An organ recital in progress: part 87

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 Gabriel Fauré's Pavane.


French composer, organist, pianist, and teacher Gabriel Urbain Fauré (1845-1924) became one of the leading French composers of his era, and his music had a lasting influence on 20th century composition. Written in 1887, his Pavane, Op. 50, was originally written for the orchestra; Fauré published a piano version two years later, and the work became one of his most popular compositions.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

The Solemnity of Corpus Christi - 6 June 2021

We celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi with a livestreamed mass (traditional language) and Benediction.

10.00 am Sung Mass (traditional language), Procession of the Blessed Sacrament, and Benediction

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

An organ recital in progress: part 86

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 Olivier Messiaen's Apparition de l'église éternelle.


The music of Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is strongly rooted in his deep Roman Catholic faith, a foundation on which Messiaen crafted and informed his art. His Apparition de l'église éternelle, written in 1932, paints a bold vision of the eternal Church. Messiaen described the work as an ‘enormous and granite-like crescendo. The Church comes into sight and recedes. The pedals mark the hammer-blows of the Grace that builds the divine edifice’.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

Visitation of the BVM to Elizabeth - 31 May 2021

We celebrate the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth with a Solemn Evensong & Benediction.

You can find the service HERE. (The link will go live at 6.00 pm)

You can find the leaflet HERE.

The image attached to this post is "The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth." Church of the Sitio, Suchitoto, El Salvador. Photo by John Donaghy.

Trinity Sunday - 30 May 2021

We celebrate Trinity Sunday with a livestreamed mass at 10.00 am!

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

An organ recital in progress: part 85

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 Basil Harwood's A quiet voluntary for Evensong.


Basil Harwood (1859-1949) was organist at St. Barnabas Pimlico and Ely Cathedral, and latterly organist at Christ Church Oxford as well as precentor at Keble College Oxford. A quiet voluntary for Evensong incorporates the hymn tune Vienna, with a nod to the office hymn text Lucis Creator optimae (Blest Creator of the light).



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music