Gerald Marlow - return to the 2024 Lunchtime Organ Concerts & Welcome
Organ Recitals Nationwide
Programme
“Tuba Tune in D”
C S Lang (1891-1971
Choral Prelude on “Hollingside”
A Rowley (1892-1958)
Psalm - “Prelude Set 1 No 2”
Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Chorale Prelude
“In Thy Love Let Us Perish”
J S Bach arranged by A Rowley
Voluntary in G -
John Stanley (1712-86)
“Gavot”
from Georgian Suite for organ
Francis Jackson (1917-2022)
Andante - “choeur de Voix Humaines”
L Lefebure-Wely (1817-69)
No 1 and No VI from Six Short
Preludes
CV Stanford (1852-1924)
Cortege - Louis Vierne
Biography
Gerald was born in Farnham and attended St Peter’s School Wrecclesham and Weydon Secondary School before working for a local electrical company. Gerald was first introduced to the organ by Thomas Stroud at St Peter’s Church Wrecclesham. He later had organ lessons with Garrett O’Brien and John Foss at St Thomas on the Bourne. He has been Organist and Choirmaster at a number of local churches within a 15 mile radius of Farnham. Gerald regards himself as an amateur musician. For nearly 5 years Gerald was Organist and Choirmaster at St Andrew’s Farnham. In 1992 he was appointed Acting Organist and Choirmaster at St Lawrence Alton for 12 months followed by a short break before being invited to become Choirmaster, a post he held for 10 years. In 2004 Gerald was appointed Organist and Choirmaster at St Mary’s Liss a post he held for 9 years.
Since then Gerald has been Organist at All Saint’s Steep and recently including St Peter’s Froxfield..
In 1973 Gerald married Jennie and moved to Alton. They have two sons and 4 grandchildren.
In retirement Gerald has tried to improve his organ playing technique by having lessons with Dr David Price at Portsmouth Cathedral.
In his spare time Gerald is a member of Alton U3A, Chawton Park Indoor Bowls Club, Treasurer of Alton Probus and Treasurer of St Lawrence Parish Church Alton Organ Society.