Past Concerts
2013 | |
| 7 February | St George's Episcopal Church, Clarksdale, MS at 6.30pm |
| 15-16 February | Tonbridge School Chapel, UK Recording 'Messe pour Saint-Sulpice', Variations on Veni Creator (for Organ Duet) etc with the Vasari Singers (directed by Jeremy Backhouse) |
| 17 February | Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK Poulenc Organ Concerto and Faure Requiem City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Ex Cathedra |
| 25-26 February | Teaching at Cambridge |
| 27 February | Recording with the Delphian Singers in Douai Abbey |
| 3 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm |
| 5 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm OUT OF THE DEEP Lenten music by J S Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Herbert Howells, Jean Langlais, and Improvisations in the styles of Buxtehude, Mozart, Brahms and Ravel |
| 12 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 23 March | Overture Hall, Madison, WI, USA at 7.30pm |
| 25 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 7.30pm Improvised Stations of the Cross |
| 26 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 7.30pm Improvised Stations of the Cross |
| 27 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 7.30pm Improvised Stations of the Cross |
| 2 April | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm THE WONDER OF THE RESURRECTION Easter-inspired music by Tournemire, J S Bach, Jean Langlais, Jeanne Demessieux and Improvisation on 'Haec Dies' |
| 12 April | Cathedral of St John-the-Divine, New York City Premiere of new transcription of Mahler's Symphony No 2 ('Resurrection') with Chorus and Soloists transcription made in honour of Dr John Prior (R.I.P.) |
| 14 April | Cathedral of St John-the-Divine, New York City Pre-evensong recital |
| 18 April | Philharmonie, Essen, Germany Three Preludes and Fugues 'Hommage a Marcel Dupre' (DJB) Symphony No 1, Sir Edward Elgar (transcribed DJB) |
| 20 April | St John's Church, West Byfleet, Surrey, UK Silent Movie Improvisation Concert |
| 23 April | St Sofia, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 27 April | St John's, Elora, Ontario at 7.30pm Concert with the Elora Singers (Noel Edison, Director) Programme to include Choral and Organ Music by DJB |
| 29 April | Museum Center (at Union Terminal), Cincinatti, OH with Robert Sullivan (Principal Trumpet, Cincinatti Symphony Orchestra) Music by J S Bach, A Stradella, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Naji Hakim and Richard Strauss (tbc) |
| 3 May | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 7.30pm Annual Proms Concert |
| 6 May | Paderborn Cathedral, Germany |
| 7-10 May | Detmold, Germany Jury member for Improvisation Competition |
| 15 May | St George's Parish Church, Barbourne, Worcester Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: The General (Buster Keaton) |
| 18 May | Coventry Cathedral, UK at 7.30pm Mahler Symphony No 2 (transcribed DJB) with the St Michael's Singers and the Gloucester Choral Society |
| 20-22 May | Teaching at Cambridge |
| 28 May | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm BAROQUE SPLENDOUR Music by J S Bach, Felix Mendelssohn and Improvised Symphony in Four Movements |
| 4 June | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm Music by J S Bach, Cesar Franck, Gustav Mahler, Maurice Durufle and Improvisations |
| 7 June | St Paul's Episcopal Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Silent Movie Improvisation Concert |
| 8-9 June | River Road, Baptist Church, Richmond, VA play for Morning Service, Evensong (including newly commissioned anthem), post-Evensong recital at 7.45pm |
| 15 June | St Martin's Church, Bad Ems, Germany Mahler Symphony No 2 (transcribed DJB) Part of the 2013 Rheinland-Pfalz Festival |
| 17 June | Masterclass at the Musikhochschule, Mainz, Germany |
| 18 June | St Stephankirche, Mainz, Germany (new organ by Klais Orgelbau, 111/45) |
| 22 June | St Sebald, Nurnberg, Germany at 7.30pm Mahler Symphony No 2 (transcribed DJB) Part of the 2013 Nurnberg International Organ Week (now postponed until 2014) |
| 25 June | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION Music by Olivier Messiaen, J S Bach, Maurice Ravel, Richard Strauss 'Tod und Verklarung' (arr. DJB) |
| 3 July | La Verna International Organ Festival, Arezzo, Italy |
| 6 July | Truro Cathedral, UK Mahler Symphony No 2 (transcribed DJB) with the Three Spires Singers |
| 7 July | Truro Cathedral Old Choristers (1989-1994) attend Eucharist and lunch (tbc) |
| 10 July | St Michael's Parish Church, Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK Silent Movie Improvisation Concert 'King of Kings' (1928) |
| 12 July | Gillingham Methodist Church, Dorset, UK at 7.30pm |
| 13 July | Gloucester Cathedral, UK Cheltenham Festival Concert with the City of London Sinfonia (directed by Stephen Layton) Poulenc Organ Concerto |
| 14 July | Arundel Cathedral at 7.30pm preceded by masterclass |
| 25 July | Rome International Organ Festival, Italy Masterclass (details tba) |
| 26 July | Rome International Organ Festival, Italy |
| 13 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm FRENCH FLAIR Music to include Suite Medievale (Jean Langlais), Cesar Franck, J S Bach, Camille Saint-Saens and Improvisations |
| 13 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm MUSIC TO ROUSE THE SPIRIT Music by J S Bach (Toccata and Fugue in D minor), DJB (Laudi Spirituali Variations), Sir Edward Elgar (Symphony No 2, slow movement) and Charles-Marie Widor (Toccata) |
| 14 September | Landsberg-am-Lech, Germany Mahler Symphony No 5 (transcribed DJB) |
| 18 September | Konstantin Basilika, Trier, Germany |
| 21 September | Gloucester Cathedral, UK at 7.30pm Memorial Concert for Dr John Prior |
| 23 September | Hexham Abbey, UK Silent Movie Improvisation Concert (Hexham Festival) |
| 27 September | St Wenzel, Naumberg, Germany Improvisation concert on 1746 Hildebrandt Organ |
| 2 October | St Michael's Church, Munich, Germany |
| 4 October | Princess Alexandra School, Yarm, nr Darlington, UK Opening recital on new Viscount Digital Organ (tbc) |
| 5 October | Cirencester Parish Church, UK |
| 8 October | Temple Church, London Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde |
| 26 October | College of Wooster, Ohio Silent Movie Improvisation Concert |
| 31 October | First Congregational Church, Wenham, MA Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
| 2 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto Tenth anniversary Liturgical Performance of DJB Requiem (2003) |
2014 | |
| 21 May | St John's R.C. Cathedral, Limerick, Ireland Music by J S Bach, F J Haydn, C Franck, Paul Dukas and DJB (Improvisations) |
| 24 May | Ingelheim, Germany Mahler Symphony No 2 (transcribed DJB, 2012) (recently restored organ by E M Skinner) |
| 25 May | St Katerina Church, Oppenheim, Germany Mahler Symphony No 2 (transcribed DJB, 2012) |
| 26-31 May | St Sebald, Nurnberg, Germany at 7.30pm Mahler Symphonies No 2, 3, 5 and 6 (transcribed DJB) Part of the 2013 Nurnberg International Organ Week |
