FREDERICK STOCKEN
Composer and Organist
Frederick Stocken is a widely performed and commissioned composer, probably best known for his organ and choral music, including such works as Archangels and Faith Love Hope for organ. Other music includes two symphonies (the First Symphony was commissioned for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra), a commissioned ballet Alice, his Violin Concerto, and the chart-topping Lament for Bosnia for string orchestra.
Frederick is Organist of St George’s Cathedral, Southwark in London, and teaches at the Royal Academy of Music and for the Royal College of Organists. He is also well known through tutors such as Scale Shapes and The New Oxford Organ Method.
NEWS
PERFORMANCES
Saturday 25 September 2021, 14.00, Holy Name Church, Manchester:
First performance of Carol of the Annunciation
Commissioned by the John Bradburne Memorial Society
Bury Choral Society, cond. Juan Ortuno
Sunday 3 October, 2021, 10,00 Mass, St George's Cathedral:
First performance of The Newman Mass
a new congregational mass setting
The Cathedral Consort, cond. Jonathan Schranz
Friday 8 October 2021, 14.30, Southwark Cathedral, London:
Anniversary-of-ordination service for Canon Dr Peter Sills
Prayer of St Richard of Chichester
Choir of Southwark Cathedral, cond. Ian Keatley
Saturday 23 October 2021, 18.40, King's College, Cambridge:
Faith Love Hope for organ in a recital by Paul Greally
Tuesday 14 December 2021, 19.30, TBC:
Carol of the Annunciation at the Bury Choral Society
Christmas Concert, cond. Juan Ortuno
Thursday 16 December 2021, 19.30,St George's Cathedral, London:
Carol of the Annunciation at the Cathedral Carol Service
The Choir of St George's, cond. Jonathan Schranz
NEW ORGAN TUTOR BY
D
ANNE MARSDEN THOMAS
TEACHING AND PRESENTING
Saturday 23 October 2021, 10.30 St Matthew's Reading:
Organ class for the Newbury & District Organists Association
Tuesday 9 November and Tuesday 23 November, 20.00
Two online webinars for the RCO on Continuo Realisation for FRCO
Mondays in November 2021, 1800:
Online keyboard classes taught by Anne Marsden Thomas and Frederick using their Graded Keyboard Musicianship (OUP)
Thursday 18 November 2021, Leeds Organists Association
Online presentation with Anne Marsden Thomas on Frederick and Anne's New Oxford Organ Method , released in 2020
American Guild of Organists, National Conference in Seattle 2022:
Frederick and Anne giving two workshops on their teaching methods
FREDERICK PLAYS HIS LATEST ORGAN WORK IN THE ORGAN RECITAL SERIES AT ST JOHN'S, SMITH SQUARE, LONDON
Mysterium Fidei
Mysterium Fidei (The Mystery of Faith) for organ, was played by Frederick in a recital at St John’s, Smith Square in February 2020. The subtitle of the work is ‘A journey towards faith’, and the music depicts a pilgrimage from doubt towards belief. The six sections are called: Restless Spirit; Intimations; Searching; Prayer; Awakening; Faith. The premiere was given by Frederick last year at Rikkyo University in Tokyo, and the UK premiere at Chichester Cathedral last November was also played by Frederick. In October 2020 Frederick also played Mysterium Fidei in an online recital at St Michael's Cornhill, which is still on Youtube.
NEW ANTHEM BY
FREDERCK STOCKEN WRITTEN FOR
ST GILES CRIPPLEGATE
The Transfiguration
The Transfiguration, written for the choir of St Giles Cripplegate, was premiered in February 2020. The choir was directed by Anne Marsden Thomas, with Jack Gonzalez-Harding, organ. The music sets the account of this awe-inspiring event by St Matthew.
NEW SETTING OF THE MASS FOR
ST GEORGE'S CATHEDRAL
The Newman Mass
The Newman Mass is a new setting of the Mass written to be sung by both the choir and congregation of St George’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Southwark. Its title commemorates the recent canonization of John Henry Newman in 2019.
