Summer Organ Recitals:
Richard Moore
Thursday 15 August 2024 at 7pm
Enjoy the awe-inspiring sound of the Cathedral’s magnificent organ as the evening sun reflects on the unparalleled architecture of the nave during our summer recital series. These concerts will feature some of the country’s leading players, performing a veritable feast of varied organ music.
Richard Moore is Sub-Organist at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. He read Music as Organ Scholar of St John’s College, Oxford, after which he took up a place at the Royal College of Music, studying Organ with David Graham. During his time at the RCM he was involved in the Historical Performance department, including the 24 Violons du Roi project, which culminated in an appearance at the 2012 BBC Proms. In 2013 he graduated from the MMus degree with distinction, attaining the Walford Davies prize in organ performance. Richard held the William and Irene Miller Organ Scholarship at St Paul’s Cathedral for two years, where, in addition to playing for services and training choristers, he also played at a number of important occasions, including the funeral of Baroness Thatcher.
After leaving St Paul’s, he spent a year as Acting Assistant Organist of St Martin-in-the-Fields, where he accompanied the three principal choirs in a varied liturgical and concert programme, and on Radio 3 and 4. A highlight of his time at St Martin’s was the service to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VJ Day, which took place in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the royal family, and was broadcast on BBC television.
In August 2017 Richard took up the post of Sub Organist at Guildford Cathedral, where he articulated the day-to-day liturgies of the Cathedral, principally through accompanying the Cathedral Choir under the direction of Katherine Dienes-Williams. Alongside his duties at the Cathedral, he maintains a vibrant musical relationship with Ellie Lovegrove as the Trumpet and Organ duo “Illumina”. Their 2017 recording, “Illuminations, Dances, and Poems”, received four stars in Organists Review, whilst Fanfare magazine reviewed the playing as ‘uniformly excellent’. A ‘technically very confident’ musician who finds ‘fine colours’ on the organ, Richard continues his studies with Bine Katrine Bryndorf, and holds the Soloist Diploma of the Royal Danish Academy of Music, where he was hailed as ‘a smouldering musician, with incredible rhythmic precision’. In March 2023 he released the premiere recording of Philip Moore’s devotional sequence, Via Crucis. Richard lives in Oxford with his partner, collaborative pianist Ian Tindale.
Programme:
Guy Weitz (1883-1970) – Symphony no 1
I.Regina Pacis
II. Mater Dolorosa
III. Stella Maris
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) – The Swan
Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656) – A Grounde
Basil Harwood (1859-1949) – Andante from Sonata no 1
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) – Toccata in F BWV 540
Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) – Schwing dich auf zu deinem Gott
Florence Price (1887-1953) – Suite for organ
I. Fantasy
II. Fughetta
III. Air
IV.Toccato
Guy Bovet (b.1942) – Hamburger Totentanz
Advance Tickets:
Adults – £8
Students – £4
Under 18s – Free
On the door tickets:
Adults – £10
Students – £5
Under 18s – Free