Festival Weekend 1996
"The Life and Music of Percy Whitlock"

1996 was the first weekend festival to be held at St. Stephen's over the May Bank Holiday.
The theme this year is to celebrate the life & music if Percy Whitlock - one time organist of
St. Stephen's (1930 - 1935) - on the 50th anniversary of his death.

The Festival is a musical celebration within a liturgical framework
(except for the Organ Recital in the Bournemouth Pavilion)
and as such the highlight of the Festival is the High Mass (on Sunday).

SATURDAY 4th MAY
11.00 am ORGAN RECITAL at the BOURNEMOUTH PAVILION
Michael Maine at the Compton A17

3.00 pm TALK by MICHAEL RILEY in St. Stephen's Church
The Life of Percy Whitlock

5.00 pm FESTIVAL EVENSONG
Organists: David Beeby (St. Peter's Bournemouth)
Ian Harrison (St. Stephen's)
The choirs of: St. Stephen's and Richmond Hill URC
St. Peter's Singers

6.00 pm FESTIVAL TEA St. Stephen's Hall

6.30 pm THE PERCY WHITLOCK ORGAN RECITAL
Organist: Robert Gower

SUNDAY 5th MAY
10.45 am HIGH MASS
Celebrant: Revd. Robin Harger
Preacher: Canon Anthony Caesar (vicar SS 1970/73)
Organist: David Beeby
Music: Whitlock