Chorale Kaleidoscope

Come and join us as we wander through the colourful landscape of chorale melodies. South African Organist Eon Malan promises a new insight into some well-known and not so well-known tunes ranging from the 17th century through to the 20th.

This free concert is being held in the awesome historic surroundings of Old St Paul's on Sunday June 6 at 3pm. Just bring yourself and your friends and bask in the music…

Programme includes JS Bach’s well-known Schmücke dich, compositions by South African composers, and John Behnke’s Variations on Kum Ba Yah.

Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott, BuxWV 199
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654
Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1896) No. 3: Choral: Nun lob’, mein Seel’, den Herren from Chorals et Noëls, Op. 93
Dennis Bédard (b.1950) Variations sur Sine Nomine
Two chorale preludes on beloved Afrikaans hymns from South Africa:
Z. Temmingh (b.1960) Heer, met my hele hart Lord, With My Whole Heart
Chris. Lamprecht (b.1927) Here, hoe blymoedig Lord, How Joyful

John .A. Behnke (b.1953) Variations on Kum Ba Yah