Concert Schedule
| Last updated | Wednesday 14th May 2008 (Ipswich, MA) | 2008 | January | Working on: New Anthem 'O Sing unto the Lord' for Solihull School (completed 27th January) Toccata for St Matthew's Day (commissioned by St Matthew's Church, Northampton) (completed 27th January) |
February | New setting of 'Let all the World in every corner sing' (commissioned by Mr and Mrs Ewart James) (Completed 29th February) | March | Composing New Anthem for Trinity Sunday, an expansion of a motet by Hildegard of Bingen, commissioned by the Choir of Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland (completed 14th March) | May | Classic FM Magazine includes feature article on 'Battle of the Organs' with DJB and Wayne Marshall (3rd June) | May | Working on 'Prelude, Allegro and Variations' for Viola, Violoncello and Piano (20 mins) commissioned to celebrate the 375th anniversary of the founding of Ipswich, MA, in 2009 |
21 May | Release date for 'Bombarde 32', a new 30-minute Chestnut Music DVD, recorded at St Sernin, Toulouse 6-minute Introduction (Information about the Basilica, the Cavaille-Coll organ and our recording sessions) Widor Toccata from Symphony No 5 and DJB Improvisation on 'Ave Maria' including generous footage of St Sernin and a detailed photographic profile of the 1889 Cavaille-Coll organ ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THIS WEBSITE! |
28 May | Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Jeanne d'Arc' |
3 June | Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK 'Battle of the Organs' with Wayne Marshall |
5 June | Clitheroe Parish Church, Lancs at 7.30pm (Re-opening Concert) Bach, Mozart, Reger, Howells, Grieg, Nevin, Widor, Improvisations |
6 June | St John's Parish Church, Pinner, Middlesex Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
7 June | All Saints, Clifton, Bristol Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: Cecil B de Mille's 'King of Kings' (1927) |
8 June | Play for 11am Mass at All Saints, Clifton 140th Anniversary of the dedication of All Saints in 1868 |
8 June | Solihull School Chapel (First performance of newly-commissioned anthem at Evensong) | 9 June | Solihull School Chapel (part of Organ re-opening celebrations - with newly-commissioned anthem) Glinka/DJB, Dukas/DJB, Bach, Dupre, 'O Sing unto the Lord' (premiere) - DJB, Rachmaninoff/DJB, Sousa/DJB, Widor V, Improvisations |
9 June | Sebastian Thomson plays DJB 'Variations on Greensleeves' at recital in Coventry Cathedral | 13 June | Katharinenkirche, Oppenheim, Germany at 8pm European premiere of new transcription of Mahler Symphony No 6 |
15 June | Bad Ems, Germany (now postponed until June 2009) | 17 June | Malvern Priory, UK at 7.30pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
20 June | Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Hunchback of Notre-Dame' |
21 June | Gloucester Cathedral at 7.30pm UK Premiere of new transcription of Mahler Symphony No.6 |
23/24 June | Teaching at Cambridge | 25 June | St Paul's Parish Church, Honiton, Devon Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929)(cancelled) |
27 June | Truro Cathedral Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
30 June | Ely Cathedral Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
4 July | Royal Albert Hall, London at 7.30pm Glinka/DJB, Dukas/DJB, Bach, Dupre, Rachmaninoff/DJB, Sousa/DJB, Widor V, Improvisations Tickets going fast .... for details cut and paste into your browser: http://tickets.royalalberthall.com/season/production.aspx?id=12250&src=t |
13-16 July | Judge Improvisation Competition and give recital in RCCO National Convention at Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | 18 July | Carlisle Cathedral, UK at 10pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
19 July | St Bartholomew's Church, Armley, Leeds at 7.30pm Langlais, Bach, Saint-Saens, DJB, Tchaikovsky (4), Improvisation |
20 July | Londonderry, Northern Ireland Silent Movie Improvisation Concert |
22 July | Cologne Cathedral, Germany Glinka, Dukas, Rachmaninoff, Widor, Improvisation |
26 July | Bridlington Priory at 7.30pm Messiaen, Franck, Dupre, Bach, DJB, Ravel, Strauss, Improvisation |
30 July | Marlborough College, Wiltshire at 8pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert (part of Marlborough College Summer School) |
1 August | Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Germany | 5 August | Westminster Abbey, London at 7pm Messiaen, Franck, Dupre, Bach, DJB, Ravel, Strauss, Improvisation |
6 August | Exeter Cathedral at 7.30pm Messiaen, Franck, Dupre, Bach, DJB, Ravel, Strauss, Improvisation |
11 August | Spreckels Auditorium, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA | 13 August | Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Massachusetts Langlais, Franck, Bach, Saint-Saens, DJB, Tchaikovsky,Improvisations |
14-30 August | Vacation in Massachusetts | September | Begin working on new work for the St Michael's Singers, Coventry Cathedral and 'Triptique de Noel' (commissioned for the Livre d'Orgue de Ratingen, Germany) |
