Concert Schedule
| Last updated | Friday 20th October 2017 (Montreal, QE) |
2017 | |
| 23 October | Ottawa, ON (Pro Organo Festival) |
| 25 October | Arnprior, ON (cancelled) |
| 3 November | Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYC at 8pm 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 4pm |
| 16 November | St Paul's Cathedral, St Paul, Minnesota at 7.30pm |
| 25 November | Ascension Memorial Episcopal Church, Ipswich, Massachusetts at 7.30pm Silent Movie Improvisation Concert |
| 5 and 6 December | Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Carol Concerts |
| 25 December | Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYC Schedule to be announced soon! |
2018 | |
| 16 January | Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYC at 8pm 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 at 7.30pm 'The Notre-Dame de Paris tradition', including music by Louis Vierne, Pierre Cochereau and Yves Castagnet (Missa Salve Regina) with the Choir of St James Cathedral |
| 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 |
| 4 March | Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYC at 6pm 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 (tbc) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1 May | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 8 May | St Paul's Cathedral, London, Ontario at 7.30pm |
| 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 |
| 2 June | Buckfast Abbey, UK part of inaugural series for the new Ruffatti organ (including new commission) |
| 6 June | Truro Cathedral, UK (tbc) Benefit concert |
| 8 June | Antwerp Cathedral, Belgium at 7.30pm Mahler Symphony No 5 (transcr. DJB) |
| 10 June | Abtei Himmerod, Germany |
| 12 June | Bad Durkheim, Germany |
| 14 June | Laubach, Germany |
| 15 June | Maria Laach, Germany |
| 24 June | Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Bethesda, MD (tbc) |
| 7 and 8 July | Lapa, Portugal Gustav Mahler Symphony No 8, transcribed DJB |
| 15 July | Bourges Cathedral, France at 17.00hrs |
| 9 September | Trinity Episcopal Church, Danville, KY |
| 16 September | Katharinenkirche, Oppenheim, Germany Mahler Symphony No 4 transcribed DJB with Christiane Libor (Soprano) |
| 23 September | St Johannes Church, Malmo, Sweden Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2 ('The Resurrection Symphony'), transcribed DJB |
| 30 September | Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, London at 7.30pm |
| 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 at 5pm |
| 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 |
| 27 October | Trinity Cathedral, Portland, OR 'Spooktacular' Silent movie improvisation concert 'Phantom of the Opera' (1929) |
| 2 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 7.30pm including 'Messe pour Notre-Dame' (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 |
| 20 November | Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York at 7.30pm |
| 2 December | St Joseph's Oratory, Montreal, QE Part of the Montreal Bach Festival |
| 8 December | Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany Concert with the Brass of the Berliner Philharmonie |
| 20-25 December | Christmas at the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York (details tbc) |
2019 | |
| 30 January | International Performing Centre (House of Music), Moscow, Russia |
| 12 April | St Paul's School, Concord, NH at 7.30pm |
| 16-21 April | Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York Holy Week and Easter, including Good Friday 'Way of the Cross' improvisations |
| 11 June | Pori Organ Festival, Finland Solo concert |
| 13 June | Pori Organ Festival, Finland DJB Organ Concerto (2006), with the Pori Sinfonietta |
| 13 November | Augustinerkirche, Würzburg, Germany |
2020 | |
| 4 April | Lincoln Cathedral, UK Concert with the City of Birmingham Choir, conducted by Adrian Lucas Variations sur Veni Creator - Maurice Durufle Requiem - Maurice Durufle |