Newark musician celebrates 80th anniversary of wartime organ recital by his father

An organ recital will be held in Newark Parish Church in memory of the wartime recital given by Lieutenant Peter Goodman exactly 80 years ago on May 29, 1943 - the day RAF bombers attacked Wuppertal in the Ruhr region of Germany with 1,900 tons of explosives.

Peter Goodman was then undertaking training at Beckingham Barracks before posting to Egypt, where, in addition to his military duties in Cairo he also gave regular organ recitals at the Garrison Church until 1946.

Peter Goodman’s son, Newark-based internationally-acclaimed conductor and instrumentalist Roy Goodman will be performing a special organ recital of 80 years ago featuring all the music performed by his father back in 1943, including the much-loved Solemn Melody by Walford Davies. Further information: https://stmnewark.org/music/music-for-market/

Having established his musical credentials with the famous recording of the Allegri Miserere as a chorister at King’s College Chapel Cambridge in 1963, Roy Goodman subsequently pursued a career as orchestral conductor and violinist, performing at the major concert halls around the world. Now retired, he has lived since 2007 in Newark, where his brother retired RAF musician Malcolm Goodman also lives.

As a period instrument specialist, Roy Goodman has also recorded over 150 CDs, and throughout his professional career has regularly appeared in concert broadcasts on radio and television around the world. This special recital at 3pm on Monday May 29, will therefore be a unique occasion as it represents the first public performance Roy will have given in Newark since his retirement.