An organ recital in progress: part 65

Dear SMM Community,
 

The next part of my online organ recital is here, and I hope that you enjoy it. I offer up these musical meditations as part of our parish efforts to find ways to keep you connected at this time. Recorded on my house organ, the instrument is a musical facsimile of the great 'Father' Willis organ at Salisbury Cathedral.

Today, I present Samuel Wesley's God rest you merry.


English cathedral organist and composer Samuel Wesley (1766-1837) was the son of the Methodist hymn writer Charles Wesley, and nephew of the founder of the Methodist Church, John Wesley. A child prodigy, he later came to be known as “the English Mozart”. Samuel Wesley was the father of the great Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876).



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

The Epiphany of the Lord - 6 January 2021

We celebrate the great feast of the Epiphany of the Lord with a livestreamed sung mass (traditional language) at 6.30 pm.

You can join the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

Christmas II - 3 January 2021

Join us for the Second Sunday of Christmas, which we celebrate with two livestreamed masses:

9.00 am Sung Mass (modern language)

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

11.15 am Sung Mass (traditional language)

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

An organ recital in progress: part 64

Dear SMM Community,
 

The next part of my online organ recital is here, and I hope that you enjoy it. I offer up these musical meditations as part of our parish efforts to find ways to keep you connected at this time. Recorded on my house organ, the instrument is a musical facsimile of the great 'Father' Willis organ at Salisbury Cathedral.

Today, I present Johann Sebastian Bach’s In dir ist Freude.


Johann Sebastian Bach’s (1685-1750) chorale In dir ist Freude BWV 615 comes from the New Year section of the Orgelbüchlein. Composed during Bach’s time as organist at the ducal court in Weimar (1708-1717), the ‘little organ book’ was augmented after 1726 during his time as cantor at the Thomasschule in Leipzig.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

An organ recital in progress: part 63

Dear SMM Community,
 

The next part of my online organ recital is here, and I hope that you enjoy it. I offer up these musical meditations as part of our parish efforts to find ways to keep you connected at this time. Recorded on my house organ, the instrument is a musical facsimile of the great 'Father' Willis organ at Salisbury Cathedral.

Today, I present Louis-Claude Daquin's Noël Suisse.


The Parisian Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772), famous for his keyboard skills from an early age, was favoured by the aristocracy and drew large audiences to his performances. In 1739, at the height of his career, he was appointed organist to King Louis XV at the Chapelle Royale, and in 1755 he became organiste titulaire of Notre-Dame Cathedral.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

Christmas I - 27 December 2020

We celebrate the First Sunday of Christmas with two livestreamed masses.

9.00 am Sung Mass (modern language)

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

11.15 Sung Mass (traditional language)

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

You can find the Angelus HERE.