Music at Midday - Alessandro Bianchi (Italy)

PROGRAM

Adolphus  Hailstork                            Toccata  on  “Great Day”

1941

Craig  Penfield                                    Baroque  Suite:

1948

                                                            a) Fantasia       ( Homage to J. S. Bach )

                                                            b) Sarabande   ( Homage to Arcangelo Corelli )

                                                            c) Toccata       ( Homage to Antonio Vivaldi )

Jan  Van  Weelden                              Variatons on “Straf mich nicht”

1917-1992

Hans  Andrè  Stamm                          Scheeberg  and  Scheemore

1958

Powell  Weaver                                  The  Squirrel, Scherzino

1890-1951

Johann  Sebastian  Bach                     Prelude  et  fugue  in  e  minor           BWV  548

1685-1750

Alessandro Bianchi was born in Como and studied in Piacenza Conservatoire where was awarded in Organ and Organ Composition diplomas with Luigi Toja.

He also attended the Masterclasses of Nicholas Danby and Arturo Sacchetti.

He is Artistic Director of the Musical Association “Amici dell’Organo di Cantu’” and  organist of the St. Edward’s the Confessor Anglican Church in Lugano.

Organ Concert tours have seen him to play more that 2500 recitals, always as a soloist, in many Internationals Organ Festivals in Italy, Vatican, Switzerland, Germany, France, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Austria, Spain, Baleares, Andorra,Tenerife, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Alands, Iceland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Holland, Russia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lettland, Latvia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Croatia, Israel, USA, Mexico, Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, South Africa.

He has given Masterclasses and lectures on the  Italian Music in Italy, England, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, USA, Singapore and Mexico and he has undertaken several CD and Radio-TV broadcasts and recordings in Europe, USA and Brasil.

He was juror in several organ competitions and many composers have dedicated to him new organ works.

In 2014,  the City of Cantu’has awarded him with the title of “Honorable Citizen” for his work in Art and Culture.

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