Nigel Ogden: The Organist Entertains - 05/01/2010

This time of the year always reminds Nigel Ogden of childhood visits to the panto and the circus particularly to Belle Vue in Manchester a place no doubt remembered by many people in the north of England for it's very famous funfair and zoo. Well of course, in those days, the star performers always included plenty of animals as well as human beings and it's very much back to those early days of the circus as far as much of our music is concerned this evening. To get things underway, the show starts with a piece of music which is very much associated with the big top, the march Entry Of The Gladiators. The there's the Baby Elephant Walk, Tiger Rag and from the world of panto how about the Comedians Galop and Snow White. All heard played by some of the best players on the world's top organs.