Organ Recital – with Coffee and Cake
St. Peter’s Church, BARROWDEN - 10.30, 18th April
The renowned organist Ivan Linford will put our organ through its paces in what promises to be a wonderful concert.
Coffee and cake will be served between 10.30 and 11.00 followed by Ivan playing for 50 minutes.
Entry is free but we ask for donations to cover costs please, and to raise funds for the replacement of the Chancel roof.
Ivan has lived and worked as an organist in the Rutland area for over 13 years. He studied music at the University of Huddersfield and is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists. As a postgraduate student, he was Organ Scholar at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and has subsequently held the posts of Director of Music at Oakham Parish Church, Assistant Director of Music at Leicester Cathedral and Organist of Oakham School.
Ivan has given organ recitals and accompanied choirs at various English cathedrals (including St Paul’s Cathedral, London), as well as at many churches and concert halls across the country. He has performed on BBC television and radio and has visited a variety of countries as an accompanist, including Ireland, France, Belgium, Italy, Hungary and the USA.