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Alex Little (b. 1997) is assistant organist at Merton College, Oxford, where he completed undergraduate and master's degrees in musicology. Having previously studied with William Whitehead in Oxford, he now studies in Copenhagen with Hans Fagius with a grant from the Royal Philharmonic Society. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Organists, and previously took the Bach Prize and third prize overall at the International Northern Ireland Organ Competition (2018).

I ROUND

1. Nicolaus Bruhns | Grande Prelude · E minor
2. Johann Sebastian Bach | Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes: Trio super ''Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr'' · BWV 664
3. Faustas Latėnas | "Shine"

II ROUND

1. Johann Sebastian Bach | Prelude and Fugue · E minor · BWV 548
2. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Fugue · C sharp minor · VL 86
3. Olivier Messiaen | "L'Ascension" ("The Ascension")
   • "Transports de joie d'une âme devant la gloire du Christ qui est la sienne" ("Outbursts of joy of a soul before the glory of Christ, which is its own glory")

III ROUND

1. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Fugue · B flat minor · VL 345
2. Franz Liszt | Prelude and Fugue on the Theme BACH · S. 260
3. Jean Langlais | "Hommage à Frescobaldi": Thème et Variations · G major · Op. 70
4. Jean Langlais | "Hommage à Frescobaldi": Épilogue · F minor · Op. 70
5. Johann Sebastian Bach | 18 Leipzig Chorales: Trio super ''Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend'' · G major · BWV 655
6. Marcel Dupré | Prelude and Fugue · B major · Op. 7