Rochester Cathedral Organ Festival Series

Adrian Bawtree Director of Music at Rochester Cathedral

Adrian Bawtree will be playing;

Paean K. Leighton

3 Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes R. Vaughan Williams

Allegro maestoso and Allegretto from the First Sonata in G E. Elgar

Alleluyas S. Preston

Capriccio J. Ireland

Andante Moderato and Adagio in E – F. Bridge

Paean H. Howells

About Adrian Bawtree

Adrian Bawtree is the Director of Music & Organist at Rochester Cathedral, a position he started in September 2022. Formerly, he was the Second Assistant Organist at Canterbury Cathedral alongside teaching the organ at The King’s School and St Edmund’s School in Canterbury. He was also the musical director of Cantores Dominicae and The Canterbury Singers, whilst also freelancing as an Organist and Conductor.

 Adrian studied the organ at Christ’s Hospital and progressed to the Royal Academy of Music and then as Organ Scholar at Worcester College, Oxford. He won the silver medal from the Worshipful Company of Musicians when he was awarded the Fellowship diploma from the Royal College of Organists. He studied orchestral conducting at the Royal College of Music on a post-graduate course, which he completed with distinction. Prior to working in Cathedral music, he taught at Christ’s Hospital School where he was the School Organist and then Director of Music.

When he moved with his family to Kent in 2011, he worked in the Arts and Health arena, and is now a co- Director of the Kent Arts and Wellbeing Partnership. Their most recent project is working creatively with Armed Forces Veterans in Kent.

About our Organ Festival Series

Hear our spectacular organ being played by internationally acclaimed organists. First started in 2022, the Rochester Cathedral Organ Festival Series is a chance to hear wonderful organists playing our wonderful organ.

All concerts will last just over an hour.

Tickets

£10 for adults

Free for under 18’s and carers

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