{"title":"Thomas Corns | organ","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Corns is a director and organist who has held positions at the cathedrals of Chelmsford, Rochester, Sheffield, Truro and Wells, St Paul’s Cathedral and the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Fellow of the Royal College of Organists, Thomas studied at Jesus College, Cambridge and was a prize-winning postgraduate at the Royal Academy of Music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has broadcast live on BBC One and BBC Radio 3 and 4, and his recordings have featured on BBC Radio 3's In Tune and British Composer Awards programmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommitted to the performance of new music, he has given premieres of works by Sally Beamish and Judith Bingham, and made first recordings of music by Judith Bingham, David Briggs, Jonathan Dove, Philip Ledger and Judith Weir. Thomas has appeared widely as a recitalist, and as a continuo player he has performed in Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, Zürich’s Tonhalle and the Royal Festival Hall amongst other international venues.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"weir-dove-organ-works","title":"Weir \u0026 Dove: Organ Works","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Corns (organ)\u003cbr\u003eThe Marcussen Organ of Tonbridge School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJonathan Dove (b. 1959) and Dame Judith Weir (b. 1954) may diverge in musical style, yet their organ compositions converge through evocative storytelling. On this album, their works for organ intertwine, revealing a shared fascination with the organ’s pictorial prowess, particularly in the depiction of watery motifs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Weir’s turbulent Scottish river in Ettrick Banks, and her rugged yet ghostly depiction of traditional Eastern European folk instruments in The Wild Reeds, to Dove’s jubilant celebrations of organ pipes in The Dancing Pipes, and the almost over-whelming force of his Niagara, each piece unfolds like a rich tapestry of sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganist Thomas Corns breathes life into these compositions, where theological reflections mingle with vibrant sonic imagery, and the organ becomes a palette for storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Album Booklet - Judith Weir \u0026amp; Jonathan Dove: Organ Works - Thomas Corns (organ) - The Marcussen Organ of Tonbridge School - RES10339\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10339_booklet.pdf?v=1716539480\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlbum Booklet (PDF)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Artist: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/thomas-corns-organ\" title=\"Thomas Corns - organ - Resonus Classics\"\u003eThomas Corns\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"resonusclassics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44951418274022,"sku":"RES10339","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10339_Weir_Dove_Organ_Works_Thomas_Corns.jpg?v=1716540198"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/collections\/Thomas_Corns.jpg?v=1794343129","url":"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/thomas-corns-organ.oembed","provider":"Resonus Classics \u0026 Inventa Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}