THE GREATEST TOWN HALL ORGAN CONCERT - JONATHAN SCOTT - ORGANIST - HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL

This Saturday 11th November 2023 (UK TIME) here on the Scott Brothers Duo YouTube channel, we invite you to a marvellous moment of music-making from the sumptuous surroundings of Huddersfield Town Hall. The much esteemed Organist Mr. Jonathan Scott will present an amazing online concert of musical marvels on the magnificent 1860s Father Willis Grand Pipe Organ! As well as his own breathtaking arrangements, he will treat us all to the world online premiere of Dr. Tom’s terrific “TUBA TUNE“! The concert will be brought to you online through the latest newfangled technologies and, by utilising Dr Tom’s cinematography and audio capturing machinery, it is sure to be veritable feast for eyes and ears! No effort has been spared to bring you this concert and so we look forward to presenting “The Greatest Town Hall Organ Concert“! We Hope you enjoy it! Jonathan & Tom ------------------------- THANK YOU FOR WATCHING! Thank you all for watching our videos and sharing our musical journey. Thank you also for all of your wonderful comments, likes and subscriptions. We look forward to sharing more wonderful places and instruments with you very soon. We provide all of our online video content for you to watch for free and fund our projects ourselves. While we do not expect or ask for anything, should you wish to contribute to support our future projects, you can do so here: Any amount will be gratefully received and put to good use in supporting our future projects. Thank you for your support. Jonathan & Tom The Scores of Jonathan’s arrangements and Dr Tom’s Tuba Tune featured in this concert are available here: For more information about Scott Brothers Duo please visit: --------------------------- PROGRAMME Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) arr. Scott Ruslan & Ludmila Overture George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) arr. Scott Hornpipe (from Water Music Suite No. 2 in D HWV 349) Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) arr. Scott Largo from Lute Concerto in D Major RV 93 Dr. Tom Scott () Tuba Tune (2023) Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) arr. Scott Wedding day at Troldhaugen Op. 65 No. 6 Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) arr. Scott Largo (from Symphony No. 9 in E Minor Op. 95 ’From the New World’) Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Arr. E.H. Lemare Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walküre) ---------------------------- Filmed during the Kirklees Year of Music 2023. The Father Willis Grand Organ of Huddersfield Town Hall Built by ’Father Henry Willis in 1865 for Royal Albert Hall, Newport Installed in Huddersfield Town Hall by James Conacher in 1880 Rebuilt in 1902, 1920, 1956 by Henry Willis Rebuilt 1980 by Harrison & Harrison Cleaned and Overhauled with new electronic capture system 2006 Wood of Huddersfield The organ is cared and maintained by Wood of Huddersfield with thanks to David Wood for his tuning for this film. SPECIFICATION OF THE ORGAN PEDAL Grand Contra Bourdon 32 Grand Open Bass 16 (wood) Open Diapason 16 (From Great 1980) Violone 16 Great Quint 10 2/3 Principal 8 (wood) Octave 8 (1980) Flute 8 (1980) Violoncello 8 Choral Bass 4 Mixture III Contra Bombarde 32 (1919) Grand Ophicleide 16 Trumpet 8 Schawm 4 (1980) CHOIR Gedackt 8 (1980) Dulciana 8 (1980) Octave 4 (1980) Stopped Flute 4 (1980) Nazard 2 2/3 (1980) Super Octave 2 (1980) Spitzflute 2 (1980) Tierce 1 3/5 (1980) Larigot 1 1/3 (1980) Mixture IV (1980) Cremona 8 (1980 – Old Corno di Bassetto) Trumpet 8 (1980) Tremulant GREAT Double Open Diapason 16 Open Diapason No.1 8 Open Diapason No.2 8 Open Diapason No.3 8 Stopped Diapason 8 Claribel Flute8 (Bass from Stopped Diap.) Principal 4 Open Flute 4 (1980 – replaced Oct. Diap.) Twelfth 2 2/3 Fifteenth 2 Mixture III Mixture IV (1980) Tromba 8 Clarion 4 SWELL (enclosed) Lieblich Bourdon 16 Open Diapason 8 Lieblich Gedackt 8 Salicional 8 Vox Angelica 8 (Ten. C) Gemshorn 4 Flauto Traverso 4 (Old Unda Maris) Fifteenth 2 Mixture II Mixture II (1980) Hautboy 8 Vox Humana 8 Tremulant Contra Posaune 16 Cornopean 8 Clarion 4 SOLO (enclosed) Flute Harmonique 8 Violoncello 8 Viole Celeste 8 (Ten. C – 1919) Concert Flute 4 Piccolo 2 (Old Blockflute from Choir) Corno di Bassetto 8 Orchestral Oboe 8 Tremulant Celesta (Unenclosed Percussion 1919) Grand Tuba 8 (Unenclosed) Couplers Swell to Pedal, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Swell octave, Swell suboctave, Swell unison off, Choir to Great, Choir to Pedal, Great to Pedal, Solo Octave, Solo Sub Octave, Solo Unison Off, Solo to Pedal, Solo to Great, Solo to Swell, Solo to Choir Manual Compass 61 notes Pedal Compass 32 notes