6.45pm, Friday 9 May 2025
St James’s Sussex Gardens, W2 3UD

Performers

Martyn Noble Organ

Programme

• CassiopeiaJenni Pinnock
• Fantasia on “Christ ist erstanden”Nicholas Ansdell-Evans
• Fantasia on “Veni sancte Spiritus”Davide Mutti
• He is Risen! He is Risen!Op. 350, No. 2from Three Anglican Organ Postludes for Easter (2023)Klaus Miehling
• Jesu, der du meine SeeleAlexander Campkin
• TanquintoJenni Pinnock
• The Light (Parable for Organ)Sara Ramos Contioso
• Toccata on “Ravenshaw”Nigel Poole

Call for Scores submissionWorld premiereUK premiereLondon premiere

Martyn Noble plays a recital of contemporary organ music to open the new recital series at St James’s Sussex Gardens, featuring new works submitted to the Festival’s “Call for Scores” submission project.

• Programme notes

Martyn Noble

Martyn Noble has spent more than 10 years working at His Majesty’s Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, both as Sub-Organist and Acting Director of Music. He is also Teacher of Organ at the Royal College of Music Junior Department, which currently boasts a department of 12 promising young organists, and Musician-in-Residence at Highgate School. Martyn has given recitals in Buckingham, Hampton Court Palace, St James’s Palace, Westminster Abbey, Canterbury Cathedral, and St Paul’s Cathedral, and in February 2020 he had his debut with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra where he performed Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir.

In Summer 2023, Martyn gave the opening recital at Himmerod Abbey’s “Orgelsommer” in Germany. In 2018 he was also fortunate enough to play second keyboard for the UK tour of Miss Saigon in Bradford, Plymouth, and Norwich. This summer will be his fifth appearance as a répétiteur and Vocal Coach for Sherborne’s Summer School of Music, and he will be continuing his annual playing of Evensong in the Hooglandsekerk in Leiden, The Netherlands.

Martyn graduated in 2015 with a first class Bachelor of Music degree from the Royal College of Music and completed his Fellowship of the Royal College of Organists (FRCO) and Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music (LRSM) diplomas in organ performance in 2023 and 2011 respectively. Martyn has appeared live on BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4 and has recorded for Novello, Boosey & Hawkes, and for choral CDs with Priory and Signum records.

As a composer, Martyn has composed several choral works which are published by Chichester Music Press. His pieces have been premiered at Exeter University, the Royal College of Music, Hooglandse Kerk in Leiden, and as part of The London Festival of Contemporary Church Music.