Samual Austin Howden Minster Concert 7 August 2023

PROGRAMME
00:06 ‘Alla Hornpipe’ from Water Music George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
          
John Rutter (1945-)
03:59 Elegy
08:48 Festive Bells   
11:50 Fantasie in C, Op. 16 César Franck (1822-90)
23:46 Wir glauben all’ an einen Gott, BWV 680 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
From Interstellar: Hans Zimmer (1957-)
27:16 Cornfield Chase arr. Richard McVeigh
30:06 Day One / Dust

35:01 More Palatino, SwWV318 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)
39:05 Litanies JA 119 Jehan Alain (1911-40)
BIOGRAPHY
Samuel Austin began musical studies in Liverpool before taking his
undergraduate degree at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Whilst there, he held
the positions of Assistant Organist at the Birmingham Oratory, and Organ
Scholar of Birmingham Symphony Hall. Postgraduate studies followed at the
Royal Northern College of Music, where Sam won the Organ Recital Prize in
2009.
Sam was Organ Scholar at both Liverpool Cathedrals successively and holds
the distinction of performing an organ recital in each cathedral during the
same afternoon, cycling between venues!

Sam became Assistant Director of Music at Aldenham School in 2011 and
became Director of Music at St Paul’s, Mill Hill and later organist at St Alphage
Burnt Oak.

In 2019, Sam successfully took the examinations for the diploma of Associate
of the Royal College of Organists and he was awarded prizes for organ
p laying, the written examinations and the highest aggregate mark over all.
Sam gained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Organists in the following
year.

In 2019, Sam relocated to the East Riding of Yorkshire to take up the position of
Director of Music at Pocklington School. Recently he has also been appointed
Director of Music at the York Oratory.
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