Jane Parker-Smith

Jane Parker-Smith (born May 20, 1950 in Northampton , † June 24, 2020 in London ) was a British organist .

Jane Parker-Smith studied at the Royal College of Music with Nicolas Kynaston and in Paris with Jean Langlais . She made her debut at Westminster Cathedral at the age of 20 and performed two years later at the BBC's Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall . She subsequently performed in Europe, North and South America and the Far East. Her interpretations were broadcast on the BBC and on German and Swiss television channels. She died in 2020 at the age of 70.

Audio documents

• Jane Parker-Smith at the Grand Organ of Armagh Cathedral . ASV Records.
• Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély . Romantic organ music. Jane Parker-Smith on the organ of St Nikolaus, Bergen-Enkheim, Frankfurt am Main. Motette publishing house.
• Popular French Romantics Volume 1 . Jane Parker-Smith on the organ of Coventry Cathedral . ASV Records.
• Popular French Romantics Volume 2 . Jane Parker-Smith on the organ of Beauvais Cathedral . ASV Records.
• Saint-Saëns - Symphony No. 3 'The Organ' . London Philharmonic Orchestra . EMI Classics.
• Widor Organ Symphonies 5 & 7 . Jane Parker-Smith on the organ of St Eustache , Paris. ASV Records.
• Janacek: Glagolitic Mass & Sinfonietta . City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (conductor: Simon Rattle ). EMI Classics.
• Romantic and Virtuoso Works for Organ (Vol. 1) . Jane Parker-Smith at the Goll organ of St. Martin Memmingen . Avie Records.
• Romantic and Virtuoso Works for Organ (Vol. 2) . Jane Parker-Smith at the Great Seifert Organ of St. Mary's Basilica Kevelaer . Avie Records.
• Romantic and Virtuoso Works for Organ (Vol. 3) . Jane Parker-Smith at the Organ of the Church of St. Gudula in Rhede. Avie Records.

Web links

• Homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ slippedisc.com ; accessed on June 26, 2020
2. ↑ www.janeparkersmith.com ; accessed on June 26, 2020
3. ↑ www.orgelnieuws.nl ; accessed on June 27, 2020
4. ↑ The Telegraph, June 29, 2020