Colin Andrews (organ)

Since his debut at age eighteen, Colin Andrews has been recognized as a musician of great versatility, power and artistry. Born in Bristol, England, Andrews initially studied organ with Garth Benson of St. Mary Reddiffe Church. At sixteen, he entered London’s Royal Academy of Music for four years of organ and piano study under principal professors Douglas Hawkridge and Margaret McDonald. He later moved to Geneva, Switzerland, where he was a student of Professor Lionel Rogg. Following his return to Britain, he studied privately for two years with Dame Gillian Weir.

Joseph Bonnet (1884-1944)
Variations de Concert (1906) Op. 1

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
from the Leipzig autograph
“Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr” BWV 662
Passacaglia and Fuga in C minor BWV 582

Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Two Psalm-Preludes:
No.1, Set 1 (1914) – No. 3, Set 2 (1939)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) transcr. Colin Andrews
Adagio cantabile from Piano Sonata No. 8
in C minor Op. 13 (“Pathetique”)

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
“Dieu Parmi Nous” from
“La Nativite du Seigneur” (1935)