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Dame Gillian Weir

 
Event 8:
21 June 2008
St Magnus Cathedral
Kirkwall
6pm - 7.15pm
 
Tickets: £8
Concession* £4

 

 
Bach Komm heiliger Geist, Herre Gott BWV 651  
  Dies sind die heiligen Gebot BWV 678  
Messiaen Chants d'Oiseau (from Livre d'Orgue)  
  Alléluias sereins (from L'Ascension)  

 

Joie et clarté (from Les Corps Glorieux)  
Bach In dulci jubilo BWV 608

 

Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele BWV 654    
  Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns Wend BWV 655
Links
 
gillianweir.com
St Magnus Cathedral
BBC Radio 3 website
  Komm Gott, Schoepfer, heiliger Geist BWV 667
Messiaen Les Enfants de Dieu (from La Nativité du Seigneur)
  Dieu parmi Nous (from La Nativité)
   

Olivier Messaien, whose music we celebrate in this 100 th anniversary year, is perhaps the greatest composer for the organ since J S Bach. Dame Gillian Weir is one of today's foremost musicians and the works of both Messiaen and Bach have been a vital part of her repertoire for over forty years.


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