Kevin Bowyer (organ)

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Recordings

  • Continuum CCD1001/2 (2CDs) (November 1988)
    • Track 1-3: Organ Symphony No. 1 (117:52)
    • Track 1: I Prelude; Passacaglia; Postlude (34:35)
    • Track 2: II Introduction; Fugue; Coda (36:24)
    • Track 3: III (46:53)

Pieces performed

Performances

  • 25/07/1987 Kevin Bowyer (organ), Thomas Trotter (organ)
    Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London, UK
    1987 International Congress of Organists (Bowyer played movements i and iii, Trotter played ii)
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1
  • 28/04/1988 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Århus Cathedral, Århus, Denmark
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1
  • 26/07/1988 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Cleveland Lodge (home of Lady Susi Jeans), Dorking, UK
    Organists’ Summer School: Illustrated Lecture
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [ii]
  • 09/11/1992 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Brucknersaal, Brucknerhaus, Linz, Austria
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1
  • 22/11/1994 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Collegiate Church of St. Mary, Warwick, UK
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [i]
  • 23/10/1997 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    St. Petri Kyrke, University of Malmö, Malmö, Sweden
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1
  • 01/02/1998 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Pauluskirche, Darmstadt, Germany
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1
  • 18/10/2003 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, Manchester, UK
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1
  • 01/03/2006 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    University Chapel, Glasgow, UK
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [x]
  • 08/10/2006 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    University Chapel, Glasgow, UK
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1
  • 03/02/2008 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Glasgow University Chapel, Glasgow, UK
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [i]
  • 07/06/2009 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, Glasgow, UK
    Glasgow Pipeworks 9
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [iii]
  • 06/06/2010 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, Glasgow, UK
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2
  • 20/06/2010 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Het Orgelpark, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2
  • 10/07/2010 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Berlin Cathedral, Berlin, Germany
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [toccata]
  • 31/07/2010 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    York Minster, York, UK
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [i]
  • 23/05/2011 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    St Michael’s Church, Cornhill, London, UK
    Lunchtime recital
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [iii[3]]
  • 26/05/2011 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, Glasgow, Scotland
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [iii[3]]
  • 07/11/2014 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Paavalinkirkko, Sammatintie 5, Helsinki, Finland
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1
  • 10/02/2017 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Concert Hall, Voxman Music Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [I, II(1-22), III]
  • 23/02/2018 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, Glasgow, Scotland
    “Sounds from the Silent Land” recital series, no.3
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [iii(3)]
  • 21/03/2018 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, Glasgow, Scotland
    To the Edge of Madness and (hopefully) Back, 1
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [ii[18/19]]
  • 04/04/2018 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, Glasgow, Scotland
    To the Edge of Madness and (hopefully) Back, 2
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [ii[27/28]]
  • 02/05/2018 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, Glasgow, Scotland
    To the Edge of Madness and (hopefully) Back, 3
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [ii[43a/38]]
  • 25/01/2019 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, Glasgow, Scotland
    Sounds from the Silent Land series: 5
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [i]
  • 01/07/2019 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, Glasgow, Scotland
    Sounds from the Silent Land series: 6
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [ii]
  • 30/08/2019 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, Glasgow, Scotland
    Sounds from the Silent Land series: 7
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [iii]
  • 15/09/2019 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2

Broadcasts etc.

  • 24/07/1988 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Danish Radio, Århus, Denmark [broadcast]
    broadcast of concert of 28/04/1988
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1
  • 26/07/1988 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Cleveland Lodge (home of Lady Susi Jeans), Dorking, UK [recording]
    Organists’ Summer School: Illustrated Lecture
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [i,iii]
  • 24/10/1988 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Corfe Castle Parish Church, Corfe Castle, UK [recording]
    Memorial Service for Sorabji
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [ii]
  • 18/01/1989 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    BBC Radio 4, London, UK [broadcast of recording]
    “Kaleidoscope” programme
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [i(extract)]
  • 24/02/1989 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    NOS (Nederlandse Omroeprogramma Stichting), Hilversum, Netherlands [broadcast]
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [i,ii(extract)]
  • 28/02/1989 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    WFUY (radio), New York NY, USA [broadcast of recording]
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [iii]
  • 14/03/1989 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    WFUY (radio), New York NY, USA [broadcast of recording]
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [i,ii]
  • 22/09/1989 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    NOS (Nederlandse Omroeprogramma Stichting), Hilversum, Netherlands [broadcast of recording]
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1
  • 01/03/1990 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Lecture room, Royal College of Music, London, UK [recording]
    Lecture-recital
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [iii(extract)]
  • 27/02/1991 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Lecture Room A, Music Faculty, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK [recording]
    Oxford University Contemporary Music Group, Illustrated Lecture (Alistair Hinton)
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [i(extract)]
  • 24/11/1991 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    BBC Radio 3, London, UK [broadcast of recording]
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1
  • 01/12/1991 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    BBC Radio 3, London, UK [broadcast of recording]
    “Music Weekly” programme
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [extract]
  • 03/12/1991 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    BBC Radio 3, London, UK [repeat broadcast of recording]
    “Music Weekly” programme
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [extract]
  • 09/08/1992 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Radio Bremen, Bremen, Germany [broadcast of recording]
    Hauptabteilung E-Musik, Redaktion Neue Musik
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [iii(extract)]
  • 13/12/1992 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    LWT (London Weekend Television), London, UK [broadcast of recording]
    “South Bank Show” programme
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [i(extract)]
  • ??/??/1997 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Channel 2, Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, Stockholm, Sweden [broadcast]
    broadcast of concert of 23/10/1997
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [extract]
  • 07/01/2002 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Radio Ceredigion, Ceredigion, Wales [broadcast]
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1
  • 26/02/2002 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Channel 2, Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, Stockholm, Sweden [repeat broadcast]
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1
  • 21/09/2004 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Nordwest Radio/Radio Bremen, Bremen, Germany [broadcast of recording]
    “Der Kauz von Corfe Castle: Aus dem Nachlaß von Kaikhosru Sorabji”
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1 [i]
  • 17/05/2012 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    De Concertzender, , Netherlands [broadcast of recording]
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [i,ii]
  • 24/05/2012 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    De Concertzender, , Netherlands [broadcast of recording]
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [iii]
  • 31/05/2012 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    De Concertzender, , Netherlands [broadcast of recording]
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [iii]
  • 30/05/2019 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    ORF Austrian Radio, Vienna, Austria [broadcast of recording]
    Faszinosum Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji: Opus - das Musikkolloquium
    • 53 Organ Symphony No. 2 [ii extract]
  • 14/08/2022 Kevin Bowyer (organ)
    Organroxx, Merksplas, Belgium [broadcast of recording]
    broadcast three times
    • 39 Organ Symphony No. 1