John Collins
www.harpsichord.org.uk
As an organist and harpsichordist, John Collins has been researching and playing Spanish and Portuguese keyboard music of the 16th -18th centuries for 20 years, and regularly includes works from this repertoire as post-service voluntaries at St George's, Worthing where he is organist, as well as in his frequent recitals in the South. He has also played for the FIMTE Conference in Spain.
He contributes reviews of scores and CDs regularly to Organists' Review, Clavichord International, The Diapason (USA) and was invited by the Royal College of Organists' to contribute an overview of the repertoire 1500-c1750 for their Yearbook which was published in summer 2003. This includes descriptions of printed and MSS sources, and many tables of analysis. He also spoke on this subject to the British Clavichord Society's Iberian Day in 2003. He is planning a further such article covering c1750-1850, and to this end is continuing to examine 18th century Iberian mss, with a special interest on the potential interchangeability of instruments for the execution of the pieces.
A fluent speaker of both Spanish and Portuguese, he prepares translations of prefaces for Iberian publishers as well as acting as an importer of scores and textbooks for colleges as well as individuals. Additional research interests include the development of English harpsichord lessons/sonatas and organ voluntaries in the 18th century.
John would be delighted to obtain any material for readers, as well as answering questions on the repertoire and performance and will also undertake translations at highly competitive rates. or tel. 01903 233117 eve.