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CHRISTOPHER RATHBONE

is a composer, organist, choir director, pianist and harpsichordist. Since August 2009 Christopher has been director of music at St Margaret's Ilkley. He has 159 compositions to his name, many of them published by Banks and by BJM, or self-published; and there are 3 Amphion CDs and a Meridian CD devoted to his music, as well as various other recordings.

Christopher gives regular monthly recitals at St Margaret's on the first Friday of each month at 12.30 pm; he is available to give solo organ recitals elsewhere. He is also available to play for weddings and funerals, and to accompany choirs and choral society concerts. He has his own harpsichord, and will provide continuo, for instance for Handel Oratorio performances. Below are two videos, one of 'Stations of the Cross' op 77 played by the composer at St Margaret's, with visual accompaniment of the Stations of the Cross in St Margaret's church, Ilkley; the other is a recital from Spring 2021 by Professor Graham Barber including Christopher's Sonata no 2 op 106 (the second piece in the recital.)

Click on Biography for for details of Christopher's education, qualifications and career; Compositions for lists of music for organ, choirs, chamber music and more; Sheet Music for details of published music, and My Diary for forthcoming events involving Christopher as composer or performer. The last of these is updated at least once a month, and the others as necessary.  

This track comes from the three available Amphion CDs. Click on CDs for more information.

  

CHRISTOPHER RATHBONE

is a composer, organist, choir director, pianist and harpsichordist. Since August 2009 Christopher has been director of music at St Margaret's Ilkley. He has 159 compositions to his name, many of them published by Banks and by BJM, or self-published; and there are 3 Amphion CDs and a Meridian CD devoted to his music, as well as various other recordings.

Christopher gives regular monthly recitals at St Margaret's on the first Friday of each month at 12.30 pm; he is available to give solo organ recitals elsewhere. He is also available to play for weddings and funerals, and to accompany choirs and choral society concerts. He has his own harpsichord, and will provide continuo, for instance for Handel Oratorio performances. Below are two videos, one of 'Stations of the Cross' op 77 played by the composer at St Margaret's, with visual accompaniment of the Stations of the Cross in St Margaret's church, Ilkley; the other is a recital from Spring 2021 by Professor Graham Barber including Christopher's Sonata no 2 op 106 (the second piece in the recital.)

Click on Biography for for details of Christopher's education, qualifications and career; Compositions for lists of music for organ, choirs, chamber music and more; Sheet Music for details of published music, and My Diary for forthcoming events involving Christopher as composer or performer. The last of these is updated at least once a month, and the others as necessary.  

This track comes from the three available Amphion CDs. Click on CDs for more information.