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Lunchtime Organ Concert: Kirklees Organist Emeritus Dr Gordon Stewart

Gordon Stewart stood in front of the ;pipes of the Father Willis Organ in Huddersfield Town Hall which are lit up green
Part of the 2024-25 Kirklees Concert Season Gordon Stewart, Kirklees Borough Organist Emeritus, gives his much-awaited recital. Hollins’ Concert Overture sets the scene, and Wolstenholme’s joyous Celebration is followed by Liszt’s brooding Funérailles in Nicolas Kynaston’s transcription. Whitlock’s Toccata from the Plymouth Suite gives a heroic ending. Hollins Concert Overture in F minor Walond Cornet Voluntary in G J. S. Bach Prelude & Fugue in C, BWV 547 Wolstenholme Celebration, 1927 Liszt Funérailles Vierne Impromptu Robert Cockroft Celtic Melody Whitlock Toccata (Plymouth Suite) *************** Tickets: £5.90 (excluding booking fee) *************** Save money and book a subscription package (all 14 concerts for £69.30) by calling Kirklees Town Halls Box Office on 01484 225755. Available to book until Monday 9 September. *************** Competitively priced pre-concert light lunches are available from 11.30am in the Old Court Room. *************** Other ways to book: By telephone: Kirklees Town Halls Box Office Phone: 01484 225755 Opera North Box Office Phone: 0113 223 3600 In person: Kirklees Town Hall Box Office - check opening times Opera North Box Office - check opening times *************** To request a large print, braille or audio copy of the brochure, please contact Opera North on 0113 223 3600 ***************