| 4 June | Gloucester Cathedral, UK at 7.30pm 'DANCE' - Music inspired by the theme of dance Music by Susato, J S Bach, Gabriel Faure, Pierre Cochereau (Suite de Danses Improvisees) and Maurice Ravel (La Valse) |
| 6 June | St John the Baptist, Pinner at 7.30pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde' (1921) |
| 7 June | Event for RSCM Gloucestershire - Leonard Stanley |
| 11 June | Lograno, Spain |
| 12 June | Vitoria, Spain Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'King of Kings' (1928) |
| 14 June | Blackburn Cathedral, UK Mahler Symphony No 2 (transcribed DJB) in aid of the Blackburn Cathedral Music Foundation Appeal |
| 16 June | St Michael and All Angels, Mount Dinham, Exeter, UK Opening organ concert on reconstructed organ formally in St Jude's Church, Birmingham |
| 1 July | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm 'ORGAN AND GREGORIAN CHANT' Music by de Grigny, Tournemire, Dupre and Improvisations |
| 14-18 July | Haarlem International Improvisation Competition, Netherlands (on jury) |
| 20-27 July | St Stephen's Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA Directing King's College Course of the Royal School of Church Music in America (including recitals etc) |
| 3 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Recital (Howells Rhapsodies 1 and 3) |
| 5 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm 'ORGAN FIREWORKS' Music by Gigout, Berlioz, Cochereau, Dupre and Ravel (and improvisations) |
| 24 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Recital |
| 26 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm 'THE ART OF IMPROVISATION' Improvisations in styles over six centuries |
| 7 September | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Recital |
| 9 September | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 21 September | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Recital |
| 23 September | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 7 October | Temple Church, London, UK Silent movie improvisation concert 'Noah's Ark' |
| 8-13 October | Recording CD of Organ Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (for Albion Records) 1912 J W Walker organ at Church of the Sacred Heart, Wimbledon, UK including Overture to 'The Wasps' (transcr. DJB), 'Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis' (transcr. Peter Beardsley), Slow Movements from the 'Sea Symphony' and the 'London Symphony' (transcr. Henry Ley), Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Passacaglia on 'B-G-C' ... etc |
| 10-11 October | Teaching at Cambridge |
| 17 October | Eglise S Vincent, Roquevaire, France at 9pm Roquevaire Organ Festival Former 5-manual house organ of Pierre Cochereau, enlarged by Daniel Birouste Pierre Cochereau 'Variations on Alouette, Gentille Alouette' (transcr. DJB) and Mahler 5 (transcr. DJB) |
| 29 October | Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Russia Part of St Petersburg Organ Festival |
| 31 October | Arhus Organ Festival, Denmark Improvisation Concert |
| 1 November | St George's, Hanover Square, London, UK Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
| 11 November | Cathedral of St John Berchmans, Shreveport, LA at 6.30pm Works by Ralph Vaughan Williams ('The Wasps' and 'Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis'), J S Bach, Maurice Ravel and Richard Strauss ('Tod und Verklarung') |
| 15 November | St Paul's Episcopal Church, Greenville, NC Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde' (1921) |
| 19 November | Alumni Hall, University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde' (1921) |
| 10 December | Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto Festival of Carols (with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir) at 7.30pm |
| 12 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 7.30pm Handel Messiah (with St James Cathedral Choir) |
| 14 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto Twilight recital at 4pm |
| 16 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm Music by Mendelssohn, Demessieux, J S Bach, Marcel Dupre and Improvisation |
| 20 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm La Nativite du Seigneur (Olivier Messiaen) with readings |
| 23 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm MUSIC FOR CHRISTMAS including Noels by Claude Daquin, Chorale Preludes by J S Bach and the amazing Variations sur un Noel (Pierre Cochereau) |
| 28 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto Twilight recital at 4pm |
| 30 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm RING OUT, WILD BELLS Thanksgiving for one year, and welcoming in the next... Music by J S Bach, Louis Vierne, Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Garth Edmundson and Improvisation |
2015 | |
| 20 January | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm THE ART OF IMPROVISATION |
| 27 January | Roy Thompson Hall, Toronto TSO Pianorama Education Concerts at 10.30am and 12.30pm |
| 28 January | Roy Thompson Hall, Toronto TSO Pianorama Education Concerts at 11am and 1pm |
| 29 January | Roy Thompson Hall, Toronto TSO Pianorama Education Concerts at 11am |
| 30 January | Roy Thompson Hall, Toronto TSO Pianorama Education Concerts at 11am |
| 3 February | St Francis Xavier Church, New York at 5pm American Guild of Organists Masterclass/Concert at 7,30pm |
| 7 February | Roy Thompson Hall, Toronto TSO Pianorama Education Concerts at 2pm and 4pm |
| 8 February | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 10 February | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm PRISMS OF LIGHT ... THE COLOURS OF IMPRESSIONISM Music by Claude Debussy, Jean-Jacques Grunenwald and Maurice Ravel |
| 21 February | St Patrick's Church, Mississauga, ON RCCO training day for organists |
| 22 February | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 24 February | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm Russian Roulette Music by Serge Rachmaninoff and Modest Mussorgsky |
| 1 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 3 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm THE SPLENDOUR OF THE BAROQUE Organ Music by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) |
| 6 March | St Columb's Cathedral, Londonderry at 7.30pm |
| 9-11 March | Teaching at Cambridge |
| 13 March | St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland 5.30pm: 'St Patrick's Service' at Evensong and Recital at 6.30pm: Music by J S Bach, Dukas, Ravel, Mahler and an Improvised Symphony on Irish Themes (for the St Patrick's Day Festival) |
| 18 March | Truro Cathedral, UK 'The Art of Transcription' Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Johannes Brahms, Hector Berlioz, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel |
| 22 March | St Nicholas, Bergen-Enkeim, nr Frankfurt, Germany Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'King of Kings' (1928) |
| 27 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 6.30pm Private recital for Toronto 'Newcomers' |
