Albert Hall Organ recital

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J.S. Bach (arr. Dupré) Sinfonia from Cantata 29, ‘Wir danken dir, Gott’
Saint-Saëns Fantaisie in E flat
Franck Chorale I in E major
Judith Weir The Tree of Peace (2016)
Bizet (arr. Lemare) Fantasia on ‘Carmen’

The concert runs from 1.10pm to 1.55pm. Admission £5. Feel free to bring your own lunch.

Peter Davis is a freelance organist, conductor, composer and teacher based in Rutland. He began his musical education as a chorister at Salisbury Cathedral, and as top music scholar at Lancing College, West Sussex.

He gained his ARCO diploma at the age of 17, winning two performance prizes, and after a year as cathedral organ scholar in Salisbury, he spent three years as organ scholar at St John’s College, Cambridge. He graduated with a first-class degree in music, gaining the highest performance mark in his year on any instrument.

He has toured and broadcast extensively as an accompanist and soloist, including international performances throughout Europe, North America, Australia and South Africa with St John’s College Choir. He worked as a full-time teacher in independent schools for 27 years, culminating in 19 years as Director of Music at Oakham School from 2005-2024. His chamber choirs at both Oakham and Haileybury College achieved a national reputation under his direction.

Peter’s compositions include major works for both choirs and orchestras, as well as a number of shorter instrumental pieces that are published by Saxtet Publications and Warwick Music. He will be taking up the position of Director of Music at St Mary’s Church in Nottingham from this September.