paisley Abbey
Fauré Requiem
Mozart Exsultate Jubilate
Mozart Missa Brevis in C (Sparrow Mass)
Durufle Ubi caritas
Severac Tantum Ergo
Choir and soloists of the Academy of Sacred Music
St Cecelia String Quartet
George McPhee (organ)
Bob Simans and Joan Dillon (conductors)
Sunday 18th January 2015, 4pm
Paisley Abbey
Abbey Choristers recital
Helen Thompson (Harp)
Tim Lambourn (Organ)
George McPhee (Conductor)
Messe Basse - Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Organ: Toccata in F major, BuxWV 157 - Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Ave Maria (Soloist Mhairi Sharkey) - Simon Lindley (b 1948)
Rocking - Czech Carol, arr. McPhee
Organ: Scherzetto (Op. 108 No.1) - Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
Ceremony of Carols - Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Saturday 25th April 2015
Paisley Abbey
Peter Wilson (tenor) accompanied by George McPhee
Including music by Handel, Vaughan Williams and John Ireland.
Sunday 17th May 2015
Lyle Kirk, Greenock
March on Handel’s ‘Lift up your heads’ - Alexandre Guilmant
Prelude Fugue and Variation Op 18 - César Franck
Four Pieces for Musical Clocks - G.F.Handel
Prelude
Voluntary on a Flight of Angels
Minuet
Gigue
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 - J.S.Bach
Hommage March (Sigurd Jorsalfar Suite) - Grieg
A Trumpet Minuet - Alfred Hollins
Elegy - John Ireland (arr. Rowley)
Toccata: ‘Nu la oss take Gud’ - Egil Hovland
Wednesday 10th June 2015
Paisley Abbey
Recital with Gemma McGregor (Flute) and George McPhee (organ)
March on Handel’s ‘Lift up your heads’ - Alexandre Guilmant(1837-1911)
Prelude Fugue and Variation Op. 18 - César Franck(1822-90)
Sonata No. 4 in C BWV 1033 for Flute and Organ - J.S.Bach (1685-1750)
Andante
Allegro
Adagio
Menuett 1
Menuett 2
Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 543 - J.S.Bach
Sonatina for Flute and Piano Op 98 - William Mathias (1934-92)
Allegro ritmico
Andante cantabile
Allegro vivace
Adagio in E - Frank Bridge (1879-1941)
Toccata: ‘Nu la oss take Gud’ - Egil Hovland (1924-2013)