2017 MICHAELMAS FAIR ORGAN RECITAL SERIES

Art of Fugue by

Jonathan Yip Sub-Organist (St John’s Cathedral)

29th April, 2017 (Saturday) at 2.30 pm

St John’s Cathedral 4 – 8 Garden Road, Central

Entry by note donation.

All proceeds will go to the 2017 Michaelmas Fair to support the various ministries of the Cathedral.

PROGRAMME

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Contrapunctus I from The Art of Fugue BWV 1080 Johann Jacob Froberger (1616-1667) Ricercar in g, FbWV 405 Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697) Praeludium in E minor (Großes) Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) Cento partite sopra passacagli, F 2.29 Dieterich Buxtehude (1637/39-1707) Canzona in d minor, BuxWV 168 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) completed by Zoltán Göncz (b. 1958) Contrapunctus XIV from The Art of Fugue BWV 1080

Jonathan Yip Sub-Organist, St John’s Cathedral Previously also the Sub-Organist in 2010-11 during his gap year, Jonathan has returned to St John's after 5 years in the UK. Jonathan started learning the organ in 2008, when he was a sixth form stu-dent at The King's School, Canterbury. He was taught by John Robinson, then Assistant Organist at Canterbury Cathedral. Jonathan won in the Open Class of the 2009 Kent County Organists’ Association Organ Festival. Jonathan studied at the University of Cambridge in 2011-14, where he read English and was made an Organ Scholar of Robinson College. As Organ Scholar, Jonathan directed the Chapel Choir of Robinson College under the guidance of Jeremy Thurlow and Tim Brown, conducting and ac-companying the weekly chapel services, and leading the choir on tour to Austria, Germany, and Italy. When in Cambridge, Jonathan studied organ under Anne Page, and historical performance under Douglas Hollick. After graduating in 2014, Jonathan went Northwards to Scotland, and was appointed the joint-posts of Organ Scholar at St Mary’s Cathedral, Edin-burgh, and Director of Music at St Ninian’s Church, Edinburgh. He also taught piano at Fettes College. In 2016 Jonathan returned to Hong Kong, and is now working as both an English teacher at Po Leung Kuk’s Vicwood Sixth Form College, and the Sub-Organist at St John's Cathedral.

UPCOMING ORGAN RECITALS 24th June, 2017 (Saturday) at 2.30pm Robin Newman (St Stephen’s Chapel, Stanley) Gregory Wheele (Service Organist, St John’s Cathedral) 19th August, 2017 (Saturday) at 2.30pm Tiana Chan (Recipient of the Cecilia Kwok Church Music Scholarship) June Rippon (Recipient of the Cecilia Kwok Church Music Scholarship) Felix Yeung (Director of Music, St John’s Cathedral)

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