| 29 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 30 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 7pm Organ Meditation and Meditation on the Cross |
| 31 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm Music for Holy Week |
| 31 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 7pm Organ Meditation and Meditation on the Cross |
| 1 April | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 6pm Bach Cantatas Series |
| 1 April | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 6.30pm Improvised 'Stabat Mater' (six movements) |
| 1 April | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 7pm Organ Meditation and Meditation on the Cross |
| 5 April | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert for Easter Day |
| 7 April | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm 'The Joy of the Resurrection' Music by J S Bach, Charles Tournemire. Jean Langlais, Marcel Dupre and Improvisations |
| 12 April | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 17 April | St John's, West Byfleet, Surrey, UK Silent movie improvisation: 'King of Kings' (1928) |
| 19 April | Berlin Philharmonie, Germany Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
| 22 April | Gloucester Cathedral Battle of the Organs NB postponed until 2016 |
| 23 April | St Michael's College, Tenbury Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Hunchback of Notre-Dame' (1929) |
| 25 April | King's College, Cambridge Mahler Symphony No 2 (transcribed DJB) at 6.30pm (NB) in aid of King's College Choir http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/events/easter-at-kings/ |
| 30 April | Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Russia Music by J S Bach, F J Haydn, C Franck, Marcel Dupre, P Tchaikovsky, Gustav Mahler and Maurice Ravel |
| 2 May | Keble College, Oxford, UK at 7.30pm Silent movie improvisation concert |
| 7 May | Leon Cathedral, Spain Bach Concert |
| 9 May | National Auditorium of Madrid, Spain Bach Concert |
| 12 May | Gillingham Methodist Church, Dorset, UK at 7.30pm Organ Fireworks Concert (with son et lumiere) |
| 13 May | Repton School, UK Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
| 16 May | Merton College, Oxford at 8pm Mahler Symphony No 2 (transcribed DJB) with soloists and chorus http://www.merton.ox.ac.uk/event/concert-mahler%E2%80%99s-resurrection-symphony-organ |
| 17 May | Christ's Hospital, Horsham at 7pm Music by Vaughan Williams, Brahms, Berlioz, Debussy and Ravel |
| 18-19 May | Teaching at Cambridge |
| 26 May | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm WATER MUSIC: music inspired by H-2-0, the source of life Music by Handel, J S Bach, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy and Improvisations |
| 31 May | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 2 June | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 6 June | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 7.30pm Bach Cantatas 39 and 75 (with St James Cathedral Choir) Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C and Ricercare a six (Musical Offering) |
| 14 June | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 16 June | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm including 'Death and Transfiguration' - Richard Strauss (arr. DJB) |
| 21-24 June | Pittsburgh, PA American Guild of Organists Convention |
| 21 June | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh Music by Susato, J S Bach, Faure, Cochereau, Ravel and Improvisations (including 'The Immigrant', Charlie Chaplin) |
| 25 June-20 July | Tour to Australia and New Zealand |
| 1 July | Transitional Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand at 6.30pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Phantom of the Opera' (1925) |
| 3 July | St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, New Zealand Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Hunchback of Notre-Dame' (1929) |
| 5 July | Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, Napier Music by J S Bach, Haydn, Franck, Dupre, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Ravel (La Valse) and Improvisations |
| 9 July | Auckland Town Hall, New Zealand Poulenc Organ Concerto (with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra) www.apo.co.nz/concert-events/the-splendour-of-organ |
| 12 July | Auckland Town Hall, New Zealand Solo concert www.aucklandorgan.org.nz/events/event/david-briggs/ |
| 14 July | St John's Cathedral, Brisbane, Australia www.facebook.com/ststephenscathedralconcertseries/photos/gm.919685504763100/520827101398766/?type=1&theater |
| 16 July | Melbourne Town Hall, Australia www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/Whatson/Music/gigs/Pages/cfeb6bf5-578b-4a32-b1c1-8cb832a4c7e0.aspx |
| 18 July | St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, Australia Southern hemisphere premiere Mahler Symphony No 2 (transcribed DJB) with soloists and chorus www.stmaryscathedral.org.au/pdf/Grand-Organ-Recitals-2015.pdf |
| 19 July | St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney play at Solemn Mass |
| 25 July | St Maria Himmelfahrt, Landsberg am Lech, Germany at 11.15am |
| 29 July | Nidaros Cathedral, Norway St Olaf Festival - Silent Movie Improvisation Concert (Noah's Ark, 1928) at 11pm |
| 31 July | Berlin Dom, Germany |
| 2 August | Konigslutter, Germany |
| 25 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 30 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 6 September | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert Sonata on the 94th Psalm - Julius Reubke |
| 8 September | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm 'Canadian Pride' Works by Andrew Ager, Rachel Laurin and Healey Willan |
| 16 September | Exeter Cathedral, UK Silent Movie Improvisation Concert 'Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde (1921)' |
| 19 September | All Saints, Clifton, UK Re-opening concert after recent rebuild by Nicholson Music by J S Bach, Johannes Brahms, Hector Berlioz, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel (Daphnis), Louis Vierne and Improvisations (including a silent movie, filmed in Bristol in the 1960s!) |
| 22 September | Hereford Cathedral at 7.15pm (NB) 'The Art of Transcription' Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Johannes Brahms, Hector Berlioz, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel (La Valse) |
| 24 September | Bragarp Church, near Malmo, Sweden at 7pm |
| 26 September | St Andreas Church, Malmo, Sweden at 3pm |
| 29 September | St Maria, Helsingborg, Sweden at 7.07pm Improvisation Concert |
| 3 October | Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh at 7.30pm Greyfriars Festival Concert with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Concertos by Francis Poulenc and Kenneth Leighton, Improvisations |
| 13 October | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm 'The best of British stiff upper lip' Music by Brewer, Macpherson, Elgar, Alcock, Improvisation |
| 17 October | St John's Church, Elora, Ontario Mahler Symphony No 2 (transcr. DJB) part of the Elora Winter Music Festival |
