An organ recital in progress: part 70

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 Fugue in G major.


Johann Sebastian Bach’s (1685-1750) Fugue in G major BWV 577, often called ‘the gigue’, may have gained inspiration from the North German school of organ literature. 



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

Epiphany V - 7 February 2021

We celebrate the Fifth Sunday of Epiphany with a livestreamed modern language mass.

10.00 am Livestreamed Mass (modern language)

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

The image at the top of this post is by Lynn Easton, of Bristol, Virginia, who created a series of biblical scenes in potter. Take a look! They’re beautiful.

An organ recital in progress: part 69

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 Ralph Vaughan Williams's Rhosymedre.


The nineteenth-century Welsh Anglican priest and hymnist John Edwards (1805-1885) named his hymn tune Rhosymedre after the village of Rhosymedre in the County Borough of Wrexham in Wales, where he served as vicar from 1843 until his death. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) used the hymn tune for the second of his Three preludes on Welsh hymn tunes. Originally for solo organ, he later set the work in an orchestral arrangement.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) - 2 February 2021

We celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (also known as Candlemas) with a livestreamed mass at 6.30 pm.

Why is it called Candlemas? Because we bless one of each kind of candle that we will use at SMM throughout the year!

You can join us HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

Epiphany IV - 31 January 2021

We celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany with a livestreamed traditional language mass at 10.00 am.

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

An organ recital in progress: part 68

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 Edwin Lemare's Loch Lomond.


Edwin Lemare (1865-1934), the most successful and highly paid organist of his generation, toured the world as a concert organist. Originally from England, he lived the latter part of his life in the United States of America.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music