Concert Schedule
| Last updated | Sunday 16th July, 2017 (Porto, Portugal) |
2017 | |
| 28-29 July | Rome, Italy |
| 2 August | Arrhus Cathedral, Denmark at 5pm |
| 5 August | Copenhagen Cathedral, Denmark at 12 noon |
| 8 August | Hofkirche, Lucerne, Switzerland at 8pm |
| 13 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 15 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 20 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 22 August | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 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 Music Festival |
| 24 September | St Johannes Church, Malmo, Sweden Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2 ('The Resurrection Symphony'), transcribed DJB (now postponed until 2018 because of work on stained glass) |
| 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 Details tba |
| 9-22 October | Canadian International Organ Competition Jury member |
| 12 October | Eglise St. Nom-de-Jésus, Montreal |
| 23 October | Ottawa, ON (Pro Organo Festival) |
| 25 October | Arnprior, ON |
| 29 October | St John's Episcopal Church, Tampa, FL at 4pm |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 15 April | Kirk in the Hills, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA Silent movie improvisation concert - Cecil B de Mille's 'King of Kings' |
| 1 April | Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYC Schedule to be announced soon! |
| 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 |
| 29 April | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 1 May | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |
| 4 May | St Paul's School, Concord, NH at 7.30pm (postponed to September) |
| 6 May | St Paul's School, Concord, NH at 4pm Performance of DJB 'Requiem' (2003) with SPS Chapel Choir and Boston Cecilia (postponed to September) |
| 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)' |
| 2 June | Buckfast Abbey, UK part of inaugural series for the new Ruffatti organ (including new commission) |
| 8 June | Antwerp Cathedral, Belgium at 7.30pm Mahler Symphony No 5 (transcr. DJB) |
| 24 June | Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Bethesda, MD (tbc) |
| 9 September | Trinity Episcopal Church, Danville, KY |
| 16 September | Katharinenkirche, Oppenheim, Germany |
| 23 September | St Johannes Church, Malmo, Sweden Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2 ('The Resurrection Symphony'), transcribed DJB |
| 28 September | St Paul's School, Concord, NH at 7.30pm |
| 19 October | St James Cathedral, Seattle, WA 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) |
| 4 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 4pm Twilight Concert |
| 6 November | St James Cathedral, Toronto at 1pm |