| 18 October | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 20 October | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm 'Norwegian Legends' - Music by Edvard Grieg |
| 4 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 6pm Bach Cantatas |
| 8 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 10 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm 'Etudes' Music by Bossi, Dupre, J S Bach, Berveiller, Bonnet, Improvisations |
| 13 November | Church of the Good Shepherd, Lexington, KY, USA at 7.30pm Music by J S Bach, Johannes Brahms, Hector Berlioz, Claude Debussy, Louis Vierne and Improvisations World premiere of 'Remembered Joy', for Choir and Organ, commissioned by the Church of the Good Shepherd, in memory of Kerry Zack |
| 15 November | St Francis in the Fields, Harrod's Creek, Louisville, KY, USA at 5pm Music by J S Bach, Johannes Brahms, Hector Berlioz, Claude Debussy, Louis Vierne and Improvisations |
| 24 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm 'Lisztian Fantasies' Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H Fantasia and Fugue on 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam' |
| 1 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm Music by Widor, Elgar, J S Bach, Debussy, Dukas and Improvisations |
| 2 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 6pm Bach Cantatas |
| 5 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 7.30pm Haydn St Nicholas Mass and Britten St Nicholas |
| 6 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 8 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm Music for Advent Works by J S Bach, Mendelssohn, Demessieux, Dupre, Improvisation |
| 9 December | Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Festival of Carols at 7.30pm |
| 19 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm La Nativite du Seigneur (Olivier Messiaen) with readings |
| 20 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
2015 | |
| 22 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm Music for Christmas Works by D'aquin, J S Bach and Pierre Cochereau |
2016 | |
| 6 January | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 6pm Bach Cantatas |
| 10 January | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 12 January | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 19 January | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm 'Creative Spirit' Compositions by DJB Prelude and Fugue in D major (Hommage a Marcel Dupre) (2009) Variations on Greensleeves (2004) Three Marian Motets for High Soprano and Organ (with Julia Morson, soprano) (2006) Disneyrama (2009) |
| 2 February | House of Music, International Performing Centre, Moscow, Russia Music by Susato, J S Bach, Gabriel Faure, Pierre Cochereau, Johannes Brahms, Hector Berlioz and Maurice Ravel |
| 5 February | St John's School, Leatherhead, UK Opening recital on new Kenneth Tickell organ Music by J S Bach, Paul Dukas, Silent Movie Improvisation to Charlie Chaplin's 'The Immigrant' |
| 8 and 9 February | Teaching in Cambridge |
| 21 February | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 23 February | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm Mahler Symphony No 5 (transcribed DJB) |
| 26 February | St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Glen Ellyn, Illinois 25th anniversary concert on J W Walker organ Music by J S Bach, Brahms, Berlioz, Debussy, Vierne + improvisations |
| 28 February | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 1 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 2 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 6pm Bach Cantatas |
| 6 March | St Mary's Cathedral, Memphis, TN at 4pm Music by Vaughan Williams, Brahms, Berlioz, Debussy, Wagner, Ravel + improvisations |
| 13 March | Christ Church Cathedral, Nashville, TN at 4pm Music by Vaughan Williams, Brahms, J S Bach, Berlioz, Debussy, Wagner, Ravel + improvisations |
| 20 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 20 March | Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto at 7pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: The King of Kings (Cecil B de Mille, 1929) |
| 22 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm with Laura McAlpine (mezzo-soprano) |
| 27 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Easter Day Recital |
| 29 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 7 April | St John the Divine, New York City Premiere of new transcription of Mahler Symphony No.8 (with chorus from the Manhattan School of Music, Oratorio Society of New York, soloists and childrens chorus) Double CD due out mid-summer 2016 |
| 20 April | Gloucester Cathedral, UK Music by J S Bach, Marcel Dupre, Pierre Cochereau, Max Reger, Gustav Mahler and David Briggs 'Disneyrama' |
| 22 April | Gillingham Methodist Church, Dorset Organ Fireworks (repeat of the May 2015 concert, by popular request) (with strobes, smoke, indoor fireworks, Union Jack flags... and many other gismos!) |
| 23 April | Holy Trinity Church, Stratford upon Avon, UK Shakespeare Birthday Concert |
| 27 April | Gloucester Cathedral Private recital for Gloucestershire Organists Association |
| 7 May | St Mary's Parish Church, Moseley, Birmingham at 7.30pm Organ Appeal Opening Celebrity Concert Illustrated talk, Organ Concert, Wine and Cheese! including music by J S Bach, Paul Dukas, Peter Tchaikovsky, DJB and Henry Balfour Gardiner |
| 9-11 May | Teaching at Cambridge |
| 11 May | Repton School, UK Silent Movie Improvisation Concert 'Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde' |
| 13 May | Bradford Cathedral at 7pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert 'Sunrise' (F W Murnau) |
| 14 May | Bradford Cathedral at 7pm Music by J S Bach, F J Haydn, DJB, Cesar Franck, Paul Dukas and improvisations |
| 15 May | Bradford Cathedral at 10.15am Choral Eucharist (including DJB Truro Eucharist) |
| 22 May | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert Music by Marcel Dupre |
| 24 May | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm Music by Alexandre Guilmant (Sonata No 1), Louis Vierne and Pierre Cochereau |
| 28 May | Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, Guelph, Ontario at 8pm Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Johannes Brahms, Hector Berlioz, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and improvisations |
| 31 May | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 13-19 June | Longwood Gardens Organ Competition, Philadelphia Jury member |
| 21 June | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm Gustav Mahler: 'Kindertotenlieder' (with David John Pike, Baritone) |
| 26 June | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 28 June | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm GLOUCESTER CONNECTIONS music by former Organists of Gloucester Cathedral including works by S S Wesley, Sir Herbert Brewer, Dr Herbert Sumsion, Dr John Sanders and DJB |
| 2 July | St Martin, Bad Ems, Germany Improvisation Concert with Franz Josef Stoiber [Regensburg Cathedral] and Johannes Mayr [Stuttgart Cathedral] |
