Programme

G. Muffat (1653-1704) – Toccata Prima from Apparatus Musico-Organisticus

F. Couperin (1668-1733) – Movements from Messe pour les Couvents

(i)    Plein jeu

(ii)   Fugue sur la Trompette

(iii)  Récit de Cromorne

(iv)  Trio a 2 dessus de Cromorne et la basse de Tierce

(v)   Dialogue sur la Trompette du Grand Clavier, et sur la Montre, le Bourdon et le Nazard du Positif

W. Byrd (c.1540-1623) – A Fancy from My Ladye Nevell’s Book

C. Jenkins (1889-1978) – Dawn

T. Dubois (1837-1924) – Verset de Procession and Toccata in G, from Douze Pièces

Dr William Reynolds is Organist & Director of Music at St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Swansea, alongside which he is Regional Manager (Wales) for the Royal School of Church Music, Musical Director of the Gower Chorale, and a Visiting Music Tutor at Swansea University.  He maintains a busy portfolio as a musician pursuing a wide range of activity including organ and harpsichord performance, choral conducting, editorial musicology, and arts consultancy.

William studied music at University of Wales, Bangor, where he gained the degrees of BMus, MA and PhD.  Among his organ teachers were Andrew Goodwin, David Gedge, Martin Souter, Huw Tregelles Williams and Jane Watts.  Organist posts held have included Organist at Christ College, Brecon, Sub-organist at Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral, and Organ Scholar at Bangor Cathedral.  He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists.

Future Tuesdays@1pm Organ recitals

August 15      Jeff Howard

August 22      Performed by organists from the RSCM’s Bath Course for Young People

August 29      Hayden Payne

September 5 & 12         No recital

Sept 19           Dewi Rees

Sept 26           Huw Williams