James Davy, Chelmsford Cathedral

Join us for our latest recital at 1pm on Tuesday 14th March with James Davy, Master of the Music, Chelmsford Cathedral. Free entry, retiring collection.

 

PROGRAMME

 

Fantasia in G BWV 572 – J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Cantabile – Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
From Six Sketches for Organ – Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960)
     Quiet Thoughts
     Folk Song
     Processional March
Allegretto in E flat – William Wolstenholme (1865-1931)
Consolation in D flat – Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Epic March – John Ireland (1879-1962)

 

This Recital is supported by Anthony Percival

 

James Davy has led the music department at Chelmsford Cathedral since 2012 and is responsible for overseeing a varied and engaging musical programme providing opportunities for boy and girl choristers, school-age and adult singers. The Cathedral Choir is responsible for music at Cathedral services on most days of the week with additional concert engagements in Chelmsford and beyond.

 

James is also musical director of the Chelmsford Singers, a mixed-voice choir that performs frequently in the Cathedral, most recently in a joint concert with the Cathedral Choir.

 

Formerly organ scholar of Portsmouth, Durham and St Albans Cathedrals, James was a chorister at Southwell Minster and later Assistant Organist at Winchester College. A published composer, whose work has been heard on BBC Radios 3 & 4 and ITV, James is also a keen equestrian, owning a bay gelding called Max.

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