Lunchtime Organ Recital - Marion Bettsworth

Join us on Tuesdays at 1.15 pm throughout the summer for our Lunchtime Organ Recitals. Admission is free with a retiring collection and large-screen video projection is available at all concerts.

This week's recital is given by Marion Bettsworth, Hereford.

Programme

Hymne au soleil          (Pièces de fantaisie, Op. 53, No 2)	Louis Vierne 1870–1937
Clair de lune (No. 2 from Trois Petites Pièces)	Augusta Holmès 1847–1903  arr. Anne Marsden Thomas b. 1948
Cat Suite I. Prrrelude II. Cats at Play III. Catnap IV. Toc-cat-a	Denis Bédard b. 1950
Prélude pour orgue, Op. 78	Cécile Chaminade 1857–1944
Fantaisie No. 1 in E flat major	Camille Saint-Saëns 1835–1921

Marion Bettsworth is a freelance organist, pianist, and teacher based in Hereford. She is Accompanist and Assistant Musical Director for Ludlow Choral Society and teaches piano and music theory at Hereford Cathedral School. 

Originally from Lancashire, Marion read Music at Lincoln College, Oxford where she held the organ scholarship. She has since held the positions of Director of Music at Holy Trinity Church (Hereford), Assistant Director of Music at St Michael’s Church, Highgate (London), Accompanist for Enfield Choral Society, and the Organ Scholarships at St Marylebone Parish Church (London) and Alexandra Palace. She is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists and a committee member of the Society of Women Organists.

Alongside performing and teaching, Marion is an audio producer and makes radio programmes and podcasts for clients including BBC Radio 3, BBC World Service and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.