Holy Trinity Church, Gosport, is once again delighted to welcome back Oliver Macfarlane on Monday 15th July at 1pm. Oliver was last with us in March when the organ let him down during his morning practice and we had to cancel. We are fortunate indeed that Oliver is able to make it again on Monday. I hope that many of you will be able to join us to hear him play. Free entrance with retiring collection. Your donations will help us to maintain our historic Handel Organ. A warm welcome awaits you.
Programme
| Prelude and Fugue in C Minor | Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) |
| "Romance | |
| 4th Movement from Symphony No.4" | Vierne (1870 - 1937) |
| Prelude and Fugue in C Minor BMV 549 | J.S.Bach (1685 - 1750) |
| "The Swan | |
| From Carnival of the Animals" | "Saint-Saens (1835 - 1921) |
| Arr. Guilmant (1837 - 1911)" | |
| "Carillon de Longpont | |
| From 24 Pieces en style libre" | Vierne (1870 - 1937) |
Biography
Oliver Macfarlane is an organist based in Guildford. His full-time music education began at Winchester School of Art followed by four years at the Royal College of Music where he gained his graduate and performing diplomas in both piano and organ. Oliver studied organ with Richard Popplewell, Gillian Weir and at the International Summer Academy in Haarlem, Holland. Recently he has embarked on further organ studies specialising in French repertoire with Ben van Oosten in The Hague. He has given many organ recitals including at the London churches of St Brides Fleet Street, St George’s Hanover Square and St Michael’s Cornhill, and at the cathedrals of Bristol, Truro and Worcester. Currently he is Assistant Organist at Christ Church Esher, and a deputy organist for St Mary’s Stoke D’Abdernon, Cobham in Surrey.
Oliver Macfarlane had a long career in broadcasting with the BBC. In Television Classic Music he was series editor of performance output where his portfolio of programmes included the BBC Proms, the prestigious Young Musician of the Year competition, the conducting series Maestro, concerts from the Barbican, and several opera and ballet relays from the Royal Opera House. In 2013 Oliver left the BBC to concentrate on playing the organ.