Sightseeing Entry

Dates in June & July

Featuring the Cathedral’s resident organists and guests.

Free and un-ticketed, with a retiring collection.

All recitals start at 18:15 in the Cathedral Quire, after 17:30 Evensong.

Friday 6 June
Simon Hogan, Southwark Cathedral

See biography and programme

Friday 4 July
Will Fairbairn, London

See recital programmes in the monthly Services and Music List

Simon Hogan is the Sub-Organist and Assistant Director of Music at Southwark Cathedral, a post which he combines with being Organist to the Cathedral Singers of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and a portfolio of freelance work in and around London.

Simon’s musical life began as a chorister at St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol. Following organ scholarships at Bristol and Salisbury Cathedrals, he moved to London in 2008 to study organ performance at the Royal College of Music, where he subsequently graduated with first class honours. In his final year he held the Organ Scholarship at St Paul’s Cathedral, before becoming Assistant Director of Music at Southwell Minster, a post he held for seven years.

As a soloist Simon has given recitals in venues across the UK, including the cathedrals of Durham, Hereford and Westminster, The Albert Hall, Nottingham, and Rochdale Town Hall. He is also the principal organist for JAM, an organisation which commissions and performs new music for brass, organ and choir by leading contemporary composers.

Programme

Hovland, Toccata on ‘Now thank we all our God’
Buxtehude, Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist, BuxWV 208
Duruflé, Prélude, Adagio et Choral varié sur le thème du 'Veni Creator'
J.S. Bach, Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 657
Demessieux, Te Deum