We are really excited to welcome back Jimmy Alderson to Holy Trinity, Gosport. Jimmy returns following an eighteen months gaps and we couldn't be more delighted to see him again. Jimmy is a concert pianist of some renown and has impressed us with his repertoire and superb performance in past concerts at Holy Trinity and at the Music Room at Stansted House. Please join us to celebrate his playing on Sunday 2nd March at 3.30pm. Free entrance with retiring collection; your donations help us to maintain our historic 'Handel' organ - thank you! A warm welcome awaits you.

Programme

Bach-Liszt fantasia and fugue in G minor BWV 542

Debussy prelude des pas sur la neige

Rachmaninoff prelude in G# minor op 32 no 12

Chopin op 28 no 15 raindrop prelude in Db major

Chopin op 24 no 4 mazurka in Bb minor Chopin op 27 no 2 nocturne in Db major

Chopin op 66 fantasie impromptu in C# minor Tchaikovsky the seasons: March; song of the lark Sinding op 32 no 3 fruhlingsrauschen

Biography

Jimmy has been playing piano for 10 years, but began considering it as a career path some 8 years ago, studying under Valentina Seferinova, enabled by a scholarship awarded by the Amber Trust - a charity for helping visually impaired children to access music.

He has competed in the Portsmouth Music Festival and won the Clifford Benson prize, as well as being awarded second place in The John Ireland competition hosted by Southampton University; and has performed at the Turner Sims Concert Hall. Jimmy has played at Holy Trinity, Gosport on several occasions in the past 3 years and also at Stansted House Music Room, where he will return in September this year.

Besides music, he has been training in judo for a similar period, competing in various places and training periodically at the Centre of Excellence. He has also been training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu; and has been/is learning Japanese.

Jimmy hopes to continue his music education by studying for a Master's degree.