Upcoming Events at the Church

200th Anniversary Organ Recital by Simon Lole

Saturday 18th July - 7.00pm

Tickets £20    

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AAG (Action Arts Group) has agreed to administer this concert on behalf of Thornbury United Reformed Church.

Tickets will be available at the door on the night

PROGRAMME

Entrée Pontificale - Enrico Bossi

Prelude and Fugue in C Minor - J.S.Bach

Chorale Prelude: “O Mensch Bewein” - J.S.Bach

Suite Du Second Ton - Jean Guilain

Prelude – Tierce en Taille – Duo – Basse de Trompette

Trio de Flutes – Dialogue – Petit Plein Jeu

Theme and Variations - Hendrik Andriessen

Prelude on “East Acklam” - Francis Jackson

Crown Imperial - William Walton

Meditation on “Annie Laurie” - Simon Lole

Toccata in G - Theodore Dubois

SIMON LOLE

Simon Lole started his musical education as a chorister at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. After reading music at King’s College, University of London and furthering his keyboard studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Simon returned to St Paul’s as Organ Scholar and as a teacher at the Choir School there.

For over 30 years Simon worked as a professional church musician, including time at Croydon Minster and St Mary’s Collegiate Church in Warwick, culminating in the positions of Organist and Director of Music at both Sheffield and then Salisbury Cathedrals. He was also a Fellow and Acting Director of Chapel Music at Jesus College, Cambridge. In 2005 he was honoured with a Fellowship by the Guild of Church Musicians, and four years ago was awarded an ARSCM for services to church music.

Simon now leads a varied freelance career. He is very active as a composer, having more than 100 published works and regularly writes new commissions. Simon is also very busy as a choral and orchestral arranger and his arrangements are featured on many Decca, Classic FM and Deutsche Grammophon recordings, as well as on TV and Radio. He is Musical Director for a number of well-known artists. He has recently arranged and orchestrated a new album for Matteo Bocelli, a project he worked on with renowned producer, Guy Chambers.

Simon is in great demand as a choral director. He runs choral workshops across the globe, including having directed many RSCM America courses. He has been a regular Musical Director and organist for BBC Radio 4’s “Daily Service” and is one of BBC TV’s “Songs of Praise” main conductors and arrangers. He has been accompanist and vocal coach for the BBC’s “Young Chorister of the Year” competition for many years as well as on the panel of judges. Simon is the Music Producer for BBC 2’s “Carols from King’s”. He also directs the music for ITV’s annual Christmas Carol Broadcast.

Simon also has a lot of experience as a broadcaster on both television and radio and has written and presented five television series on church music for TBN-UK called “Sacred Harmony”. He also regularly presents programmes for Premier Christian Radio and presents a weekly show on Sundays on UCB2.

Since 2010, Simon has been Director of Music at St. Mary’s Church in Swanage, Dorset.

Click here for Simon's website.