| 6 July | Royal Naval Church, Copenhagen, Denmark music by Gigout, Handel, Saint-Saens, Vierne, Durufle and improvisations |
| 10 July | Church of our Saviour, Lapa, Portugal Symphony No 5 - Gustav Mahler (transcribed DJB) |
| 13 July | Church of our Saviour, Lapa, Portugal Kindertotenlieder - Gustav Mahler (with David John Pike, Baritone) |
| 16 July | Church of our Saviour, Lapa, Portugal Symphony No 2 - Gustav Mahler (transcribed DJB) with chorus and soloists |
| 7 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 14 August | Uppsala Cathedral, Sweden at 4pm |
| 24 August | Konstantin Basilika, Trier, Germany Mahler Symphony No.5 (arr. DJB) |
| 25 August | Grote Kerk, Den Haag, Netherlands part of Den Haag Organ Festival Improvisation Concert |
| 26 August | Echternacht, Luxembourg part of 'Echternacher Orgelsommer' Music by Gigout, Handel, Saint-Saens, Vierne, Durufle and Improvisation |
| 29 August - 4 September | Grand Prix de Chartres (Paris and Chartres) Jury member |
| 7 September | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 6pm Bach Cantatas |
| 11 September | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 13 September | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 16 September | First Parish Church, Concord, MA, USA Opening Organ Concert at 8pm |
| 17 September | Concord, MA, USA Masterclass |
| 25 September | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 27 September | Wiedermann Auditorium, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas at 7.30pm |
| 2 October | St John's Cathedral, Jacksonville, FL Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: Phantom of the Opera (1925) |
| 6 October | Teaching in London |
| 8 October | Nichols Nymet House, North Tawton, Devon Recital on Paul Goodman's great Cavaille-Coll Hauptwerk organ! |
| 10 October | St Michael's Church, Cornhill, London Memorial service for Richard Popplewell, LVO |
| 12-13 October | Teaching at Cambridge |
| 14 October | St Mary's Church, Saffron Waldon, Essex Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: Phantom of the Opera (1925) |
| 15-17 October | Record Mahler 2 transcription at Blackburn Cathedral, UK for Chestnut Music |
| 29 October | Stavanger Concert Hall, Norway Silent Movie Improvisation 'Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde' (John Barrymore, 1921) |
| 1 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm 'The Notre-Dame tradition' Music by Balbastre, Calviere, Vierne, St Martin and Pierre Cochereau |
| 2 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 6pm Bach Cantatas |
| 6 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 8 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm Symphony No 3 - Gustav Mahler (transcribed DJB) with Christina Stelmacovich (mezzo soprano) |
| 11 November | Lawrence Park Community Church, Toronto at 7.30pm |
| 15 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm 'Bach's influences' |
| 20 November | Cathedral of the Redeemer, Calgary, AB (postponed to 2017) |
| 26 November | Lotte Concert Hall, Seoul, Korea at 14.00 Opening series on the new organ by Rieger Orgelbau Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: Phantom of the Opera (1925) |
| 6 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm 'The coming of the Saviour' - music for Advent |
| 7 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 6pm Bach Cantatas |
| 7 December | Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto at 7.30pm Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Festival of Lessons and Carols |
| 17 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm 'La Nativite du Seigneur' - Olivier Messiaen |
| 18 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
2016 | |
| 24 December | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm |
2017 | |
| 15 January | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 17 January | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 22 January | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 24 January | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm 'Canadian Pride' (works by Andrew Ager, Rachel Laurin and Healey Willan) |
| 29 January | Trinity College, Cambridge, UK at 5.45pm Improvisations |
| 30-31 January | Teaching at Cambridge |
| 4 February | Notre-Dame de Paris, at 8pm Works by Andrew Ager, Rachel Laurin and Healey Willan (IPF) |
| 12 February | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 14 February | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 19 February | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 21 February | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 26 February | Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago at 4pm Gustav Mahler Symphony No 5, transcribed DJB |
| 2 March | Roy Thompson Hall, Toronto at 12 noon with the Mendelssohn Singers, directed by Noel Edison |
| 5 March | St Andrew's Episcopal Church, Amarillo, TX, USA at 4pm |
| 10 March | Oklahoma State University at 8pm Organ transcriptions festival Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2 ('The Resurrection Symphony'), transcribed DJB |
| 19 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 21 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 26 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 28 March | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 2 April | Ascension Memorial Episcopal Church, Ipswich, MA at 4pm Alma Cheney Memorial Concert |
| 16 April | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Easter Day recital |
| 19 April | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 7.30pm Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2 ('The Resurrection Symphony'), transcribed DJB St James Cathedral Choir and friends Julia Morson (soprano) Christina Stelmacovich (mezzo) |
| 22 April | Macey's Store, Philadelphia at 4pm (The famous Wanamaker organ!) |
| 28 April | First Presbyterian Church, Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 30 April | Trinity Episcopal Church, Danville, KY at 4pm (Postponed until September 2018) |
| 7 May | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 12 May | St Philip's Cathedral, Atlanta, GA at 7.30pm Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2 ('The Resurrection Symphony'), transcribed DJB |
| 14 May | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA at 3pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde (1921) on C B Fisk Opus 129 |
| 22 May | Benaroya Hall, Seattle, USA Vaughan Williams, Debussy, Brahms, Berlioz, Ravel, Improvisation Symphony in Five movements |
| 25 May | Zaragoza Cathedral, Spain Mahler Symphony No 4 (transcr. DJB - world premiere) |
| 27 May | National Concert Hall, Madrid, Spain Mahler Symphony No 4 |
| 30 May | St Mary's Parish Church, Hay-on-Wye, UK Lemmens, J S Bach, Franck, Widor, Vierne, Improvisations |
| 5/6 June | Teaching in Cambridge |
| 9 June | Peterborough Cathedral, UK Re-opening concert of Hill/Harrison organ |
| 11 June | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert (Suite Opus 5, Maurice Durufle) |
