Holy Week Recital
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)— Fantasia in G minor, BWV 542a
Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703) — Pange Lingua
- En taille à 4
- Fugue à 5
iii. Récit du Chant de l’hymne précédent
J.S. Bach — O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß
- H. Hubert Parry (1848-1918) — Chorale Prelude on “Rockingham”
Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968) — Chorale Paraphrase on “Attende Domine”
Saul Knights (b 1999) — Chorale Prelude on “Love Unknown”
- Mendelssohn (1809-1847) — Organ Sonata No. 1 in F minor
Saul Knights is a versatile musician currently studying Music at Hughes Hall College, University of Cambridge. Initially matriculating in 2020 to study East Asian Studies with Chinese and Japanese, Saul redirected his focus to music and returned to Cambridge in October 2023 to pursue his passion. Saul was formerly Organ Scholar of Manchester Cathedral (2019–20), where he regularly accompanied services, worked with the voluntary choir, and helped train the choristers. During his time in Cambridge, he held a variety of roles in the musical life of the city. He was an organist at Pembroke College under Anna Lapwood, as well as being Organ Scholar at St Botolph’s Church in central Cambridge, under Timothy Brown. Upon Tim’s retirement, he took up the role of interim Director of Music, leading and expanding the church’s strong Sunday morning choir. He has also served as Assistant Director of Music and répétiteur for the Cambridge Symphony Chorus, regularly accompanying the choir in large-scale performances, notably Haydn’s “Creation” in King’s College Chapel and Elgar’s “Dream of Gerontius” at Ely Cathedral. He acted as répétiteur for several University and College Opera Society productions, as well as being in demand as a collaborative pianist for solo recitals and masterclasses. As a singer, Saul has worked as an associate lay clerk at Peterborough Cathedral, singing regularly for services, and he has also sung with the Cambridge University Chamber Choir and other renowned chapel choirs in Cambridge. In 2022–23, Saul returned to his hometown of Manchester for a year, taking up the role of Organ Scholar at St Ann’s Church, Manchester. Whilst there, he played for services and expanded his career as a recitalist, performing regular recitals at St Ann’s and in other churches around the UK and Europe, recently performing in Germany, Austria, Italy, Czechia, and Bulgaria, and forming links with the Helsinki Musiikkitalon Kuoro of Finland.
