# Durham Concerto

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The ***Durham Concerto*** is a [classical](/source/Classical_music) work composed by [Jon Lord](/source/Jon_Lord). It was commissioned by [Durham University](/source/Durham_University) and was first performed in [Durham Cathedral](/source/Durham_Cathedral) on 20 October 2007, as part of the university's 175th anniversary celebrations.[1]

Instead of the usual solo instrument typical of a classical [concerto](/source/Concerto), the *Durham Concerto* gives solo opportunities to several different instruments: [cello](/source/Cello), [violin](/source/Violin), [Northumbrian pipes](/source/Northumbrian_pipes) and [Hammond organ](/source/Hammond_organ). At the premiere of the work, Lord himself played the Hammond organ part, and [Kathryn Tickell](/source/Kathryn_Tickell) the pipes.

## Movements

- Part I. Morning - The Cathedral at Dawn – solo violin, solo cello, Hammond organ - Durham Awakes – solo violin, solo cello, Hammond organ, Northumbrian pipes
- Part II. Afternoon - The Road from [Lindisfarne](/source/Lindisfarne) – solo violin, solo cello, Northumbrian pipes< - From [Prebends Bridge](/source/Prebends_Bridge) – solo cello
- Part III. Evening - [Rags](/source/Rag_(student_society)) & [Galas](/source/Durham_Miners'_Gala) – solo violin, solo cello, Hammond organ - Durham [Nocturne](/source/Nocturne) – solo violin, solo cello, Hammond organ, Northumbrian pipes[2]

A typical performance lasts just under an hour.

## Recordings

- [Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra](/source/Royal_Liverpool_Philharmonic), [Mischa Damev](/source/Mischa_Damev) (conductor), [Matthew Barley](/source/Matthew_Barley) (cello), Jon Lord (Hammond organ), [Ruth Palmer](/source/Ruth_Palmer) (violin), [Kathryn Tickell](/source/Kathryn_Tickell) (Northumbrian pipes) • Avie • ASIN B000ZOWOCS • 28 January 2008

## References

1. ["The Story Behind Jon Lord's Durham Concerto"](https://www.classicfm.com/composers/lord/guides/story-behind-lords-durham-concerto/). *Classic FM*. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

1. ["Jon Lord website"](https://jonlord.org/recordings/durham-concerto/). 8 May 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

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