| 13 June | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm Mahler Symphony No 4 (North American premiere) with Julia Morson (Soprano) |
| 18 June | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 23 June | Live on BBC Radio Three 'In Tune' at 5.15pm |
| 24 June | Royal Festival Hall, London at 7.30pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Lodger' (1927) |
| 27 June | Rugby School Chapel, UK at 7.30pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde' (1921) |
| 1 July | Gillingham Methodist Church, Dorset at 7.30pm 'Organ Fireworks' (with son et lumiere!) |
| 5-15 July | Church of our Saviour, Lapa, Portugal Mahler transcription concerts (Symphony No 4, works by JSB, Mahler Song Cycles with David John Pike, Baritone) |
| 28-29 July | Rome, Italy |
| 2 August | Arrhus Cathedral, Denmark at 5pm Music by J S Bach, Cesar Franck, Maurice Durufle, Pierre Cochereau ('Alouette'), Improvisations |
| 4 August | Helligaandskirken, Copenhagen at 4.30pm Music by J S Bach, Cesar Franck, Maurice Durufle, Pierre Cochereau ('Alouette'), Improvisations |
| 5 August | Copenhagen Cathedral, Denmark at 12 noon Music by Nicholas Lemmens, J S Bach, Cesar Franck, Claude Debussy ('Faune'), Louis Vierne, Improvisations |
| 8 August | Hofkirche, Lucerne, Switzerland at 8pm Music by J S Bach, F J Haydn, DJB, Cesar Franck, Paul Dukas, Improvisation (Symphonie Improvisee |
| 13 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert Sonata for Flute and Piano - Francis Poulenc (with Roseen Giles, Flute) |
| 15 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 22 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm Requests programme |
| 12 September | St Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland at 7.30pm |
| 15 September | All Saints Parish Church, Falmouth Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: Phantom of the Opera (1925) |
| 21 September | Leon Cathedral, Spain Leon International Organ Festival |
| 29 September | Cathedrale St Andre, Bordeaux, France Gustav Mahler Symphony No 5 (transcribed DJB) |
| 8 October | Concert for 'Les Amis de l'Orgue', Quebec City, Canada L'église Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens at 2pm |
| 9-22 October | Canadian International Organ Competition Jury member |
| 14 October | Eglise St. Nom-de-Jésus, Montreal |
| 23 October | St Francois d'Assise Catholic Church, Ottawa, ON (Pro Organo Festival) |
| 3 November | Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYC at 7.30pm (NB) Join us for the US premiere of David Briggs’ transcription of Elgar’s deeply moving First Symphony (1908). This work underwent a long gestation (he was 51 when he wrote it) and offers an intense insight into the character of the composer - in turns aristocratic, volatile, nature-loving, wistful and often passionately romantic. |
| 5 November | Christchurch Episcopal Church, Rye, NY Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: Phantom of the Opera (1925) |
| 12 November | St Joseph's Cathedral, Columbus, Ohio at 3pm |
| 25 November | Ascension Memorial Episcopal Church, Ipswich, Massachusetts at 4pm (NB!) Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: The General (Buster Keaton) |
| 5 and 6 December | Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Carol Concerts |
| 24 December | Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYC Festival of Lessons and Carols at 4pm Midnight Mass at 10.30pm |
| 31 December | Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYC New Years Eve Concert Improvisations |
2018 | |
| 14 January | Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYC Services at 11am and 4pm |
| 16 January | Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYC at 7.30pm Artist in Residence David Briggs performs his celebrated 1998 transcription of Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. Mahler stated that ‘A symphony must be like the whole world - it must contain everything’. Embodying every emotional nuance, from the intense pathos of funeral marches through to the incomparable euphoria of the finale, Mahler’s 5th includes the Adagietto, perhaps his most famous and beloved orchestral movement |
| 19 January | St James Cathedral, Toronto 'The Splendour of Notre-Dame', including music by Louis Vierne (Messe Solennelle), Maurice Durufle (Quatre Motets), Pierre Cochereau/DJB (Variations on 'Alouette, gentille Alouette') and Yves Castagnet (Missa Salve Regina) with the Choir of St James Cathedral 7pm Illustrated Pre-Concert talk, with refreshments (in the west aisle of the Nave) 8pm Concert |
| 21 January | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 23 January | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 3 February | King's College, Cambridge at 6.30pm UK premiere of new transcription of Symphony No 4 (Gustav Mahler/DJB) |
| 5 February | The Leys School, Cambridge Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde' (1921) |
| 11 February | Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYC at 6pm Artist in Residence David Briggs performs three innovative transcriptions of orchestral music by Maurice Ravel, including the premiere of his new transcription of the ‘Mother Goose Suite’. Kaleidoscopic and ravishingly impressionistic, this music will illustrate every ounce of color available on the Great Organ of St John the Divine. |
| 18 February | St Thomas Anglican Church, Belleville, Ontario |
| 20 February | Overture Hall, Madison, WI |
| 24 February | Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYC at 7.30pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'King of Kings' (Cecil B de Mille, 1928) |
| 27 February | St Francis Xavier RC Church, New York Music by J S Bach, F J Haydn, DJB, Olivier Messiaen, Cesar Franck and Paul Dukas |
| 4 March | Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYC at 5pm (NB) One of the world’s finest organ improvisers, Artist in Residence David Briggs will perform a recital consisting solely of improvisations in styles ranging from Renaissance to Contemporary. Themes will be submitted by members of the audience. Come and experience David in full creative mode - a gripping and totally ephemeral program, just to be heard once, and then gone for ever! |
| 8 March | Clayesmore School, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, UK at 7.30pm |
| 10 March | St Matthew's Church, Northampton, UK Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2 ('The Resurrection Symphony'), transcribed DJB |
| 12-13 March | Teaching in Cambridge |
| 14 March | Worksop College, UK Silent Movie Improvisation Concert |
| 15 March | Newark Parish Church (am) and Derby Cathedral (pm) Masterclasses for the Royal College of Organists |
| 16 March | Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire, UK Silent Movie Improvisation Concert Cecil B de Mille's 'King of Kings' |
| 24 March | Grace Cathedral, San Francisco at 7pm Silent movie improvisation concert - Cecil B de Mille's 'King of Kings' First showing of new Blue-ray edition, presented as part of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival |
