Lunchtime Concert – Thursday 29th January 2026 at 1pm
We are delighted to welcome Paul Ayres who will perform an Organ Recital at St Mary’s on Thursday 29th January at 13.00.
Paul is a freelance Organist, Choral Conductor and Musical Director and also a prolific composer and arranger. He lives in West London with his family where he was born and bred. As an organist he has given recitals on several tours to Europe and North America, and has released three solo CDs. He conducts and accompanies many choirs in the London area, and enjoys leading music workshops with children and also playing keyboards for improvised comedy shows.
His compositions have won competitions in Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the USA, and he has received over one hundred commissions from musical groups of all shapes and sizes. Most of Paul’s output is choral, vocal, small-scale instrumental, and music for theatre. A particular creative interest of Paul’s is exploring the interplay between popular styles and baroque/classical forms, and his works frequently use cross-reference, numerical patterns, and humour. Please visit www.paulayres.co.uk to find out more.
Paul is planning a diverse and entertaining programme of Organ Music for our Concert on 29th January, including:
* Prelude and Fugue in A minor – Charles Wesley
* Andante in C and selected movement from 12 Short Pieces – Samuel Sebastian Wesley
* Preludes 1, 6, 3, 4 from Eight Short Preludes attributed to J S Bach, re-interpreted by Paul Ayres
* Two Voluntaries – William Herschel
..and then finishing off with some more contemporary pieces, including a medley from Lennon and McCartney.
There will be a retiring collection to cover the costs of the performance.
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