An organ recital in progress: part 74

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 Gerald Finzi's Carol.


One of the Five bagatelles, Gerald Finzi’s (1901-1956) Carol was published in July 1945. The Five bagatelles quickly became his most famous work, and the initial print run sold out within a year. Finzi was frustrated with their fame, and complained that ‘they are only trifles, and not worth much, but got better notice than my decent stuff’. Originally for clarinet and piano, the Carol was later transcribed for the organ.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

Lent III - 7 March 2021

We celebrate the Third Sunday in Lent with a livestreamed Mass (traditional language) at 10.00 am.

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

An organ recital in progress: part 73

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 Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott.


Johann Sebastian Bach’s (1685-1750) hauntingly beautiful setting of the chorale Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott is believed to have been written around 1704. The earliest surviving source comes from an early 18th-century manuscript of music by Bach, Buxtehude, Pachelbel, and Weckmann. Though there has been some question as to the validity of the Bach attribution, it remains in place to this day.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

Lent II - 28 February 2021

We celebrate the Second Sunday in Lent with a livestreamed mass (modern language) at 10.00 am.

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

An organ recital in progress: part 72

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 Percy Whitlock's Andante tranquillo.


One of the most outstanding organists of his time, Percy Whitlock (1903-1946) was equally gifted as a composer. Undoubtedly music of the period, Whitlock’s compositions were designed to be tuneful, colourful, and entertaining. His Andante tranquillo is one of the Five short pieces of 1929.  Written during the final year of his tenure at Rochester Cathedral, they were published after his move to Bournemouth.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

Lent I - 21 February 2021

We celebrate the First Sunday in Lent with a livestreamed mass at 10.00 am.

You can find the service link HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.