| 28 March-1 April | Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYC Holy Week and Easter, including Good Friday 'Way of the Cross' improvisations |
| 15 April | Kirk in the Hills, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA Silent movie improvisation concert - Cecil B de Mille's 'King of Kings' |
| 20 April | St James Episcopal Church, Richmond, VA at 7.30pm Music by J S Bach, Haydn, DJB, Franck, Messiaen, Dukas and improvisations |
| 22 April | Duke University, Durham, NC Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2 ('The Resurrection Symphony'), transcribed DJB |
| 27 April | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 7.30pm Programme to include 'Serenade to Music', Overture to 'the Wasps' and Mass in G minor - Ralph Vaughan Williams with the Choir of St James Cathedral |
| 29 April | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 30 April | St Paul's Cathedral, London, Ontario at 7.30pm NB revised date |
| 1 May | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 15 May | Royal Albert Hall, London with Wayne Marshall and Olivier Latry |
| 20 May | Maison Symphonique, Montreal at 2pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert 'Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde (1921)' |
| 27 May | Eglise St Sulpice, Paris, France |
| 29 and 30 May | Konstantin Basilika, Germany Private recording sessions with David John Pike (Mahler Songs CD) |
| 2 June | Buckfast Abbey, UK part of inaugural series for the new Ruffatti organ (including new commission) |
| 6 June | Truro Cathedral, UK Benefit concert |
| 8 June | Antwerp Cathedral, Belgium at 7.30pm Mahler Symphony No 5 (transcr. DJB) |
| 10 June | Abtei Himmerod, Germany with David John Pike (Baritone) |
| 12-13 June | Teaching in Cambridge |
| 17 June | Collégiale Notre-Dame de Mantes-la-Jolie, France |
| 24 June | Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Bethesda, MD Silent Movie Improvisation concert "The Lodger" (Alfred Hitchcock) |
| 7 and 8 July | Lapa, Portugal Gustav Mahler Symphony No 8, transcribed DJB (postponed) |
| 15 July | Bourges Cathedral, France at 17.00hrs Music by J S Bach, F J Haydn, Cesar Franck, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Guilmant + improvisations |
| 30 July | Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2 ('The Resurrection Symphony'), transcribed DJB part of the St Olav Festival |
| 6 September | Cathedral of the Assumption, Louisville, KY at 7.30pm Music by Saint-Saens, Bach/Vivaldi, Ravel and Improvisations |
| 7 September | Asbury College, Lexington, KY at 7.30pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert 'Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde (1921)' |
| 9 September | Trinity Episcopal Church, Danville, KY at 4pm Music by Bach, Mahler, Wagner, Debussy, Walton and Improvisations |
| 16 September | Katharinenkirche, Oppenheim, Germany Mahler Symphony No 4 transcribed DJB with Christiane Libor (Soprano) |
| 18 September | Recording at Trinity College, Cambridge |
| 20 September | Bragarp Church, Sweden at 7pm |
| 23 September | St Johannes Church, Malmo, Sweden Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2 ('The Resurrection Symphony'), transcribed DJB |
| 28 September | XXIV Festival Organistico Internazionale, Bergamo, Italy |
| 30 September | Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, London at 7.30pm (postponed) |
| 2 October | St Margaret's Parish Church, Whaddon, Gloucestershire 250th birthday concert of Snetzler organ |
| 4 October | St Aloysius R.C. Church, Glasgow, Scotland Re-opening concert of Van den Heuvel organ |
| 6 October | Worcester Cathedral, UK celebrating the tenth anniversary of the new organ by Kenneth Tickell |
| 14 October | Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York Play 11am and 4pm services Organ Concert at 5pm: The Notre-Dame tradition - a programme of music by former organists of France’s greatest cathedral Music by Antoine Calviere, Louis Vierne, Leonce de St Martin and Pierre Cochereau (transcribed Jeanne Joulain and DJB) |
| 19 October | St James Cathedral, Seattle, WA Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2 ('The Resurrection Symphony'), transcribed DJB |
| 21 October | Claremont United Church of Christ, Claremont, California Silent movie improvisation concert 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
| 25 October | Christchurch Cathedral, Victoria, BC Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2 ('The Resurrection Symphony'), transcribed DJB Pre-concert talk at 6pm, Concert at 7.30pm |
| 27 October | Trinity Cathedral, Portland, OR 'Spooktacular' Silent movie improvisation concert 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
| 28 October | Trinity Cathedral, Portland, OR Play and conduct at Cathedral Services |
| 2 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 7.30pm including 'Requiem (2003)' (DJB) with the Choir of St James Cathedral |
| 4 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 6 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 13 November | Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York Great Music in a Great Space Concert Gustav Mahler Symphony No 6 (transcribed DJB) |
| 18 November | Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York Play services celebrating the tenth anniversary of the re-opening of the Cathedral after the fire of 2001. |
| 24 December | Christmas at the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York Festival of Lessons and Carols at 4pm including the premiere of new carol "Verbum caro factum est" (for SSSAAA Harp and Organ) and Midnight Mass (9pm) |
2018 | |
| 31 December | Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York New Year's Eve concert at 7pm |
2019 | |
| 13 January | Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York Play 11am and 4pm services Organ Concert at 5pm (tbc) 'England’s green and pleasant land' - a celebration of Great Britain’s unique musical heritage Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Herbert Howells and DJB |
| 23 January | Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk, UK Silent Movie Improvisation Concert |
| 30 January | International Performing Centre (House of Music), Moscow, Russia (postponed) |
| 3 February | St Eustache, Paris at 5pm Maurice Ravel (transcribed DJB): Daphnis et Chloe (Suite 2) Suite: Ma Mere a l'Oye |
| 7 February | Valencia Cathedral, Spain Music by DJB, Saint-Saens, Wagner (Tristan Prelude and Liebestod), Jehan Alain, Maurice Ravel (Suite: Ma Mere a l'Oye) |
| 9 February | National Auditorium, Madrid, Spain Music by Saint-Saens (Finale from Symphony 3), J S Bach BWV686, Maurice Ravel (Suite: Ma Mere a l'Oye), Improvisation to Charlie Chaplin 'The Immigrant' |
| 26 February | Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York at 7.30pm Symphony No 7 - Anton Bruckner (transcribed DJB) This concert will feature large video screen and will also be live-streamed via the cathedral Facebook page |
| 3 March | Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York Play 11am and 4pm services |
