THE SPRECKELS SUMMER ORGAN FESTIVAL OF 2009

Closing Night: "MAINLY MEDIEVAL"

August 31, 2009

House of Scotland Pipe Band
Peggy Yuile, Pipe Major
Hamish Yuile, Drum Sergeant

Lorne Cousin, Bagpiper and Guest Soloist

Cathedral Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral
Martin Green, Conductor

Carol Williams, San Diego Civic Organist

 

Spreckels Organ Society
Carol Williams, Artistic Director
Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park, San Diego

 

The East Colonnade

 
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Carol Williams was appointed to the position of San Diego Civic Organist in 2001 as the seventh Civic Organist beginning with Humphrey John Stewart in 1915. Dr. Williams holds a Doctorate in Music from the Manhattan School of Music. As Music Director for the Spreckels Organ Society, she directs all its programs including the Summer Organ Festival. In addition to her duties in San Diego, she has a busy international concert schedule that has included Westminster Abbey in London and many other venues the world over. Her near future schedule includes appearances at Riverside Church in New York City and the Kennedy Center in Washington DC for the 2010 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists. See her website at www.CarolWilliamsNow.com
 

The House of Scotland Pipe Band is the official band of the House of Pacific Relations International Cottages in Balboa Park, San Diego. Founded in 1964, the band is affiliated with the House of Scotland Cottage. The Band has performed at America's Cup events with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in attendance, the Holiday Bowl Parade, "Big Flag" events at San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium, sailings of the Star of India and Coronado's July 4th Parade. The band has performed with touring regimental bands from Scotland and with recording artist Rod Stewart on live television and MTV. It is directed by Pipe Major Peggy Yuile and Drum Sergeant Hamish Yuile.
 

Lorne Cousin hails from Campbeltown, Scotland and has played the Great Highland Bagpipe since he was six years of age. In addition to playing with pipe bands in Scotland, Lorne has competed at the professional level, winning prizes at senior solo competitions including the Argyllshire Gathering, Northern Meeting, The Royal National Mod and MacCallan Trophy Competition in Lorient, France. Lorne also had the unique privilege of touring with Madonna during her World Reinvention Tour of 2004. He lives and works in Los Angeles as a professional piper. Lorne is also the Piping Instructor for The House of Scotland Pipe Band.
 

The St. Paul Cahedral Choristers Currently, the choir sings Evensong services on the first and third Sunday of each month, as well as Christmas Lessons and Carols, Easter Day, the St. George Festal Evensong, occasional Sunday Morning services, and a number of other concerts and outside appearances. The choir is open to enrollment for boys age 7 and up, with unchanged voices. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays at 4.30 pm in the choir room. The choir of boys and men was founded in 1963 by then Organist & Choirmaster Larry King. Since then, the traditional Anglican sound of boy's and men's voices has flourished, and this group remains the only boys' choir in San Diego, and one of only a handful in the United States.

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