September | Two new CD releases: Chestnut Music CD 004: Vierne Symphony No.3, Widor Symphony No.5, Improvisations, recorded last October at S. Sernin, Toulouse and Chestnut Music CD 005: Improvisations 4 recorded at S Sulpice, Paris (Cavaille-Coll) St Sernin, Toulouse (Cavaille-Coll) Himmerod Abbey, Germany (Klais) Holy Trinity Catholic, NYC (Letourneau) Ascension Memorial Church, Ipswich, MA (C B Fisk) and First Presbyterian Church, Danville, KY (Taylor and Boody) Watch this space for more details! |
29 September | St Luke's Cathedral, Orlando, FL - AGO Masterclass | 30 September | St Luke's Cathedral, Orlando, FL - Concert | October | Release of Chestnut Music CD 006 'The Glory of Bach' David Briggs plays Bach on the Taylor and Boody Organ at Danville Presbyterian Church, KY includes: Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV547 Concerto in a minor, BWV593 Various Chorale Preludes and Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV532 |
4 October | Ely Sinfonia performs DJB Organ Concerto (2004) in Ely Cathedral, UK Edward Taylor (soloist) |
18 October | Eglise St Vincent, Roquevaire, France (former organ of Pierre COCHEREAU) |
24 October | Chatelet (near Brussels), Belgium | 28 October | All Saints' Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA Silent Movie Improvisation Concert |
31 October | St Stephen's Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre, PA Silent Movie Improvisation Concert |
1 November | Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 82nd St and Broadway, New York First NY performance of 'Requiem' (2003) - with the Tiffany Consort, conducted by Nicholas White and Symphonie 'Missa Pro Defunctis' for Organ (USA premiere) |
2 November | Second performance of 'Requiem' and 'Symphony: Missa pro defunctis' Hartford, CT (tbc) |
9 November | Park Congregational Church, Grand Rapids, MI Silent Movie Improvisation Concert |
11 November | Ascension Memorial Episcopal Church, Ipswich, MA Accompany Faure 'Requiem' |
17 November | Museum Center, Union Station Terminal, Cincinnatti, OH | 30 November | Ratingen, Germany Advent Sunday: Premiere of 'Triptique de Noel' (commissioned by Ansgar Wallenhorst for the 'Livre d'Orgue de Ratingen') |
14 December | St John's Episcopal Church, Gloucester, MA Part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of Fisk Opus 97 'In Dulci Jubilo' Christmas Concert (with carols) |
2009 | January-March | Composition months: New 'Cornish Cantata' for Wadebridge Choral Society, UK (texts by Sir John Betjeman) New work for the St Michael's Singers, Coventry Cathedral |
9 January | University of Florida at Gainesville Silent Movie Improvisation Concert |
10 January | Masterclass, University of Florida | 11 January | First Presbyterian Church, Gainesville, FL | 24 January | Principia College, Elsah, IL at 7.30pm | 3-9 February | Vacation in Paris | 12 February | Teaching at Oxford | 13 February | Teaching at Cambridge | 14 February | Selwyn College, Cambridge, UK Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
21 February | St Francis-in-the-Fields, Harrods Creek, Louisville, KY | 26 February | Wingate University, NC | 7 March | St Alphege, Burnt Oak, London (Father Willis Organ) | 10 March | Alton Parish Church, Hampshire, UK | 13 March | Esher Parish Church, Surrey, UK Silent Movie Improvisation Concert |
14 March | Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Family Matinee, including Charlie Chaplin movies - mini-comedy festival around Red Nose Day |
3 May | St James Episcopal Church, Richmond, VA Silent Movie Improvisation Concert (tbc) |
16 May | Ascension Memorial Episcopal Church, Ipswich, MA | 24 May | St David's Cathedral, Wales Transcription of Mahler Symphony No.6 |
31 May | St Nikolaus, Frankfurt Battle of the Organs Concert with Wayne Marshall |
6/7 June | Bad Ems, Germany Kultursommer Concert "British Music/British Food" - All-British programme followed by British Dinner in the Park (i.e. Le Roast Beef) |
14 June | St Anton, Nurnberg, Germany | 20 June | Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire (tbc) | 26 June | International Organ Festival, Nurnberg Silent Movie Improvisation Concert (tbc) |
27 June | St Matthew's Church, Northampton Silent Movie Improvisation Concert |
2 July | 2 Recitals (9am and 10.30am) in the Region 1 and 2 Convention of the American Guild of Organists Church of the Advent, Brimmer Street, Boston, MA |
2 July | Masterclass at 2.30pm Region 1 and 2 Convention of the American Guild of Organists - Church of the Advent, Boston |
17 July | Kings Lynn Festival Silent Movie Improvisation Concert |
8-15 August | Hereford Three Choirs Festival Recital (date tbc) | 16-19 August | European Organ Academy, Leipzig 2009 Recital and Masterclasses on Transcription and Improvisation techniques |
11 October | St James Episcopal Church, Los Angeles at 6pm | 14 November | First performance of new work for the St Michael's Singers in Coventry Cathedral (with the English Symphony Orchestra) Marking the 69th anniversary of the destruction of the old cathedral and the subsequent rebirth of the new... |
2010 | 28 March | First United Methodist Church, Lubbock, Texas Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: Cecil B de Mille's 'King of Kings' (1927) |
April | First Performance of 'Cornish Cantata' at St Endellion Parish Church, Cornwall, UK S |