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 |
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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