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Harmony of the Spheres
Programme Notes
Recital by Organist Dr Dominique Proust (Astronomer at the Paris-Meudon Observatory)
1. Charles Racquet (1598­1664): `Fantaisie'. Composed on the request of Father Marin Mersenne (1588­1648) for the 1636 publication of his "Harmonie Universelle", a piece which brought together his research on planetary harmony. 2. Vincenzo Galilei (1520­1591): `Dialogo'. Composed by the father of the famous astronomer Galileo Galilei, and originally featured as part of an instruction manual for playing and composing vocal music for the lute. 3. Dietrich Buxtehude (1637­1707): `Passecaglia'. Composed on the lunar cycle in four sections, the lunar phases, each including seven variations. 4. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685­1750): `How Brightly Shines the Morning Star'. One of Johann Sebastian Bach's best-known chorale preludes, celebrating the morning star. (Continued overleaf)





5. William Herschel (1738­1822): `Fugue in C Major and D Minor'. Born in Hanover, Herschel migrated to Britain in 1757 at the age of 19 and began a distinguished musical career lasting more than twenty years. Among his hobbies during this period were mathematics and astronomy, building his first telescope in 1774 and discovering the planet Uranus in 1781, the first planet in the solar system beyond the classical six, namely Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The discovery brought him many honours, and allowed him to become a fulltime astronomer employed by King George III. He also discovered infrared radiation. During his years as a musician, initially in the north of England, he composed symphonies, concertos and organ sonatas, and it was during this period, in Bath, that he met Archbishop Richard Robinson, the founder of Armagh Observatory. This was the same year, 1766, in which he became Musical Director at the private Octagon Chapel, Bath. 6. Max Reger (1873­1916): `How Bright is the Morning Star'. Reger was an internationally active conductor pianist, organist and composer. Many of his works are in fugue or variation form, of which this is an example, having been influenced by the baroque style of J.S. Bach. 7. Gustav Holst (1874­1932): `Jupiter'. One of the movements of `The Planets' suite, Holst's largest orchestral work. This organ transcription celebrates Jupiter, the bringer of joy, and is one of the best-known and most popular movements of the Planets suite. 8. Marcel Dupre (1886­1971): `How Bright is the Morning Star'. Marcel Dupre was a child prodigy, the foremost French organist of his time and famed for his ability to improvise. This is one of his more than 80 chorale compositions. 9. Louis Vierne (1870­1937): `Hymn to the Sun'. Louis Vierne was one of the great composers of the 20th century. At times this piece, one of his 24 fantasy pieces for organ, reveals the full magnificence of the Sun's stellar radiance. Programme Notes by George Frazer

Dr Dominique Proust has both a scientific and a musical background, and is a research scientist at the CNRS and an astrophysicist at the Observatory at Meudon. His work there is directed towards observational cosmology and entails his use of the largest telescopes in the world. He is also organist at Notre Dame de l'Assomption at Meudon and has studied the organ with Pierre Moreau and Jacques Marichal, both organists of Notre Dame de Paris, and with Daniel Roth, organist of St Sulpice in Paris. He has given concerts in Europe, Canada, Australia, Brazil and Chile as well as on Radio France and at international festivals. He has made a world premier recording of the organ works of William Herschel (1838­1822) and of Pierre Moreau (1907­1991), which were both received with international critical acclaim.

Acknowledgements: We thank the Dean and Chapter of St Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral and Dr Stephen Timpany (Organist and Master of the Choristers) for kindly facilitating this Recital. Donations Welcome to St Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral