From the prizewinners' recital
The judges' opinion of the 22 competitors at this year's festival was - a higher standard than at any of the previous four festivals. The recitals today and tomorrow (at 9.45 am in the Music Programme) are given by the first, second, and the three joint third prizewinners. On the succeeding four Mondays there will be recitals by Marie-Claire Alain, Piet Kee, Luigi Tagliavini, and Anton Heiller, all members of the jury, and by Charles de Wolff.
Monika Henklng (joint third prize):
Pachelbel: Ciacona in F minor
Messiaen: Les eaux de la grace; Joie et clarté des corps glorieux (Les corps glorieux)
Norma Stevlingson (joint third prize):
Bach: Chorale Preludes on Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland (s 659-660)
Nivers: Excerpts from Suite du premier ton
David Sanger (First prize):
Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue in D
Alain: Premiere fantaisie; Deuxieme fantaisie
First of six programmes from the fifth Festival held in St Albans Cathedral, 23-28 June