With Daniel Cook the Sub-Organist at Westminster Abbey on 20th November

Putney Bridge © Andrew Wilson

Daniel Cook is recognised internationally as a liturgical and concert organist of the highest order. He combines his busy freelance career with the position of Sub-Organist of Westminster Abbey, where he is the principal organist to the Abbey Choir and Assistant Director of Music to James O’Donnell. In addition, he is Artistic Director of the Mousai Singers and maintains a busy schedule of recitals, concerts and recordings, both as performer and producer, as well as being in demand as a conductor, teacher and singer.


Daniel Cook

Prior to this Daniel was Organist and Master of the Choristers of St Davids Cathedral and Artistic Director of the St Davids Cathedral Festival, where he was responsible for the maintenance and development of the cathedral’s musical ministry. Before moving to St Davids, Daniel spent six years as Assistant Director of Music of Salisbury Cathedral where he was the principal organist. He has worked widely as a choral conductor and has been Music Director of the Dyfed Choir, the Farrant Singers, St Davids Cathedral Festival Chorus and the Grange Choral Society and Orchestra, with whom he directed many major choral works.

Daniel received his early musical education at Durham Cathedral with Keith Wright. Following a year as Organ Scholar at Worcester Cathedral, he moved to London to take up a place at the Royal Academy of Music where he studied with Nicolas Kynaston, James O'Donnell and Patrick Russill and participated in master classes with many of the world’s leading organists including Marie-Claire Alain, Lionel Rogg and Jon Laukvik. While at the Academy, he worked as Organ Scholar at Southwark Cathedral and Westminster Abbey before graduating with first-class honours in July, 2003. He was subsequently Assistant Organist of Westminster Abbey from 2003 until 2005.

Daniel has twice been a finalist in the St Albans International Organ Competition. As a recitalist, he has played across the UK and Europe with performances in most of the cathedrals in Britain.

Sunday 20th Novenber 7.15pm at St Mary's Church Putney SW15 1SN
£5 tickets at the door
Programme:

1/Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847): Sonata No 4 in Bb Op. 65 2/William Byrd (1540 - 1623): Fantasia in C
3/Thomas Tomkins (1572 - 1656): A Sad Pavan for these distracted times
4/Percy Whitlock (1903 - 1946): Scherzetto from Sonata in C minor (1936)
5/J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750): Prelude and Fugue in E minor BWV
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November 11, 2016