An organ recital in progress: part 107

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 Herbert Howells’s Saraband (in modo elegiaco).


The fifth of Six pieces, Herbert Howells’s (1892-1983) Saraband (in modo elegiaco) was completed on 16 September 1945, the week of the tenth anniversary of his son’s death. Out of the despair of the opening section rises a haunting melody from the “orchestral oboe” stop, out of which emerges a gradual and steady crescendo as grief gives way to hope.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

Pentecost XXIV - 7 November 2021

We celebrate the Twenty-Fourth Sunday of Pentecost with an online mass.

Due to our ongoing technical issues, the service will not be available immediately on Sunday, but will be posted a bit later in the week. We apologize for this. We feel that, at least in the short term, it will allow us to make our online service more accessible.

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

An organ recital in progress: part 106

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 John Ireland's Sursum corda.


A pupil of Stanford, John Ireland (1879-1962) taught at the Royal College of Music. His Sursum corda was published in 1911, and is dedicated to Sir Walter Parratt, M.V.O.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music

All Souls' Day - 2 November 2021

EDITED

We celebrated All Souls’ Day with a Sung Mass.

Due to serious technical issues during the recording, we are unable to provide the service online. However, Fr John Whittal kindly provided his sermon to us. You can watch it HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

All Saints Day - 1 November 2021

We celebrate the feast of All Saint’s Day with a livestreamed Mass.

6.30 pm Sung Mass

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

Pentecost XXIII - 31 October 2021

We celebrate the Twenty-Third Sunday of Pentecost with an online mass.

10.00 am Said Mass (modern language)

You can find the service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.