| 17 March | St John's Episcopal Church, Tampa, FL at 4pm Music by Marcel Dupre, J S Bach, Cesar Franck, Sergei Prokofiev, Claude Debussy and Jean Langlais (Messe Solennelle) |
| 22 March | Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA Silent Movie Improvisation Concert The Hunchback of Notre-Dame |
| 2 April | St Louis, King of France, St Paul, MN at 12.35pm Improvisation concert |
| 2 April | Cathedral of St Paul, MN at 7.30pm Gustav Mahler Symphony No 6 (transcribed DJB) |
| 5 April | St Olaf College, Northfield, MN at 9.30pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'The General' (Buster Keaton) |
| 8 April | Gustavus Adolphus College, St Peter, MN AGO Masterclass at 6pm |
| 9 April | Gustavus Adolphus College, St Peter, MN at 7.30pm |
| 11 April | Teaching and play for compline at St Paul's School, Concord, NH |
| 12 April | St Paul's School, Concord, NH at 7.30pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
| 17 April | Trinity Episcopal Church, Easton, PA at 7.30pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert: 'King of Kings' (Cecil B de Mille, 1928) |
| 19 April | Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York at 7pm Improvised 'Seven Last Words on the Cross' |
| 20 April | Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York Easter Vigil at 7pm |
| 21 April | Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York Easter Day Services at 11am and 4pm |
| 18 May | Christchurch Cathedral, Indianapolis, IN Silent Movie Improvisation Concert 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
| 24 May | St Davids Cathedral, Wales Opening concert of the St Davids Festival, with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales including Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani - Francis Poulenc and Symphony No 3 - Camille Saint-Saens |
| 26 May | St Davids Cathedral, Wales at 8pm St Davids Festival Organ Concert 'The Art of Transcription' |
| 2 June | Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany 'The Art of Organ Transcription' Works by Camille Saint-Saens, Antonio Vivaldi/J.S. Bach, Richard Wagner, Maurice Ravel, Pierre Cochereau and Gustav Mahler |
| 5 and 6 June | Teaching in Cambridge |
| 10 June | Pori Organ Festival, Finland at 7pm Opening concert, including Messe pour Saint-Sulpice and Psalm 150 (DJB) |
| 11 June | Pori Organ Festival, Finland Silent Movie Improvisation Concert 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
| 13 June | Pori Organ Festival, Finland DJB Organ Concerto (2006), with the Pori Sinfonietta |
| 15 June | Saarbrucken Basilika, Germany at 11.30am |
| 16 June | Metz Cathedral at 4pm |
| 19 June | St Maria Kyrka, Helsingborg, Sweden Improvisation Concert |
| 21 June | Gillingham Methodist Church, Dorset, UK at 7.30pm 'The Glory of Notre-Dame' with the Farrant Singers (Salisbury) including Messe Solennelle - Louis Vierne |
| 22 June | Portsmouth Cathedral, UK at 3pm Music by Saint-Saens, Vivaldi/Bach, Richard Wagner, Maurice Ravel and Improvisations |
| 25 June | St Bavokerk, Haarlem, Netherlands at 8.15pm Music by J S Bach and Pierre Cochereau |
| 29 June | Liverpool Cathedral, UK at 7.30pm Benefit concert for the restoration of the Orgue de Choeur at Notre-Dame de Paris Music by Calviere, Vierne, Leonce de St Martin and Pierre Cochereau |
| 10 July | Ocean Grove Great Auditorium, NJ, USA |
| 15-19 July | Royal College of Organists examining |
| 31 July | Holmens Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark at 12 noon Bach Concert |
| 3-11 August | International Organ Festival, Talinn, Estonia |
| 2 August | Mihkli Church, Parnu at 7pm Organ and Trumpet Concert with Priit Aimla (Trumpet) |
| 3 August | Nigulistu Church, Talinn at 7pm Bach Concert with seven organists |
| 4 August | St Carl Church, Talinn at 6pm Solo Concert (transcriptions and improvisations) |
| 10 August | Kuusalu Church, Estonia Closing Festival concert and party |
| 15 August | Marienkirche, Lubeck, Germany |
| 7 September | Llandaff Cathedral, UK part of RCO/IAO 'OrgelFest' Music by Saint-Saens, J S Bach, C-M Widor, Marcel Dupre and an Improvised Symphony on Three famous Welsh themes recorded for broadcast later this month on BBC Radio 3 |
| 8 September | Christ Church, Bath, UK Re-opening recital Silent movie improvisation concert Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde (1920) |
| 11 September | Trinity School, Croydon, UK at 7.30pm Opening recital on new Wyvern organ |
| 15 September | Oratoire St Joseph, Montreal, QE Tchaikovsky 4 (transcribed DJB) Opening Concert of the Canadian International Organ Competition Festival |
| 22 September | Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church, Hurricane, WV Organ Concert (famous 6 manual organ!) |
| 1 October | Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX Gustav Mahler Symphony No 5, transcribed DJB (1998) |
| 2 October | Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX Silent Movie Improvisation Concert 'Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde' (John Barrymore, 1920) |
| 5 October | St James Episcopal Church, Alexandria, LA at 7pm Music by Saint-Saens, Haydn, DJB, Cesar Franck, Paul Dukas and Improvisations |
| Other recital highlights included: | |
| BBC Promenade Concert from the Royal Albert Hall, London (broadcast live to an audience of over 2 million) | |
| St Sulpice, Paris (Concert Spirituel) | |
| International Performing Centre, Moscow, Russia (including Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4) | |
| King's College, Cambridge, UK (Elgar Symphony No 1 transcription) | |
| Worcester Cathedral, UK (Elgar Symphony No 1 transcription) | |
| Cirencester Parish Church, UK (re-opening recital) | |
| St Joseph's Cathedral, Columbus, Ohio | |
| Philharmonie Concert Hall, Haarlem, Holland | |
| Harrow School, UK Opening recital on new Peter Collins Organ | |
| Turin and Piacenza Music Festivals, Italy | |
| National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington DC Final Concert of the American Guild of Organists National Convention | |
| Belmont Abbey, UK (Opening recital) | |
| Leipzig Gewandhaus, Germany (Hunchback of Notre-Dame) | |
| York Minster (Symphony No. 3 Gustav Mahler - transcribed DJB) | |
| Worcester Cathedral, UK (Three Choirs Festival Recital) Premiere of new transcription of Symphony No 2 in E flat (1911) | |
| St Sernin Basilica, Toulouse, France 2 concerts in the Festival 'Toulouse les Orgues' | |
| St James Church, Muswell Hill, London, UK Re-opening concert on refurbished Harrison and Harrison organ | |
| Church of the Sacred Heart, Wimbledon, London, UK Re-opening recital of organ by J W Walker | |
| King's College, Cambridge, UK Elgar Symphony No 2 transcription | |
| St Edmundsbury Cathedral, UK Dedicatory Series of new organ by Harrison and Harrison | |
| Cathedral of the Redeemer, Calgary, AB Canadian premiere of 'Messe pour Saint-Sulpice' (2011) | |
| Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (Mahler Symphony No 5 transcription in opening series on C B Fisk opus 139) | |
| Riverside Church, New York (Silent Movie Improvisation Concert 'King of Kings') |