Robert Huw Morgan:
The Complete Organ Works of Bach
Celebrating 25 Years of the Fisk-Nanney Organ in Memorial Church
2009 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the landmark organ by Charles Fisk in Memorial Church. This was Fisk’s last instrument and is dedicated to him and to Herbert Nanney, Stanford University Organist for nearly 48 years. In celebration of this anniversary, University Organist Dr. Robert Huw Morgan performed the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach in a series of fourteen recitals. This is music of imagination, technique, complexity, and variety, and poses many demands on the performer as well as the audience. Each recital featured compositions in varying genres, from the intimacy of the trio sonatas to the grandeur of the large-scale preludes and fugues. Additionally, there are the many, many works based on the Lutheran hymn tunes that were so central to Bach’s work.
Bach Organ Series Recordings
The complete organ works of J.S. Bach, recorded live at Robert Huw Morgan’s fourteen recitals, are now available as a 21 disc set. To order, please send $300 (check payable to Stanford University) to:
Mark Dalrymple
Department of Music
541 Lasuen Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
Include your email address or other contact information, and you will be notified when your CDs are ready for pickup at the Department of Music office. If you prefer to have the CDs delivered, add $10 for shipping to your address. For further information, contact Mark Dalrymple via email or phone: (650) 723-3812.
Note: These recordings of Dr. Morgan’s recitals at Memorial Church have not been edited or processed in any way. They will represent the original events as they happened, including audience noise and minor performance and/or technological flaws.
The Recitals
Part I: 12 June 2009 | program
Part II: 25 September 2009 | program
Part III: 14 October 2009 | program
Part IV: 30 October 2009 | program
Part V: 15 November 2009 | program
Part VI: 6 December 2009 | program
Part VII: 15 January 2010 | program
Part VIII: 27 January 2010 | program
Part IX: 19 February 2010 | program
Part X: 10 March 2010 | program
Part XI: 7 April 2010 | program
Part XII: 21 April 2010 | program
Part XIII: 5 May 2010 | program
Part XIV: 11 June 2010 | program
About the Artist
Robert Huw Morgan, a native of Wales, received his BA and MA from Cambridge University, and in 1989 became a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists. Between 1985 and 1988, he was an Organ Scholar at St. John’s College, Cambridge University where his duties included playing the organ for the daily services in the College Chapel, and assisting in the direction of the celebrated choir of boys and men. During that time, he studied with the great British virtuoso, Nicholas Kynaston. In July 1999, he obtained two DMAs in Organ Performance and Orchestral Conducting from the University of Washington in Seattle, where his teachers were Professors Carole Terry (organ) and Peter Eros (conducting). From 1994 to 1996, he was staff piano accompanist at the University of Washington School of Music and thereafter, for three years, was Assistant Conductor of the University Symphony Orchestra and Opera, conducting performances of The Magic Flute, Die Fledermaus, Hansel und Gretel, and Verdi’s Falstaff. As both an accompanist and soloist, he has toured in Europe, America, and Australia and has recorded performances for BBC Television and Radio, as well as television and radio stations in the U.S., Australia, and Canada.
In addition to his duties at Memorial Church, he also holds the position of Lecturer in Organ at Stanford University. In September 2009, he took up the position of Choir Director at Memorial Church.
