October 06, 2022

I'm pleased to share the good news that organist Jonathan Yip (pictured, left) has chosen to perform my Chorale Partita »O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß« in recital at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral in Hong Kong on October 15, 2022. Jonathan's recital will conclude the Cathedral's Michaelmas Fair, a series of organ recitals which began in August. This performance will be a world premiere, and quite a unique event considering the length of the partita, which sets all 23 verses of the monumental Chorale text penned by Sebald Hayden in 1530.

The partita was published in 2019 in my book »Sechs Choralpartiten«. After the printed score became available, I decided to share a free PDF score on IMSLP, along with a free recording on Bandcamp (links at Zwillinge Verlag). Video animations of several movements from this and other partitas from the book have also been published on YouTube by Stephen Malinowski (example below).

As is the case with many Episcopal parishes worldwide, the music at St. John's Cathedral is of the highest caliber, which you can hear and see for yourself through the Cathedral's YouTube channel, where weekly choral Eucharist services, Evensong, and other special services are regularly broadcast (most are in English, some are in Chinese). The concert will begin Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 3 PM HKT (UTC/GMT+8).

Best Regards,
Aaron