Anna Lapwood is like no other musician, and after recently signing a major label deal with Sony Classical, she will release her 5 track Midnight Sessions At The Royal Albert Hall EP of film transcriptions on April 21st, recorded on the organ of the Royal Albert Hall. An album will arrive later this year, as well as a host of prestigious organ recitals and concertos this Spring.
The first single from the EP – ‘Cornfield Chase (From “Interstellar”)’ composed by Hans Zimmer – is out today (listen here), and you can get to know this extremely exciting and talented artist via her Introduction video here.
Of the EP and first single, Anna comments; “Over the last 11 months I’ve been lucky enough to be let into the Royal Albert Hall in the middle-of-the night for practice sessions on the hall’s magnificent organ. As I’ve explored the strange, beautiful and wonderful colours that it has to offer, I’ve written a set of new film music transcriptions with that specific instrument in mind, capturing some of the magic that I feel in that iconic building after hours. Cornfield Chase is a special one because it started me off on this huge journey of exploration and discovery. I was performing a concert at Temple Church in London, where the Interstellar soundtrack was originally recorded, and couldn’t resist trying a little bit out. I posted a short clip on TikTok and it blew up straight away – I didn’t really look back after that!”
The 27-year-old from a small Oxfordshire village has been making waves with her exciting approach to organ playing, awakening the senses of young and old alike, opening the gateways to classical music and shining a light on an often under-appreciated instrument.
With an exciting year to come, and her signing to Sony Classical indicating a new and exciting chapter in her career, keep an eye out for the woman who can do it all.
“There’s all sorts of old ideas about who goes to an organ concert, and it was seen as having gone out of fashion. That has definitely changed,” insists Anna: “This instrument is anything from boring – just ask Benedict Cumberbatch!”
EP TRACKLIST: MIDNIGHT SESSIONS AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Cornfield Chase (From “Interstellar”)
Test Drive (From “How To Train Your Dragon”)
Davy Jones (From “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”)
Chevaliers De Sangreal (From “The Da Vinci Code”)
No Time For Caution (From “Interstellar”)
Appearances include the following, with more concerts to be announced soon
February
Sat 4th BBC Radio 3: Record Review, Contributor
Sat 18th Organ Recital – St Luke’s Church, Battersea, London
March
Tue 28th Organ Recital – First Palo Alto United Methodist Church, California
April
Sat 1st Organ Recital: Segerstrom Concert Hall, California
Sat 22nd Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony No. 3 with the London Mozart Players – Fairfield Halls, Croydon (Pipe Dreams)
Wed 26th Poulenc Organ Concerto and Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony No. 3, Hallé Orchestra – Bridgewater Hall
Thu 27th Chetham’s School of Music Masterclass – Manchester
Thu 27th Poulenc Organ Concerto and Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony, Hallé Orchestra – Bridgewater Hall
Sun 30th Poulenc Organ Concerto and Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony, Hallé Orchestra – Bridgewater Hall
June
Sun 4th Royal Albert Hall Organ Celebration (Recital) – Royal Albert Hall
July
Sat 1st Organ Recital – St Mary’s Church, Saffron Walden
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