Joshua Simões - "It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to learn it. But I think it was worth it!"

26/06/2024 29 min Temporada 1 Episodio 1

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Episode Synopsis

In this launch episode of the PPS podcast, join hosts Charlie Brown and Adrian Gunning as they go to St John the Evangelist Church, Islington London to meet with Joshua
Simões while he practises for his recital there on Saturday 29th June.

Listen to Joshua as he discusses the musical influences and people that have brought him to this point as an up and coming young organist. We also get a chance to hear him play short excerpts from the pieces featuring in his recital while sharing his thoughts and reasons behind his choice of music.

Full information on this and future recitals can be found at
Islington Church Concerts
Music Featured:
Choral-Improvisation on ‘Victimae Paschali’
Charles Tournemire (1870-1939) (arr. Duruflé)

Dic nobis Maria WV51(Intabulation after Bassano)
Heinrich Scheidemann (1595-1663)

Prelude, Scherzo and Passacaglia op. 41
Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)

Prelude & fugue in D-sharp minor
Otto Olsson (1879-1964)
Ettrick Banks
Judith Weir (b.1954)

'Le cri de l’abime' - The Cry of the abyss (from Quartième Esquisse)
Thierry Escaich (b. 1965)


Artwork: Cal Wilson
Theme Music: Adrian Gunning