| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2012 Westminster Abbey | Stephen Farr opens Westminster Abbey's Summer Organ Festival 2012 |
 It is often said that the concert hall is the sanctuary of musicians and music lovers alike: frequent concertgoers flock to their favourite venues as regularly as Sunday service, dressed in their finest and observing the sacred rites and rituals of the classical concert. What an interesting spin, therefore, to see the view switched and church turned concert hall at Westminster Abbey for a recital by organist and conductor Stephen Farr, the first of the abbey’s Summer Organ Festival 2012 concert series.
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| 17-Jul-2011 Royal Albert Hall | A Judith Bingham world premiere on the Royal Albert Hall organ |
 The enormous organ of the Royal Albert Hall had a busy Sunday. In the evening Prom, it was due to add even more volume to Havergal Brian’s monumental ‘Gothic’ Symphony, whilst during the afternoon it was given to the charge of Stephen Farr, one of the UK’s most compelling organ recitalists, for a solo recital. The opening work was one that most organists would know, even if they do not have the technical ability to play it accurately - Litanies by the tragically short-lived French composer Jehan Alain.Read full review... | |
