Carol Williams Organ Recital: Mad Rush
The organist thrills us with music from across the spectrum, showing off the range and power of the Royal Festival Hall’s refurbished organ.
Performer(s):
Performers
- Carol Williams organ
Programme
Repertoire
- Vierne: Carillon de Westminster, No.6 from Pièces de fantaisie, Suite No.3, Op.54
- Rimsky-Korsakov: The Flight of the Bumble Bee arr. Carol Williams
- Philip Glass: Mad rush arr. Carol Williams
- Iver Kleive: Toccata, Store Gud, vi lover deg (Almighty God, we praise Thee)
- Carol Williams: Twilight, Op.3; Hommage à Vierne, Op.26
- Tournemire: Improvisation on Te Deum
- de Abreu: Tico-Tico no fubá (Samba) arr. Carol Williams
- J Smith: Midnight Special arr. Carol Williams
- Desmond: (attrib. Brubeck): Take Five arr. Carol Williams
- Widor: Toccata from Organ Symphony No.5 in F, Op.42
About this event
Renowned for the dizzying range of her musical interests, Carol Williams prides herself on bringing all genres of music to the organ.
Her recital Mad Rush takes its title from Philip Glass' piece of the same name, which she has arranged for the instrument.
It could equally apply to Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee, which joins the line-up as she contrasts masterpieces by the traditional legendary names of the organ – Vierne, Tournemire, Widor – with the anything-but-expected.
That includes the songs ‘Tico-Tico’, ‘Take Five’ and ‘Midnight Special’, and there are two works by Williams herself to enjoy as she puts the Royal Festival Hall’s magnificent Harrison & Harrison through its paces.
‘A hot-blooded artist who prefers to delight in the moment and wants to share it immediately with the audience ... very irresistible and atypical concert’
Venue details
Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
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