Events - 2010
EASTER CONCERT
at St. Mary's RC Church, Inverness
on Thursday 8th April at 7.30 pm
DUO
ANTHONY COLLESO - Flute &
LILY G. DATONY - Organ
JANE DATONY - Classical Guitar
Fundraising concert. Donations welcome. The funds form the concert go towards a project about Art and Music therapy and for the study of the young Flautist and dancer Anthony Collesso
Events for 2009
WINTER CONCERT
Friday 6th November, 7pm at
St. Mary's RC Church, Inverness
MARGRET HADNETT - Soprano &
LILY G.DATONY - Organ, Piano
ANNA HAIEAD - FERGUSON - Clarsach
FAREEDAH KHAN - Piano
Music by D. Buxtehude, J. Haydn, L. Beethoven,
A. Webber, F. Shubert, F. Mendelssohn, J.Alain,
F.Peeters, C.Franck, Scottish, Ludovico Einudi
The funds of the concert are in aid of a project for
Music & Art Therapy
CHRISMAS CONCERT
Friday 18th December, 7pm at
St. Mary's RC Church, Inverness
ANNA HAIRAD-FERGUSON - Clarsach
MARGRET HADNETT - Soprano &
LILY G. DATONY - Organ
ANTONY COLLESO - Flute & LILY DATONY - Piano, Organ
Choir at St. Mary's Church
SUMMER CONCERT
with Music by Ludovico Einaudi
Margaret Hadnett - Soprano
Antony Couesso - Flute & Lily Datony -
Piano, Organ
Daniel Clunas - Piano
Monday 8th June, 7pm. at St. John's Church, Inverness
Fundraising Concert
Music by C. Frescobaldi, J.S. Bach, D. Buxtehude,
C. Debussy, A.L.Webber, J. Alain & Ludovico
Einaudi
SIMON HARDEN - Organ
Recitals on Saturday 2nd May, 7.30 pm
at St. Mary's, South Woodford, London
&
Tuesday 5th May, 1pm
at St. Lawrence Jewry, London
Organ Masterclass
13 June, Evangelist Church, Varna, Bulgaria
(based on German & Italian Baroque)
Concert - 15 June, Concert Hall Bulgaria - Sofia
Concert - 16 June, Festivalen Concert Hall - Varna
CONCERT
ANTHONY COUESSO - Flute & LILY G. DATONY - Organ, Piano
Friday 21st August at 7 pm., at St. John's Church, Inverness
Fundraising Concert
Music by J.S.Bach, T.Albinoni, J.L.Krebs, J.Alain,
F. Mendelssohn, J. Brahms, C. Debussy, C. Frank & Ludovico Einaudi
Events 2008
ORGAN CONCERT
SIMON HARDEN
Winner 2007 Schnitger International
Organ Competition, Alkmaar (Holland)
on Monday 21st July
7.30 pm at St. John's Church
Southside Road, Inverness
Admission free
Simon Harden has a recital in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow on Sunday 20th July and a concert at St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh on 23rd July. For more information about these events visit: www.organrecitals.com
Irish organist wins the International Schnitger Orgelconcours Alkmaar
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The ninth International Schnitger Orgelconcours has been won by the Irish organist Simon Harden. In addition, Harden won the audience prize, which he received from Wim van der Ham, chairman of the Schnitger committee.
Each finalist performed Buxtehude's Te Deum Laudamus, and Andreas Werckmeister's Canzona in a on the Van Hagerbeer/Schnitger organ, as well as 2 chorale preludes and one of the 3 basso ostinato works of Buxtehude, as assigned by the jury.
The jury consisted of the organists Michel Bouvard(France), Andrea Marcon (Italy), Naomi Matsui (Japan), Wolfgang Zerer (Germany) and Pieter van Dijk (The Netherlands).
Simon Harden
The winner Simon Harden was born in Dublin where he received his secondary school education and was first introduced to the organ. In 1995 he enrolled at Trinity College Dublin to study Music and History of Art. During his time at TCD he was Organ Scholar to the college and later conductor of the Chapel Choir, leading them on a tour of New York and recording a CD of choir and organ music. On graduating he took a part-time teaching position at the TCD School of Music and worked as a freelance organist in Dublin.
Engagements included deputising in Christchurch and St Patrick's Cathedral and regular performances with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. In 2001, Simon went to Berlin where he concentrated his studies on diverse organ repertoire. A particular interest in early music led him to Hamburg where he was awarded a DAAD scholarship and received a first-class diploma from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in 2004.
After studying French repertoire in Paris and receiving a 'Premier Prix', Simon returned to Hamburg where he received a scholarship from the City of Hamburg to complete a post-graduate degree in the organ soloist class. He has held several positions as Organist and Choirmaster and is at present 'Kantor' at Gettorf in North Germany. In October 2006, Simon won 2nd prize at the 'Grand Prix Bach de Lausanne' and in December 2006 the DAAD prize in Hamburg for 'outstanding performance and intercultural involvement'.
Simon has a busy concert schedule and engagements take him to France, Italy, Holland, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Bulgaria, Russia, England, Switzerland, Japan and Spain.
