Music at Midday - Jack Oades (St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh)

ack Oades -  Programme:  

Praeludium in D BuxWV 139 - Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)

Fantasia in G minor P.128 - Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) 

Prelude and Fugue in f BWV 534 - J S Bach (1685-1750) 

Choral Dorien - Jehan Alain (1911-1940)

Deep River

There is a Balm in Gilead - Daniel Ficarri (b. 1996)

(From Suite No. 2)

Joie et Clarté des Corps Glorieux - Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

BIOGRAPHY

Hailing from Exeter in the South West, Jack Oades is an organist, composer, conductor and tenor. He read music at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and studied a master’s in Composition at Trinity College, Dublin.

Jack has been in post as Organist and Master of the Music at St Giles’ Cathedral since January 2025, having previously held positions in Cambridge, the Isle of Man, London and Dublin. Most recently, he was Organist and Assistant Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral from 2018-2022, and following that, Tenor Lay Vicar with the choir of Exeter Cathedral until December 2024. Jack is in demand as a recitalist and accompanist, frequently performing all over the British Isles, and he is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists.

As a composer, his works are published by the RSCM, Two Bridges Music and the Chichester Music Press, and his music is performed all over the world, including a number of broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 & 4. He was the winner of several composition prizes, and has been the recipient of many large scale commissions, including from the JAM on the Marsh Festival, Choir & Organ magazine, and the Whitgift Foundation. Alongside his prolific choral and organ writing, Jack has also written chamber, orchestral, and solo works, including two works for symphony orchestra and chorus. More recently, he has branched out into digital and ambient music, including scores and sound design for film and video games.

Please join us in the hall for a bowl of soup after the concert. Entry is free with a voluntary donation to defray costs.