Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy/ The Duckworth Lewis Method) was recently asked by London's Southbank Centre to write a piece for the Royal Festival Hall's newly renovated organ.
The son of a bishop, Hannon told the Guardian that he, "straightaway put forward the idea of writing something for [his] dad, as the pipe organ naturally put [him] in mind of his ecclesiastical career in the Church of Ireland".
The piece is called 'To Our Fathers In Distress', and in Hannon's own words, "it's a kind of oratorio on the subject of an average Hannon family Sunday in the 70s and 80s".
The world premiere of 'To Our Fathers In Distress' was performed as part ofNeil Hannon's Guide to the Organ on Saturday 22nd of March at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre in London.
This concert was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 as part of BBC Radio 3 Live at Southbank Centre.
