Knox Kincardine Recital

Knox are pleased to announce that Ian Sadler has recovered from his recent illness and will be able to perform his organ recital on Sunday, July 17th 2:30PM to 4:00PM.

The recital will cover a range of musical selections from classical organ music to songs from the movies and to well-known hymns. A stirring rendition of “Highland Cathedral” accompanied by Scottish Pipers will end the performance. Everyone is welcome with voluntary donation.

Knox Kincardine Church
345 Durham Street
Kincardine, ON N2Z 2Y1

Lent and Easter are round the Corner

It only seems a short time ago we were looking for Christmas music, now it is already time to start thinking about Lent, Holy Week and Easter music! As a group the Grey/Bruce RCCO organists normally come together to put on our Good Friday “Harmonies in the Midst of Madness and Miracle” offering. Due to Covid the last two years had to be cancelled, but we are hoping to be back this year at Knox United Church in Durham.

I have started recording pieces for a series of Lent Reflections, these also have been online due to Covid for our congregation last year, and again this year. I find it interesting to play different settings of some of those great Lent hymn tunes. Here is an example of a setting of Wondrous Love by David N. Johnson from the Augsburg Organ Library – Series II – Lent.

Happy New Year

Here we are at the start of another New Year, again restricted due to ongoing Covid issues. Hopefully everyone is managing to stay well and reasonably sane, perhaps enjoying some relaxing organ music. It could be the ideal time to catch up with some concerts or podcasts, perhaps check out the FutureStops podcasts – there 25 half hour podcasts to choose from.

I was interested in the one with Roger Sayer and the use of the pipe organ in the soundtrack to the 2014 film Interstellar, with music by Hans Zimmer. Roger was organist at my local cathedral, Rochester, when I lived in the UK. I remember going there every week for a few months when he was doing weekly recitals covering all the organ works of J.S.Bach.