{"id":266,"date":"2025-11-06T08:50:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T08:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cumbrianorganists-org-uk.stacktemp.com\/?page_id=266"},"modified":"2025-11-06T08:52:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T08:52:24","slug":"review-presidents-evening-18-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cumbrianorganists.org.uk\/index.php\/review-presidents-evening-18-september-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Review : President\u2019s Evening : 18 September 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-831b2db5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members and a guest gathered at the Cathedral on the 18<sup>th<\/sup> September to attend Choral Evensong followed by the President\u2019s Evening which was again kindly hosted by Director of Music, and the Society\u2019s President, Mark Duthie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attendance in the choir stalls for Evensong was somewhat depleted due to the delays caused by traffic on the roads into Carlisle. The other attendees gathered in the transepts and regimental chapel during the course of the Service, with all present in time to hear Ed Taylor\u2019s stirring rendition of Jongen\u2019s Pi\u00e8ce pour Grand Orgue (W. 28) as the closing voluntary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the Service members congregated in the choir\u2019s rehearsal room for coffee and biscuits. Mark outlined the plans, announced publicly the previous day, to conduct a feasibility study into refurbishment of the organ. Work was necessary to remedy deterioration of the organ and secure the future of the instrument. He noted that it was hoped to take the opportunity to meld the Willis, Harrison and Harrison, and David Wells work into a more coherent whole, rather than reinstating the original Willis, or subsequent builders\u2019, character of the organ. A charitable pledge of \u00a31.6m toward the work had been received and the feasibility study would test support for the campaign and shape the strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following Mark playing Camille Saint-Sa\u00ebns\u2019&nbsp; Fantaisie in E-flat (second part) members then had the opportunity to play the organ. A wide range of pieces were performed including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arthur Somervell : The Shepherd\u2019s Cradle Song<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Felix Mendelssohn : Prelude in G, Op.37 No.2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Franz Schmidt : Prelude and Fugue in D major (Hallelujah)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>J S Bach : Herzlich tut mich verlangen (BWV 727) &amp; O Mensch, bewein dein S\u00fcnde gross (BWV 622)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bert Matter : Wie sch\u00f6n leuchtet der Morgenstern<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Percy Whitlock : Fidelis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/cumbrianorganists.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/R045-01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cumbrianorganists.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/R045-01.png 329w, https:\/\/cumbrianorganists.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/R045-01-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ian Hare at Carlisle Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members then departed to face the much reduced traffic on their way home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks go to Mark for again hosting a most successful and enjoyable President\u2019s Evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>National Pipe Organ Register Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npor.org.uk\/survey\/D03404\">Cathedral of Holy Trinity, Carlisle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members and a guest gathered at the Cathedral on the 18th September to attend Choral Evensong followed by the President\u2019s Evening which was again kindly hosted by Director of Music, and the Society\u2019s President, Mark Duthie. 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