Organ Recital: Andrew Caskie Complete Upload

The 2022 Organ Recital Series sees the cathedral welcome first-rate organists to play Truro’s acclaimed Father Willis Organ. This week's performer is Andrew Caskie.
Programme
Sinfonia di Chiesa Johann Helmich Roman (arr. P. Vretblad) (1694-1758)
Benedictus Alec Rowley(1892-1958)
Church bells beyond the stars Cecilia McDowall(b. 1951)
Organ Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 80 Alexandre Guilmantv(1837-1911)
- Allegro appassionato
- Adagio
- Scherzo
- Recitativo
- Choral et Fugue
About Andrew Caskie
Andrew Caskie was born in Glasgow in 1979 and studied organ with Robert Lightband and David Sanger. He is managing director of Malvern-based Nicholson & Co. Ltd, one of the UK’s oldest and foremost organ-building firms. Outside work, Andrew is a keen cyclist; he is also regularly seen in the choir bass section and on the organ bench at Great Malvern Priory. He recently concluded a two-year term as chairman of the Worcestershire Organists’ Association and is now a trustee of the Institute of British Organ Building. Prior to joining the Nicholson firm in 2016, Andrew was based in Scotland and was director of music at Palmerston Place Church in Edinburgh for over 12 years. He was also chairman of the Scottish
Federation of Organists organ advisory team, and served as president of the Edinburgh Society of Organists.
Andrew holds an honours degree in mechanical engineering and is a chartered engineer. He and his wife Rebecca live in Worcester with their two musical sons
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