J S BACH

David Hamilton Plays J S Bach At Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645

Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582

Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott, BWV 721

Pièce d’Orgue, BWV 572

O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß, BWV 622

Toccata in C major, BWV 564

Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot’, BWV 678

Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552

David Hamilton

The present church building was completed in 1690 and sits on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. Both the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Edinburgh Castle lie within the Parish of Canongate, as does the Scottish Parliament. Canongate Kirk is also recognised as the Military Church in Scotland's Capital City. Considerable changes to the interior were carried out after World War II when two major 19th century additions to the church were removed: the wall which blocked off the nave from the apse; and the side galleries. At the same time, new furnishings were presented: particularly the stalls in the apse, the Royal Pew, the Governor's Pew and the Choir Stalls. The organ was designed and built by Th. Frobenius of Copenhagen, Denmark and is situated in the gallery over the entrance. It is a memorial to The Very Reverend Ronald Selby Wright CVO, TD, DD, FRSE, who was Minister at Canongate from 1937 to 1977, and was dedicated on Sunday 15 November 1998.

David Hamilton studied with Stuart Campbell at Glasgow University, Harald Vogel at the North-German Organ Academy and Jos van der Kooy at Zwolle Conservatory in the Netherlands. He was a prizewinner at Royal College of Organists’ exams and at the European Organ Improvisation competition.

He teaches at the RSAMD and at the Music School of Douglas Academy and is Director of Music at St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Hamilton. He has performed throughout Western Europe and in Lithuania, the Czech Republic, North America and Russia.

As Organist of Strathclyde University, he has responsibility for the new Bachstyle organ, built by Orgelbau Kögler.

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