Organ Recital by Ian Hockley

Programme

Concerto – Trio in E flat major BWV 597- Bach

Prelude and fugue in E minor (the Wedge)- Bach

Adagio and Allegro in F minor – F major K594- Mozart

Chorale no.1 in E major- Franck

Diptyque- Messiaen

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy – transcribed by Jean Guillou (1930-2019)- Tchaikovsky

Sinfonia in D BWV 29 – Transcribed by Arthur Wills (1926-2022)- Bach

Alla Hornpipe (The Water Music) – Transcribed by Jean Guillou (1930-2019)- Handel

Admission by programme on the door £15,

Friends of the Music members £12, Children Free.

Biography

Ian Hockley is a native of Kent and was born in Rochester. He started to learn the piano when he was about seven years of age.  While singing in the local church choir he began to play the organ and studied at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.   His organ teachers were David Saint and Annete Goerke, also participating in master classes with Peter Hurford and Johannes Geffert. Two years further study resulted in a Master’s degree from the University of Birmingham specializing in French baroque keyboard and choral music. Ian also holds diplomas from the Royal College of Organist’s and from Trinity College of Music, London.  Whilst at the University of Birmingham Ian was responsible for the University of Birmingham Liturgical Choir and conducted them during many concerts, tours and broadcasts.   Since then, Ian has pursued a dual career as a concert musician and as a teacher, holding positions at The Blue Coat School, Birmingham, Ampleforth College, York, UK, and a four-year stint as Organist and Master of Chapel Music, Guildford Grammar School, Perth, Western Australia.   

In 1989 Ian won the Hurford/Forsyth – Grant Traveling scholarship awarded by the Royal College of Organist’s, which allowed him to complete his studies in Europe.  Ian has published articles on Mozart’s Organ Music and researched and written extensively on the life and work of the seventeenth century French Organist and composer, Jehan Titelouze, publishing a new modern translation and edition of his letters and poetry.   Ian’s interests are broad but his particular métier lies in the performance of French Organ and harpsichord music, but he is also fascinated by the music of Mozart, Bach and most liturgical music. From 2000 – 2020 Ian lived in the Gulf State of Oman and worked as Organist to His Late Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said until he died in January 2020.  Ian also works as an organ consultant and has overseen the desigsn and construction of five new mechanical action organs including the large new organ in the Royal Opera House, Muscat, built by Philipp Klais.  He is also the consultant for the new organ in the new concert hall in New Cairo City.