St Mary’s Portsea Music Foundation Concert Series – Harry Dixon (organ)

Join us as we welcome back Harry Dixon after his highly successful piano recital in July. Organ scholar and long-time congregant of St Mary’s, he will give an organ recital in support of the Music Foundation. This will be Harry’s final concert before he moves to London to continue his musical studies.

Come along for an evening of fabulous music and to show our support for Harry before he takes the next step in his career. This concert will be FREE, with an optional retiring donation for the St Mary’s Portsea Music Foundation: offering musical education and opportunities to young people in our local community.

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Biography

Harry Dixon is an 18-year-old musician who started his music education on the piano, which he has studied for the past ten years. Alongside his piano training, he has recently developed a growing passion for the organ. In September, Harry was awarded an Organ Scholarship at St Mary’s Church, Portsmouth, where he has since been accompanying services and developing his skills as a liturgical musician. Over the past six months, he has made rapid progress, building both confidence and experience at the console which will culminate in the organ recital he is about to give.

As a performer, he has most recently performed the Rachmaninov 2nd Piano concerto in concert at Portsmouth Cathedral in March with the Solent Symphony Orchestra. He was organist for Salisbury Community Choir at a concert in April, gave an organ recital at the St Mary’s May Fayre, and gave a very successful piano recital at St Mary’s in July.

This is your chance to experience our newly-restored 1889 J.W. Walker & Sons Ltd. pipe organ at St Mary’s Church, Fratton, Portsmouth.

Entry is FREE. Donations to the Music Foundation – helping provide young people in Portsmouth with musical education and opportunities – will be gratefully received.